The Washington times., 1933-05-31
UNITS
To Be USED IN
EMERGENCY
Shifts of Present Stats To Be
Practice When Possible;
Fewer DiSmissaIs

Federal employees today are re-
ceiving the best news they have
had in many weeks, in the ap-
pearance of a proposed policy to
utilize Government resources now
existing, wherever they are prac.
ticable, in building up the new
emergency organizations.
This will mean, in all proba.
bility, that number of Federal
units, hitherto slated for drastic
curtailment. will be taken over
almost bodily into the new group
ings.
Almost coincident with the an.
nouncement of this plan came
the intimation from the White
House that the major aspects of
reorganization would be post.
poned for some time, although
some minor proposals will be
transmitted to Congress almost
at once.
Study Causes Delay
Undoubtedly there is a definite
connection between the develop
ments today. Reorganization in
all probability is being postponed
in order that further study may
be made to determine where GER
tain existing Federal units might
fit in the enlarged emergency
scheme.
Secretary Roper revealed the
policy of utilizing present agencies
today in discussing the future of
the commodities divisions of the
Bureau OF Foreign and Domestic
commerce and their possible utili.
zatlon under the Industrial Re-
covery Bill. These divisions, ac.
cordlng to the original reorganiza-
ton plan. would have been elm.
mated, or greatly reduced in inn.
portance. The Secretary said to.
day, however:
In the effort to expedite.
and not overlap, and to conduct
reorganization in the most eco
nOmlcal way, / have called the
attention of the President nv
Chart and otherwise to the fact
that we have in this depart.
ment an embryo set-up, and will
ne glad to have that examined
and utilized in any way he and
the organization he wishes tn
form may find advisable"
General johnson, named az ad.
mlnlStrator under the industrial
recovery bill, has established head.
quarters practically in the midst
OF the commodities divisions in
tne commerce Department build
ing.
Ready for Work
Mr. Roper, commenting further
on thelr possible place in the or
ganlzation General johnson will
head, said that the set-up was al.
ready existent; that it seemed to
be fine nucleus, and was ready
TO start work at once.
The President, he said. had
seemed much interested in the
chart of departmental activities,
winch had been presented in order
mat present organizations might
not be overlooked in building up
new ones. The Secretary felt that
there should be cooperation in the
use OF any and all agencies now
rating.
Some of the reorganization pro-
posals that will go to CONGRESS-
this week will deal with changes
IN the Department of Commerce,
1t was said there today.
Anna roNt1v M oHo~-~ l.
tempiated with respect to reduc.
ing the foreign service of that de
partment. for it was said that
the conferences with the State
Department have progressed to
the point where practical agree
ment has been reached on the
extent to which the State Depart
ment can take over functions now
under the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce.
Transfer Held Up
1t was expected that there
would be no oppositio nto the re-
transfer of the Bureau of Mines
to the Interior Department, and
mat may be arranged in this
"COh . recommendations.
However, the proposal to trans
Ter some divisions of the Inter
state Commerce Commission to
the department has been held no.
This was due, it is intimated,
to objections by the Commission
itself. 1t is also probable that the
active functioning of the railroad
coordination plan will be awaited
before final decision as to the
divisions under discussion will be
made.
Additional reorganization of
the Government will be under.
taken this week through the me-
dium OF issuance of six to eight
Executive orders directing con.
solidations and transfers of bu.
reaus, the White House said to-
day.
After a series of conferences
with Budget Director Lewis w.
Douglas, President Roosevelt has
decided against attempting any
drastic reorganization now.