The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-02-02
READ LANES DIAGNOSIS

In his inal report TO the President
upon completing his work as secre-
tary OF the interior. Franklin X. Lane
sketched with a sure hand out OF the
abundance OF his experience the pres
ent Washington condition.:
The call In for thinking. planning. engi-
neering. statesmanship. For we are quick
" passing out OF the rough-and-ready
period OF our national life, In which we
have dealt Wholesale with men and
things. into a period OF more intensive
development, In which we must seek 10
ind the special qualities OF the individual
unit, whether that unit DO an acre OF
desert. barrel OF oil, a mountain
canyon. the fiow OF a river or the capac-
fty OF the humblest OF men.
ITO conquer and To master-the same
old task Ia ours. but not In the same old
way We have discovered this land and
m lde II ours. but this IL not the end
OF our journey. for now we are TO give
thought, the deepest thought. 10 the ways
IN which Il may be made TO yield most
Abundanly In the things which a COM
pick society with most imperious curl
Oaty demands.
Washington Ia a combination Of politi-
cal caucus. drawing-roOm and civil serv-
Ice bureaus. II contains statesmen who
are politicians and politicians who are
not statesmen. Il is rich In brains and
In character. II In honest beyond any
commercial standard. II wishes TO DO
everything that will promote the public
good. But u Is poorly organized Tor the
task that belongs TO II. Fewer men OF
larger capacity would do the task better.
Ability II not lacking. but Il IL pressed
to the point OF paralysis because OF an
innnltude OF details and an unwilliugneas
on the part OF the great body OF public
servants 10 take responsibility. Every
one seems TO he afraid OF everyone The
eelf-proteetve sense 10 developed abnor-
mally, the creative sense atrophles. Trust.
confidence, enthuaiasm-thesc simple vir-
tues OF all great business are the ones
most lacking la government organization
We have no many checks and brakes
upon our work that our progress does
not Keep pace with the nations requiro-
ments We could save money for the
government " we had more discretion as
to how We should use that given US
For the body Of the oivil servants there
should be quicker promotion or discharge
and a sure insurance when disability
comes For the higher administrative
ON ers there should be salaries twice as
high as those now given. and they should
be made 20 feel that they are the ones
responsible for the work Of the Depart
ment, the head being merely az adviser
and constructor Of policies
A. matters are now devised there are
too few In the government whose bust
ness u IL 10 plan. Every man IL held 10
detail, 10 the narrower view. which comes
too often Go be the department view or
some sort OF parochial view. We need
for the day that ~ here and upon us
men who have little 10 do but study the
problems OF the time and test their ca
paclty AZ meeting them. In a word, We
need more opportunity Tor planning. en-.
cheering. statesmanship above. and more
nAed authority and responsibility below.
The employment methods OF the gov
eminent could be improved. Under
the civil service law OF 1888 a good