The Glenwood post., 1922-07-20
Copyright. Western Newspaper Union
NIX.
WRITE TO THESE MEN,

WIKI z ~ Af1ESE. MEN.
The chief defects, or places where
waste is apparent in the conduct OF
| the business of the government, that
! have pointed out in these articles,
have been, first the excessive proper
tion of the government income that
went for military expenditures; sec
ond, the chaotic condition and lack
of adequate supervision and control
of expenditures, which have been in
part remedied by the introduction of
| the budget system; and third, the hap
hazard organization of the govern
ment departments and the unorgan-
lied condition that prevailed in gov
ernment employment.
The remedy for two of these condi-
tions l have treated briefly in the
two Immediately preceding articles
come now to the matter of reorganiZa-
ton of the departments and the re-
classification of government en-
ployees. A beginning has been made
on both of these Matters
A joint committee of the two houses
of congress, with Waiter f. Brown us
chairman, is studying the whole ques-
tion of organization Of the government
and the function of the various de-
paTments and bureaus and independ-
ent establishments. cannot too
strongly advise you to keep yourself
in contact with the work that joint
committee is doin,
have given you the names of the
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article but VIII repeat them here
They are Senators Sinoot of Utah.
Wadsworth of New York and Harrison
of Mississippi; Representatives Reavis
of Nebraska, Temple of Pennsylvania
and Moore of Virginia. Write to any
Of them or to Mr. Brown, the chair
man of the committee, who represents
the President, 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
est in congress.
This joint committee Is at work now
1t is collecting facts. 1t is finding out
The actual condition. 1t is studying
the departments. Presently it will
make a report to congress. If you
will show an active, insistent interest
II the work that 1t Is doing, congress
will take action. II you do not show
his interest, there Is every chance in
:he world that no action will be taken,
and that things will remain much as
ever.
Hundreds of special interests are
camoring for the attention of con-
gress. All OF them are organized
Most of them keep representatives
1ere at Washington. They present to
Individual members OF congress In
hundred skillful, shrewd, subtle ways
arguments to support the legislation
hey are seeking to advance. 1t would
take two or three columns of this
newspaper merely to print list of
he organizations and Associations that
ire here to keep congress mindful of
:heir interests.
In this great clamor the common
public interest Is likely to be SUBJ
merged. In fact. too often 1t has been
submerged. This matter of economies
and reorganizing the business of the
government and taking up the tedious
"details of administration Is a dull busi-
ness. 1t has been neglected and put
off time after time because of a lack
'f public interest and driving force
behind 1t.
II you will supply this driving force
low and display sustained interest.
you can at least put the business of
government OF the United States on
IN efficient basis. Congress has been
negligent because you have been negli.
gent but now Mt last the thing has
'un along so far that something must
)e done about it.