Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-23

WASHINGTON, Dec. Coon
gress may not do as much as some
people think it should. 1t may waste
a lot Of time. 1t may devote It's
energies and its talents largely to
che less consequential things. II may
put on the brakes when it should
be going full speed ahead. 1t rlay
indulge in great talk about &c, and
about" and evermore come out the
same door wherein it went. But II
congress does lay itself open to criti-
cism on any of these points it is not
because it lacks ideas, suggestions
and recommendations.
On the contrary. if congress un-
dertook to do half the things urged
upon it or to take up an even smaller
fraction of the subjects submitted
for it's consideration, it would n
it necessary to work "a hours a day
and 365 days a year. There is a
manifest determination to keep con-
gress busy.
Advice, prayers, petitions, de.
mands, descend upon the capitol
from every direction and from every
conceivable source, and in addition
to all that, congress must give ear
to the message of the President and
lie 6pOIt VI lSA SobAhNh
to say nothing of the suggestions
from numerous lesser governmental
dignitaries and agencies.
In fact, congress would have its
work cut out for it if it devoted it
self to the recommendations OF a
single member of the President S
report of the head of the Department
- ~ nrnn h,y x1-au Of Illustration
Herbert Hoover is known as a man
who does things and in this docu-
ment he proves himself a man OF
ideas. One of his most important
suggestions Is the reorganization OF
the various government agencies
that have to do with commerce,
manufacturing, mining. rail trans
portation, shipping and fisheries into
three bureaus or sub-departments
with an assistant secretary at the
head of each. Obviously Secretary
Hoover believes that these three
groups should be established under
the Department of Commerce, but
he says that is secondary in import
| ance to the grouping itself which is
essential as a measure OF co-ordi-
nation, efficiency and economy.
substantial SAVING tTDIIlssu
A saving of at least a million dol
lars annually in administration ex-
pense is estimated to result from
such a reorganization. Overlapping
| and duplication of service would be
| eliminated and personnel could be
| reduced or used with greater benefit
| to the public. 1t is also estimated
that for every dollar saved the
| country would get the value of many
| more dollars in the increased value
| of the service to trade and industry.
| These various agencies are now d.
| vided among seven different depart
ments, Mr.. Hoover points out, with
| the result that there is inevitable
| overlap, duplication and lack OF pur-
pose"
This recommendation is patiently
SO wise that it is difficult to e why
it should not be carried into effect
Immediately. Amy private business
institution confronted with such
weakness in it's organization plar
| would adopt the necessary reform
without a days unnecessary delay
However, the public's big business
establishment-the government!
not conducted that way, or at Least
Il hasn't been so conducted up &c
date. What will be said by the heads
of the other departments from which
Mr.. Hoover expects to withdraw the
various agencies he purposes to con
solidate into three groups under hi!
department? Unless they differ radi
Ically from all cabinet secretaries who
have preceded them they will sa,
Nothing doing!" Never" and a 10
of emphatic words of similar import
Each secretary naturally wants hi
department to be the largest ant
most important in the government
and hence he will resist the remova
of any Of his bureaus. Each sec
rotary has his friends in congress =
whom he will appeal to prevent tn
Outrage" as he characterizes 4
That gets the fight well under way
Then almost every individual gov
eminent employe has a friend Q
sponsor in the House or Senate. TIL
words consolidation" and "reorgan
ization" means fewer jobs to gov
eminent workers. and they fight q
IL for their very lives when such pre-
posals are advanced. They believ
in efficiency and economy, but NJ
if that involves making n job OF
of two, or two out of three.
: Congressman Have Their Own Ides
Congressman, whether Of the NJ
kpsr - sqJsr nEsnep q the nation;