The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-21
NEW DRASTIC GOVERNMENTAL
CHANGES ARE BEING MADE
QUIETLY AT THE CAPITAL
Affect Both Recovery And
Fundamental Organi-
ton, Is Said
COORDINATION AND
ECONOMY ARE AIMS
By e. G.. NICOLET
United Press Staff Correspondent

Oniteo Tress Stoii
WASHINGTON, Dec. II CUP
drastic changes being maneu-
vered quietly and unobstruslvely
in the policies and structure OF
the government, showed them
selves Wednesday in collection
of developments. The changes
involve both the emergency re-
covery organization and thu Older
basic structure. Some are the
result of the administrators
open policy Of experimenting and
changing its course when expert
ments prove the futility Of a
particular program. Others are
| IN the interests of economy and
better coordination between gov
eminent departments.
The changes figuring i'll the
days news include:
/. Abandonment Of the Old
agricultural adjustment admins
tration policy of sponsoring mar
keting agreements to protect
farmers and consumers, slgnallz-
ed by an order ending the Chi
cago milk marketing agreement
January l.
2. Agreement between Attor-
new General Cummings and Act
| ing Secretary Morgenthau to
commission all investigators OF
the justice department alcoholic
beverage unit as internal revenue
agents. This, in effect, consoll-
dates the old prohibition unit
with the treasury inspection
forces, increasing the efficiency
of the administration drive to
get rid of bootleggers.
3. White House verificatlon
of reports that serious consid-
Grafton is being given to trans
fer of the coast guard from the
treasury to the navy. This
would be move in the inter-
ests of both economy of opera,
ton in efficiency. 1t would
make easier the use of navy air
planes and ships to prevent
smuggling and would make the
coast guard Of greater value to
/ the navy in emergencies through
coordination of activities in
normal periods.
1t would facilitate the work
of combating smugglers.
4. White House announce.
ment that state directors under
the new national emergency
council, who will be in direct
charge of NRA code enforce
ment will be directly reSpon'
sible to Frank Walker, tempo
rary chairman. That really
means directly responsible te
President Roosevelt and offer:
a check on the NRA. Previ
ously local code enforcement,
agencies have reported direct!
Ito the NRA.
In addition, President Roose
welt issued an executive order
extending for four months Thu
presidents e-e m plo y m e n
agreement, due to expire Dec
i3l. This was an admission thai
the optimistic summer expecta
ton of having all industr!
operating under codes by Jan
uary l had not been lived VI
to, but nobody has expected il
recent months that the theore
tical goal could be achieved
The four month extension
carrying the agreement to Ma!
II. had some significance, whel
considered in connection witt
the recent announcement tina
the civil works program for re
employment at government ex
Ipense would be ended on tn
same date.
1t was indicated that May
had been accepted as a dead
line for winding up the plas
tic, temporary stage of the re
| covery program and establish
! ing instead the foundations o
permanent structure.
The announcement that Sc
'CretarV OF Agriculture WdiiaS
. had terminated the Chicag'
milk agreement was, patenitall,
at least, the days biggest new
in Washington. This was tn
first agreement negotiated t.
rehabilitate the dairy industr.
and was followed by dozens o
other local compacts designed t.
guarantee dairy farmers a fai,
price without undue increase
in the cost of milk to city con
sumers.
Former Agricultural Adjust
ment Administrator Peek be
. lieved that such marketin,
agreements would do more thai
any other course to aid farm
ers generally. The entrenche'
liberals of the agriculture de
partment had little sympath!
with such agreements, faVorln'
crop limitation and money man
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