The Washington times., 1921-09-07
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War and Navy Functions VIII
Beunited Under Single
Executive.

The Administration1 ! will take ito
first long step in the drastic re-
organization Of the United States
Government in the interests of econ
omy with the adoption Of at least a
part of the plan Of the joint commits
sion on the reorganization of the
Government departments, according
to the Federal Trade Information
Service in bulletin today. The COM
missions report will be in the hands
Of the President about October 1.
and 1t is expected tnat many of ks
recommendations shortly after will
be made effective.
Plan Of Reorganization.
The plan OF reorganization involves
saving estimated at some $500, ,00O, 900
annually in the operation of the Gov.
eminent. II is believed that the per.
sistence Of the Committees Of Con
gress in pairing down the amounts to
be raised by the various sections Of
the Revenue bill. now pending, in
based on advance information regard.
ing this saving, which is being counted
on to relieve some of the burdens on
the Treasury.
The most spectacular change aris-
Ing from the reoreanization will be
the combination of the War and NAVY
Departments. This plan, IL is said.
emanated from the President himself
ana Will have his support, although Il
Is not difficult to forecast that such a
move may meet determined opposition
IN Congress. The plan calls for the
departments under one head. II In
rumored that when this takes place,
secretary OF the Navy DENLY will be.
come head OF the combined military
establishment and that Secretary OF
war Weeks will become Secretary of
the Treasury, succeeding Secretary
Mellon. who will retire.
When Secretary Mellon was ap-
pointed II was reported that, on ac-
count or his advanced age, he would
not care to serve out an entire Ad.
ministration. merely giving the Cabinet
the benefit of his counsel for a limited
period.
The plan calls for the supplanting
Of the Department Of Labor entirely.
A new Department Of Public welfare
viii be created. Some Of the func.
lions Of the present department win
bo transferred to existing bureaus
and departments and some will 70 10
the new agency.
The Department OF Public Welfare
will take over the War Risk Insur.
ance Bureau, the Pension Office, the
Public Health Service, the Veterans
Bureau and probably the Board for
Vocational Education. p.
The plan provides for the creation
of a Bureau OF Transportation In the
Department OF Commerce, in line with
early suggestions OF Secretary
Hoover. Certain functions OF an ex.
ecutive nature now in the Interstate
Commerce Commission will go to this
bureau. These will be executive
functions, no judicial functions being
transferred. Such matters as safety
appliances. car service possibly and
allied matters will be included In the
transfer. " .. 1852
The Bureau OF Markets. now lodged
in the Department of Agriculture,
viii be placed under the Department
Of Commerce and other functions
more commercial than agricultural
will be transferred.
The Foreign Trade Advisors. now
under the state Department. will pass
TO the Jurisdiction of the Department
of Commerce. bringing TO an end an
old controversy over daIp',cat rt ysa.'k,