Evening star., 1921-05-25
WOULD PUT WAR AND NAVY
APARTMENTS UNDER ONE HEAD
Research Institute Recommends Vital
Changes to Unite Control, But Not
Field Establishments.

neer Corps to the government of the
District of Columbia.
s. Transfer of jurisdiction over the
construction and maintenance of
! roads in Alaska to the government of
Alaska.
?. Transfer Of the inland and
coastwise waterways service to the
proposed department of public works
and public domain.
~. Relief of the Engineer Corps
from responsibility for all other mis-
! ceilaneous work of a non-miltary
character
Regarding the transfer of non
naVai services from the Navy Depart
ment to other departments the spe-
enc recommendations are:
3D. abolition of the photographic
Office and the transfer of its duties
TO the coast and geodetic survey
transfer of the radio service
TO tne proposed department of mari
time affairs.
Transfer Of the United States
.s"'.,I observatory to the proposed
department of education aud science.
me consolidation and co-ordina-
tion OF offices under the proposed de-
partmen: of national defense. as urged
py the institute for Government Re
search. is as follows:
Wnr Department Consolidation.
War-l. General administration,
"hi'h comes secretary, assist
ant secretary and the general staff
Under the general staff comes the
Operations division. military inteIli-
Stiice DIVISION. war plans division ard
IN" supply division. >. Ins,itu-
tional SerViceS-ASSiStant and chief
clerk. division of civilian personnel.
disbursinS clerk. division of corrc-
Spondence. division of mail and rec
ord, division of acquisitions and ac-
counts. division of supply division of
telegraph and division of telephone.
j.. functional services-Ofices of the
spector general. Office of the judge
advocate general. Office of the quar-
termaster general. Office of the sur
seon general fand under this would
come the Army Medical Museum and
Library Library and the Army Medical
slneers. office of the chief of ord
nance. office of the chief signal of
hcer. Office of the chief of coast ar
tlllery. office of the chief of chemical
warfare. office of the director of air
service (and under this would come
once of the chief of cavalry, office
OF the chief of field artillery. office
OF the chief of infantry Office Of the
chlef of chaplains. office Of the chief
OF hnance and the militia bureau
Navy Department Consolidation.
Navy-1. General administration.
including the Secretary, assistant
secretary. general board. naval con-
suitInS board. compensation board
naval examining board, naval retir-
ing board. board of medical ex-
aminers. board for examination of
medical officers. board for examina-
ton of dental officers and commits
sion on navy Yards and naval sta
t1ons. ,. Institutional services-Chief
clerk. appointment division: disburs-
ing clerk. division of records: library
of the Navy and history section.
3. Functional services-Solicitor, Of
flee of the judge advocate general.
office OF naval operations (under
which comes % planning division
'al director Of submarines and 90 di-
rector of naval aviation: t2, ship
movements division. go intelligence
DIVISION. 'b communication division
TO material division, 90 naval dis
trIcts division. % inspection di-
vision and 90 gunnery exercises and
engineering divisionI. bureau of nav
lgatIon. bureau of yards and docks
bureau of ordnance. bureau of con-
struction and repair. bureau of en-
gineerinS. bureau Of supplies and ac-
counts. bureau of medicine and sur
gerry lunder which comes the Naval
Medical SCHOOL,. and the headquar-
ters of the Marine Corps (under
which comes % the major general
commandant's Office. (2) the adjutant
and inspectors department. 90 the
Quartermaster's department and 4)
the paymaster's department.