Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-05-17
A partial teri of the Presidents

n puf tut leLL U! tHS FTeSlQenLS
message dealing Uith Govern
ment reorganization tollo,Us::
To the Congress or the United
States:
The most basic and at the
same time the most difficult task OF
any country is the conservation ano
development of its human resources
Under our system of government this
is joint responsibility of the Fed.
eral, State and local governments
but in it the Federal Government
has large and vital role to play
Through its research, advice, stimu-
lation and financial aid it contrib
utes greatly to progress and to the
equalization of standards in the
fields of education, health and well
fare, and in the field of social in
surance it also directly administers
major segment of the program.
To meet its full responsibilities in
those fields, the Federal Govern
ment requires efficient machinery
for the administration of its social
programs. Until 1889 the agencies
in charge of these activities were
scattered in many parts of the Gov
eminent. In that year President
Roosevelt took the first great step
toward effective organization in this
area when he submitted reoganiza-
ton plan I establishing the Federal
Security Agency ito promote social
and economic security, educational
opportunity and the health of the
citizens of the Nation"
Time for Further Steps.
The time has now come for fur
ther steps to strengthen the ma
chinery of the Federal Government
for leadership and service in deal
ing with the social problems of the
country. Several programs closely
bound up with the detectives of the
Federal Security Agency are still
scattered in other parts of the Gov
eminent. AS the next step, l con-
slider it essential to transfer these
programs to the Federal Security
Agency and to strengthen its in
ternal organization and manage
ment.
Reorganization Plan No. z.
In order to proceed as promptly
as possible with the development O.
the Federal Security Agency to NEE
the postwar responsibilities of the
Government within its field of &C.
tivity, I am transmitting herewith
Reorganization Plan No. 2, which
have prepared in accordance with
the provisions of section 3 of the
Reorganization Act of l945 Public
No. 1853. 18th Congress, LIST SESSION.
approved December 20, 1915; and ]
declare that, with respect to each
reorganization made in this plan
I have found that such reorganiza-
ton is necessary to accomplish one
or more of the purposes of section
2 (a) of the act:
% to facilitate orderly transition
from war to peace:
(2) to reduce expenditures and
promote economy;
90 to increase efficiency;
"a to group, coordinate, and
consolidate agencies and functions
according to major purposes;
90 to reduce the number OF
agencies by consolidating those hav-
ing similar functions, and to abolish
such agencies or functions thereof
as may not be necessary for the eff.
cient conduct of the Government
and
80 to eliminate, overlapping anc
duplication of effort.
, The plan includes certain inter.
agency transfers and several aboli.
lions and changes in the interna
organization of the Federal Security
tAgency.
| The plan transfers to the Fedora
| Security administrator the function.
of the Chiidren's Bureau, excep,
those relating to child labor under
the Fair Labor Standards Act. These
child labor functions are transferred
to the Secretary of Labor in order
that they may be performed by, OF
in close relationship with, the Wage
and Hour Division which admins.
tiers the rest of the act. The plar
continues the Children's Bureau
within the Federal Security Agency
to deal with problems of child life
but is flexible enough to enable the
administrator to gear in the bu.
reaus programs effectively with
other activities of the agency.
All Fall Within Scope.
The child labor program is the
only permanent program of the
Children's Bureau that is properly
labor function. The other four
child welfare, crippled children
child and maternal health and re-
search in problems of child life
all fall within the scope of the Fed.
eral Security Agency. The transfer
of the Children's Bureau will not
only close serious gap in the work
of the agency, but it will strengthen
the child-care programs by bringing
them into closer association with