The Washington times., 1913-02-26
TAI ADVOCATES
BUDGET SYSTEM
Declares More Than Six Millions
Can Be Saved in Federal
Salaries Accounts.
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long experience, are inadequately paid.
The Government suffers from both con-
ditions. From the viewpoint of the
rank and file, there is little hope of
reward for merit. Instead OF estab-
fishing a well-considered classification
OF positions and salary grades which
will admit of promotions and increased
compensation with added experience
and ability to render valuable service,
instead of holding out to the employe
into the service, after which littel in
ducement is offered 10 effort.
Advantages Of Budget.
Speaking of the advantage of bud
get. President Taft wrote: ~
The advantage to the Congress Of
getting before IL definite concrete
submitted by the responsible head Of
the Administrati ton, must be apparent.
Such a statement will greatly facilitate
the adoption of procedure by the de-
liberating branch of the Government
whereby the gross amounts to be appro-
priated may ne determined in advance
of decision as to what amount will be
allowed for each detail of the Govern
ment's business. rather than to leave
the relations of income and outgo to
on the many matters which are brought
before the Congress for determination.
Accuracy Is Lacking.
Notwithstanding the breadth and
scope of the many sided business
which is transacted by the Govern
ment, legislative and executive Off
GERS have been required to make de-
cisions without having before them
the essential facts Inadequate or
ganization is provided for the as
sembling and classifying of informa-
ton needed by the Executive as
gress and the country a carefully
prepared statement about what has
been done and what are the Govern
ments future needs. Lack OF ade-
quate information about what the
gress to make over 100 special in
vestigations of the executive branch,
within as many years. besides the In
quiries that have been conducted by
its standing committees.
Like difficulty has been experience
ed by the Chief Executive. His eff
fort to obtain information as basis
for executive action and for concrete
recommendation has not infrequently
resulted in failure. Illustration OF
the difficulties experienced both by
the Congress and the President Is
found in the fact that ii was neces-
sary to institute special inquiry for
the purpose of obtaining each OF the
with this budget.
WithoutsPlan Or Program.
Not only have We been without
adequate information but, as a re-
suit. this great institution. with its
multiplied activities and with ex-
penditures that within the last 1e3
years have mounted up from less
three millions to more than one
thousand million dollars each year,
may De said. to be without a plan or
proETam, m,.-....s
ALTHOUGH we are annually spending
e1oo. .06too9 for military purposes. includ-
nag Pensions we have never had a
egmp-ehsnsiye or consistent military
,fXhcy- Nor have we as, a nation had
any plan for developing the many serv-
Ices which iIave been erected to provide
fo. the economic. and soc al welfare.
Bureau after bureau. service after ser
vice. has been organized. but neither the
executive branch nor the Congress has
been consciously working to a consistent
weiI-defined purpose
Not only have We not had definite