Evening star., 1953-03-12

FOLLOWING is the tert of Pres
ident EiSe11ho1Der'S letter to
Congress transmitting a Fed
eral Security Agency reorgani-
sGtion plan:
I transmit herewith Reor-
ganization Plan No. / of 1853,
prepared in accordance with
the provisions of the Reorgan-
ization Act Of 1S49, as amended.
In my message of February
2, 1858, I stated that I would
send to the Congress a reor-
ganization plan defining a new
administrative status for Fed
eral activities in health, edu-
cation and social security. This
plan carries out that intention
by creating a Department of
Health, Education and Welfare
as one of the executive depart
mentS of the Government and
by transferring to it the various
units of the Federal Security
Agency. The department will
be headed by a secretary of
health, education and welfare,
who will be assisted by an
underSecretary and two as
SiStant secretaries.
The purpose of this plan is
to improve the administration
of the vital health, education,
and social security functions
now being carried on in
the Federal Security Agency
by giving them departmental
rank. Such action is demand
ed by the Importance and
magnitude of these functions,
which affect the well-being of
millions of our citizens. The
programs carried on by the
Public Health Service include,
for example, the conduct and
promotion of research into the
prevention and cure of such
dangerous ailments as cancer
and heart disease. The Public
Health Service also admins
ters payments to the States
for the support of their health
services and for urgently need
ed hospital construction. The
Office OF Education collects.
analyses and distributes to
school administrators through
out the country information
relating to the organization
and management of educa-
tlonal systems. Among it's
other functions is the provision
OF financial help to school dis
tr1cts burdened by activities of
the United States Government.
state assistance to the aged.
the blind, the totally disabled.
and dependent children is
heavily supported by grants
ln-aid administered through
the Social Security Admins
tratlon. The old age and sur
Vlvors insurance system and
child development and welfare
programs are additional re-
SponSlblllties of that admin
lStrat1on. Other Offices of the
Federal Security Agency are
responsible for the conduct of
Federal vocational rehabilita-
tlon programs and for the en-
!orcement of food and drug
laws.
There should be an unre-
mlttlng effort to improve those
health, education and social
security programs which have
proved their value. I have
already recommended the ex-
panSion of the social security
system to cover persons not
now protected, the continue
ton of assistance to school
districts whose population has
oeen greatly increased by the
expansion of defense activities
and the strengthening of our
food and drug laws
Good Intent and Purpose
Are Not Enough
But good intent and high
purpose are not enough; all
Such programs depend for
their success upon efficient
responsible administration. I
nave recently taken action to
assure that the Federal Secur-
lty administrators views are
given proper consideration in
executive councils by inviting
her to attend meetings of the
cabinet. Now the establish
ment of the new department
provided for in Reorganiza-
ton Plan No. of 1853 will
give the needed additional as
surance that these matters
will receive the full considera-
tion they deserve in the whole