Evening star., 1932-12-09
text of President Hoover's
message on Government re-
organization follows:
Tn tha Gapofa anl uOy1ca
of Representatives:

message on Government re-
organization follows:
i To the Senate and House
Of Representatives
The Congress, on June 80, 1882.
enacted provisions for the reorgani-
zation of the executive departments.
which subject I have from time to
time laid before the Congress.
The declared policy of the Con-
gress, as set out in Section 401 OF
Title 4, Part 2. of this Act, follows:
Sec. 40l. In order to further re-
duce expenditures and increase eff
cheney in government it is declared
to be the policy Of Congress
"(a) To group. coordinate. and
consolidate executive and admirlts-
trative agencies of the Governn ent.
as nearly as may be, according to
major purpose;
"Cb) To reduce the number of
such agencies by consolidating those
having similar functions under a
single head;
"(c) To eliminate overlapping and
duplication of effort; and
"(d) To segregate regulatory agen-
cies and functions from those of an
administrative and executive char
acter."
To accomplish these purposes, the
President was authorized by ESecu-
tive order to transfer executive agen-
cies to and from departments and
independent executive agencies and
to designate titles and duties OF the
officials connected Herewith.
The act provides that such Exec
utive orders must be transmitted to
the Congress while in session, and
that they shall not become effective
until the expiration of 60 calendar
days, unless the Congress shall in
the meantime approve them. In &C
cordance with this authorization, I
am transmitting herewith to the
Congress Executive orders which
have been issued today, transfer
ring and grouping a large number
of executive agencies.
A further limitation was placed
upon Executive action in the pro-
vision that statutory functions may
not be abolished by Executive or
ders, the effect of which renders it
necessary to retain many commits
sions, but, under the orders issued,
their administrative functions are
placed under various departments,
the commissions retaining their ad-
visory functions only. A total of
So executive agencies and parts OF
agencies have been grouped or con-
solidated. One effect is to reduce
by about Is the number of inde-
pendent agencies and commissions.
I have made no estimate Of the
extent of the economies which will
tlntc
ganizaticn program. The total ap-
preparations for the present fiscal
year to these agencies is approxi-
mately $7O0,o00,o0O.
These orders constitute the nee
essary initial action required In car
rying out the policy which the Con-
gress has proclaimed in connection
with reorganization of the execu-
tive branch of the Federal Govern
ment. They undertake to group
certain executive agencies and ac-
tivities in logical and orderly rela-
tion to each other as determined
by their major functions and pur-
poses, and to vest in the head of
each department, subject to Execu-
tive approval, the authority and
responsibility to develop and put
into effect the ultimate details of
better organization, elimination of
overlap, duplication, and unneces-
Sary expenditure. These results can
only be worked out progressively by
the executive officers placed in
charge of the different divisions.
An example of the value OF such
grouping and consolidation is well
shown in the increased efficiency
and administrative nom ies
brought about through the consoh-
dation of agencies relating to vet
erans' service and likewise of en-
forcement activities which were au-
thorized some time ago.
I have under consideration fur
ther consultations and grouping in
the different departments. includ-
ing certain functions of the Army
and Navy. which I hope to be able
to transmit to the Congress at
later date.
Public WOrks.
1 have established a Division of
Public Works in the Department Of
the Interior and designated that the
title of one of the present Assistant
secretaries snail be cnanged 10 AS
sistant Secretary of Interior for
Public Works." under whose direc-
ton I have grouped the following
organizations and functions:
/. The Bureau of Reclamation,
now in the Department of the In
terror.
g The Geological Survey, now in
the Department of the Interior.
3. The Office of the Supervising
Architect, which is transferred from
the Treasury Department to the
Department of the Interior.
f. The non-m military activities lex
cept the Survey of Northern and
Northwestern Lakes and the Super
visor of New York Harbor) admin
istered under the direction or SUI
pervision of the Chief of Engineers,
United States Army, including riv-
ers and harbors and flood control