Evening star., 1936-11-10
PRESIDENT AIMS
AT REORGAN|z|NG
Studies Are Now Being
Made to Bring About
Greater Economies.

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President Roosevelt Is reported ready
to tackle the problem Of governmental
reorganization as soon as he has dis
posed of the immediate budget job.
Preliminary studies looking toward
consolidation Of emergency agencies,
elimination Of others and general CO.
ordination Of executive functions in
the interest Of efficiency and economy
are being made by three distinct Fed
eral groups and by an independent
body, the Brookings Institution.
1t may be necessary first of all to
coordinate the co-ordinators" be-
fore q presidentially approved and
generally acceptable reorganization
plan can be adopted.
Although the President during his
campaign laid little stress on the task
Of consolidating bureaus of the Gov
ernment. those familiar with the re-
organization movement claim the
Chief Executive is deeply concerned
with the problem and has indicated a
determination to recommend drastic
changes in some parts of the govern
mental set-up.
May BE Included In Message.
1t Is expected the President will In
clude in his message to Congress Q
discussion Of reorganization proposals
and that later he will send to the
Capitol definite recommendations for
legislative authority under which cer-
tain mergers may be effected and GER
tain overlapping functions Of other
agencies remedied.
The President will depend for ad-
vice in this respect largely on his own
Committee on Reorganization, headed
by Louis Brownlow, former District
Commissioner and now director OF the
Public Administration Clearing House,
Chicago. Other members Of this COM
mittee are Luther H. Gulick, director
Of the Institute OF Public Admins
tration, New York. and Prof Charles
E. Merriam Of the University Of
Chicago.
Brownlow and Gulick also are ad-
visers to the Senate Committee on
governmental reorganizs tion of which
Senator Byrd of Virginia is chairman
Senator Byrd has just returned to the
Capitol and will resume personal di-
rection OF his committees studies,
which have been proceeding quietly.
On Senator Byrd's committee are
Senators Robinson. Democrat. of Ark
ansas; OMahoney, Democrat, OF
Wyoming; McNary. Republican. Of
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Delaware. Other advisers to the COM
mittee include William Tudor Gardi-
ner. former Governor OF Maine; Har-
old Willis Dodds, president Of Prince
ton University. and Prof. John D.
Clark Of the University OF Denvers
economies department.
Other Studies Conducted.
simultaneously. a House committee
under Representative Buchanan, DEM
ocrat, Of Texas Is conducting studies
similar to those of the Byrd Com
mlttee.
The Brookings Institution Is con-
ducting wide survey of Government
agencies with a view to classifying
their functions and determining the
extent Of duplication in Federal ac-
tivities. The report of this institution
will be examined closely by the gov
ernmental co-ordinatorS. 1t is said.
The institution is paying special at
tention TO the 40 or more agencies
created under the Roosevelt admins
tration for emergency work
In some executive departments the
work Of consolidating and co-ordin-
ating bureaus already is under way.
Acting under administrative author
ity, the Treasury Department. for
example, has brouhgt about a co-or-
dination OF all investigative activi-
ties within the department. Heads
OF the various investigative groups,
such as the Secret Service. Internal
Revenue Intelligence Unit, Alcohol
Tax Unit. Customs Inspection Serv-
ice. Coast Guard and Narcotics Bu-
reau. have adopted the plan OF hold
ing a weekly "huddle" at the Treas
ury. with a view TO preventing dupli-
cation OF effort and exchanging aid
in Treasury law enforcement work.
A bill, which failed at the last ses-
sion Of Congress. to merge most of
these bureaus into the Treasury
Agency Service" is to be reintroduced
in January 1t Is understood.