The Alaska daily empire., 1922-10-13
FORSAKING GOVERNMENT BY THE
PEOPLE.

On all sides leaders of public opinion are warn
ing the nation of the dangers of the continued ant
virtually ricted growth of bureaucracy in th'
American government pledge to wage war OF
bureaucracy is the main plank Of Dr. S. Royal Cope
land Democratic nominee in New York Tor Unlte'
States Senator who is making the race against Sen
ator Calder, renominated for the position by the Re
publican party.
The Democratic nompee is but the latest to voic
his opposition to the bureau system in government
Newspapers i'll increasing numbers are entering th'
fight stop the further spread of this evil TIT
main theme Of all these warnings is that less am
less under bureau rule is the American government
fulfilling its ideal Of government by the people
1t is being administered by centralized overload
family if at all responsible the people.
In recent article the Chicago Tribune put tn
against bureaucracy follows
From 1916 1922 the number of FeA-
eral executive employees has made a net
increase of 122,S00. On the date of the
armictice, NCv. II, 1918, there APP
proxmately 917,7O0 employees There are
now 56osoo. There $4,000 before
the war. The government in making the
transition from peace to and back to
peace has retained 100 900 of the civil
employees taken in time.
This increase represents the extension
of government activities. The tendency is
not continued dehation but initiation New
functions OF government revealed and
still more urged Nearly all the
functions deal with the habits, industries
and activities of the citizens
In part the increase in the civil list of
the Federal bureaucracy indicates the en-
croachment of the central government upon
the duties of States. One of the dangers in
growing bureaucracy lies in its desire to
make work. Red tape is in part bureaus
metilod of survival and extension. The
it complexities the methods of government
the more it juatihes its civil list and the
mere ii retards the administration of bust
ness and increases the vexations of citizens.
A growing bureaucracy at Washington
contains many clements which are opposed
to the development OF the American republic
as a nation CT states in union. An American
described his country Englishman as
being continent not nation He was
trying to say that what would be prevailing
opinion in New England might not be pre-
Vaillns opinion on the Pacific Coast and
that the midwest might think one way and
the southern states another.
The United States is both nation and
continent and its national life is the better
for being diversified from Duluth to New
Orleans and from Boston to Pasadena. The
increase OF centralized governing power is in
the direction Of uniformity Kansas wants
New York to live Kansas thinks it good
to live and the only way in which that de-
sire can be gratifed is through Federal
bureau which VIII apply to New York the
wiz OF Kansas.
The central government will not resist
TINS because it offers bureaucracy the best
chance II could have satisfy its desire to
increase and spread. In place of govern
ment by the people of the states in matters
relating to their habits of life We shall
nave government by centralized function
aries who are mere mechansms of restrictive
law
Kansas wants New York to live as Kansas thinks
IL good to live. Not only will that statement hold
true as regards Alaska but Kansas, New York Penn
.yivania Maine New Hampshire, Florida Texas Iii.
nin a.s1,f,
parently want Alaska to live not as Alaskans have
flght to expect to live but they think she should
i've. And they have ON guard innumerable
bureaus to see that she does it, Alaska has govern.
men by people lots Of it--but very little by The
people OF Alaska