New-York tribune., 1922-04-08
President Plans
WiderShake-Up
TN Departments
Does Not Intend to Override
Civil Serviee. but Will
Act TO Increase Efficien-
~ cy. He Informs Cabinet
Postoffices Considered
Sentiment for Political Rec.
ognition Will Be Consid.
E cred in Appointments

| - From The Tribanes Wosh,npton Bureoas
! Nv WASHINGTON, April 7.-Democratic
attacks on President Harding in the
| Senate to-day for removing depart
,tnental heads without regard to civil
81 rvice regulations, brought forth the
explanation at the White House that
- although the President had no inten-
ton Of overriding the regulations by
those dismissals. he feels that respon-
,4sibility for efficient operation Of the
government is on his shoulders and as
A. long as he IS Chief Executive. he in
tends TO feel free to improve govern
mental conditions. In fact, the Presi-
dent feels that if the civil service is
building up system under which the
Executive Is -power1ess to take action
where action is needed, then it is time
cooperation Of the civil service law was
Investigated.
The Presidents views were outlined
to members of the Cabinet at their
meeting to-day.
'h Besides the shakeup in the Bureau
fs of Printing and the threatened changes
in the Bureau of Internal Revenue it
was indicated at the White House that
the process by which postmasters OF
the first, second and third classes are
selected, may soon undergo change
For Political Recognition
Under the present regulations candi-
dates must pass a civil service exami-
nation in order to be appointed. There
cave been some disappointments polit-
EalIy, the President has found but on
the whole the system has been salts
factory. The President feels, however,
that altogether too much stress has
Been placed upon the civil service
and it may prove for the best inter
ests of the country and the postoffice
department to remove such offices from
the list Of positions requiring civil
service examination.
There is large sentiment through
out the country, it was pointed out
at the White House, in favor of politi
cal recognition, if consistent. The
president feels that such procedure
ras marked disadvantages though as
the postmasterships are decided to-day
BY civil service ratings, there are
Tarked disadvantages also.
In the Senate to-day Senators 11ar-
,,ison, Caraway and Stanley, Democrats,
STACKED the Presidents course and
--crtcized him, while assailing Re
IwSubicau spoilsmen." Senators New,
lNoses and other Republicans defended
the course of the Administration. The
discussion served to enliven the de
bate while the additional judges bill
was in progress.
Senator Harrison objected because of
alleged Republican efforts to block his
resolution calling for the number of
persons put into the civil service by
I executive order. He charged the Re-
publicans were in a "diabolical plot to
do things under cover and in secrecy,
and that executive orders to put men
under the civil service had been is
sued at request of certain Senators
and the Senators did not want their
Constituents to know it.
To Smoke President Out
The Senator overlooks," said Sena-
tor Stanley, that the ingenious spoils-
man from New Hampshire (Mr. Moses
/ ! has said that the President under
stands that his party is committed tc
! the civil service only when practicable
and that the Senator from Indiana
Mr.. New, says that it is never practica
Bile to put a Democrat in or keep him
IN if you can find g Republican to fill
! The job. Now if this is the case we
, have a wolf in sleeps clothing.
want to smoke the President out or
this proposition. / hape he will say
|! whether or not he approves of this
Interpretation Of his party's platform
pledge
- Senator New in sarcastic speech