Evening star., 1925-04-09
i. s. BUREAUS FACE
ECONOMY SHUTTLE
Survey Ordered to Determine
if They Are Worth Cost
as Free Agencies.

All of the more than 40 independent
agencies of the Government are to be
included in the survey ordered by
President Coolidge TO determine the
extent of their actual usefulness.
This is directly in line with Presi-
dent Coolidge's economy program, and
he has instituted this inquiry to fur
nish himself with the facts upon
which he will determine whether or
not these agencies should be con-
tinued or abolished or whether they
can be merged with one or more of
the old time regular departments of
the Government
This survey already has been start
ed. with the United States Employees
Compensation Commission as the sub
ject of the first investigation. The
experts engaged in this task expect
to conclude their work within three
weeks, when they will report their
findings and opinions to President
Coolidge. This report also will con-
tain opinions regarding the legal
authority possessed by the President
in regard to the possible abolishme MT
of this commission or assigning it
under some one OF the regular de-
partments.
Doubt of Usefulness.
The President has received informa-
ton and opinions of a varied nature
regarding the real usefulness of this
commission and many Of the other in
dependent agencies which have been
created by law and which come under
no one of the regular Government
departments 1t has frequently been
suggested TO him that considerable lie
sum of public money could be saved
annually If some of these agencies
were either abandoned entirely or else
reduced in their pretensions and rele-
gated to some department.
1nasmuch as these suggestions fitted
IN completely with the President
fixed policy to economize in the
operation of the Government. he de-
cided to have scientific and thorough
that 1T would be only by such a
means that he could intelligently ar
rive at conclusion.
This investigate is being made by
the following: Frederick J. Bailey.
chairman, representative of the per-
sonnel classification board; F. w
Wright, representing the Budget
Bureau: V. G. Croissant, representing
the Bureau of Efficiency; Guy Moffett
representing the United States Civil
Service Commission, and B. G. Cald-
ell, cpIcSSIllHS the bcpdI VI
Justice.
| Next Move Planned.
1t is thought that the next investi-
cation to be made will be in connec-
! tion with the Federal Board for Voca :
tional Training. This agency was
recommended in the report of the
| joint congressional committee of re-
organization to be merged with the
Department of Education and Relief.
Among other agencies of the inde
pendent status include alien property
| custodian, which, in the reorganiza
| tion plan, was to have become a
part of the Department of Justice; the
national advisory committee for
aeronautics, which was recommended d
for consolidation with either the
Army or Navy; also the War Finance
| Corporation, which was revived by
Congress in opposition to policies of
President Harding, and the Federal
| Trade Commission.
| The Railroad Administration goes
| out of existence December so next.
The National Screw Thread Commits
| sion expires March 81, 1927.