Show Time For or Action By RA RAYMOND YMOND PITCAIRN National Chairman Sentinels J oj o othe the Republic While official Washington wrangles wrangles wrangles wran wran- over the tax burden and possible methods of retrenchment the Government Government Government Gov Gov- shows no signs of reducing its costliest feature That Tha is b the Ion long Ion long payroll composed of ot public Jobholders During the month of March for example while economy e-conomy discussion crowded the news columns the Executive Executive Executive Ex Ex- Ex- Ex branch Jumped its ita payroll by 2860 reaching reaching a total on March 31 of approximately That's bigger than the population of at least ten of our states And It doesn't Include of the legislative military or judicial branches of the Federal government Their inclusion would raise still higher the total of Federal Jobholders Job Job- holders holders all U paid regularly out of public funds fund charged against the American worker porker and earner For March alone a according to official reports the bill blU exceeded O. O Naturally thi tha th public asks aska why with so much talk of economy something isn't done to lighten this thi particular burden Nor i is tho the public alone in its question Various c commissions Including at least one Senatorial group have recommended recommended recommended rec rec- rec- rec a plan pIAn of reorganization which by eliminating some so-me excess bureaus and mer merging others could assure real progress toward efficient and economic administration of our national affairs But so far as Congress Itself is la concerned there has hns been little If any action on th this proposal Independent studies have hIne approved the plan A committee of Senate members recommends It The public demands economy Apparently only the beneficiaries of Bureaucracy themselves are opposed Whatever program of retrenchment retrenchment retrenchment retrench retrench- ment may ultimately be adopted adopted- whether It follows this or some other practical plan the plan the time has definitely definitely definitely come for top O Congress to stop talking economy and to act Instead |