The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-06
HOOVER MAPS
ORDER MERGING
U. S. BUREAUS
Warns Congress His Plan
viii Provoke Serious
Storm of Protest.
BY RUTH FINNEY
Times stan Writer

Times Stan Writer
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Presi-
dent Hoover's message today noti-
fed congress that within few days
he will issue executive orders group
ing or consolidating more than
fifty departments and bureaus Of
the government including indie
pendent agencies and he warned
that his plan will provoke storm
of opposition.
Congress has veto power over
these orders, which must be ex-
ercised within sixty days, and if
the reorganization plan proves ex-
tremely controversial, this dispute
may clog the machinery Of the
short session badly, making impog
sible passage of farm relief and
budget balancing legislation in the
three months before March 4.
Mr.. Hoover did not indicate how
much money he expects to save by
his consolidation plan. His an
nouncements that independent
agencies of the government would
be included was unexpected
If congress does not definitely
disapprove the consolidation plan
within sixty days after it is sub
mitted, it will become effective au-
tomatically.
Urges IL Per Cent Pay Cut
More controversial matter was in
jected into the program for the
short session by Mr.. Hoover's rec
concentrations for a general manu-
facturers sales tax and for an II
per cent pay cut for federal en-
ployes, to be imposed in addition to
the existing furlough plan of reduc-
ing incomes.
He demanded that $3.50 900, 900 be
cut from the federal budget, prom
lsing to make specific recommended
tons in his budget message, and
suggesting that the major cuts be
made in public construction, federal
pay rolls and veterans benefits.
In addition to economy, the Presi-
dent stressed only two other mat
tiers as of primary Importance at the
present time. These were reform of
banking laws and economic COOP
Grafton with other nations. The
message failed to mention prohibi-
ton and farm relief, the two mat
tiers first on President Elect Roose-
velt's program for immediate con-
sideration.
Barely Mentions Debts
MIR. Hoover's message contained
no accommodation in regard to war
debts, reciting merely that requests
for suspension of payments Dec Is
had been disapproved, and suggest
ing that later message will deal
with the subject.
In regard to domestic problems he
has stressed in other messages, Mr..
Hoover contented himself today with
calling attention to the fact that
these still remain unsolVed.
A third of the presidential mes
sage was devoted to reciting bene-
fetal effects said to have resulted
from steps taken by the admins
tration in the last year. The Presi-
dent declared that public health
now is "at its highest known level"
and that economic conditions have
improved lin many parts of the
country since last July, while ''un-
precedented emergency measures
. undoubtedly saved the country
from economic disaster"
Pleads for Individualism
This was followed by a lengthy
plea that future policies preserve
American individualism.
Mr.. Hoover's brief discussion of
international problems called atten-
ton to American participation in
the world disarmament conference
and the world economic conference.
THE welfare of our people is de-
pendent upon successful issue of the
great causes of world peace, world
disarmament and organized world
recovery" said the message. Nor
is it too much to say that today
as never before the welfare of man
kind and the preservation of civil
cation depend upon our solution of
these questions.
"Such solutions can not be at
tanned except by honest friendship,
by adherence to agreements entered
upon until mutually revised and by
cooperation amongst nations in
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