Evening star., 1922-11-12


and it's concomitant, administrative
control. however, would be vested In
single department.
Food and Drug Act.
No change with respect to ADMIN,
istering the food and drug act ana
other regulatory measures now ao-
ministered by the Department OF Az
riculture is recommended.
Department of the lnterior-lt is
recommended that the administration
of the public domain and the con
struction of all public works not pr'-
marily intended for national defense
be placed in the Department OF the
interior, and, further, that all se!V
ices now in that department when
are not directly related to the pup
lie domain or to public wo.ks be al
located to other departments.
Department of Commerce-lt is rec.
commended that the Department OF
Commerce consist of three divisions:
u) industry, (2) trade and (3 mer-
chant marine. and that in the trace
division there be created bureau OF
transportation. Whether or not an
airway should be established. nigh
way or a waterway improved, IS al,
agricultural or even an engineering
nroblem only IN subsidiary sense.
Fundamentally it is an economic c
problem, it's essence being-wlli the
public improvement produce comner-
cial results ascertainable IN lower
costs and better service 10 the couh
trv" The bureau of transportation can
solve problems Of this nature beSldes
rendering substantial services 10 as
ricuIture and industry
Department of Labor--1t is recon-
mended that the Department OF LABOR
be continued as now constituted.
Department of Education and WEI
Iah a.
department be created to take over
the educational and welfare services
in the existing departments. sucn new
department to consist OF four olH.-
sions: % education. t2) health. go
social service and t4) veterans re-
lief.
II is suggested that the reasearch
features, as well as the provisions
for a national council on educatlon'
contained in the Sterling-Tow bill:
be Incorporated in the DIVISION OF
education.
enforcement presents a diff II prob
lem. according to Mr. Browns re
port to the President, which ls now
transmitted to the joint Congressional
committee The existing service con
sists Of three wholly different actlvi-
ties-D enforcement. co permissive,
and go revenue.
Treasury Department Change.
The principle of organiZa tion
agreed to suggests the removing of
No 1, or enforcement" from the
Treasury Department and retaining
No. 3, or "revenue.' Efficiency in en-
forcement seems to require close CO.
operation of all three.
After considering various plans. in
cluding one for an independent pro-
hibition bureau. advanced by Commits
sioner Haynes. it is recommended that
the government acquire by purchase
all spirits and wines and dispense the
Ice in the department of welfare.
No ethical objection can be urged
against tn government engaging in
the medicinal and non-beveraGe
traffic in alcohol. particularly for the
purpose of preventing the traffic in
beverage alcohol. 1t is suggested
that narcotic drugs be dispensed in
the same manner.
Under this plan no revenue would
be collected from the traffic. but the
tinue annually to pay the expense of
effective prohibition enforcement
many times over. Under the present
method Of compensating for the ex-
pense of prohibition enforcement by
fines and penalties. it is obvious Mr..
Browns report states, that prohibi-
ton enforcement is self sustaining
only to the extent that enforcement is
not effective. 1t is further suggested
that all infractions of the laws relat-
ing to spirits. wines. malt liquors and
narcotic drugs be investigated and
prosecuted by the Department of JUS
tice.
Independent Executive Establish
ments.-As far as possible the indie
pendent establishments have been
placed under the administrative su-
pervision Of some department.. 1t is
h2 10 r
lishments that have quasi judicial
functions. as we'll as those which
serve all departments. should belong
to none. No change is recommended
with respect to the Shipping Board
since it is essentially a liquidating
agency.
This report has been before Presi-
dent Harding since January o.
shows the proposed regrouping Of the
A chart accompanying the report
shows the proposed regrouping of the
various government agencies as fol-
lows:
Tho Independent executive estab-
lishments have previously been listed:
Listing Of Departments.
Department of State.-The Secretary
of State, the solicitor. diplomatic serv-
ice. United States sections of inter-
national commissions. etc. The I'm
dersecretary with these offices: Divi-
sion OIL ILdtIn american d1dlfS, al.
vision of Mexican affairs, special
agents Office, division of foreign in
telligence. War Trade Board section.
An assistant secretary with these Of
fees: Division Of western European
affairs. division of near eastern af-
fairs, division Of Russian affairs and
bureau of appointments. An assistant
secretary with these offices: Corre-
spondence bureau. division of pass
port control. wise office, diplomatic
bureau, bureau of rolls and. library,
bureau of index and archives. An as
sistant secretary with these offices:
Division of far eastern affairs and
the bureau of accounts. An assistant
secretary with these Offices: Bureau
of insular affairs (War), consular
service 0ess economic consuls), di-
vision of political information and
ehe office of the chief clerk.
Department of Defense-Secretary
Of defense. executive Offices. solicitor,
sistant secretary. the general staff,
war boards and commissions. Office Of
the adjutant general, the inspector
general. the Judge advocate general,
the quartermaster general, the chief
of finance, the surgeon general, the
chief Of ordnance. the chief of chemi-
cal warfare service, the militia bu-
reau, office Of the chief of chaplains,
office of the chief signal officer, Office
of the chief Of the air service, ma
tional advisory board on aeronautics
independently. Office Of the chief Of
infantry, Office Of the chief Of cavalry,
Office Of the chief Of field artillery, office
of the chief of coast artillery, office of
the chief Of engineers, Panama canal,
United States Military Academy. I'm
dersecretary for the Navy, the assist