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Show LOSURE i ;ent graft .'i Department, Coii- fclcanest, Is the .jlfof Them. : OMMISSION" 5NE GOOD WORK L Wilson's Trouble S iich Trusting to ffibordinates. 3wfD.' C. July 31.-M 31.-M S'.of graft In the Agrl-nt Agrl-nt formerly regarded sjj (zed subdivision of the f mt. and which for led In an atmosphere L-may result In a ,5atIon of the Execu-f Execu-f -under the authority of ji8 jheaval In the Dcpart-5fre Dcpart-5fre has stirred official '"Imrton. This Is not the lfc, however, that has Slton pointing in the di-Splry di-Splry into every branch li'vlce. Revelations in casjiprlntlng office, petty cjffirenus, and loose ad-'apFally, ad-'apFally, so flagrant in-sjjifnt' in-sjjifnt' Roosevelt conclud-ahjeHt conclud-ahjeHt business methods Ijglfup" and established -.B"by a commission of JM commission It has-fi-jjln as the "Keep com- lipated. It has been, at fiury department and lready apparent. By e commission turned .. .fion the Government A'IBd the disclosures of iiVle1,, formed in some In-Illlieved, In-Illlieved, for petty gain. spirit of intrigue to Isjttfcut of their jobs, alN 'i, liberalization of the ser-i'ftttfjniade ser-i'ftttfjniade public. ;iori Unpopular.' HcEare unpopular in jldom. They are dls-igS;ned dls-igS;ned upon, and when-Scrookedness when-Scrookedness was dls-nSsually dls-nSsually the practice to uLsSji out of office and -fiJifi- A- now" order of gSinto Vogue, but this -iJZeb has not as yet be-pMdcd. be-pMdcd. There is still a Jflepartments to ignore ?tetlon and graft, and ilvKough to make them u)k"tor the good of the Sftltlon was first made JMnbt what they seemed Mylce, it was Rejected Mfcerlous consideration, Mfia vile slander on tho Tqjs who were later Inflated In-flated of conspiracy to fcy. Henry C. Payne IjjSks Postmaster-General hls xleath followed a lrvering many months. 'Afal "was prosecuted re-porously, re-porously, and the rec-ajplete rec-ajplete will be a monu-rjory monu-rjory of the late Post-"SlBut Post-"SlBut In the beginning, (X)!issed disbelief In the cQUught against officials ri& turally conserva- aailre so ty thc tremen-'lles tremen-'lles put upon hSin, he Caithat grafters could be 'lajs subordinates, but flgiwn Initiative, an ln-SEun. ln-SEun. From the day jaijcorruptlon in the de-it de-it &ne never faltered. 1 1 jjdid. Record. 1 1 ff;2Qva has been Sec-II Sec-II Kure more than eight Vor three men in the republic have records lh the Federal Cabinet "Jlson hag done a great 'sners of the United ;.j.almost as much be-fj.vas be-fj.vas the late Jerry k Wf Agriculture In the M fctratlon. Mr. Wilson knd. fostered now Intl. In-tl. teuccess In agriculture IB?5 bas given him the Vs'a. "great secretary." went troubles are due Bin unworthy subordl-' subordl-' skepticism in tho face flothers positive proof ,f ejjipethlng wrong In the vj.tIon ot llis depart-ODeyfyUson depart-ODeyfyUson believed In his .lsedly honest himself. 1 ORSTect others, and in tho efilpe former statistician. .icd oC that official's IQ2l8 forced upon him nrW&P' Wilson has had ,',;ADt the protestations JiPjjhlng from other per-' per-' -'."e had a rltjlit to ex-iljnpathy ex-iljnpathy and support, flflllln Hyde, former chief T-Jgresignod last WOeki hI &zc of Blorv wlh flJJpivell and faithfully ,5nvenlent a few davs . f'lfS- Eurone, when lila I IvbJ very much desired G----.'iJ1ow In session. Mr. r "icretary Alison that ' .R? , e lnflufry being Jpods and personnel of ssSUlstlcs. He is now on l(E.R' ,nnd h,a destlna-Allrn,slana' destlna-Allrn,slana' tnc land of 1 llf y Wll8n became In-mi.Wyas In-mi.Wyas told that there W department His at-:te'usually at-:te'usually assumed by flfunaer like clrcum-fee clrcum-fee attitude of the au-iPWhiskey au-iPWhiskey ring frauds fF1 years nso: again, wore whispers of 701110 service, and, J?e, Jslnuayons were 1? ,teofflce department M oC preda" $c? frclently ln-.ijjrirut. ln-.ijjrirut. Any effort that inl.fw troduce I,ew meth-MlfJiv meth-MlfJiv ,cxlstl"S order is inland vigorously re-gr-(artment circles the ftJgEfAh,ch.,a3 c,'arecd .jOMp scrutitUze business i?llement- 11 will un-5SKin un-5SKin a hake-up all SaJfrP'esldent Roosevelt rffi.??01 a lot of official onjPooks are belpg ex-u'ebH ex-u'ebH dusted off file-flJ5!reneflt file-flJ5!reneflt oC Ulc d'eudcd Keep commission. The easy-going manner of conducting the public business busi-ness lh the departments, and the lack of adequate checks on men handling money and purchasing supplies, in the opinion of administration leaders, tend to breed graft. The unwillingness of department heads to delve into the business under their Jurisdiction is another door open to peculation. The average department officer wants to avoid trouble and controversy. Years of service have made him complacent, and he don't want to be disturbed. There lc a tendency to hush up scandal and get out of it without letting the facts become known to the public. An example may be cited: A woman employee em-ployee in a department that has of late been In the public eye has recently been permitted to retire for acts of Indiscretion, Indiscre-tion, or worse, committed more than four years ago. She was charsed with having given out In advance information informa-tion concerning questions in civil service ser-vice examinations, such questions, being be-ing of a technical nature, having been prepared for the commission In the division, di-vision, In which she was employed. Whether the woman derived any profit from the scheme or whether It was done merely to aid friends who were out and wanted to get In, Is not known, but to avoid scandal she was allowed to continue In her position She was held In office by her chief and was only compelled to resign when recent exposures ex-posures forced publicity. Eound by Influences. There are very few members of the Cabinet of any Cabinet that can break away from the Influences that surround them. Ellhu Root as Secretary Secre-tary of War was a notable exception. He took hold of the military establishment establish-ment firmly, turned It upside down, reorganized re-organized It, rattled the dry bones of bureaucracy, and with a sweep of his hand cut away miles of red tape. That he will perform a like service in the Department of Slate is expected generally. gener-ally. John Hay was a big man and stands first among Secretaries of State. He abhorred detail and devoted his attention at-tention to policies. As a result, the organization has been run down at the heel. As an executive of remarkable ability. Secretary Root will reorganize the State Department. He will go at the Job hammer and tongs. They know of Mr. Root In the State department. Things arc already being straightened out for his benefit. The creation of the Keep commission with a view of Improving the administration adminis-tration of Government Is regarded by President Roosevelt as one of the most important acts of his official life. The President knows the departments better than any previous Executive. As a member of the United States Civil Service Ser-vice commission he had intimate relations rela-tions with all of them, and before he retires re-tires he is anxious to root out the bad and Improve the good. Talk of scandal has Increased so much In volume during the past few months that many people believe that Congress may be Induced to appoint a commission to look over the departments. depart-ments. But such a step would hardly be approved by the administration, and doubt is expressed that It would be favored fa-vored by the leaders of the National Legislature. Congressional Investigations Investiga-tions have rarely proved fruitful. If there is to be thorough Investigation, Investiga-tion, the administration will undoubtedly undoubted-ly want to direct it. A commission of prominent officials, composed of capable capa-ble men, is now engaged in tying up loose ends, and It may lay the groundwork ground-work for a more comprehensive inquiry later. The administration has all the facilities, at hand foV making a most thorough Inquiry, and although the task would'be one of great magnitude, Presr-" dent Roosevelt would not shirk it if he thought it necessary. |