But in directing the prevention of duplication, etc., in the general attitude of being desirous to save, as opposed to the old attitude of being desirous to spend,—all that means that the Government of the United States can be run more economically than at present provided the President of the United States gives his attention to the business organization and he will.” General Dawes concluded his remarks, and as he walked from the stage General Ireland made a suggestion that he say something in connection with coordination within the limits of a department itself. General Dawes then said: “General Ireland asks that I speak about a most important matter. We cannot get general coordination among the departments unless each department is coordinated within itself. For instance, we found that in the Treasury Department there were about eighteen separate points of purchasing activity. No one man was in touch with all these agencies. The representative of the Treasury department on the coordinating board, therefore, could not speak for the eighteen agencies. Therefore, each institution must coordinate within itself in order that its representative can properly speak for it on the coordinating board, to say nothing about the desirability of coordination from the standpoint of the business of that particular department. Therefore, get your units coordinated. In connection with this whole matter of hospitalization, the eyes of the country are on you, who are charged with this great responsibility. No body of men in Government service has more complexing situations to meet than you have. You are surrounded by every embarrassment. In these days, when the pinhead demagogues are flourishing; when the mere politician is willing to capitalize anything, even a wounded soldier, to catch votes, you know that you are liable to have your constructive work unjustly attacked. To get into the lime-light many men will sacrifice right principles, and it is distressing to see the antics of the puny men in public life seeking to ingratiate themselves in public favor in connection with soldier relief. The demagogue has no hesitation in attacking those things which are right only provided they happen to be unpopular. His mind, unlike yours, is not on the real good of the soldier. He is thinking what the newspapers may say about him. You must be courageous; you must work for the real good of the soldier; you must work for the real good of the Government; and I will tell you something. There is no privilege so great, which comes with public life, as to courageously stand for that which is right, and in so doing take castigation from demagogues for doing one’s duty. It all comes out right in the long run.