Evening star., 1949-12-13
Reorganization
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with the Hoover COMMISSIONS
recommendations. Ernest A. Gross
deputy United States representa-
tive to the United Nations, said
that with one exception the de-
partment adopted the commits
sion's recommendations and that
the number of the department. S
organization units has been re-
duced IS per cent, from 393 to 2l3
Senator Anderson, Democrat, o1
New Mexico, urged simpliflcatior
of the great sprawling collection
Of agencies which make up the
Agriculture Department, which he
formerly headed.
Discussing the possibilities OF
economies, he said 5000. 900 ,00C
might be saved in a single year by
Qualification Of functions and re-
grouping of services in the Pro-
duction and Marketing Admin
stration. But, he added, "a price
support program on eggs at too
high levels could cost that in the
same period"
He also turned to the problem
Of personnel. He said most of
the disputes over personnel result
from the fact that, once a Gov
ernment employe has obtained q
steady job, about the only yard
stick by which he can be judged
is that Of long service. He sug-
geSted periodic re-examination o1
workers.
He gave complete approval tt
most OF the Hoover Commission
recommendations.
Hoover Touches Humorous Note
MIR. Hoover's speech included
lighter touches among the seri.
GUS points. He remarked tina,
the decimal point leads e
restless and uneasy life" in the
Federal Government, while "those
groups of three ciphers. which
are separated by commas, are
moving steadily to the left"
Concerning the reorganization o.
the Civil Service, he said:
above all things, II we are
to have economy and service tt
the people, the country must have
a skilled, non-political civil serv.
ice-and one which will attract
and hold the best in the land.
"At present, red tape himself
dwells in the civil service Of 2,200,.
900 employees. The result is ar
accumulation Of waste and dead
woodland disbursement o1
good officials. The sword to cut
this Gordian Knot is to decentra.
lie the engagement and contro,
Of these employees Except fol
certain general services) into the
departments and agencies. This
must be done under rules to be
established by the Civil Service
and enforced by it."
Would ReorganiZe Budgeting.
The other seven subjects on Mr.
Hoover's priority list were these
Reorganization Of budgeting and
accounting. "The ghost Of Alex
ander Hamilton still wanders ir
our fiscal machinery" he said.
Reorganization Of the Post Of
flee. He praised the hardworkine
employees and said they are "the
nearest agent of Santa Claus
most of us meet"
Unification Of the Hospita
services.
Unification of water conserva.
ton services-"a pork barre
floats in those rivers"
Unification of agricultural lane
services - millions are being
wasted in them thar hills"
Uniflcation of transportation
services.
Relief for the President BY
cutting down the number o.
agencies, now IS, which report tx
him.
Mr.. Hoover was presented with
a plaque commemorating his pub
lie service by Ralph A. Rohweder
representing the United States
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Mrs. India Edwards, director O,
the Women's Division of the Dem.
ocratic National Committee, ane
Representative Brown, Republi.
can, of Ohio. a member of tht
Hoover Commission, addressed ths
diner meeting. They called fol
nonpartisan efforts to carry our
the Government reorganization.
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