Evening star., 1933-04-14
II MAJOR CHANGES
IN ROOSEVELT PLAN
President Expected to Issue
Order Early Next. Week
Effecting Transfers.
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1904. One of the reasons given at the
tain an appropriation for the service
under the flag of the Agriculture De-
partment than the Interior.
During the Harding administration an
effort was made by Interior Secretary
Fall to regain control Of this service.
but his proposal was successfully fought
by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace,
father of the cabinet officer who now
holds the same portfolio.
Because of its close afflliation with
the departments National Park Serv-
ice, especially at the present time when
the Presidents Emergency Forestry
Conservation Corps is about to start
work in the National Forests, Interior
officials are reported to be using much
pressure to regain their old agency.
Two Interior Assistants.
The Bureau of Mines was taken away
from the Interior Department by Secre-
tary Hoover during the Coolidge ad-
ministration. 1t was reliably reported
that the Bureau of Fisheries was also
recommended to be transferred to the
Interior Department. but these plans
met with a last-minute revision because
of the laboratory space especially built
in the new Commerce Department
Building for this semi scientific bureau.
1t was reported that each Of the two
Assistant Secretaries of Interior was TO
be given direct supervision over one OF
the two sections of the departments
new set-up. One assistant Will nave
charge of the natural resources ana
public construction section, composed OF
the Bureaus of Geological Survey,
Reclamation, Forestry, Public Roads.
National Parks, Mines and General
Land Office.
The welfare section will be made up.
according to reports, Of the Bureaus OF
Indian Affairs, Education, Public Health
Institutions and the Territories OF
Hawaii, Virgin Island and Alaska.
The reorganizations of the Commerce
and Interior Departments are reported
to be the major part OF the economy
advisers recommendations to President
Roosevelt. OF the two, the Commerce
Department is slated to bear most OF
the reshuffling burden because OF the
creation Of the gigantic transportation
structure and the sekeletonizing Of its
Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce. While the State Department
will take over this bureaus trade pro-
motion activities abroad, the reports OF
its consular service will be passed over
to the bureau for dissemination to
American exporters as at present.
Z VIII Keep Identity.
Reports in administration circles have
been conflicting as to the part the Inter-
state Commerce Commission will take
in the structure Of the transportation
agency, designed to regulate the Ma
stions carrier system on land, sea and in
the air. President Roosevelt has
assured newspaper men that the COM
mission would not lose its identity and
his advisers in drafting their report
quasi judicial duties would not be. dis
! fturbed.
It was reported that the advisers plan
to allow the proposed seven-bureau
Y commission to remain absolutely sepa-
rate from the Commerce Department.
If Mr.. Roosevelt adopts the report Of
!. his advisers the commissions structure
! will be maGe up Of the Bureaus Of In
quiry, LaH, Traffic. Formal Cases,
Informal Gases, Appeals and the Ship
ping Boards Bureau OF Regulation and
However, according to reports, the
three sections composing the Land
Transportation Bureau of the depart
made up Of present I. G. G. units
safety, accounts, statistics, service,
finance and locomotive inspection. This
bureau will have supervision over rail-
roads, motor transportation and pipe
lines. %a
It was learned from authoritative
sources that the advisers have recon-
mended the Water Transportation Blu
reau be made up Of the Shipping
Boards Bureaus Of Research, Marine
Development, Construction and Finance
and the Merchant Fleet Corporation,
/ the War Departments Inland Water
ways Corporation and the Commerce
Departments Bureaus of Lighthouses
and Navigation Steamboat Inspection.
The air transportation section Is re-
ported to be made up of the Commerce
Departments Bureau Of Aeronautics,
/. the Agriculture Departments Weather
Bureau and the National Advisory
Committee for Auronautics. This sec
ton also will have contact agency
with the airmail division Of the Post
Once Department, according to reports.
Few Routine Changes.
The Commerce Departments Coast
and GeOQetlc survey, Tie 1uttIIol Oc-
partment's Geological Survey, typo
, graphical mapping section, the Naval
Observatory probably will be the nucleus
of the map and survey section.
The Federal Radio Commission Will
form the main part Of the communica-
/ ton section, which 1t is reported Will
have full charge Of all Government
messages.
Only routine changes were reported
to have been recommended for the de-
partment's Bureaus of Census, Patents,
Standards and Fisheries.
Unless the President disapproves-
and it is understood he has been kept
advised Of the plans Development
the program is expected to go to Con-
gress next week as the second Of a
series of reorganization steps being
undertaken to promote economy and
efficiency. Congress gave Mr.. Roose-
welt the authority to reorganize Gov
ernment agencies in the Treasury Post
ONCE supply bill for 1884.
It was explained in Democratic cir
cles today that these realignments Of
functions are counted on heavily by
Mr.. Roosevelt to help meet his cam
paign pledges Of cutting expenses Is
per cent. This involves plans for a
, fiat $1,000, 900 900 retrenchment. $780,
, 100000 of which is to come from vet
erans' costs, another $120, 100000 from
salary cuts and the remainder from
bureau shifts and deletions.