The Glenwood post., 1922-04-20
vacIe Tets Bed Time Stories
Current Events For ths Childxso
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BUSINESS IN GOVERNMENT
MORE EFFICIENCY

BUSINESS IN GOVER~nhHi-
MORE EFFICIENCY
"That 8 right. You always do lot
Of talking about something you don't
know anything about" said Jack to
Freddie, who was attempting to de-
liver the remainder of long lecture
on the dismissal of the former super
iutendent of the bureau Of engraving
and printing and his division chiefs
"When Presidnt Harding says that
he acted for the good of the service
that's enough for me, but il it isn't
enough for you 1 II get Uncle Ted to
talk about it, Jack was a bit peeved
and didn't hesitate to show it, either.
'Ruth, go find Uncle Ted and ask
him if he won't tell us our story TO-
night about this thing. 1 can't stand
to have Freddie going on like this. ="
So Ruth went in search Of Uncle
Ted. Finding him in the study read
ing, it didn't take her long to per-
suade him that they wanted story
badly. After they were all settled and
quiet, he began.
"I'm rather glad,' said Uncle Ted,
"that Freddie brought this matter "
I had thought it stale by now. bus
have found some grown men who ap-
parently do not understand what was
done and why. 1t is good chance
for me to make the matter clear.
Without talking about any man in par
ticular I will try to show you the why
and wherefore in this matter. Presi-
dent Harding and the entire admins
tration in Washington is insisting up
on one thing above all else. That one
thing is efficiency. That is why Gen.
Dawes was called in by the president
to cut down expenses and stop dupli-
cations of orders among various de-
partments. That is why Mr.. Brown
has been working with his committee
to reorganize the various departments
and stop duplication work.
- Freddie, let me ask you this:
Suppose your father saw a certain
part of his store going down hill. It
was not doing the business it should.
He tried and tried, we will say, for
months to get those in charge of this
department to better conditions. But
they failed. What would he dol He
would have to do the only thing left.
Dismiss all those responsible and put
new blood in their places. We dom u
know the exact reason for the dismis.
sal of the bureau of engraving and
printing officials, but President Hard
ing has said there was sufficient req
sons for their discharge. He said it
was for the good of the service
which means for better efficiency. It
means that that part of the govern
ment was not going along as it should.
Naturally the Democrats are quite
excited over this affair because men,
bers of their party are hit. They are
howling for the president to give his
reasons for these dismissals. The cry
OF the Democrats at this time Is anus
ing. All of n sudden when they no
longer are able to pick whom they
choose and place them in government
positions where they choose, they have
become champions of the civil service
law.
Everyone can rest assured of one
thing. The president will probably
not present any specific charges
against the dismissed officials. There
is simply general charge of ineffi-
cheney. We must all remember this.
The administration of the executive
branch of our government, according
to the constitution. rests with Presi-
dent Harding The president feels
that what he did was for the best in
tersts of the country as whole. That
is the only way, as president, he can
look at things.
"We can be sure of another thing
This Y the last of the shake-ups at
Washington. Reorganization in other
departments of the government will
follow wherever the president finds
that the srvice can be improved. The
internal revenue division of the treas.
urv viii probably be reorganized
Work is years behind in that office
When the reorganization of the trea..