The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-14

that has attracted little pub
 This is retaining in the junior executives.
 Much has been written about possible cabinet changes. That the presidents senior official fam fly needs strengthening is 8 fact Roosevelt himself knows only too well. Yet the problem of retain ing in his administration the corps of brilliant and hard-work- ing seccnd-string officials is far more important at the moment than overhauling the cabinet.
 THE REASON IS SIMPLE.
 It is these junior executives who are carrying the real admin istrative load of the regime. Their loss would be a great blow. Bumbling Bosses
 Particularly is this true in such departments as commerce, justice and labor where the top bosses are bumbling and incompetent. For example,:
 The brains and driving force of the labor department are As- sistant Secretary Edward F. Me- Grady and Dr. Isador Lubin, commissioner of the bureau of labor statistics.
 THESE TWO ACES, one a labor authority and the other statistical genius, are solely re- sponsible for the departments effectiveness. Without them Miss Perkins would be dismal flop. McGrady has worked tirelessly for four years without a vaca- tion, while Miss Perkins has been absent from her office for weeks at a time delivering lectures or attending conferences in Europe. Dept. of Justice
 In the justice department the situation is much the same.
 A group of talented young law yers, headed by Assistant Attor- ney General Robert Jackson, are carrying the legal burden of the government while amiable in- dolent Homer Cummings makes himself pleasant to politicians and socialites.
 Restive
 The president is in real danger of losing these junior executives.
 IN FACT, THE EXODUS HAS ALREADY BEGUN.
 Judge John J. Burns, able gen. eral counsel of the securities and exchange commission, has re- signed to return to private law practice, and is taking three of his brightest aides with him. Reginald Laughlin, talented as- sistant general counsel of the Reconstruction Finance Corpora tion, is departing. The treasury has lost to a Washington law firm John G. Harlan, assistant to its general counsel.
 AND McGRADY, JACKSON AND LUBIN HAVE TOLD THE PRESIDENT THEY ARE PLAN MING TO RESIGN.
 Underlying this restiveness are two reasons: First, discourage ment over post-election policy trends of the White House; sec- ond, lack of recognition for their signal services.
 Squads Right
 The presidents covert slashing of work-relief rolls has had a ter rifically depressing effect on his more idealistic heutenants.
 They view it as an ominous de- velopment, pretending a shift to the right, which they strongly disapprove. They are also uneasy over his new preoccupation with foreign affairs; feel that the more the president becomes embroiled in this sphere the less time and interest he will have in pursuing an aggressive domestic policy.
 McGrady and Jackson have had several lucrative business offers.
 Four years of unremitting bat ting and burden bearing, while far less able superiors received the honors and plaudits, have given them and others in similar positions strong temptation to re- turn to private life.
 THERE, AT LEAST, THEY WILL BE WELL PAID FOR THEIR WORK AND TALENTS. POsers
 Long years of service have conditioned National Park rang CTS to almost every variety of questionse, but the officer in charge of the Petrified National Forest recently had two put to him that left him speeches..
 Pointing to group of petrified trees that had been shattered by some prehistoric storm, a tourist inquired::"
 DO you rangers saw these stone tree trunks into pieces in your spare timer"
 The ranger had barely recov- cred from this poser when an- other tourist rocked him with this query:
 "How long did 1t take the National Park Service to un- cover all these longs."'
 Lucky Family
 Fearing charges of nepotism, most congressman hesitated a long time before putting their wives on the payroll as secretar- ies. But Congressman H. F. Full mer of South Carolina, appar-