The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-04

the only thing that seems Washington is the Presidel bureaus.
 The bureaucrats arc supposed to keep hands off these plans, to re- frain from all lobbying, to let Congress decide the Issue without benefit of advice for them.
 But every bureaucrat seeks to perpetuate his office, if possible to extend his power. And just at present the bureaucratg of Henry Wallace's Agriculture Department have found a neat way of getting around the Presidents anti-lobby- ing order.,
 Their method is to let various farm organizations do the lobby ing for them. Chief among these are the American Farm Bureau Federation, the American Forestry Association, and the National Grange. These outfits have the art of Congressional wire-pulling down to fine art. They work hand-in-giove with the Agricul- ture Department; 50 1t Is a simple matter for Wallace's bureaucrats to operate through them.
 Super-Bureaus
 Wallace's brand of bureaucrats probably are more bureaucratic, more entrenched than any in the government. Many of them date back to the days of Harding and Coolidge. They have seen secre- taries of agriculture come and 90, but they stay on = virtually ora- nipotent fin their own little prin- cipalities.
 Recently their power has be. come greater than ever, for two reasons:
 FIRST, the New Deal has ex- banded the Depar ment of Agri- culture until 1t is the largest in Washington. One of its build- ings nows outranks the gigantic Department of Commerce, has seven miles of corridors, 37 eleva- tors, 4,50O rooms and houses $500 employees. And this is only one building.
 SECOND, Henry Wallace, phi- losopher, dreamer and dreader of Administrative detail. lets his bureau chiefs run their own show. The less he has to worry about them, the better he likes 1t. Some- times he will be sitting in confer ence with one of his officials and will say:
 "what did you say your name was?"
 Henry,s department simply is simply too far flung for any hue man being to keep complete check on 1t.
 Ickes.Wallace War
 Into this sprawling conglomera- of bureaus, Henry's bureaucracy now is lobbying secretly to get the General Land Office. the Grazing Division, and tho Indian Bureau, (cxcept for the education of In- dianO away from the Interior Department. & A
 Actually. the Presidents re- organization plan recommends just tho opposite. It specifics that the Agriculture Department surrender It's Forestry Service and Biological Survey to the present Interior Department, which would then become the Department of Conservation.
 This attempt by the Agriculture Department to raid the Interior department has led to open feud between their respective chiefs, Henry Wallace and Harold Ickes,
 Wallace already has euchered two bureaus Soil Erosion and Subsistence Homesteads = away from IclSes. And once while speaking before the annual din- ner on the conservation of wild life Ickes said:
 "I'm almost afraid to go out of town for fear Henry will sneak up the bachstairs and steal another bureau from me-"
 Wallace, who was present, didn't like 1t a bit.
 Senators Smokes
 The Tobacco. Workers Union has been bombarding members of Congress against the Senator's who accepted $l.000 each for giv- ing testimonials for Q cigarette manufactured by the American Tobacco company.
 The union points out that the American Tobacco company. ''ls now interested in legislation be- fore congress. If . gift of money to public officials, by persons in- terested In important issues before such officials. is bribery, then what Is this?"
 Sanctuary
 Tn the late hours of the night, the Supreme Court chamber takes on an atmosphere of sanc- tity. After the hustle of the guards turn the lights down but not out.
 Silence falls upon the marble sanctum, but never darkness. The nine high-backed leather chairs stand empty in an orderly row. The attorney has ceased his plead-