Evening star., 1923-02-15
Brown Proposals Provide for
Uniting of War and NAVY
Departments.
MANY BUREAUS SLATED
FOR CHANGE IN CONTROL
All military Functions Would
60 to Purely Civilian
Departments.

Members of the Joint coneressio,.t
on reorganization of the
so'ernment departments today re-
ceiVed from Walter F. Brown. the
personal representative of the presi-
oent and chairman of the Joint com
ihittee' Cd a proof sheet Of a chart
u organization Of the executive de-
parlihents as recommended by the
fresloent and the cabinet: (2) suu-
mary OF the proposed change, and a.,
copy OF letter from the President
relative to the same Finished comics
Oh chart referred to by the Presi-
cent Will be placed in the hands OF
this Joint committee as quickly a
they come from the printer, Mr.
Brown said.
Outstanding Recommendations.
The outstanding summary of
recommendations is as follows:
l. The coordination of the mill
tary and naval establishments under
single cabinet officer as the depart
ment of national defense.
z. The transfer Of all non-nilitary
functions from the War and Navy
departments to civilian departments
-chleny Interior and Commerce
s. The elimination of all non-fiscaI
functions from the Treasury Depart
ment.
A. The establishment of one new
department-the Department Of Edu-
cation and Welfare.
5. The change of the name of the
Post ONCE Department to Depart
ment of Communications
D. The attachment to the several de-
partments of all dependent establish
ments except those which perform
quasi judicial functions or act as
service agencies for all departments.
The most important changes by de
partments are as follows:
State Department-The bureau of in
sular affairs is transferred from the
War Department to the Department Of
State.
Treasury Department-The genera
accounting Office. now an independent
establishment, is transferred TO the
Treasury Department.
Bureaus Transferred.
The following bureaus now in the
Treasury Department are transferred
to other departments:
Bureau of the budget, transferred
to independent establishments; gen
eral supply committee. to independ-
ent establishment; public health serv
ice, to education and welfare; coast
guard, to commerce and defense; SUI
pervising architects office, to the In
terror.
War and Navy Departments-Thes
departments are placed under sim
gle cabinet officer as the department
of defense. Three undersecretaries
are provided for the Army. for the
Navy and for national resources.
The non-military engineerin activi-
ties of the War Department, including
the board of engineers for rivers and
+ arl~a . he frtn nd .icin on
gineer offices. the Mississippi river
and California debris commissions;
the board of roads. commissioners for
Alaska and the office of public build
ings and grounds in the District of CO.
lumbia are transferred to the Depart
ment Of the Interior.
The marine activities of the War
Depa rtment, including the lake sur
vey Office. the inland and c?astwise
waterways service and the super
visor of New York harbor are trans
ferred to the Department Of Com
merce.
Insular Bureau Changed.
The bureau of insular affairs is
transferred from the War Department
| to the Department of State.
The photographic office and the
naval observatory are transferred
from the Navy Department to the
Department of Commerce.
The revenue cutter service. now
part of the coast guard in the Treas
ury Department, is transferred from
that department to the naval estab-
| lishment.
Department of the Interior-The
Interior Department is given two
major functions, the administration
of the public domain and the con-
struction and maintenance of public
works. The subdivisions of the de-
| partment are grouped accordingly
under two assistant secretaries.
The educational and health activi-
; ties Of the department, including the
| bureau Of education, Indian schools.
Howard University. the Columbia In
stitution for the Deaf, st. Elizabeth's
J Hospital and Freedmenis Hospital.
! together with the bureau of pensions,
are transferred to the new depart
| ment OF education and welfare.
! The bureau of mines. except the
! become part of the proposed bureau
of purchase and supply, and the
| patent Office are transferred to the
| Department of Commerce.
Non-Military Work Shifted.
| The non-military engineering ac-
tiyities of the War Department are
! transferred to the Department of the
Interior, as is also control over the
national military parks.
| The supervising architects office is
I transferred from the Treasury De-
! partment to the Department Of the
) Interior.
The bureau of public roads is trans
ferred from the Department of Agri-
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