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Show UINTAH BASIN RECOUP Worlds Fair Dedication Covered by Television BruckarFs Washington Digest Government Reorganization Plan Fails to Merge Similar Agencies trees s Presidential Plan Will Perpetuate All Agencies Created in Last Ten Years; Taxpayer Will Save Little From Proposed Consolidation Move. WNU whi 'to have Something Differei By WILLIAM BRUCKART Service, National Press Bldg., Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON. As I have often observed in these columns, our federal government is such a huge octopus that it is difficult for one individual to gain a correct perspective of the machinery. That is to say it is mighty hard to sit down, thumb through the list and say which agencies are worthwhile and which are just another set of jobs. The thing is incomprehensible. And so it is that when Mr. Roosevelt. exercising powers for reorganization of the government given him by the last congress, submitted plan No. 1 the other day, few there were who grasped the scope of the move. Equally, it is true that few persons were able, even after study, to point out all of the good points and all of the bad points, so complex is plan No. 1. I believe, however, after talking with many authorities, it should be said that there are both good and bad points, and nobody ought to be so silly as to deny the statement The Presidents executive order has established three new major units of government. They are the federal security agency, the federal works agency and the federal loan agency. Into these three groups it is proposed to bring some 20 boards, bureaus and commissions, some great some unimportant but most of which, in the last few years, have been dangling at loose ends. By LEMUEL F. PARTON That is the one factor to which criticism ought to be applied. There is no doubt in my mind at all that the Presidents advisors, in drafting the consolidation plan, or the President himself, dodged responsibility. I suppose it may have been too much to expect, yet it does seem a better job could have been done in that direction. Why, for example, was the reorganization of this phase of government activities worked out with nothing to show in the way of abolition of some of these numerous agencies? It appears to me that if the eight or ten separate units that have been brought into the federal security agency were so closely related, then some of those units could have been disbanded and such functions as necessary could have been lodged in the jurisdiction of the remaining bureaus. The same observation applies to the federal works agency and the federal loan agency. NEW Czecho-Slovakia- The dedication of the Radio Corporation of America radio and television. David SarnoiT, left, president of television as a miracle of engineering skill which one vision image of Sarnoff as it appeared to an audience habit. immigrant was n commended by his teachers for his excellent Batter ings of ships at And Latin; Now sea. He had Churns Oceans never seen any . big ships, but liked them and had a good idea of what they looked like. Today, tooling the United States fleet of around 300 ships down into the Pacific, Addone was miral Claude Charles Bloch has confair by Worlds York New building at the verted his youthful artistic urge into .e aS R. C. A., is shown before th telea vast and precise knowledge of the home. to the world Right, the will bring day and their behavior particuships at Radio City eight miles away. larly fighting ships. Francisco hr Ay fi t i , I believe the creation of a federal works agency will accomplish a great deal of good, but it does not solve one of the festering sores, now and long since showing on the body politic. I refer to the federal relief system. While there will probably be no more of the fighting over the back-yarfence like tomcats, as did Secretary Ickes and Harry Hopkins, the plan No. 1 does nothing to wipe out the pernicious political racketeering that Hopkins permitted as head of WPA. Nor does it keep government money from being literally forced down the throats of towns for building public power plants or for other uses, only to create debt upon the shoulders of those taxpayers, as Harold Ickes did. There is nothing in the program either that will eliminate the use of federal funds, either through PWA or WPA, in spreading the effect of federal policies into state governments. I have written before of how federal officials actually govern states or counties or municipalities by laying down rules which must be met before the money has been handed over. It is certain, therefore, that as far as public works is concerned and as far as public relief from the fedN $ eral treasury is concerned, Mr, ,s bn'f MMis Roosevelt has accomplished almost nothing at all except to make the South Carolinas Sen. James F. heads of the two units report to one Byrnes, whose bill to place relief ad- administrator who, in turn, will re ministration back in the states port to the President. This makes hands is, according to Mr. Brut kart, it appear, moreover, that a real jeopardized by President Roosevelts need exists for passage of the bill goternmcntal reorganization plan drafted by Senator Byrnes, South for unifying and strengthening fed- Carolina Democrat and eral relief agencies. staunch New Dealer that would place relief back in the hands of reof all been them have Nearly the states. sponsible directly to the President, Concerning a federal loan agency, or to the Piesident and congress. however, there ought to be praise. worked of them at purMany tiss That is, there can be better adminposes; many overlapped, and there istration, better of polwas the attendant jealousy, conflicts if the President selects a sound of authority, foolish resentment at icy, man to serve as its head. each other's attempts to function. It was evident that Mr. Roosevelt Security Agency Is hoped the corralling of these mavPlan's Hot Potato erick agencies would add to the effiThe federal security agency, if we ciency of the machinery. That must be accepted as the fact because he have to have such stuff, is the hot potato of the whole collection in plan told congress there would be a sav1. Into that group, there will be ing of only about $20,000,000 annu- No. the social security board, the placed thereThe anemic taxpayer, ally. fore, gets nothing out of the picture. national youth administration, the Civilian Conservation corps, the Faults Will Accompany United States employment service, the public health service and the Virtues in Mass Move office of education. Just why such But what of those who previously things as the public health service headed the independent, dangling, and the office of education should wandering type of bureau or board be tossed into that madhouse, no or commission? The plan proposes one seems to know. to make them subject to a new boss Under the reorganization act, consomebody in between them and gress has 60 days in which to exthe President. It does nothing more amine the Presidents plan, and apthan that. Close examination of prove or disapprove. That is to say, 1 to No. seems, therefore, plan must vote a resolution of amount to a bodily transfer of each congress within two months, or disapproval of these setups, taking with them all the plan becomes operative. There of their faults as well as all of their isnt the slightest chance that it will good qualities. At the same time, it be rejected. One reason the proposal is possible that such a grouping will wil not be rejected, if there was on not visible accomplish something ever any chance of it, is that one its surface. When several agencies, of the Republican members of the now operating in their own spheres, house dumb. Representative are brought under one general head, Taber played of New York could not wait; there is a chance that some of the he introduced a resolution of reoverlapping of work will be elimijection on the day following submisnated. I mentioned at the outset sion of the plan No. 1, and he has the difficulty of discovering these as much chance of accomplishjust conflicts. If they are brought togething his purpose as a snowball has er, therefore, someone surely will in the nether regions. find them and eliminate them. If I do not infer that the Presidents that is done, as it should be, there is ought to be rejected. That just a twinkling light of a possible proposal the conclusion after experts be might saving to the taxpayer. One should have gone through it with a that remember, always however, comb. On the surface, howfew government agencies once creMr. Taber provided no basis ever, ated have ever been abandoned. The of for the Republicans by jobholders are the best lobbyists in his prestige act, nor did he demonstrate his the world. value as a national legislator. As for Which brings us to the one definite Republican tactics, especially on objection that I have heard about such matters as government reorthe President's plan No. I Ihat obto distinguish they ganization. ought jection is tli at nowhere In it is there between issues and noise. I making any effort made to reduce the scope have a suspicion that Mr. Taber's of government. Or, to express the resolution was as much welcomed same thought In an affirmative manDemocratic Leader Rayburn as ner: riun No. 1 will perpetuate with- by it was disliked by the Republican out exception every agency created side of the house. Certainly, it will in the last 10 years under the guise a measure of Democratic of emergency legislation, relief for provide . , . the dest.tute and business reform. solidarity O Western Union. M V , Pattern No. Capture spring with ths cissus chair set. It will On July 3, 1898, not long out of up your chairs. Or if its Annapolis, he was an ensign on the you need, use the chair b, of Iowa when Cervera's squadron scarf ends. Pattern 1957 ,CKARD f UV r' h Av-fr- r VJ WZ0 II Y-- ...... ' r f The vegetation springing from this British soldier's helmet is for prof , tective, not nutritive, purposes. The , camouflaged helmet cover conceals 2 i' him as he watches for the enemy Demonstrations and parades have been held throughout all of Britain during mimic warfare maneuvers. This type of camouflage is unusual- in the drive to double the strength of the Territorial army. Here an officer ly effective, according to officers of of the army demonstrates the handling of a Bren gun to a group of His Majestys army. interested men and boys. College Students Stage XX? 5 o jt Anti-Wa- Demonstration r x 4c 4 X, " 2 Sr X $ s1? Spanish warships made its historic dash from Santiago harbor and was destroyed by Admiral Sampsons blocking forces. He was cited for meritorious service in rescuing Spaniards from burning ships of Admiral Cerveras squadron. In the World war, he commanded the transport Plattsburg and won the navy cross for distinguished service, During his 42 years service on land and sea, he has held many high posts in the navy. As a boy, the churning was his household chore, nis brothers, now Louisville physicians, recall that he used to study his Latin book while churning and that he paced the mo, amas, amat to the beat of the plunger. They teased him about that and always found h'm ready for a fight if the provocation was sufficient. At any rate, studious, reticent and artistic, he followed his boyhood dream over far seas. gjsir , v. rr . smc. k jh ccn re. fHU title of this particular article may well be the effective slogan of the modern world and the end of war if the words of Dr. Robert A. Millikan are to Not Too Proud, be taken at But Too Scared heir face val--1 To Go to War ue Addressing a dinner of the Merchants association in New York recently, the famous physicist said: It was the fear of the bomb- ing of London and Paris that prevented the beginning of another World war last September. The peoples of all countries, including the dictatorships, are coming more and more to the realization that such another war can only bring death and destruction to everybody the end of civilization, not the world domination which the demagogic leader promises. All Greek mathematicians to the Student members of the University of Chicago youth committee against war are shown in a recent anti-wdemonstration on the university campus. A student strike against war was advertised on contrary. Dr. Millikan believes that placards carried Achilles will overtake the by coeds. Sen. Gerald Nye of North Dakota addressed members of the organization. One turtle. carried by a That is, sign, science has just student, advised the purchase of football players, not battleships, about caught up with human stupidity, in spite of the latters long headstart, and, with its command of new KING OF IRAQ energies will romp on by into the "world of tomorrow, where there will be no war or rumors of war. Dr. Millikan is possibly the ? worlds most persistent champion of the social salvation inherent in scientific advance, ' ma and believes that his runner will break the tape ahead of inter, i Wlnwoo M01BD national wickedness, stupidity i r i 'GIRLS, and folly. He believes that matr ... chines make Jobs, rather than destroy them, and that the only a , V: A?- way out is straight ahead. IT CT Every once In a while he parachutes down from the stratosphere companionship of Einstein, Planck, Heisenberg et al, to bring a message to the market place ! always hopeX00' ful, and usually a roundhouse swing at the demagogues and meddlers I . IwJ who the ; cramp scientists style. t 9 He leaves wide open a zone of Di. vine intervention if anything goes wrong in the laboratories. A Nobel prize winner, chairman of the executive council of the Cali' N i, fc fornia Institute of Technology, Dr. Millikan is an active liaison between the lay and scientific worlds, assurIs Here one of the world's younging both that everything will come est nionarths. His Majesty King A press agent's barkfirrd recently when a brief, exciting and out all right. Garnering many medgag" Fais.il II, three years old, suecceiled wholly unscheduled battle took plare at the Burbank (Calif.) Union Air als and prizes, enjoying world fame, to the throne of Iraq on the death of terminal. When II sophisticated show girls, Imported fiom New Yoik he would have a lot to lose in a his father. King Ghazl, who was for a show at the Golden Gate fair, stepped off the plane they mistook tho world crack-up- . But his opUmtsm killed in an automobile accident. Un- press agents picket line of local chorines for the real thing. Ma'e by- is doubtless no mere wishful til the king comes of age, Emir Abstanders and airline officials braved the fray anj ended the battle The dul Hub will act as regent. press agent escaped unscathed, at least for the present. Released by Conentid Led New. Feature. WDiU mo ar fleet-foote- d Chorus Girls Stage Unscheduled Battle I I f i ivy p ti ' K' work ant CO. imtorv tion of stitches. Send 15 cents iic in coins for Sewing Circle 82 Eighth A S t tnu EING New York, N. Y. Please write your name dress and pattern number i good pi in d EES BAR rt p M was not mak The 6tate w as made (or n It would indeed be the greale'i in history if mankind were ti the progress to be stifled by tl of a new form ef idolatry, of the Btote." Anthony Eden. OFFIC Cl ICE NERVOUS! f' boivice. 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