The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

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under its broad goverance all functions Of the
United States government which inherently
by development appertan to maintenance of the Re
ductivty and communications :.
A Department Of the Interior whose executive do
main comprises broader range of activities than was
dreamed of at the time Of its creation. linked for the
good of the nation and its millions from Alaska
through the States to Panama and Porto Rico and
thousands Of miles westward to the Philippines. 4
This is the Of suggestions for reorganiza-
ton c she ten executive departments Of the Federal
government received by The Herald from the best
minds among its readers. For two weeks the best
minds" have buckied down to task to which high
officials of the new administration have given many
hours Of expert consideration The results OF the
cogitations have been received by The Review editor
and carefully noted. "A symposium of opinions has
been made up and is presented in chart form the
opposite page. v.e
WV HEN The Herald embarked upon the task of
w helping out insofar as lay in its power the
z 49, government officers confronted by the
Organization problem it appealed to readers best
minds for constructive criticism and the appeal has
been answered
In order to aid readers two charts were published
with explanatory articles the frst Sundays ago.
tabuating those government branches indicated by
prima face evidence wrongly allocated, function
ally unco-ordinated superhuous.
!. The second printed last Sunday, graphically and
extuay presented the reorganization contemplated by
the bill of Senator Mccormick of Illinois, and budget
legislation now before the Congress.
The Mccormick plan called for the shifting, sub
division combination adjustment of several score
d-ral branches including bureaus divisions commits
sons. etc It mainly satisfactory because it was
strong brief for far greater degree of co-ordina-
ton than ever has existed in the government The
Mccormick plan Stands up" IL may Judge by its
comparison with the recommendations Of the best
minds II is only in conflict with majority opinion in
the Departments of Commerce and the Interior
Quite evidently. thoughtful citizens are convinced
that these Departments be expanded and rendered
highly efficient il the body polite and the State
fully to benefit from them Consideration may now
be given each from the standponts a) of its present
makeup; (b) Of its organization as advocated in the
Mccormick measures (c) Of The organization called
for by The Heralds communicates.
T-HE\ Department of Commerce now comprises
Secretary, Assistant Secretary, executive Off
and the bureaus of the Census Foreign
and Domestic Commerce, Standards, Fisheries, Light
houses the Coast and Ceodetc Survey the Bureau of
Navigation. and the Steamboat Inspection Service.
eS Mccormick would have il invested with these
component parts: The Secretary. Assistant Secre-
taries the Solicitor Uusce) and In addition to the
bureaus noted above the Patent Office Interior), the
Coast Guard Treasury, the Lake Survey (War) the
photographic Office Nayy) the National Observatory
INavy) the Weather Bureau Agriculture) and the I'm
lapd, and Coastwise Waterways Service (War). t5e ~
The best minds" plan would include all those
functions allotted by McCormick save for trans