The Ely miner., 1943-09-02
GOVERNMENT OPERATION
THROuGH RIIREAuS
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GOVERNMENT OPERATION
THROUGH BUREAUS
THE AMERICAN CONSTITU-
TION provides that our laws shall
be enacted by congress, enforced by
the executive branch of the govern
ment and interpreted by the judici-
ary department. However, it does
not entirely work that way today.
Some 10 years ago congress began
passing along to the President its
authority to make laws. He was
given authority to issue executive
orders covering many subjects, and
these executive orders are as much
part of the law of the land as are
the laws passed by congress.
During the past 10 years there
have been 3,279 of these executive
order laws promulgated by the
President. During the session of the
last congress, 1941-42, there were $50
laws enacted by congress, and in
that same period, the President is
sued 667 executive order laws. Since
the American declaration of war and
up to the first of July of this year,
congress passed 587 laws, and in
that period the President issued 387
executive orders.
Between the legislative and execu-
tive branches of the federal govern
ment new laws are being produced
so rapidly that even competent at
torneys cannot keep up with the pro-
ceSSion.
The President was given authority
to establish governmental bureaus
and agencies which are accountable
only to the President. Seventy-one
such alphabetical agencies have
been created by executive orders.
About the only two subjects on
which congress has not passed its
authority over to the President are
those of taxes and appropriations.
Congress can, and has in a few
cases, called a halt on the bureau
cratic agencies by withholding
money to pay the costs of their
operation. In some cases, the Pres
ident found it possible to continue
the bureaus of which congress dis
approved by paying the bills from
the war emergency fund which was
provided for his use and for which
he did not have to render an ac-
counting. For this war emergency
fund congress has provided $631, ,000,-
900 since July, 1910. When another
SIS, ,000,0 900 was asked for, it was
granted just before the present re-
cess, but in doing so, an unruly SEN
ate tackled onto it a provision that
no one part of the amount could be
used to pay the expense of operat-
ing any bureau for which congress
had refused a direct appropriation.
For the President it was take it with
that provision, or not at all. Because
of that action, some of the bureau
Gratis may be off the payroll.
STANDARDS OF LIVING
WE LAMENT the condition of
what we say is a submerged one
third of our American population.
kNo NOAll pal GU Will ll1lIC-LCllIllS VI IllC
people of China and others of the
Far Eastern nations, the submerged
one-third of America are living in
the lap of luxury. If the condition
of our own submerged is to be i'm
proved it must be through greater
production and better methods of
distribution.
Our agricultural scientists and en-
gineers have done, and are doing,
their part. Through development of
improved strains they have multi
piled our acre production. By the
application of machinery they have
reduced the needed per acre man
hours of labor. But the statesmen
and economists have not solved the
problem of distribution between ma
tions. While the people of the ORR
ent starve, we suffer from a crop
surplus.
When the standard of living can
be raised in China and the Chinese
people have money or credit with
which to buy the food and other
things they need, our increased pro-
duction will take care of our SUBJ
merged one-third. Higher wage
scales abroad mean more markets
for American farms and more Jobs
for American workers.
OUR FIRST ACT IN SICILY, after
getting foothold on shore, was pro-
viding food for the starving people.
That should weigh heavily in our
favor and cause other people in Eu-
rope to hope to be captured. 1t was
a case where the American farm
was doing more for the Allied cause
than the American munitions plant.
TIME MAY, and probably will
change conditions, but for some
years, following the firing of the last
shot of the war, the United States,
the British Empire and Russia must
guide the policies of the world. It
must be an armed and unified guild.
ance if we are to escape more and
greater wars.
THOSE THRIFTY SOULS who
saved for a rainy day and are de-
pendent on returns from their saw
ings, appreciate the advantages of
a victory garden. 1t means they
can continue to eat.
SELFISHNESS ON THE PART of
the individual, the community, class,
nation or race; the desire for an ad-
vantage over others, for more than
a fair share, is the cause of more
heartaches, more ills and difficulties
than any other one thing. It usually