Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-24
GOVERNMENT CUTS
HUGE PRINTING BILL
Six Departments Drop Annual
Reports of Some Sub
divisions.
Six of the ten Government depart-

Six of the ten Government depart
ments over which cabinet officers pre-
side this year, for the first time. will
discontinue publication of the annual
reports of some of their several bureaus
and subdivisions.
It was explained that this decision
was reaci ed in the interest of economy
and that no attempt at censorship" Is
intended. In most of the departments
vital parts of the discontinued publica-
lions will be consolidated and added to
the report of the department head
Because of the plan to add short
summaries of bureau activities to the
departmental report, no estimate could
be obtained on what the saving will
mean. The Government Printing Of
flee said it could not make an estimate
because of the changed size of the re-
ports. and only departmental officials
would hazard guess. At the Com
merce Department the saving was esti-
mated at 5000, and at the Labor De-
partment the figure was placed between
$4,000 and $780,
Printing to BE Dropped.
These two departments will make the
greatest reductions. Heretofore the Com
merce Department has published IL bu-
reau and division reports besides that of
the Secretary. All IL of them will be
dropped and short chapters added to
Secretary Roper's report in their place.
This report is now ready for the printer
and probably will be bound and ready
Tor distribution about December /.
The Labor Department likewise will
have q single report this year, that of
Secretary Perkins. At least 10 sub
reports will be included in the CONSOLE
dated volume.
At the Interior Department, Secretary
1ckes' report will include chapters on
National Parks, Buildings and Reserva-
tons; Indian Affairs, Education, the
Geological Survey, General Land Office
and Reclamation. Heretofore these have
been handled separately by the bureau
chiefs.
Postmaster General Farleys report
also will include the annual statements
of the First, Second, Third and Fourth
Assistant PostmaSters General, making
q single volume instead of five as in the
past. The reports of the assistants,
however, will be placed in the single
publication in such a manner that In
case there is sufficient demand for the
separate reports they can be printed
without any additional composition.
Monographs to Be Used.
The War and Navy Departments plan
to use monographs this year instead
OF printing. Secretary Swanson's re-
port will be printed, but the others, be-
tween 10 and Dozen will be mimeo-
graphed in sufficient number to meet
public demand. Likewise. Secretary
Derns report will be printed along with
five others, but mimeographed reports
will suffice for all those of a nature to
conflne their circulation to military
purposes.
The chief of staff's report has been
completed. The chief of Engineers will
publish the part of his report pertain
Ing only to rivers and harbors, leaving
out all strictly military matters. The
Surgeon General. the Bureau of In
sular Affairs and the National Guard
Bureau will continue to publish their
usual reports.
The Department of State. Treasury.
Justice and Agriculture will make no
change in their reports. In fact, the
State Department gets out no annual
report and the last issue of the Foreign
Service publication was printed in
1913. Usually. it was explained. the
department stays about that far behind
owing to the delicate nature of diplo-
matte papers included in the volume.
The Justice Department heretofore
has published only the report of the
Attorney General, occasionally issuing
a separate document OF the prisons.
This year only the one departmental
statement will be made. The Treasury
will continue to publish its reports as
tn the past
The Agriculture Department will be
the source Of % separate annual state
mentS, 81 from bureaus and divisions
and that from Secretary Wallace.
These rpnnrfS nf crpriq1 izoi
nature and interest in them is confined
chiefly to smaller areas rather than
being widespread throughout the
country.