The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-23
HARDING TO
SACRIFICE.
JObHOLDERS
Ruthless Efficiency in Bust
ness OF Government Is
Aim OF President

NEW YORK. May ss.-Ruthless
efficiency at Washington even at
the risk of offending a certain class
q politicians, was the idea ercst
dent Harding set for himself In an
address before the Academy OF To
uticai Science here today.
The government must be CON
Quoted under strictly business meth.
eds the president said. adding that
no well knew that In so doing he
yin lose good deal OF immediate
D0yalty on the part of n certain
class OF politicians"
SCORES CONFUSION
AND RED TAPE
He scored the confusion and rnd
&pe at Washington. declaring that
The humbieS, household similarly
conducted will meet with financial
Disaster. STONY. hearted. devoted and
rosoluse courage Ii needed TO car.
" out this program. he admitted.
but insisted that his Administration
win combat existing inertia" at
every point.
Sympathy for the professional
1ph holder must be sacrificed. he
@sd.
The speech. BY far the most al.
rect and emphatic he has made
oncc becoming president. was the
Vreuit OF two and one.haif months
experience as chief executive. Al
no prepared for scholarly ears and
epuched IN dsgnlfied language. the
feeling behind the discourse was
apparent
Too much stress cannot he laid
a the fact that eternal vigilance
= the price Of economy and cf.
0eicncy." he said.
1OB HOLDER
FACES FINE
Nothing Is easier IN . govern
mont establishment than TO con
tinue In existence offices. positions
and employments. once they are
eremted. II requires persistent. de-
orrminei. stony hearted devotion TO
ne public interest to do otherwise
There must be utter sacrif1c. of
N sympathy for the place holder
whose real reason for keeping his
POSITION IL that he wants salary
There must be constant examina.
ti0n to determine how. In The
process Of evolving functions and
msthods forces may Dc reduced
and Implications Of work eliminated.
Inertia which L. easily the
oFeAtest force In governmental or.
Onntntions. must b combased at
every point
The fact that . thing has existed
~ . decade or . century-that
ehfugD have been done In q certain
ny TOR . guneration-must not Be
onrepted ~ proving that II ought 10
ounflnue that way. The men who
ounartentiously and inte!ilgentIy do
Gn1o work must not expect TO popu-
nFas themselves with the office
Auadsrs and the LIBERAL spenders-
Even the administration which de-
voeas itself relentiessiy to such work
must understand that II viii lose q
sod deal Of immediate loyalty on
M part OF . certain class OF politi-
e1ans which win not be compensated
- Il 1t once In the appreciation Of
NJ public. for the public win no,
have the deep. immediate interest or
ne active concern which will AMI
mAfe the person who finds himself
prted loose frorA the purse strtngx-
Tho president told OF the special
enmmittee on reorganization OF exec
uttve departments. which is at work
under his personal representative.
mapping out a program Of efficiency.
And added that he had meantime IL
oued executive orders directing i'm.
n'sdiate changes 80 far a. are In his
prUvince.
PEOPLE BURNED UP
STOCKS or CAPITAL
He told Of the impending enact.
ment Of budget legislation. which,
Vhile expected to be helpful, must
not be regarded a. an deficiency
pAnaccA" He said that the md.
tngs Of the commission on efficiency
appointed during the Taft adminis-
tration would be utilized In shaping
the proposed reorganization
Prcfacing his discussion with 4
brief survey OF the financial and
economic situation. President Har.
ding said the existing depression is
the natural result OF the destruction
Of capital during the war. He dis
scented from the view that a return
20 autocratic powers exercised over
business during the war would aid
the situation now. declaring that the
.feverish seeming Of prosperity" dur
ing war days was because society
was literally burning up its stocks