Evening star., 1960-12-27

side ofncial proceedings ''has
only partially been revealed. !"
The lex parte" approaches.
he said, come from various
sources-the ONCE Of the Presi-
dent, members Of the Congress
and the regulated industries. d"
zone Of the most extraordi-
nary situations where these
(of the record) influences play
q significant part, Mr.. Lands
wrote. ''revolves about the
White House, ITSELF"
He added that this situation
is technically legalized" by
the Civil Aeronautics Act,
which gives the President ulti-
mate authority to determine
which airlineS shall fly what
international and oversee o 8
routes.
He charged that since 1948
CAB decisions In such route
cases have been varied by the
President in a manner that is
definitely indicative Of the ex-
ercise Of power In ways never
contemplated by the original
act"
Although the approaches to
the White House are necessar-
lily Shrouded In mystery" he
added. enough evidence exists
to establish the fact that in
this particular field lobbying
in its worst sense was preva-
lent"
He mentioned specifically in
this connection Sherman
Adams, former top assistant to
President Eisenhower.
Hits Delegation Of Authority
Criticizing the practice which
he said has grown up In the
past two administrations" -
those Of Mr.. Truman and Mr..
Eisenhower - Of delegating
presidential responsibilities re.
garding the regulatory agen-
cies to one or more White
House assistants, Mr.. Lands
said:
If the assistant possesses
the prestige sufflcient to quail
fy him popularity as an Assist
ant President he tends to
overstep the bounds Of his au-
thority and tends to interfere
in the disposition by the agency
cases.
"A reference to the interfer-
ence Of Sherman Adams in the
Dixon-Yates matter or to the
Murray (Chotiner) - Sherm
(Adams) correspondence in the
North American Airlines case
pending before the Civil Aero
nautics Board is sufficient to
illustrate this point"
There is obvious necessity
Mr.. Lands added. for the Pres
ident to keep abreast of the
agencies handling or failure
to handle national problems of
national impact, and delega- :
tion Of his responsibilities In
this area is obviously essen
tial." But he urged the crea-
tion Of new of1ices for the pur-
pose in the executive ONCE of
the President-not DELEGATIONS
TO White House assistants.
Inter-Agency Planning
The Lands report emphasized
special need for inter-asency
policy planning in such field,
as transportation where the
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion regulates railroads and the
Civil Aeronautics Board deals
with airlines.
There are many areas" he
said. calling for well-co-ordi-
mated attacks upon problems
common to many agencies
This iS true In the fields Of
transportation. com m munica-
tions. energy. monopoly and un-
fair trade practices"
Carrying out the 1860 Demo
cratic platform plank for de.
velopment Of q national trans
portation policy, he wrote, ere
quireS that traffic be distrib-
uted among motor carriers
railroads. water carriers, pipe.
lines and air carriers in such
q way that each type receives
the trafflc which it can carry
with the best consumption of
resources by the carrier for the
service standards required by
the user"
SEC Problem Simple
Compared to some Of the
other agencies, Mr.. Lands said
the problems Of the Securities
and Exchange Commission are
relatively simple" Most OF
the delays in its operations he
blamed on the agency being
starved for appropriations"
He suggested that the SEC
could well use more money tc
extend controls more widely
against so-called investment
advisers, many Of whom have
morals not exceeding those oi
tipsters at the race track"
Money made available tc
the SEC to extend controls II,
this field. Mr.. Lands said. will
pay ample dividends in turning
savings away from rank spec
ulation to reasonable invest
ment."
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