Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-12-23

brakes when " should he going full
.nvei ahead. N may indulge I'm great
talk about ~, and about" and ever
more come out the same door where
ln u went. But II Congress does lay |
iisclf opcn 20 criticism on any of these
points II IL not because 10 lacks ideas, |
suggestions and recommendations.
en- the contrary, " Congress under |
took 10 do half the things urged upon
"a or 10 take M an even smaller frac-
lion ~ tho subjects submitted Tor It's
consideration. it would nnd 10 ncces- |
ssry To work - hours a day and 800
day. "a year There - manifest
determination TO keep Congress busy.
Nd,icc. prayers. petitions. demands.
descend upon the capitol from every
direction and from every conceivable
source, and in addition TO all that
Congress must give ear 20 the mes
ages of the President and the re-
por,s of no Cabinet Members, To say
nothing of the suggestions from
numerous lesser governmental digni-
tarlos and agencies.
In fact, Congress would have It's
work cut ont for 10 70 70 devoted IL
sclf 60 the rccommen datsons of
angie member of tho Presidents Of
nclal family There is the annual re-
mort ~ tho head ~ the Department ~
tummcrcc by way Of illustration.
Herbert Hoover H. known as a man
Who does thinss and In this document
hc proves himself man OF ideas.
onc ~ his most important suggestions
Del the rcorganlz atlon 81 the various
government agencies that have to do
With commerce. manufacturing, min
Ing. rail- transportation. shipping and
fisheries into three bureaus or sub
departments with an assistant sec
rotary 40 tho head Of each. obviously
secretary Hoover believes that these
three groups should he established
undcr the Department ~ Commerce
hat he SAYS that - secondary IN i'm
purtarcc 90 the grouping itself which
10 ESSENTIAL o. a measure % Co-ordi-
nation. efficiency and economy.
Substantial Saving Promised.
\ saving ~ 40 least a million dol
inis annually in administration cX-
pgnsu b. estimated 90 result from such
reorganization. Overlapping and
dunlcation ~ service would be climi-
mated aud personnel could be reduced
az used with greater benefit TO the
pNcry dollar saved the country would
gtt The value ~ many moro dollars
20 the increased value % the service
go trade and industry. These various
agcucies are now din .dcd among
seven different departments. Mr..
Hoover points out. with the result
that there is inevitable overlap.
duplication and lack of purpose
This recommendation is patiently 50
wise that 90 - difiicut 90 sec why 3,
should not De- carried into C0co; im-
m,dntcN Any private business i'm
solution confronted y iih such Wcah
n,rs u u.s. organization plan would
tdont tho necessary reform without a
u1, unnecessary delay.
However. the puhics b.g business
tst4li. shucut-thc goNcrnmcn;-is nos
,0ndu,tcd that way. or a. lcast O.;
hash been 80 conducted zap 60 date.
What Wi be sad 10y ;hc heads ot ;hc
.fhcr departments from Witch Nj
Hoover expects the various Agencies
hc purposes 90 consolidate into three
sroups under he department lies
hoy differ radically from al cabinet
Secretaries Who have prtDcdcd ,hsu
N|. MHN HNN aNftlttfA GUNS
Never" and a lo, 90 emphatic wor.>
of similar impor; Each Sccrc.arN
naturally wants hs department CD d,
.hc largest aud mosi .mpor,ar. .a 90.
government and hence Dr. VII Ies~
.hc removal 90 any of his bureaus
Bach secretary haa h.s friends n Co
e.cse io whom be- MI appeal -o pro
vent thc outrage" - ne charactci
.rcs f. That gets the asht vel undei
wnI
Th,r almost every irG.,sdua. GOV
r.rm,rs employee has @ friend o
sponsor 500 'hc House or senate. Tn.
uorda ',ausoi dalton" and "rc-oreau.
cation" mean fewer Jobs 20 govern
mons workers. and they neht IS u fo
.ucr Ncty DNcs when su.h proposal
.rr advanced. They believe IN ell
,ru.N ard economy. bat not II tina
involves making one Job cut OF Two
100 out 81 three.
tnnrrcs>msn Have Their own Idea,
tunErcssmcn. whether o. the unpc
oi lower branch 90 the national law
making lody. also have their ow
,sas ah0u, how Uncle Sans bushes
should be rIu. and they rarely ACRE
With ,ab.re, members and infre
uutrfN amorg themselves. An in
nuCruai senator or Represeutativ
NEht block reform such as advo
GATED br NJ Hoover merely becaus
n' thourht the Reorganization shoul
h. cner od under another department
Hr because De- did rot believe in IN
,.oas nr thc rumhsr 90 assistant sec
Irtauca of any department.
Accordingly Wusl.nEtoa observer
know flG We'll shat whereas .he Sc,
Rotary Of Commerce may have stare
some h.ng G wiz Dec many long moon
before DO al finished D. takes bulido
tonac.iy e. purpose and inlnlt
patience. i0 say nothing % d.piomac
and pprsuas vencss % high order.
carry through such proposal. az
these dss.aerata or" rarely assemble
lu toe person 81 one m.u.
nu f Congress dpes uu, take kind,
fu this suggestion i.om Ssore.ar
Hoover he has given them man
FOL usrH 90 consider. such a..
Tho establishment a. foreign trad
zones in the ports OF ihe uited stat,
a. substitute f0r the present 80
.,m 81 bonded warehouse Co DC az
usrtakpu a. contribution 60 I'd
American mci chant marine !n increa,
nr the volume OF trade carried
American ships.
Hadral reduction of tho fees 10
charged for passports and N.ses an
revision of the formsilt.,s require
.. travellers. because ~ the re,al.atoI