Evening star., 1923-10-09
FULL PLAN OF j. s.
REORGANIZATION To
Be GIVEN CABINET
Brown Probably Will Explain
Scheme Next Tuesday.
Early Action Expected.
COOLIDGE Determined
TO SEE CHANGES MADE
Proposed Realignment of Depart
ments and Bureaus Causes
Differences.

Every detail of the comprehensive
plan for reorganiZing the federal de-
partments and independent agencies
of the government will be outlined to
members of the cabinet by Walter F.
Brown, chairman of the joint con-
sressional committee on reorganiza
tion. who personally drafted the re-
organization scheme which was ap-
proved last winter by the late Presi-
dent Harding, it was announced to-
day at the White House following
conference between Mr.. Brown and
President Coolidge. Mr.. Brown prob
ably will appear before the cabinet
at its meeting next Tuesday.
At the same time it was made
known at the White House that the
President Is strongly in favor of the
plan of reorganization of the govern
ment departments, believing that 1t
will enimipate the overlapping Of au-
thority and duplication of effort.
thereby resulting in greater efficiency.
Mr.. Coolidge, it was said, will make a
determined effort to have Mr.. Browns
scheme enacted at the next session of
Congress.
To Discuss System.
Next Tuesdays cabinet meeting, 1t
is understood, Will be devoted eX-
clusively to the discussion Of the re-
organization plan. Each cabinet
member Will be given an opportunity
to question Mr.. Brown regarding the
scheme after he explains the plan as
comprehensively as possible.
1t has been suggested that follow
ing the round table discussion GER
tain differences of opinion now ex-
listing can likely be amicably adjust
ed in order that the reorganization
plan can go to the Capitol with the
unanimous approval of the President
and his cabinet.
Mr. Brown expressed the belief that
before his plan is finally. approved 1t
likely will undergo some changes to
meet the views of the President and
one or more of the cabinet officers.
When the plan Is finally agreed to
by the President and his portfolio,
it will go Immediately to the joint
committee on reorganization to be
whipped into shape for presentation
before Congress.
Mr.. Brown feels assured from talks
with Senator Smoot and other mem
bers of the joint committee that this
proposed legislation will have an even
chance of favorable action at the
next session of Congress. Members
of the committee, however. have eX-
pressed themselves as being some
what doubtful about certain features
of the plan that might strike MEM
bers of Congress as being of too
radical departure to include in the
reorganization plan.
Row Over Changes.
The details of Nr. Browns plan
over which there has been some dis
agreement include the consolidation
of the War and Navy departments into
the department of national defense,
and the division of the bureau OF
forestry among the departments of
IHterior, Agriculture and Commerce,
and the consolidation of the various
investigation bureaus of the several
departments.
Those advocating the Brown plan
feel certain that when Mr. Browns
are understood at the Capitol. the leg
islation will be enacted. 1t is expect
ed also that inasmuch as Mr.. Coolidge
has expressed himself so favorably
for a plan, of reorganization that he
will move quickly and decisiyely after
Mr. Brown appears before the cabinet
and the 20. K" of the latter is affixed
to the plan.
Additions to Plan Seen.
Whether any changes will be made
! in the present plan will not be deter
mined until after Mr.. Brown has ap-
peared before the cabinet meeting, but
one thing certain is, according to those
interested in the subject, that several
additions will be made. Prominent
! among these additions will be pro-
vision for an assistant to the Presi-
dent, who, in turn, will have four as
sistant secretaries-one to- be in charge
of the executive personnel, one to
| handle all legislative matters. one to
devote his attention to political ques-
tions and patronage, and one to ham,
die clemency cases. These assistants,
Mr.. Brown explains. will go long way
toward relieving the President Of much
of the routine and lesser important
duties of his Office.