The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-06
U. 5. Still
SQUANDERS
HUGE SUMS
Only Check by President
and Congress Can Save
taxpayers Money
ny NORRIS QUINN

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ny NORRIS QUINN
WASHINGTON. oct. 6.--Govern-
ment waste OF taxpayers money
sim goes forward at a rapid pace.
1t will be checked only whom the
president and congress put into
effect the recommendation OF the
economy departments they have
created. Outstanding examples OF
waste are.
THE deficiency appropriation
system. which enables departments
TO appear to be making an economy
record. while really they are greatly
exceeding the appropriations pro
vidcd by congress.
Maintenance OF a topheaVy
railroad administration with 1900
employees to settle old railway
claims. At the Same time defective
legislation virtually empowers the
railways to continue drawing on
the federal treasury.
s. Employment by the United
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staffs at London, Boston and New
York. Congressional investigators
say the shipping beard could get
along with one-tenth tho forces
they now employ at these ports.
1.-THE revenue cruiser service,
which maintains 40 vessels scours
Ing the seas for smuggieFs who no
longer exist Al its functions could
BE- handled by the navy.
5--Renting OF thousands OF build
inEs thruout the country by all gov
eminent departments. The govern
ment could use its borrowing power
and buy all necessary buildings,
thus effecting a saving OF millions
paid to landlords
adjudication In buying supplies.
Come departments buy supplies at
top prices while other departments
sell out the same things for a sons.
THRIFT AGENCIES
NOW AT WORK
Three governmental agencies are
~ work trying 10 check waste
They are:
The bureau of the budget. headed
b. Gen Charles q. Dawes.
The congressional committee on
depa rtmcntal reorganization under
the direction Of Walter r. Brown.
The United States bureau OF cf-
ficiency. directed by Herbert T..
Brown.
Dawes department has shown how
appropriations In the coming year
can be cut $4,000. 600: cut Off a
5000. GOO waste In the government
printing office. and suggested means
Of doing away with rent waste.
Walter +. Brown has probed thoro-
n every government department
and submitted a comprehensive
scheme Of reorganization. supplant-
Ing the present hodge podse arrange
ment
Herbert p. Brown Is continually
watching for small leaks in the gov
eminent machinery.
Right now he r. conducting a
sweeping probe Of the whole govern.
ment machinery. IL win be finished
In December. Then copies VIII be
placed In the hands of Dawes and
Walter r. Brown
Every one OF the 22o governmental
units IL handled In detail in this re-
port The whole report will cover
1000 pages OF letterhead size. closely
typewritten
The report on each department
viii show its history. digest Of laws
affecting II. functions. organization.
personnel. appropriations and rela.
tion to other governmental units.
Revision and reorganization OF
government departments. ms planned
by Walter r. Brown. will be based
almost entirely on this volumlnous
report.
CREATE TWO NEW
DEPARTMENTS
Probable main features OF the re.
organisation plan that will be adopt.
"a are:
Creation Of two new departments
public welfare and public works
Both win be administered by cabiset
secretaries- Under them will be
grouped many functions now super
't~NN ~ tAS WAL interior, treasury
and labor departments.
Placing solicitors for various de.
partments under the Jurisdiction OF
the departments they serve. instead
Of under the department OF justice
rs at present.
Adding to the state department q
bureau OF insulsr and territorial af
fairs to handle functions now per.
Formed by the war and interior de.
partments
Transfer to the department OF iua.
tice OF the division OF secret service
now under the treasury department
and the office OF the alien property
custodian. now Independent
Recently we were called into ons
department by its chief TO suggest
economy measures" Brown naid
We averaged saving OF 800 900
week. One reform we set up viii
save more than $1,000 900 a year.
I'VE have an appropriation n,
s1z6,000 this year. We shall save
the government from 10 IN 40 time,