Evening star., 1932-12-17

President H0OverS plan f0f re0rganl-
zation of the Government service re-
ceives the general approval Of the coun-
to the possibility of overcoming the de-
fenses of those who uphold the present
arrangement Transfer of the engi-
neer work away from the War Depart
ment is one object Of serious attack. It
Is felt that II Congress permits the re-
organization to become law by failing
to legiSlate within two months, the de-
preston will have been partly respon-
sible
President Hoover has accomplished
task" says the Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin, for which Congress gave him
only belated and much circumscribed
authority" That paper describes his
plan as "a regrouping of existing bu-
reaus and other agencies in four new
departmental divisions" and makes the
comment on the project: Such reor-
ganization is in line with the professed
desire and policy of Congress. 1t makes
possible substantial economies urgently
required to help balance the budget.
The plan deserves close study and the
earliest practicable action by Congress. !"
The Bulletin points out that the Ex-
ecutive orders cannot displace statutory
jobs, and the full potential of saving
still rests in the action of Congress"
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This reform" according to the
Rochester T1mes-Union, "is further
ahead than ever before, and the temper
of the country will not permit it to be
shunted aside indefinitely That paper
advises that Congress should think
twice about rejecting q plan which
promises to give improved service
of
Journal declares that Congress will
be constrained by both political
and personal influences to put the
whole thing over into Mr.. Roosevelt's
administration" but hold that Mr..
Hoover's proposals are good" and that
now is the time for Congress to do a.
fine stroke of economy for the over
laden taxpayers by letting them stand" I"
The Springfield (MassD Union suggests
that II the matter were forced through
the coming geferation of taxpayers
would have some reason for gratitude
for the worst economic depression in
our history" The Union believes that
it will go over to the Roosevelt admin
adoption may be counting too conf
IDENTIFY on the success of the next Con-
gress in facing inevitable bureaucratic
opposition"
The largest single need of the Fed
eral Government is a housecleaning
which will remove all Implications and
all Sinecures," says the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram, while the Newark Eve
ming News feels that whatever the fate
of these suggestions individually, they
offer something to cheer about, because
they represent beginning at last in
the overdue task Of revising govern
mental set-up." The Pasadena Star
News advises that lust as this uni
versatility of hard times has broken all
precedents. SO the future, in dealing
with the problems of government, un-
doubtedly will break new paths and
open up new methods of economizing in
governments" That paper sees a de-
mand for "a sweeping change in gov
ernmental operations" The New York
Journal Of Commerce offers the opinion
that "the proposition seems destined
to be made effective by the disinclina-
ton of members Of Congress to run
counter to party platform and cam
pa1g pledges for economy in govern
ment operations" The Chicago Daily
News AYERS that ''hasty condemnation
of the plan can be attributed only to
partisan or factional politics" The Hav-
erhill Gazette believes that Congress
should judge it on its merits rather
than on the possibility that Roosevelt
may have a somewhat different plan"
The Providence Journal states that
whatever may happen to President
Hoover's reorganization program, there
is every reason for believing that a
thorough reorganization is nearing
realization"
"A good many Of the Presidents
proposals." says the Butte Montana
Standard. "are dictated by common
sense and do not require expert execu-
tive knowledge for their justification.
Still the whole program, for which the
country has been waiting impatiently,
is more tkan likely to meet the same uh-