Evening star., 1932-12-30
President elect Anxious to
Direct Reorganization Of
Federal Government.
HOUSE GROUP TO TAKE UP
HOOVER PLAN WEDNESDAY
Collier to Call Committee in Effort
to Block So Transfers
Recommended.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, December 30.-Pres-
1dent-elect Roosevelt was ready today
to begin his personal study of Federal
finances and to take full responsibility,
his advisers said, for the reorganization
of the Federal Government as a means
OF efIecting major economies. His term
as Governor of New York ends Saturday.
From Washington, word reached the
President-elect that the Democratic
leaders Of Congress are ready to aid in
broadening the powers of the incoming
President , permit him to consolidate
many governmental units that now
cost taxpayers between $4,000, 100000
and 5000, 100000 yearly.
Announcing his views on reorgani-
zation yesterday, two days after he had
virtually killed the general manufactur-
erS' sales tax plan as means of balanc-
ing the budget. Mr.. Roosevelt's advisers
made it plain he believes the proposed
reorganization will be an insurmounta-
bic task unless the authority and the
responsibility for it are centered In the
Chief Executive.
Less Open to Attack.
In this connection, Mr.. Roosevelts
view, as made known by his friends, is
that when the effort toward consolidat-
ulS DSSlIlS lIlS FIeSlOeIlL IllIlSelI Will DC
less open to attack by organized groups
who fear their interests will be endan-
gered by the economies than the in
dividual members Of Congress will be.
Mr.. RooseveltS plan Is to have the in
dividual members Of Congress approve
his plan only through their votes on
the appropriation bills accompanying it.
One suggestion has been that the
President-elect permit the Democratic
leaders to present his plan in the form
of rider to deficiency appropriation
bill expected to be presented in Con-
gress during the present short session.
The whole matter of the President.
elects plan probably will be gone over
at length with Vice President-elect
John N. Garner, Speaker Of the House,
at conference some time soon.
While national matters claimed part
Of the President-elect's time yesterday,
he also was concerned with clearing up
State business for his successor a.
Governor, Col. Herbert II. Lehman, who
will take the oath tomorrow night.
Two State Conferences,
During the day he had a long con-
ference with Mark Graves, q close asso.
ciate for several years In conducting
Of the New York budget. Some of Gov.
Roosevelt's friends say Mr.. Roosevelt
Will be glad to take him to Washington
after March in some advisory capacity,
II Mr.: Graves can be persuaded to make
the change
Yesterdays meeting with Budget d.
rector Graves was his second lengthy
State budget conference in two days.
Wednesday the retiring Governor went
over the whole matter of State finances
with Gov.-Elect Lehman.
The Lehman State cabinet plans have
been held up temporarily pending some
word from Mr. Roosevelt as to which Of
his department heads, If any, he in
tends to designate for places in the
presidential cabinet.
Industrial Commissioner Frances Per.
kins, prominently mentioned in connec-
ton with the Roosevelt cabinet post of
Secretary of Labor, may leave one va
cancy for Col. Lehman to fill. Either
Thomas M Lynch, State tax commits
s1oner, or Edward j. Flynn, secretary
| OF State. may be named collector of the
port of New York by the new President,
creating another vacancy to be filled BY
| appointment. Both are old friends Of
| President-elect Roosevelt, and Flynn
has been one of his strongest supporters
In New York City.
Conservation Commissioner Henry
Morgenthau, jr.. may be given a diplo-
matte post, some of Mr. RooseveIt,s
! friends say.