Show NEW NE REFUSES TO PlAN AHEAD Po Postmaster r General Has No Fancy Ideas By HARRY HUNT N NEA E A Staff Correspondent W WASHINGTON March 15 Per 15 Per Per- not promises must form torm the basis for tor the publics public's Judgment of or the administration of ot the postoffice fice department under Its new flew chief Harry S. S New Im not making a promise New said as ho squared away for tor his new Job a as boss 0 I postal em and head of ot i fx the biggest business business busi busl- I t. t rS ness in the he o organization world rJ I have no plans for tor any campaigns y reorganizations or ors s st stunts I am going Into I a job of or which I r have only a theoretical theoretical theoretical theo theo- knowledge 3 with only one Idea S to administer the affairs of or the postoffice department department depart depart- 5 ment in a businesslike businesslike businesslike busi busi- way to the ther r best of or my ability If I make e aNew a New su success ss of it it th the I public will find It I out So far tar as I know 1 lw am ti taking fn over the department at a time when it Is functioning In good sha shape e How about 0 the recommendation n 0 of P Postmaster t s General c Work tc made f In retiring that postmasters and other appointees be taken from civil senIco service service sen ice Ico and political patronage and their selection handled directly by the de department department department de- de on a business basis I asked Not a a. word word not not a word New ew answered apparently sensing a a. lead to the subject of or patronage generalI gener gener- alI ally In political circles it has been currently currently currently cur cur- stated that News New's was a a direct move move by the president to put Into office a man who would use It to strengthen the administrations administration's administrations administration's administrations administration's tion's political organization for for- forthe the battle of ot 1924 But on all approaches to that subject the news news news' postmaster general had but one answer Not a word wor-d. |