Evening star., 1922-04-13
The shake.Up at the Bureau Of
Engraving.

GU$I6VluS.
The political viewpoint of the news
paper was reflected almost exclu-
sively in the editorial discussion Of
President Harding's. action in re-
moving departmental chiefs in his re-
cent reorganization. by executive or
der, Of the bureau of engraving and
printing. Democratic editors. as
might be expected. viewed with
alarm." while their republican asso-
ciates indorsed the action as in the
interest Of efficiency in the public
service"
Through great many Of the edi-
torials, however, ran a seriously ex-
pressed hope that this action should
not be forerunner Of a revival of
the "spoils system" in the govern
mental service.
TT Is unfortunate" in the opinion
Of the Salt Lake City Dsseret News
(independent). that embarrassment,
Inconvenience, and, perhaps. actual
hardship should have to fall upon the
men who were removed. Sometimes
such q development 10 necessary, lit
orally and truly. for the good of the
service.'" Still the very manner of
the changes leads the New: York
der whether it actually does not
mean that the spoils system is COM
ing back" In the viewpoint of the
editor Of the Johnstown (Pa.) Demo-
orat (democratic). his fellow demo-
srst: Get little sympathy, from ea,dl him dlaa
that, in his opinion, President Wilson
waited too long to remove many re-
publicans from. once. and adds that
''ths republicans are fully .entitledato
have 4 working force all along the
line on Ws'en they can dspenS
brings from the Charleston Is, CD
News and Courier (dsmocratic),. >. the
remark that down with the spoils-
men will be an effective battle~ cry
for the democrats. in the fall cleo
tions." 81 5s@s.s.sy - -
Most Of the Soyernmentalede depart
msnts are greatly Sovermantled and
wholesale dismisssl4 might be for
the good Of the entire country, Is the
opinion expressed by the Boston
Transcript independent republican,.
It frankly indorses ths belief-tha the
civil service Is not. an eleemosynary
institution any more than it is a
prey for spoilsmanship." and insists
that Tendency, after all, should be
the test of retaining persons in the
government service" The Knoxville
sentinel tindependent democratie)
characterising them as an ''incident
that fairly vies with Russian. -ex-
ample, though lacking the revolu-
tionary and desperate need that con-
fronted the Russian usurpers to de-
stroy the old stable sys5em znd Se Of Roes
ester IN. " Timee-Union dnde-
psndent) protests against character
isation Of the executive order as be-
ing on the ground of efficiency, in
order to disguise the political motive
by slandering the dismissed men" Or,
pendent) puts it, while the President
Il sadly in need Of sympathy in gov
ernment departments, there is a 'ques-
tion whether he Is not playing with
nrs," and the Syracuse ". " Her
aid Independently adds that thu t.. IF d,s the
for the beneft Of worthy office
seekers with a pull, we do not see
that any one can block the game, but
the players should. at least, shelve
the 'eflicIency' excuse"
There is general tsat demanq thnra be enaoSsn eam-
plete explanation for the action of
the President, the New York Globe
independently believes. and it de-
ciares the Republican majority owes
It 10 the Presldent and TO- the party
TO remove the cloud Of suspicion and
fAar which this arbitrary act en-
rendered" TO which the Springfield
Republican adds that IL the change
was made a. . result of, the investi-
1etions Of A. r. Barnes, an associate
Of Gen. Dawes, "there would seem
to be 40 good reason why the report
should not be made public forthwith" )"
The New York World (democratic)
believes "that In view of all of the
tumult that he has created. why does
not President Harding speak for him.
vslf' and tell the reason why he
acted, while the New York Times
Independent ,democratic) suggests
that possibly the President was i'm
posed upon by others and hopes that:
s'if his executive order was 'wheedled
out Of him ana cannot be explained
or defended, it ought, st least@ to be
the last Of the kind"
President Harding is "obeying the
democratic demand that he give the
country an economic and efficient
public service" in the opinion Of the
Cincinnati (Ohio) Commercial Tribune
(yeppblican). and the South Bend
(lnd.) TrIhuuA (republicAn) feels COM
uineHA that pUhAN fhA VholA fruf h