Show IMMENSE SAVINGS THROUGH ill reorganization OF government continued front from page ono one it must bo be ft a soro trial to tho hardy mariner to obtain his domestic charts front froin tho the of 0 commerce Com his foreign charts charta front from tho the navy do dc part ment his nautical almanac from tho the naval and lit some agomo circumstances lits his sailing directions front rom tho army lit in a tos fog lio to may got radio directions front from both tile tho crivy and Com paid and to fog horng ind and look bookfor for lights anil and bluys provided by Coin Com it lio he sinks lita his life Is saved by tho the treasury to enforce their will iris ilia boilers and lifeboats aro I 1 i I 1 inspected by tho the department of coni cent lila crow la Is certificated by one bureau burean in commerce Com signed oft off tn tit the presence prea enco ot of another inspected nt sr ailing by tho the treasury sury and ori arrival by tho department of 0 labor the presidents Proal donta plan plait according to his tosti testimony trony on juno june 22 1924 before tho joint committee ot of congress on tho the subject of reorganization auld bo be to assemble vio ho va loua ous in clona ot of government according to purpose pur poso somo some of those these groups will bo be large enough lio to said to comprise an entire department such suf as tho the army and navy othora others are not largo gnott gh to warrant tho the of special departments dopart monts with the accompany ing ine addition to tile cabinet it la Is there toro fore necessary aary to three or four of tho lessor sized groups in sonio of the departments those secondary condary ae groups should bo be headed by assistant ecret arles who would lit in ordinary course bo be chosen because of 0 their fitness for mon men of and national standing could coald be obtained and they ther would greatly strengthen tho whole organ ism both in administration ot of general A policies further illustrating hla his reviews in uio the matter tho president continued it would appear to me that the first pro cess in reorganization would bo be to strip tho the treasury Deprat department ment the war and navy departments and the I 1 department ot of agriculture of all tho functions that do not pertain to their mojor purpose since their major pur PUN poso losa la Is cantly large to tax tho the of any ono one organization thero there are perhaps some independent a that should be added to these departments as being part ol of their major purpose the second step would be to take all adlof of the functions odthe of the DepaTt departments ments of tile the interior commerce and labor and all of the independent executive establishments which can be placed under departmental control and then divide them into proper groups ex onit nation will show that most of sheso functions naturally na fall uner the head ings of public domain public works aids to industry aids to trade aids to merchant marine matters of lator lador matters of education matters ot of public health rind Matters of 0 veterans service another phase ot of tho the reorganization plan which merits gravo grave concern nc ac cording to the president and others acquainted with the facts la Is the pres out ont mixture ot of legislative ad adminta mints and judicial functions all in one official it often occurs it lg Is de dared chrit the same officer who lays down the rules or regulations for con ducting the affairs of the government with tato public Is also the administrator and as such passes Judici judicially on the violation of his own self crent creat ed regulations it Is frequently true that purely ad duties vire assigned to board or commission of three or more members whereas it to Is contended by some that such duties should be given to a single executive and such judic tal lal and legislative functions za congress feels it can delegate to tho executive branch should bo be given to boards and commissions by which Ingen agencies cles deliberative functions aro arc best A case in point is the functions of the TJ S shipping board emergency fleet corporation the board was originally established to regulate rates in ocean going traffic and investigate matters connected with ports but when the world war brake bako out there was added to these quasi judicial functions the ad administrative mints problem of building and oper acing ships it Is 18 the conviction of the president that every single department bureau board or what eiver it may be called in the entire government should be placed on the operating table and a clean cut tion established between judicial and semi gogla lattro functions on the one land hand and ot of administration on the other with authority given gaven to tho the prest preel dent by a Demon cratic house and f a republican senate ond the leaders of both parties familiar with the salient features of the reorganization PIP plan n of the government it Is fair to presume that the work will soon be commenced by the president and put in form tor for tho the action ot of congress at the next session scottish rites nowa news bureau |