Evening Star Newspaper, June 21, 1932, Page 14

_A—14 INSILSTFLS * TOBUREAUGRACY James M. Beck’s Book Pre- dicts Present Government Will Disappear. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 21.—James M. Beck, former Solicitor General of the United States and now Representative from Pennsylvania, predicts the even- tual disappearance of America’s pres- ent form of government under the en- croachments of Federal bureaus in his book, “Our Wonderland of Bureau- cracy.” published today. HOUSE GROUP 0. K.’S GIFT OF CLOTHES TO JOBLESS Johnson Bill Would Provide for Donation of Surplus Stocks of Cloth and Garments. By the Associated Press. ‘The Johnson bill for free distribution to the unemployed of surplus Govern- ment cloth and wearing apparel was approved yesterday by the House Labor Committee. It would direct the chief co-ordinator to determine the surplus stocks held by Government departments of cloth, shoes, hats, clothing and material from which wearing apparel may be made. ‘These surpluses would be turned over to the Red Cross, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans for free distribution to unemployed persons and their fam- ilies during the Winter of 1932-3, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1932. MOON MULLINS—The Big Meat Packer. THAT'S IT, CLIMB ON THEM SCALES, NOW TAKE NOW, MAMIE, 1 WANTA MAWE A LITTLE TEST OF MY “FAMOUS FAT REMOVER .REMEDY" BEFORE 1 START MARKETIN' IT IN A BIG WAY, AND WE'LL SEE YOU'VE LOST IN THE MORNING. A GOOD BIG SNORT OF MOON'S REMEDY HOW MUCH WEIGHT ad S 2 BN - st - WHAT 1N THE WORLD ARE YOU DOING DOWN THERE ALL THIS TIME, | HONEYBUNCH? WELL,I'VE GOTTA GET A DRINK OF WATER OR SOMETHIN' TO WASH 1T DOWN WITH A DRINK OF WATER TO WASH THIS DOPE GOoD GOSH! MOON, SHE'S GAINED SEVEN POUNDS! Philosophically and basically this will be due, Beck says, to the American people’s apathy, their willingness to mccept an apparent immediate gain at the sacrifice of a principle, and their lost_appreciation of these moral values. “Each generation of Americans,” Mr. Beck says, “to gain some immediate &nd pragtical advantage, will sacrifice some remaining principle of the Con- stitution, until that noble edifice will one day become as the Parthenon, beautiful in its ruins, but nevertheless s t‘ and deserted temple of lib- erty.” The bill is sponsored by Representa- tive Johnson, Democrat, of Oklahom: Ten Million Jobholders. Here are some of the things which | &3 lead Representative Beck to his con- |4 clusion: “The taxpayers are directly or indi- | Tectly supporting at least 10,000,000 | & people in the Government, Federal, State and municipgl. or one-twelfth of the population of the country, and as many of them exercise large discretion- ary powers, bureaucracy has become a Teal menace to the welfare of the Na- tion, “Many of the Federal bureaus have | 3; no justification in any grant of power, and are fast making the Constitution a mere rhapsody of words.” 3 “Publicity has been a potent factor in the growth of bureaucracy. * * * 3 When the Government was removed in | 3 1800 from New York to Philadelphia | g all the records were shipped in seven darge and five small boxes, but in the year 1930 it required eight hours a day | 3 for 64 linotype machines to set the | & type for the printing required by one |3 bureau of the Department of Commerce. | 3 Government Reports Increase. “The Public Printer reports that copies of each of the various annual |3 issues of Government publications will fill 150 feet of shelf space.” “The Secretary of the Navy admits | In his annual report for 1931 that there | 4 were 2,017 (administrative) clerks in |3 the department at Washington, and 45,956 at stations outside of Washing- ton, an increase from 787 and 35,285, respectively, since the prewar year of 1916 “Had our civil service grown propor- tionately with population, it would to- day be about 100,000. Today it ap- proximates 750,000.” “The House of Representatives can never regain its lost prestige as a leg- islative body until its membership is reduced to about 200 members and their tenure increased. “Above all, there should be a re- vival of that jealousy of the rights of the people, so much in evidence in the Continental Congresses, the Congress of the Confederation, and the early Con- gresses under our Constitution. “Otherwise, our form of Government Something New. For Something ARAPALAPAA LAY i tion whose ideal once was that it was | & For. of and by the people. “To prevent this the people must reform themselves. 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