Evening star., 1933-06-22
INTERIOR WORKERS
WILL BE REDUCED,
NOT FURLOUGHED
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also to assist efficient employees who
must be separated to secure employ
ment in the new organizations being
established under the Federal relief
program"
The slash in Interior Department
funds was made in conformity with the
program Of the new administration to
cut all departmental appropriations,
which had been made by the last Con-
gress, in every direction it was found
possible to do so. The Interior Depart
ment is the first Of the 10 executive de-
partments definitely to announce its
plan of operation under the revised
estimates.
The administration earlier had moved
to spread its economy program
into two of the largest agencies OF the
Treasury Department-the Bureaus OF
Internal Revenue and Industrial Alco-
hol-without waiting for President
Roosevelt's reorganization plans anect-
ing these units to go into effect on
August 10. .
DR.. James M. Doran, commissioner OF
Industrial Alcohol, announced that on
July l his bureaus personnel would be
drastically curtailed to pave the way
for its consolidation with the Internal
Revenue Bureau under the reorganiza-
tion plans. The latter designation will
be changed to a division OF the depart
ment
DR.. Doran estimated this afternoon
that the dismissals would probably IN
clude between 125 and $50 people In
the field force Of the bureau and "a
few" at headquarters here IN WASH
ington.
$50 to Lose Jobs.
Also to insure smooth operation when
the consolidation takes effect, Internal
Revenue Commissioner Guy T. Helver-
ing said dismissals of about 500 OF
his agency's employees would be Or
dered. effective at the beginning OF the
new fiscal year. He said about 100
employees in Washington would feel the
economy knife.
Under the Presidents reorganization
order the Industrial Alcohol Bureau
loses its complete identity. BY chang
ing the designation Of the Internal
Revenue Bureau to a division. all pres
ent employees of both organizations are
out of jobs when the consolidation taxes
place, but Helvering is permitted to re-
tain in the new division all present
employees required for operation under
the new plan.
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has decided not to wait for this con-
solidation to cut down Government ex-
penses. He submitted to Commissioner
delivering a White House order that the
expenses of the Internal Revenue
Bureau must be cut $2,855 900 in 1884.
To STAY within this amount the COM
missioner has announced that 116
revenue agents and more than 100
deputy collectors would be dropped from
the pay rolls.
Helvering said 245 employees in the
income tax unit, rs in the intelligence
unit and 66, including 40 lawyers, in the
general counsel's Office would be let out.
In addition, he said, the Special Ad-
visory Committee which endeavors to
settle tax disputes carried to the United
States Board Of Tax Appeals SO to save
further litigation, would be cut from
IS to 7, and the clerks Of six outgoing
members be dropped.
The commissioner pointed out the
total cut was small in comparison with
the number of employees of the bureau
which now totals approximately $4,000
and expressed the belief the organiza-
ton would operate even better under
the Encouragement than at present.
He said the new taxes levied in the
industrial control bill would add to the
bureaus work, but that he hoped the
personnel would put forth greater effort
and collect more taxes than heretofore.
The commissioner said survey was
being made to determine what field
ofiices would have to be closed on June
80, but added no collection districts
would be abolished.
Prohibition Cuts.
Meantime, in a preliminary reorgan-
ization Of the Prohibition Bureau, Maj.
A. V. Dalrymple. director, said plans
had been completed for elimination OF
two prohibition districts and division
of one into two parts. Puerto Rico
and Hawaii will be discontinued as
separate districts, and the fifth district,
with headquarters at New Orleans, will
be divided into two districts.
One of the districts will be known
as district No. 13, and will be COM
posed OF Texas and Louisiana, with
headquarters at Houston, Tex. The
other, composed Of Mississippi, Ala
bama, Georgia, Florida and Puerto
Rico, will be known as the NTH dis
trict. and the headquarters will prob
ably be at Birmingham, although this
has not been definitely determined.
There will be deputy administrators
in Puerto Rico and Hawaii. Hawaii
will be added to the twelfth district
Other changes in the prohibition lay
out designed to save money are being
considered, Dalrymple said. None OF
these. however, Is in condition to be
discussed.
There win be no changes at present
In the four Eastern districts known as
Nos. /, 2, 3 and +
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