The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-12

ton has been extended to many prominent local Italians.
 loses education, possibly retaining grazing administration. perhaps gaining forest service and federal power commission. Regular func- tions unchanged.
 Treasury: Gains accounting of- flee, loses health service.
 Justice: Closes prisons, probation and parole work.
 Navy, Post Office. war and state: No changes.
 The committee apparently found no place for lending agencies such as the Reconstruction Finance Cor poration; The Home Owners Loan Corporation, the Rural Electrifica- ton administration and others. Five of MT. Roosevelt's six "ex- ecutiye assistants" will serve him under the new setup as informa- ton gathercrs, to inform agencies of his decisions and sec they are carried out. The president said the sixth would be legal aide.
 The committee set out this stand- ard of conduct for the new White House attaches:
 "Their effectiveness in assisting the president will, we think, be ,di- rectiy proportional to their ability to discharge their functions with restraint.
 "They should remain in the back ground, issue no orders, make nc decisions, emit no public statements Men for these positions should be carefully chosen by the president from within and without the gov ernment." The committee also recommended that "the president should have al his command a contingent fund tc enable him to bring in from time to time particular persons possessed of particular competency for a particular purpose and whose serv- ices he might usefully employ for short periods of time.
 Members agreed to that the White House staff should be en- larged "as he has been compelled | in the past to use for his own nec- essary work, persons carried on the payrolls of other departments" If congress approves the plar with enabling legislation. three managerial agencies--the bureau ol the budget, the civil service admin istratoin and the national resource. board-will become directly connect cd with the White House. Their H. nancing would be incorporated Ii the executives own budget, as the. aided him in his fiscal personne and planning activities.
 The budget bureau. a vital ye routine agency spending only $l87, GOO this fiscal year to compile tn annual budget with staff of 4 persons, would be greatly expanded | into one of the governments mos powerful organizations under tn reorganization plan. The Presiden would appoint the director, iron the career service If possible.
 The committee recommended frs that it's appropriation be enlarge' because 1t is the logical staf agency" to make surveys and guid MT. Roosevelt in his consolidation work.
 Other duties assigned the burea' included operation of an all-govcrn ment information and publicity bu reau "to serve as a central clearin, house for the correlation and co ordinatoin of the administrativ policies of the several department in the operation of their own in formational services" ..
 The budget bureaus power als would be extended in the recommen dalton that it's activity "as clear ing agency in the issuance ant amendment of executive order should be continued by the develop ment of a more adequate and ex pert staff"
 The national emergency counci would be absorbed by the budge agency, the report said, 50 co-ordin alton or government COIlHllSslOfl and boards might be expedited President Roosevelt could find hell in studying proposed legislation Ii the bureaus personnel.
 Reorganization recommendation! were for extending the civil service system to all persons working fol the government, including skilled workmen and laborers--to every federal employc except very small number of high executive and forming character"
 For the top few, the report sug- gested higher salaries, asserting gov ernment pay is too low to attract the highest type workers. Cabinet members now earning $i5,000 would get s2O,000 a year: under secretaries paid $i0000 would receive $i5,000 and assistant secretaries earning 5000 and 5000 would be increased to $i2,000.
 The committee said, however, that the task of spreading the merit sys- te mthroughout the government, "k by no means simple and must moi be attempted with undue haste. Tt bring within the classified service large groups of employees engaged in activities that are clearly tenn porary, would be unwise.'
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