The Washington times., 1937-01-12
DEPAR TMENTS
PROPOSED

Here are the IL governmental
departments as proposed by the
Presidents Committee on Admin
istrative Management and the
functions recommended for each
/. The Department Of State
To advise the President with
regard to foreign affairs.
To conduct international rela
tions and have custody Of docu
ments of state.
2. The Department of the Treas
ury.- 4
To advise the President with re
gard to fiscal affairs and the Con
greSS on revenue bills.
To handle the collection of rev
enueS, the administration of cred.
it's and the debt, the settlement OF
claims, the making of payments,
the keeping of central accounts,
and the procurement of general
supplies.
3. The Department of War
To advise the President with re.
gard to military affairs.
To administer the military ser
vices.
4. The Department of Justice
To give legal advice to the Pres.
ident and to the heads of execu-
tive departments.
To enforce the laws, particu.
larly when special enforcement
agencies are not provided, repre-.
sent the Government in court pro.
ceedings, and cooperate in crime
control with other Federal, State,
and local agencies.
5. The Post Office Department
To operate the postal system
and it's allied services, and cooper
ate with other departments in fur
nishing facilities for decentralized
service and information.
6. Tho Department of the
Navy
To advise the President with re-
gard to naval affairs.
To administer the naval serv.
ices.
!. The Department Of COnserva-
tiOn.-
To advise the President with re.
gard to the protection and use of
the natural resources of the nation
and the public domain.
To administer the public lands,
parks, territories and reservations,
and enforce the conservation
laws with regard to public lands
and mineral and water resources,
except as otherwise assigned.
8. The Department of Agricul-
ture.-
To advise the President with re-
gard to agriculture.
To conduct research on agricul-
tural problems; to continue and
develop relations with State and
local governments in agricultural
research, agricultural education,
and the conservation and develop
ment of private lands and other
resources affecting the agricul-
tural supplies of the nation, and
to enforce and administer laws
dealing with agriculture.
9. The Department Of Com
merce-
To advise the President with re-
gard to the problems of commerce
and industry.
To deal with the problems Of
commercial and industrial produc-
ton and distribution, domestic
and foreign; to carry on research,
collect statistics, establish stand
ards and practices, and enforce
laws with regard to manufacture.
merchandising, communication.
and transportation.
10. The Department of Labor
To advise the President with re-
gard to labor problems.
To conduct research on employ
ment, wages, cost Of living, and
working conditions; to handle Ia
Dor relations and controversies; to
enforce labor laws; and to admin
lister employment offices and the
Federal aspects of Federal-State
programs of social security where
right rather than need is the basis
of payment to beneficiaries.
II. The Department of Social
welfare
To advise the President with re-
gard to social welfare.
To administer Federal health,