The diamond drill., 1922-02-10


The chief defects. or places wherer
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. i
come now 10 the matter of reorganlza-
tion OF the departments and the re-
classification OF government en-
ployees. A beginning has been made
on both OF these matters.
joint committee Of the two houses
OF congress, with Walter H. Brown asl
chairman, is studying the whole ques-.
tion OF organization OF the government
and the function Of the various de-
partments and bureaus and independ-
ent establishments cannot too
strongly advise you 10 keep yourself
In contact with the work that joint
committee is doing.
have given you the names OF the
members OF the committee In another
article but l will repeat them here.
They are Senators Smoot 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 20 Mr.. Brown, the chair.
man OF the committee, who represents
the President, with headquarters Ia,
the house Office building here at Wash
ington.
This is the third or fourth attempt
that has been made 10 effect a 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.
I This joint committee Is NJ work now.
II is collecting facts. II is finding out
/, the actual condition. II Is studying
the departments. Presently IL will
make a report TO congress. II you
will show an active, insistent interest
In the work that II Is doing congress
will take action. IL you do not show
| this interest there Is every chance In
/ the world that no action viii 'be taken,
and that things Will remain much as
ever.
/ Hundreds OF special interests are
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 I'm q
hundred sklllful. shrewd, subtle ways
+ arguments 10 support the legislation
they are seeking TO advance. II would
, take two or three columns OF this
I newspaper merely 10 print list OF
the organizations and associations that
are here, TO keep congress mindful OF
I their interests.
In this great clamor the common
public interest Is likely TO be sub
merged. In fact. too often II has been
submerged. This matter OF economies
! and reorganizing the business OF the
government and taking up the tedious
details OF administration Is n dull busi-
ness. II has been neglected and put
Off time after time because OF lack,
~ public interest and driving force
behind II.
II you Will supply this driving force.
now and display 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 negli-
gent, but now nj last the thing has
run along 80 far that something musts
be done about H.