Evening star., 1922-04-05
MORE us. BUREAUS
|. TO Be HARD|NG|zED
Internal Revenue and Pro-
hibition Officials to Be
PIucked Next.

Early reorganization Of other de-
partments Of the federal government,
it is believed by high officials who are
close to the President, will follow the
recent shake-up made in the bureau
of engraving and printing.
THE government departments are
going to be Hardingized SO as to
bring them in complete sympathy
with the administrations IDEAS" was
the explanation made today by one
high administration official who is
one of group known to be in
trusted with bringing about the
changes being contemplated
Conidants of the President have
represented him as holding the view
that under the Constitution the Chief
Executive Is charged with the duty
of exercising the best judgment in
the administration of the office in
trusted to him. Therefore he is de-
termined that the government shall
be operated along more efficient and
businesslike lines. 1t is known that
the matter recently has been dis
cussed freely at cabinet meetings and
that the President has discussed his
ideas of reorganization with others
who are in his confidence
Close advisers of the President be-
lieve that he is empowered to make
whatever changes in official personnel
may be deemed expedient in the in
terest OF the country at large. al
though, if necessary, enabling legis-
lation may be obtained from Con-
greSs'
Treasury Next.
Attention at first will be given to
the Treasury Department, where many
changes are known to be contem-
plated for the good of the service"
Already some important changes have
been made in the customs division and
others are to follow
In most quarters the view is ad-
vanced, however, that the reorganiza-
tion as demanded by the President
would proceed regardless of party
affiliations until installation of new
personnel would eliminate all old
now considered as bad busi-
ness and faulty SO as to make way
for the greater efficiency sought by
the administration.
reorganization is planned, it was
SAID, in the internal revenue bureau,
and will involve, it was declared,
about a dozen important places. AS
soon as the internal revenue bureau
reorganization is finished the next
bureau to be given attention is ex-
pected to be that of prohibition en-
forcement. Just how many key posi-
tions" are involved in the bureau is
not known, but it is understood they
are considerable.
Under Civil Service.
Ninety per cent of the changes so
asserted, were under the civil serv-
ice and made in accordance with
civil service laws. 1t was indicated
that there was no intention of max
ing a sudden wholesale change in the
remaining work of the reorganization
of the internal revenue bureau or in
the prohibition bureau, but that the
work would require some weeks and
would be made much along the lines
followed in the customs reorganiza-
ton.
The customs bureau officials in sup
port of their changes declared that
the customs receipts for March, 1922.
were over $11.000.000 greater than
the preceding March. and reached a
total of $40.2SS,42S, a figure which,
they said, was larger than those for
any single month in the history of
the customs.
The receipts for the fiscal year to
April 1, they added, amounted to
$24S.199,565, which was an increase Of
$3O,260,123 over the collections for
the same period last year.
The President also is known to be
of the opinion that the work Of the
federal departments and bureaus
would be greatly facilitated and
otherwise improved by adoption Of
the plan prepared under the direction
of Walter F. Brown. chairman of the
joint congressional commission on re-
organization. At least three-fourths
of this plan, which was submitted to
the President more than three months
ago. has been approved by him and
his entire cabinet. 1t Is expected at
the White House that the plan. or at
least the greater portion of it, soon
will be returned to the joint con-
gressional committee to make ready
for the introduction in Congress Of
one complete and general reorgani-
zation bill.
However, the administration has no
intention Of awaiting the enactment
of q reorganization bill before effect
ing the changes deemed necessary to
establish the efficiency demanded by
the PreSaen go.