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Show The Hungry Bureaus It is a chronic condition that the work of government and state departments, de-partments, bureaus, commissions, boards and what not are "hampered "hamper-ed for lack of funds," according to their reports. We wonder what would happen 11 each of these innumerable tax-spending tax-spending agencies were given "sufficient "suf-ficient funds," according to ideas of the bureaucrats in charge of them. Our guess is that half of the popuplation would be on Federal, Fed-eral, state and local payrolls within a year. One person out of every ten is on such a payroll now. One needs only to read one or two cf the current bureau reports which clamor for more funds to get an I idea of the crazy research fad; which are sought to be promoted and extended. For example, th Woman's Bureau lists a few of the "most important" subjects which a waiting world is dying to have in- ives:igated, as follows: Surveys, studies and information cr ncerning the employment of married mar-ried women; employment in plants uring poisonous substances; investigation inves-tigation of the piecework system; a study of posture while sitting 'at wo:k; a study of women in pro-fcsrionl pro-fcsrionl and semi-professional pur- j suits; the effect of fatigue on production pro-duction and on the worker; and of course, an elaborate preliminary investigation of tbe best methods lof making these investigations 'These, the bureau says, are only a f-w of the great, vital prooiems. Do-ens of others should have, prompt attention if funds were- aVThen0the results would be printed, in "-oat volume perhaps, and that wo 1 be th? end of them. Ot course. Congressmen might read thm in order to get ideas for a lot of new laws requiring still more thousands of public officials and employees. H sfms that no bureaucrat ever investigates the effect of nil this on he Taxpayer's pocketbook. |