The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-03-11
Bv EDWARD G. LOWRY
Copyright, Western Newspaper Ur,o5
NXTN.
WRITE TO THESE MEN,


The chief defects, or places where
waste is apparent in the conduct Of
the business of the government, that
| have pointed out III these articles,
have been, first, the excessive DfUpur-
ton of the government inC"iua hat
went for military expenditures; sec
ond. the chaotic condition ;utd lack
of adequate supervision and control
of expenditures, which have been IN
part remedied by the Introduction al
the budget system; and third, tie hap
hazard organization of tie govern
ment departments and the unnrAan-
lied condition that prevailed III gov
eminent employment.
The reI..cdy tor iWo Of tie = r""tl .
tionS | have treated hr r,.I in Tia"
two Immediately preceding; ';,'.ir.,s. !
come HOW tn The IL. ter "!. roo: ,-;j.:!Z:t-
ton 81 Tie IeipHlt..i.iIl< IT,, e, re-
cIisS,.2c;u.on vi -uVrl'n..>'n ..''l-
plu!te>. y Beginning I,;t, ,,r.t -. 'r
on both of these matters.
Joint committee OF the Two h"';SeS
of congress, with Waiter +. Brown uS
chairman, is studying the Nllo!r cues
ton Of organization OF tie government
and the function oi the var."uS de
partmelt> and bureaus and iI,!vDcnd-
ent establishments. | Caln"! too
strongly advise you to Keep y"..rScif
in contact with tue work ti.,1 ioiut
committee is doing.
| have gwen you the II; mes Of the
members of the committee in anD:hpr
article but will repeat them here
They are Senators SmGOt ~ Utah,
WadSworth of New York and Harrison
OF Mississippi; Representatives, ReHyfs
of Nebraska. Temple OF Pennsylvania
and Moore of Virginia. Write TO any
of them or to Nh Brown, the chair
man of the committee. who represents
the Presidents with headquarters in
the house office building here at Wash
ingtOn.
This is the third or fourth attempt
that has been made to effect general
reorganization OF the conduct of The
business of the executive departments.
They have all failed through lack Of
interest There was lack of public in.
terest, and consequently lack of inter
est in congress.
This joint committee is at Won; now.
1t is collecting facts. 1t is finding o!:t
the actual condition. Ii is study n@
the departments. Presently it will
make a report to congress. If you
will show an active, inSiStent interest
in the work that it is doing. congrc<>
will take action. If you do not show
this interest, there is every chance H.
the world that no action will be taken
and that things will remain much as
ever.
Hundreds OF special Interests ave
clamOring for the attention of CON.
greSs. All of them are organized
Most Of them keep representatives
here at Washington. They present to
individual members of congress in &
hundred skillful, shrewd, subtle ways
arguments to support the Iegis!ution
they are seeking to advance. II would
take two or three columns or this
newspaper merely to print Il list of
are here to keep congress mindful of
their interests.
In this great c!amOr the common
public interest is likely to be sub
merged. In fact. too often it has been
submerged. This matter Of economies
and recognizing the business Of the
government and taking up the tedious
details of administration is.a dull bust
ness. 1t has been neglected and put
off time after time because of lack
of public interest and driving force
behind it,
If you will supply this driving force
now and display a sustained interest,
you can at least put the business Of
government of the United States on
an efficient basis. Congress has been
negligent because you have been ne%!i.
gent, hut now at last the thing has
run along so far that something mu-'
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