The New York herald., 1921-09-08
9 MAN CABINET Joins
WELFARE And LABOR
Public Health Bureau to Be
Created Without Sepa-
rate Head.
MEASURES UP OCTOBER /
Department of Interior Will
Be DenOminated Public
Works.
UP OCTOBER /
Special Despatch to aHE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Burcan,
Washington, ID. c., sent. !.

Special Despatch to 1HE New YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Burcaa,
Washington. d. c., Sept. !.
The Cabinet is to be reduced from
ten to nine members under a newly
developed scheme for reorganizing
Government departments which is to
be submitted to Congress about Octo-
Der 1. This is to be accomplished by
combining the Department of Labor
with the proposed Department of Pub
lie Welfare as the Department Of La
Dor and Welfare.
Secretary Davis of the Department
of Labor is responsible for the sug-
gestion, having made 1t to Walter A.
Brown, chairman OF the Joint Con-
gressional Committee on the Reorgani-
zation Of Government Departments. 1t
previously had been found that the
Department of Public Welfare, long
ago advocated by President Harding,
would necessarily have included many
Of the bureaus OF the Department Of
Labor.
The Cabinet now has ten members,
and the reorganiz1 ton scheme was not
intended to exceed that number. The
possibility OF reduction in the Cabinet
Us considered. but how II might be
brought about was not clear. as Mr..
Harding had asked for the Department
of Public Welfare.
II was proposed that the baiance be
maintained by consolidating the War
and Navy departments into a Depart
ment OF National Defence. The De-
partment of the Interior. which over
long period has been a carry-all for
miscellaneous bureaus. was to be sup
planted by the Department of Public
Works. The creation of the Depart
ment of Public Welfare. therefore. made
ten departments.
The Department OF Labor now In
cludcs the Bureau OF Labor Statistics.
the Bureau of Immigration. the Chill
dren's Bureau, the Bureau OF Naturali-
zation. the women's Bureau. the United
States Employment Service and the Bu-
reau Of Industrial Housing and Trans
portation. The department Is much
smaller than the others. 1t had been
proposed to transfer the Children's Bu-
reau and the Womens Bureau to the
Department OF Public Welfare so the
department would be still smaller.
The proposal to consolidate labor and
welfare into one department has been
approved by many officials, particularly
as reduction in the Cabinet was
thought desirable.
That there Is TO be a vigorous fight
over combining the War and Navy de-
partments is forcshadowed. but those
sponsoring the proposal hope their case
may be aided by the armament confer
ence. That was indicated to-day by
Representative Reavis (Ncb.), one of
the leading members OF the Committee
on Reorganization. He argued:
Now that we are attempting to get
away from heavy armaments. what
better example could the United States
set than to combine under one head
the war-making machine, both Army
and Navy. so as to make 1t less domi-
nant in administration counsels?
when there is a Cabinet meeting
now. the great field of agriculture Is
represented by one man. Labor is rep
resented by one man, but war by two
men. the Secretary OF War and the
Secretary OF the Navy. II seems to me
that IL would be sensible to put the
matter of defense In the hands OF one
man like the rest
The reorganization committee hopes
to make a report TO Congress so a bill
may be drawn for passage at the pres
ent session. BY realigning departments
according to their primary functions
and then curtailing and consolidating
officials hope TO save not less than
$500. .000,o 900 year OF taxpayers
money