Evening star., 1932-12-09
FOUR CABINET
h AIDES CREATED
No Estimate Made
+ of Savings Likely
!. to Result.
Terts of the Presidents mes
sage and supporting argument
appear on Pages A-6 and Al.
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG.

Sweeping reorganization of the
executive and administrative
agencies of the Federal Govern
ment is provided for in.11 execu-
tive orders, transferring and
grouping a large number of these
agencies, transmitted to Congress
today by President Hoover.
The Presidents orders, which
are in accordance with an act of
Congress passed last June, be-
come effective in 60 days unless
disapproved by Congress in the
meantime. They would effect the
grouping or consolidation OF a
total of So executive agencies and
reduce by about Is the number of
independent establishments.
These orders are incorporated
in a message which. with a de-
scription Of the reorganization
plan and, a detailed explanation
of the S2sctions of the various
agencies am activities affected,
and Mr.. Hoover's arguments for
consolidation, grouping or COM
plete abolishment, is more than
10000 words in length.
For Eliminating Waste.
1t is made plain by the President that
his aim is to eliminate as much as pos
sible the waste of duplicated effort and
the overlapping of authority by consoli-
dating and grouping activities accord
ing to their major purposes under sin
gle-headed responsibility.
His plan, which serves as climax to
many years of effort, not only on his
own part but that Of many Of his pred
ecessors, Is most comprehensive and, In
his opinion, would effect large saving
IN public money.
The President pointed out in his mes
sage that certain limitations are placed
upon the Executive in the provision
that statutory measures may not be
abolished by executive orders, the effect
of which, he said. rendered it necessary
to retain many commissions, but, under
his executive orders, their administra-
tive functions have been taken away
and placed under various departments,
while the commissions themselves re-
tain only their advisory functions.
He was unable, however, to give an
estimate of the economies which even
tually would result from such pro-
gram. He pointed out, though, that the
total appropriations for the present
fiscal year for the agencies affected Is
approximately $700, 100000.
No new cabinet positions are created
by the Presidents program, but four
new designations for Assistant Secre-
taries are provided for. These are:
Assistant Secretary Of Interior for Pub
lie Works, Assistant Secretary OF mte-
rior for Education, Health and Recrea-
ton; Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
for Land Utilization. and Assistant Sec
retary of Commerce for Merchant
Marine
One significant feature of the Presi-
dents message explaining his executive
orders was his statement that he has
under consideration further consolida-
tions and groupings in the different
departments, among these being certain
functions of the Army and Navy, which
he hopes to transmit to Congress at a
later date.
Assistant Secretaries.
The major portion of the consolida-
lions and groupings is placed in the four
divisions which would be headed by
these Assistant Secretaries.
Into the Division Of Public Works
which would be part OF the Interior
Department, the President shifts the
Bureau of Reclamation and the Geo.
logical Survey, both of which now are
In the Interior Department; the once
of the Supervising Architect, now in the
Treasury Department, and the non
military activities Of the Army Engl.
neers, including rivers and harbors anc
food control work, now under the Wal
Department.
Into this division also would go the
Interoceanic Canal Board; the Bureau
of Public Roads, now in the Agriculture
Department; the Office of Public Build
ings and Public Parks, now independ,
ent administrative duties and powers Of
the National Capital Park and Planning
Commission: administrative duties anc
powers of the Rock Creek and Potomac
Parkway Commission; the Arlington
Memorial Bridge Commission; admins
trative duties and powers of the Com
mission of Fine Arts; the general Sup
ply Committee now in the Treasury De
partment, and the Government Fue
Yards.
into the division known as Education
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