The Washington times., 1926-02-17
The Government as a Time
Killer and Buck Passer'
BY BILL PRICE

REPRESENTATIVE MARTIN l. DAvEY the surgery doctor
from the Fourteenth Ohio district amends his scathng
remarks Government employees and charges that the
government United States is the most Inefficient
killing passing organization that exists in this broad
land"
We suspected that it was the system Government
that the Ohio Representative after although he did not
at first emphasize this made Government employees the
greatest time killers and buckpassers earth Being
expert surgery and not the careful and precise use
of English Mr.. Davey has run into hot fight
When Mr. Davey shifts his accusations the Government
ITSELF he viii find considerable sympathy in Congress and else
where because is undenaby true that is exceedingly
difficult for Representatives and their constituents 70 get sa
factory information from the Government regarding matters
of interest to the public Constituents Of Representatives
flood them requests for information governmental mat
tes and Representatives do find immense amount OF buck
passing
This passing due to the unwilngness Of en-
Moves to answer Congressional other requests is due
quite often to divided responsibilities existing throughout the
service and the profound amount Of red tape and time
CURED in getting replies to letters
Government departments and bureaus hodge podge
Of legislation dating back almost to the begin
ming Government Upon the original structure Of execu
departments has been put like upon the provera shant
many additions extending many Large numbers
of these additions Anticipated and useless The Wok over
laps and there is constant conflict.
Complete reorganization of Government departments and
bureaus urgent necessity for that kindred
work may placed under the executive authority
This would enable congressman and the public to find the
to personal requests and letters
has not nccseded Mr. Davey saws the problem cannot Be
solved by Congress- and right. he has bill in the
House to give President autocac authority reorganze
departments bureaus and this is the only
way win be satisfactorily done The President the
executive head Of the Government All executive matters
properly under him II given absolute authority, with
advisory board he could coordinate the work Of
the Government that passing would longer be 81
pasime
The trouble is that Congress loose It's grip
executive departments It is unwilling to transfer
fhoy President yet President made under
the Constitution responsible for executive administration
Congress Is wholly responsible for jumbled conditions I'M
executive departments has built little and then to
the original without consultation with administrative
architects There has been remodeng TO suit modern con-
donS There overlapping interference nefcency far
furnishing information to the public is concerned
This neficiency increased owing the housing Of gov
activities in widely scattered buildings throughout
District should be together in
building housed anywhere everywhere. This
weakness will be cured Congress passes the $6O0O0OO ap
preparation buildings in the District already passed
hv the Housa