The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-31
Copyright. Western Newspaper Cn!on)
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OUR COSTLY NEGLIGENCE

Coordination lS z tired, haSEaTu.
nervous wreck Of word that was
nearly worked 10 dca'h AZ Washing
ION during tho early days Of the war.
IL Was lhr FIRST OF the dOli2ra-ycar
words to come forward % do war
work. and i was worn 10 a fragile. |
hate 10 drag tho poor wan thing out
from tho quiet retreat in my GlC'.un-
a"y. who're /, has been resting and
reruPeraling. bu: must say thai this
lack OF coordination. lack OF or.
Sanitation. duplication. incrfiCcncy.
waste and haphaZarh hodSe-pOdgo
structure Of The national govern.
mental machine IS no secret TO thoS"
a. Washington. who run and MANAGE
L for US. and who arc even more C.
rectlr responsible thsn We are for
the condition into which II has fallen.
submit pleas OF avoidance and
confession from both Democrats and
Republicans. It IS not matter o.
politics. II is matter OF proved and
confessed negligence on the part OF
the men We have hired to :un the MA
chine. and have kept year after year
III I'ltN'S ~ IL NHL dli'A POh ftAlN 4S
Sponsibiiity. They haven't kept w
The plant The form OF organization
q : grotHsQuely inadequate. The NOR
ale OF tho working force is BADLY i'm
paired. as | have set forth at length
n previous articles. We have paid
the price for this. grossly and hugely
IN mono" and in poor service. THIS
has been costly negligence on oui
part.
| said had confessions. Here they
IRE. Reed Smoot. Republican. and a
senator from Utah. speaking:
The ada;:n.si"at:Ne hranrhcs OF the
government have undergone no tunda-
mental rAauSe since the organization
was devised by AleNandS Hamilton.
No o;ner government II the world
could have gone on rs ours has done.
and paid the bills !avo.lcd n our waste
, tul methods OF administration. We
! la"e been able Il do It because this
country has had resources and wealth
unparalleled. .Su; ;Hc wa: has brought
Us AZ ,aSt TO realize that these VII not
always We 'Hccd 4 complete survey OF
the whole situation dc novO by com
mittce o. men willing 10 recognize that
:, Is task OF day AMI night fo- wear
and very likely. two years.
There Is endless duplication OF work
among different departments. and even
n the same department. |; IS the
same through all the government: func-
! lions. and now. when the burden o: car
! wing our enormous debt is weigh HE on
She people. We can 10 .oagc- neglect &c
give = consideration.
N-he, no SAID these things Mr. STOot
was urging concrete proposal 20 bring
about the reformation 50 badly needed
And row Franklin Il. E"oSefei; 70;
seven wears asSistan: secretary o. tn
! navy and recently tho Democratic can
. lidate for zee pros:dcnE
The entire system OF Relationship
: which exists between congress and thr
executive departments IS Fundamentally
wrong. Let me illustrate: | made ~
offer one sprinE 70 the APPROPRIATED
. committees OF both hous"s and sea .
telling them tina: would tomorrow dS
rharEe IS per cent OF tn" employees I"
ne navy depa"tmc0t r thc%. thN com
, n:ttees would S.lo me Comp.etr 7n'Aor
ttv 10 take onr-hai: oT the salaries o
ne employees so discharged and al !
70 the salaries OF IN" ctter s. pc- cen
~ the employees s:.u lcf; in Tho d"7a~;
rneat $500 or courst, however. IN
der TIE rrnscn: system congress woU'
10: mink OF giving executive discretion
OK ;hs Kind.
Congress- for various reasons. has -
ted the hands o: tho executive ccr!cer
o, the government tNat they have III
discretion IN the fundamental pU"ef:"n
~ ea,niovmea,. NJ own woude
Is that. coas!dcrjnA the existing c!rcnm