Show Senators Brand Canadian Tariff as Reprisal to US U.S. U s. s I Harrison La Follette See Retaliation in in Levy Increases One-fourth One of Exports Exports Exports Ex Ex- ports Affected Shown Sho WASHINGTON Ju June e 2 Associated Press Varying Varying re reactions reactions reactions re- re actions to Canadas Canada's new tariff increases were found round today in congressional and departmental circles S Senators Harrison Democrat Mississippi l and La Follette Follette Follette Fol Fol- lette Republican Wisconsin described Premier Benne Bennetts Bennett's ts t's program as a reprisal to the United States tariff wall Both are members of the senate finance committee which helped frame the Smoot Hawley-Smoot act Senator Couzens Rep Mich another member of that committee t ee saw no retaliation in Canadas Canada's move but rather an intent to aid her agrIculture agriculture agri agrI- culture as the American congress at attempted attempted at- at tempted t to assist domestic farmers I Meanwhile commerce department figures showed approximately one one- one one-i fourth of the of ot American American Ameri Amen can exports to Canada last year were affected Coal steel automobiles and oranges appeared chiefly affected Canada imports nearly one-fifth one of the total American exports ASCRIBES REASON Senator La Follette said the Canadian Cana Cana- Idla dian measure was simply the nat- nat ural human reaction to the Inordinate inordinate inordinate nate rates rate of the Grundy bill Reprisals in rates against American American Ameri Amen can goods goodsby by our best customer he said were freely predicted when the bill was up for debate in the sen sen- ate Canadas Canada's action in iii the carryIng carrying carry carry- ing lug out of those rates will contribute contrib contrib- ute to the already alarming decrease in American exports Senator Harrison said Canadas Canada's action would further affect legitimate legitimate leglU mate Am American in industry He blamed Pr President Hoover Hoovel and the Republican leadership in congress congre for a tariff which he said was bound Continued on Paso Pou iwo Gay GOV DE DERN N U URGES BUSINESS SYSTEM Continued Continue from Pore Pace One the exclusive e direction of ot the president dent A governors governor's duties are arc divided broadly Into two iwo kinds executive and administrative c he declared The executive executive executive ex ex- powers are outlined in the constitution and are actually very slight he said especially when a state has six executive officers as Utah has and 14 such officials as some other states have lla It Is In the administrative duties therefore that the governor can best serve the people of ot the state and these duties are outlined and controlled controlled controlled con con- trolled by the legislatures s of the states Governor Dern pointed out C Therefore these administrative re responsibilities responsibilities re- re should be organized in such a way that the greatest good can be done with the least expense he said and so that the state assemblies assemblies assemblies assem assem- blies can have their fingers on the situation at all times Thus he argued those who fear a governor will become a a. dictator and those who fear that democratic government government gov gov- and legislative power are threatened by centralization of administrative ad administrative administrative ad- ad work are wrong in theory theory theory the the- ory and In practice e. e AGAINST DICTATORS Personally he said I r have no use for dictators whether they beof be beof beof of the Mussolini or the Lenin type They all look alike to me and I should be the last one to advocate a scheme that would defeat or impair our representative form of govern govern- ment But I do think that in the interest of the taxpayer our state governments should be organized in such a fashion that they may be able to approach private enterprise In ef ef- ef To illustrate the statement that the legislative branch is the source of all administrative authority I need only cite one or 01 two concrete illus illus- Whether the state shall have a system of state highways is for the legIslature to decide Which roads shall hall be state highways is also for the legislature to decide Who shall construct construct construct con con- the highways s 's and how much t I money shall b be e expended are likewise questions for the legislature to de de- de cide If It the legislature prescribes a highway program and creates a highway commission to be appointed by the governor to carry out the program program program pro pro- gram it Is the commissions commission's duty to build the highways not the governors gov gov- The governor has nothing to do with how when and where the roads shall be built bunt His duty is to appoint the commissioners and see that they carry out the program prescribed pret pree pre pre- scribed by the legislature He should however have administrative power to see that the commission sets up an all efficient organization and does docs not waste the states state's money He i should therefore have the power of removal as well as power of appointment appoint appoint- ment The legislature as the source of all administrative authority must obviously have power to determine means mans ans for legislative supervision and control and it should exercise that right It can do so by requiring proper records regular reports ac accurate accurate accurate ac- ac curate accounts periodical audits and rid nd such other means as it may deem proper REAL BUSINESS HEAD BEAD With all these safeguards and reservations reservations reservations res res- res- res of power potter in the legislature there can ean be no reason why the chief executive should not be invested with the duties and powers of a general manager and made the real business head of the administration whom the legislature will hold responsible for carrying out its declared policies in an efficient manner The line of administrative authority should run through the governor to the legislature legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture which means that the purely administrative officers should be the subordinates subordinates' of of and subject to the superior authority of the governor In his administrative capacity as distinguished distinguished distinguished dis dis- from his executive capacity capacity capacity capac capac- ity the governor will therefore be the subordinate of the legislature and will wm be acting as the agent of at the legIslature legislature legislature leg leg- In controlling financial af affairs af- af fairs I r have tried to convey the idea and I now repeat it that there isa is isa a a. fundamental distinction between the responsibility of at the governor In respect to the organization and management management management man man- of the government and his responsibility in respect t to the technical technical tech tech- tech tech-I wor work done by the operating units What I mean by that is 15 that the governor should be bc held responsible ble for the government b being ing well organized or organized or- or and well run from the business business busi busl- ness nes'S standpoint but that he sho should shod d not meddle with the technical work that has hns been delegated to the operating operating operating oper oper- units by the legislature In speaking on the power of the governor to name other state officials officials such as secretary of state at attorney attorney attorney at- at torney general auditor treasurer and superintendent of public Instruction Governor Dern Dem said NOTHING UNDEMOCRATIC There is nothing undemocratic about it Why should it be considered considered considered consid consid- ered more democratic to vote for half halfa a dozen candidates five of ot whom the average voter does not know than to vote for one whom the voter does know For there is no conceit Inthe in inthe inthe the plain statement that In a state election the candidates for governor are the ones who arouse public Interest interest interest Inter inter- est and around whom the campaign centers while the rest of the candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates are usually Just so many more party nominees Democracy means that every v voter oter uses his individual judgment and makes his own choice of candidates In a Do state stat election not more than one voter In a thousand even knows the names of the candidates for say state treasurer and so instead of making makin a choice he merely registers his political party affiliation What is there so democratic about that What does the theoter voter oter gain by it Governor Dern praised the system used lin in his own state which has partially partially partially par par- centralized financial affairs inthe inthe in inthe the hands of ot three elective officers I suppose Utah is the only state that has worked out a satisfactory form of centralized financial administration administration administration admin admin- despite a n multiplicity of elective officers he said The state elate has a a. budget system and the formulation of the budget is the duty of the governor as it should be The governor the secretary of state and the attorney general constitute constitute constitute con con- the state board of examiners who must approve all claims before payment thereby exercising financial control These officers also comprise the state board of supplies and purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase which supervises the purchasing purchasing purchasing ing department and performs some of the functions of a department of finance This triumvirate therefore exercises broad administrative powers powers powers pow pow- ers and w ve we e virtually have a commIssion commission commis commIs- sion form of government instead of the governs govern being the real administrative administrative administrative adminis adminis- he herc of the state government Perhaps there Is something to be said for a multiplicity of counsel It Is obvious however that the same system system system tem could be used with appointive officers and also have the other advantages ad advantages advantages ad- ad vantages a of the cabinet system |