The Washington times., 1927-09-01
The Efficiency Bureau and the
District Commissioners

clash between the District Commissioners and the Eff
cheney Bureau which has been investigating departments Of
the District Government is indicated in news stories
This been expected and the interesting part is
Just how far the official will 60 and where will end
The limitations that the Efficiency Bureau which was
instructed by subcommittee Of Congress to investigate GER
tain district activities viii carry its complaints Congress
As be gathered the Commissioners have not
acted with speed upon Of the recommendations Of the
investigators and have the to claim the right differ
from the Efficiency Bureau in some things.
Herbert D. Brown chief Of the Efficiency Bureau an
able man He is highly regarded in Congress His organiza
nected with the Civil Service Of the Federal Government
Through Mr. Browns abilities and work his establishment
fu that it is under constant attack When makes recon-
or gives orders there lot Of Federal officials
The Efficiency Bureau Is Federal institution Il NAV be
DESTROYS Of getting the grip in the District Government
N has In the Federal In fact it to be acting as
already had this grip and District officials should hop
when it speaks
There immense numbers Of District people who feel
that there IS entirely too much liberalization Of District a
fairs and who will applaud the Commissioners taking the
position that they responsible for the administration of
District business and will accept reject recommendations
IS they deem proper
the Bureau Of Efficiency to run the District Government
the offices Of District Commissioners might as well be abo
ished the Commissioners to be manikns jumping
when the Efficiency Bureau pulls the strings they had better
get out Of office There law compelling their acceptance
o. recommendations Of any official bureau they do
believe these recommendations would be suitable to District
administration Until such law is passed by Congress which
y decidedly improbable they should for Of dignity
and selfrespect, act as they fit.
The Efficiency Bureau has had valuable experience in
handling personnel purchasing and kindred matters should
De OF assistance to the District Government in these things
me bureau qualified to send its representatives into
the District Building and promptly make acceptable recon-
mendaions on all subjects including traffic laws and
torcement taxation, etc, is open to question.
Efficiency experts are hardly prepared how
bray they may be- to ofhand tell well informed officials
Just what they should do and how it should be done
is taken for granted that District department officials
are intelligent progressive who the public well and
that their recommendations to the Commissioners
attention not, they should be supplanted by men
women from the Efficiency Bureau.
the Commissioners doubtless DESTROYS Of obtaining
vice from any source that might improve municipal admins
raon They would be derec their duties they took
for granted that changes should be made in District
Building methods But in the final analysis they are judges
the responsibility upon them and they should permit
themselves to be coerced into action that against their better
Judgment.