The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-01-17
SH0UP'S MESSAGE
DELIVERS SHORT COMPREHEN.
SIvE ADDRESS TO ASSEMBLY.
Fsvors Many Public improvements
Wants Provisions Made for
Soldiers.

| Western Newspaper Union News Service
| To the Members of the General As
sembly OF the State OF Colorado
| Greeting:
| In presenting the initial message Of
the incoming administration. il is my
| purpose briefly to direct your alton
| ton 10 matters which ! regard OF
our varied interests ana Industries.
1t il neither the auty nor the pre-
rokative of the Executive to invade or
| dictate to the Legislative branch OF
government. Some oI tne matters pre-
scented have to 10, as 1 believe, with
absorbing questions incident to re-
turn TO normal conditions after our
| participation IN the Worlds War. while
others bear specially upon efficiency
and economy In the admin tratIon or
State affairs. All are presented. how
ever. as only Recommendations. in The
hope that they may aid you in the DIS,
| further, that they may constitute an
| assurance of my desire to cooperate
| with you in all matters tending to
THE RETURNING SOLDIER
Approximately 5000 of Coiorado's
| brave sons responded to the stern de-
manas Of war of whom a majority
reached the Western Battle Front in
time to experience all of it's horrors
| We are proud of our count and the
part IT played in this great conflict
between Democracy and Autocracy. We
| are especially proud of our Colorado
DOSS. lney ulSCnATSeu tnelf every
duty and fought as only American SOL
| dieds know how to fight. This Cen
| eral Assembly is afforded the oppor-
| tunity which carries with it the COM
manding duty Of showing substantial
| appreciation by the State for the serv-
| Ices rendered and sacrifices made by
| our soldiers. Your success in properly.
| adequately and patriotically solving
| the perplexing problems as how best
| to meet, greet and provide for the re-
turning Colorado soldier. will stand as
| proud page in the States history.
We must not forget those who can
| never return. As this thought has been
| first in my mind. l am proud to make
| II my first recommendation as Chief
| Executive of Colorado. that provision
| be made for an appropriate monument
| who gave their lives for the freedom
| OF the world, regardless OF where or
| how the supreme sacrifice was made.
1t 10 recommended that you provide
| for the early completion of the State
| Roster, showing the time of enlistment
and period of service of each Colorado
| soldier,
1t is recommended that you make
| suitable provision to the end that all
| Colorado State Institutions of Learning
| be open without tuition charge to all
| returning Colorado soldiers, and that
| you cooperate with the Federal Gov
| ernment in its plans for the education.
| recuperation and rehabilitation OF the
| returning soldier.
1t is recommended that you provide
| means whereby any Colorado soldier
| who may have been wounded, crippled
or invalided In service shall have the
| his home In this State.
| 1t is also recommended that the re-
turning Colorado soldier be given a
| In the purchase OF specified tracts of
| State land; that the time of the initial
| payments for such lands be extended
| to three years from the date of pur-
chase; that no interest charge be made
| during the first three years; and that
State aid be provided under proper reg
| ulations for constructing the necessary
| Improvements upon such lands.
| STA.s. SURVEY
| The Twen,letn General Assembly
passed an act creating Il Survey Com
| miIlee OF State Affairs. In conformity
| with the PROVISIONS Of that act num-
| ber of pubIc-splrited citizens maze
survey of the several Departments and
| State Institutions. They brought to
| their aid pracucal experts oi .>auonal
| repu alton
The purpose of this commission was
| to make u survey or the various
| branches of the State government. with
| = view of promoting grea.er efficiency
| In public service, to co-ordInate various
| offices and depar..-ents ana 20 elm
nate unnecessary expense 1t is we'll
| known fact that many offices and de-
| partments have been created which
| could be abol4 shed or consolidated with
| other offices tor the good OF the pubic
| service.
| The Survey Committee discovered
! that many unbusnessllke methods had
| grown up by reason oil the frequent
changes which occur in the State gov
! srnment. both in its executive and res :
| islative branches The commission and
it's experts worked for number of
| months completing survey of those
departments which seemed to be most
| in need OF radical changes. Its re-
port was submitted to the Twenty
| first General Assembly with the sug-
| gestion that the work be continued
IN order that All departments Nigh. l'
| be covered. This recommendation was
| not adopted and now submit ii as de-
serving your favorable consideration
| at this session.
| the committees report regarding a
| State Budget. the establishment of a
Central Purchasing Agency. and the
| consolidation of related and n.ndred
departments of State finances are sub
| mitted for your favorable co.-.ue4a- :
| tion. / also recommend that rhe 1uil
report of the committee, or thai part
| now completed. be printed. 30 ma. AS
recommendations will be preserved for
port be printed when prepared.
| STATE btDuET
The compiling of State Budget for
be made mandatory and such adminis,
| trative machinery should be proviued
| as win make 1t effective.
provides for budget. and an eff
| cheney commissioner TO be named by
| the Governor. who shall be an expert IN
| finance and administration: II IL made
| his duty, acting for the Governor, 90
examine into the needs of the various
State offices and report thereupon
| With this report as guide, it is then
made the duty of the Governor to pre-
| sent the Biennial Appropriation Bill
| items in which may be reduced but
not increased by the General Assembly.
The theory of the Budget system -
| that an early, careful and disinterested
study of the needs Of the various state
departments can re made which will
produce far better results for the tax
payer than can reasonably be expected
when the matter is left for hasty con-
| sideraton during the stress and limited
time of a Legislative session.
CANCELLATIONS OF BOARDS AND
BUREAUS
Few, IL any states. except our own:
which have established an Industrial
and Compensation Department, permit
the offices of State Employment Bu-