The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25


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n You would like = simple
explanation ~ Washlngscn IN
A. n. c form. n red 10 yoar
children - . bedtime story. u
would run something iss this;
A 10 fer Administrator. An
Administrators 10 . hir man IN
the government Ne makss
plans and carries out rrcxrafnA
lie runs things.
n 10 fer Bureau. An admlnis-
traitor runs . Bureau n also
stands for Bureau az the Bud
get. which makes tho first
guess a. 10 how much money
every ether Bureau should have
fer its operation. Therefore the
Bureau Of the Budget eoss<s
the administrator.
c used 10 stand for conssItu-
ton. Congress and Cabinet.
which used 20 be tops Hut res
c stands for COORDINATION. A
COORDINATION 10 supposed To co.
ordinate several administrator
programs and plans which
might otherwise conflict A
eo-oriinstor therefore has sup
ervision over several bureaus
and their administrators.
u might stand for Dollars
yesr-man. but more properly. ID
stands for Director. A director
issues directives. A director can
issue dlrectives 10 the eo-ordi-
majors. telling them 10 map out
programs for several bureaus
to carry out through their ad-
ministrators.
E stands for the Chief Exscu-
tive. The chief executive Issues
executive orders which give the
directors authority 10 issus
directives TO the co-ordinators.
telling them 10 coordinate the
work Of the bureaus through
their administrators.
q stands for Government
Gravy. Administrator. bureaus
cabinet officers. co-ordinators.
directors and even thu chief
executive all try 10 get the
Budget Bureau To approve their
asking Congress 20 give them
more and more government
gravy.
HIGHER-uPs ARE NENT
u stands for Higher-ups. No
matter how high you 70 In the
government. or how much gravy
you get. there are always high.
er-ups TO tell you what TO do.
stands for fnefficiency,
which IL ruthlsssiy huntsd down
by Inspectors. Administrator
designats some subordinate -
an inspector 10 20 through the
bureau and see that All acts Of
Congress. dircctives and ssseu-
tive orders are complied with
and that the gravy II going
where the higher-ups hoped u
would.
] stands for justice. which M
body in government, ever seems
10 get. n you ASK them.
X stands for kieked-upstsirs.
An inspector who finds any In
efficiency will recommend 70
the higher.ups that because n
Encouragement Of government
gravy In the last fiscal year. an
executive order should be is-
sued. relieving administrator A
from his duties ~ head Of bur
eau n and appointing him 10 .
ION as eo-ordlnstor Of depart
msnts X. Y and z. such an adj
ministrator IL said TO be Kicked
upstairs.
l. stands for Liaison. A. you
have seen. things are getting
pretty complicated. 30 u IA
necessary 70 appoint lisison
Officers 10 keep sdministrstors.
bureaus. co-ordinators and d.
reotors Informed ON what they
are dong.
MILITARY MAJESTY
N stands for Military. OF late.
all the forging. from admins
trstion right through hsison,
have been suspicious that the
military IL trying 70 take them
over.
~ stands for Navy. The nlll-
tsry si~srs complains That ost
In the field. the Naval officers
always rank higher than TIE
Army officers
o stands for Operations A.
rnlnis;rsiors are always tsilinf
YOU about the operations Of
their bureau
p stands for Politics. This 10
game played BY ali bsiresn.
Gratis. the Tsnsrie term Tor an
government smployss from al
nlnss,rsflon hfsin-trustsrs 70
military and Naval brass hAss-
Purpose Of ths zane a politics
10 for sseh player u get every
body else kiessc-sps;1irs %
that he himself can b pro-
noted.
q stsnds for Quorum. u 10
necessary FOR both Houses %
Congress and al government
committees % have . quorum
present, In order 70 % business
In Congress. vbsnsysr = eon-
sfsssman wants 10 70 20 fbs