Division Added To Department Of Labor By President Taft
The Organic Act was a law that William Taft, 27th president of the United States, did not want to sign, but he still signed it in 1913. This act divided the Department of Commerce and Labor into two separate departments, namely the Department of Labor and the Department of Commerce. |
Taft was hesitant to sign the act because he felt that by leaving the Department of Commerce and Labor as a single department would be more efficient that actually running two departments. In addition, he believed that the two departments actually had similar goals. However, on the last day in office, Taft signed the act making it into a law because he felt that the incoming president, Woodrow Wilson, would any way go ahead and sign the act.
According to Taft, the administration already had nine departments in order to function properly. And he further believed that a new department should not be created without first reorganizing the existing departments and distributing the bureaus among the departments. Taft felt that the distribution of bureaus was not done in a correct manner, and the first thing that should be done is the reorganize the government based on business principles and based on reduction of expenditures by the government.
He did not want to veto the bill because he felt that he would be misunderstood. He also noted that the legislation had a provision that would also the head of the new department to recommend reorganization of the bureaus within the department. He hoped that the new department head would do this as it was very much required.
The Organic Act helped to establish the Department of Labor and Department of Commerce as cabinet level departments.
Today, the Department of Labor is headed by the US Secretary of Labor.
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