The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-18
Cupids Holt  Change-over 1 Othmon Finds
 Angelic Judiciary
 Tenants Jinx
 SoIon's Efforts
BY FREDERICK c. OTHMAN United Press Staff Correspondent


 Washington, Sept. l8-(UP) The trouble with our government is that it just growed, Everytime anybody tmeaning the President of the U. s. A tries to do something about 1t, he g:ts stymied under the fat, pink cupids on congressional ceilings. You think I'm kidding? John Adams tried to reorganize the gov- ernment, with no luck whatever. Other presidents dozens of them, tried 1t and also came to grief under tkose cupids. Now we've got Presi- dent Truman seeking to bring order out of federal chaos.
 The bill which would give him the wer to hire, fire, consolidate, and boil the water from the alphabet soup Is before the senate judiciary committee. The Senators are there, the witnesses, and the cupids.
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 think Ia better tell you about the judiciary chamber; 1t is sym bolic of the problem. Four stark naked cupids Ter from the Vaulted ce'Cng A gold eagle, three feet from w.ng-tip to wing-tip, perches above each window.
 X The fireplace is white marble, tor- turously carved, and useless Over 1t is mirror with a frame of golden gnakes twined around golden roses, '4Ae crystal chandelier is festooned with glass beads; the book cases hold legal tonnes which haven't been cracked in memory of the oldest member.
 SolOes Are In Order
 Into this dusty chamber filed chairman Pat McCarran and hi' committeemen to take up the reor' ranization bill of l945, which would do about the same things as the bill' of l798, 1928, 1893, 1905, 1909, 1919 1s32. and 1889 would have done | they hadn't begged down beneath the cupids.
 The trouble seemed to be, as Sen- asor McCarran said, that all hands ayree the government could stane some pruning with an axe, but tha when the time comes everyoodI wants his pet bureau exempted. H' said recognizing the governmen was a very difficult job.
 Let's listen to a few witnesses Number one was handsome lady II gray suit and short hair cut Mrs. Harold A. Stone of the League of Women Voters. She said th' ladies wanted the government reor Gsnized. andlor simplifed. so the! could get some idea of what 1t wa doing.
 Nice Man That Truman
 Senator McCarran said tha sounded reasonable, but would sh let the president whack of heads ir gay, the Interstate Commerce Com m .ssion, the Federal Power Commis sion and other outfitst set up spe clally as agents of Congress?
 Mrs. Stone said she couldn't SC why not She said. MT. Truman wa 2. solid citizen who wouldn't do any thing dopey.
 That Is lofty thought" Senate McCarran replied, but president change and congress must not los hold of the government; If 1t doe this form of government is lost"
 Mrs. Stone was excused and would be willing to swear that tn cupid with the pink ribbon aroun his foot winked at the cupid wit the scales of justice in It's fist. Mex witness A. E. Lyon. executive secre tAry of the Railroad Labor Associs ton.
 Cupids Victorious
 He said the Railroad men wante the government Aeorganized so lon as the ICC and all the other gov ernment agencies having to do wit railroads were exempted, Senate Homer Ferguson of Mich, said wf couldn't the Labor Departmei handle railroad laborp
 Lyon said railroad men needC eSecial handling, Came then Geort D. Riley of the Government En ployees' Council. He said the feder clerks didn't want any tinkerir with the Civil Service CommisSio Senator McCarren said 1t was oi federal agency that really need' overhauling.
 'Refurbishing maybe, or dustin CT, amended Riley, adding tn maybe congress had better leave alone. And SO on, for many we, to come. Ladies of the League Voters, hate to say 1t, but tho pids still seem to have the inJl gn on the reorganizers.