Show economic highlights administration spokesmen especially the president have often au all analogy between war and depression seventeen and 1023 1923 they believe presented si millar grave problems that had to bo be promptly mot with sl si mIllar reni eales la is likewise a practical analogy between the expansion expanse 01 of f the federal Aeder ul government in war wart time and its ita expansion during do depression res an eu enlightening lightenIng is published in ili a recent recant issue of the U S news aws the when national e america ifer debt altai entered wua was 1225 tt abo we war 12 aci c capita a p W when h eu aie r was over ever in 1 the debt had bad ilaben is on to 2 pe capita when america experienced I 1 last boom year 1029 the national at al debt was a less than per capita jn in 1037 with recovery at an advanced stage the debt had increased 5 00 0 to 0 00 per capita thirteen now new major departments were created in 1017 1917 and 1018 1918 of which some of the most import important aut were the alien property custodian scene of 0 grave brave postwar post war scandals the american Amei ican relief belief adain admin atlon tho the railroad administration the war finance administration the war industries board and the veterans administration As aa soon qs as the war was over Il liquidation of these bureaus began today only one the veterans administration remains during the depression the administration created over twice as aa many new major bureaus as were created in war time these include the AAA the OCO CCO the electric EIL carle homo and farm authority the fed deposits insurance corporation the farm credit administration the TVA the etc and though business activity has re approximated boom levels in many lines there seems to be says most depression born agencies cies are regarded by observers as permanent thus where tho the war bu bureaus reatis wore were created and designed to meet nn an emergency and were abolished as aa soon as the emergency passed most of the depression made bureaus havo have apparently become established part of the bov government ern ment there has baa been another vital change la in the clia character ratter of government bureaus former bureaus such as those thosa of the war period were established by congress and were responsible to congress and the executive branch many of the now new bureaus are arc corporations incorporated corp orated under the laws of delaware they are arc not account accountable abla to congress this was pointed out by the presidents committee on oll government reorganization when who n it said tho the novel clementa element ele menta 3 in this present period are the extended use of the corporate form and introductions of the authority there are now separately or establish establishments mentA and agen cles presumably reporting to the president the number of employees added to government payrolls in the war and depression periods Is more difficult to adequately compare civil service orvice 9 figures figur e s a are r 0 ava available M be I 1 1 I in n 1018 1918 there were of these workers as aa against in 1910 and in 1937 there were as against 55 9 in 1929 1029 however a very large proportion of the em aloyes of the new bureaus particularly the incorporated ones dp d not require civil service status ind and no authoritative census of belr he I 1 number is available f these f tats indicate the reft reamona sols pack ck 0 of the demands for re orgal batill of 0 government bureada bure burea auA uj however there aro are several strond strongly opposed schools 0 of thought on tho the subject of how reorganization should be accomplished under the presidents plan the dominance I 1 of tile the executive over both new and old bureaus would be increased and some of the independent bureaus such as the radio commas slon sion the ICO and the federal trade commission would be brought under presidential dental control other advocates of reorganization are against this extension of the executive authority and want w ant a form of reorganization that will maintain the independence oi of the independent bureaus and will consolidate other bureaus under congressional gross lonal control biggest Big get political job lu in the U B 8 Is the presidency second bi biggest g many think Is the mayor of now new york that Is why a new york may contest la Is an event ot of national sIgni significance fleance and interest the recent election proved two things one new york voters still like the new deal bo both th dome cratic candidate mahoney and re be publican candidate la guardia supported its principals S second tammany la Is very much on the skids it threw its whole weight behind senator copeland Cop cland who ran in both prini primaries aries and he be was badly beaten in each the democratic macl machine itne Is ma honeys biggest asset la guardia bus no machine but he Is a it has no machine but he be Is a colorful vote getting perso personality nall ty has made a remarkable record for efficiency and honesty as mayor and has practically all vie the new york newspaper support there Is A movement started by williama William Willia mAllon 1 alien white to boom la guardia for the republican pres nomination in 1010 1040 10 10 wh white ite calls him another lincoln |