Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06
AIM TOILET MANY
WAR WORKERS CO
G. O. P. Leaders in House
Plan to Reduce Force Here
by 10000 to 10000.

Concentrated efforts by republican
leaders in the House are being made
TO reduce by 10000 to 10000 the num-
her of war workers in Washington.
The first definite move in this direC
lion was made yesterday. when the
legislative. executive and judicial APP
preparation estimates came up for
consideration in committee.
The appropriations committee under
the leadership of Chairman Good real
ICES that the stricteSt economy in ap-
preparations is necessary in order to
come anywhere near making the fiSca
accounts of the government balance.
he leaders in other appropriating
committees were called into confer
tnce with view to working out an
Informal budget that will greatly de-
crease the appropriations.
Must Slash Estimates.
1t is imperative that there shall be
wholesale but intelligent slashing of
the estimates so that they may be
Kept reasonably close to the revenues.
says Representative James w Good
chairman of the House appropriations
committee and of the special budget
committee.
Reports come to US from all quar-
tiers OF very large number of gov
eminent employees. in practically
every establishment, who are per-
forming no really useful work for the
government continued Mr.. Good.
and here is a chance for US to make
an immediate and logical saving. 1t
clerks may be dismissed, but we be-
lieve it will be possible to dispense
with a very large number in the in
terests of efficiency and economy"
In the last deficiency bill the Sem
ate inserted proviso requiring the
tod Sfata
make a report on the duplication and
overlapping of work in the various
I federal departments and government
establishments. The legislative lead
ers in the House, who are endeavor-
ing TO work out an informal budget
system to secure the upmost economy,
expect to have this report from the
efficiency bureau in few days.
See Deficit MS Certain.
Leaders agreed that big deficit by
July. 1921. the end of the next fiscal
of the appropriations committee
other chairmen and the legislative
steering committee estimated that it
would be around $500. 1000. 900. The
deficit at, the end of this fiscal year.
next June, was estimated at S3.90O.-
100000.
Speaker Gillett. who presided. said
ehe five-billion- dollar expenditures,
without any deficit resulting at the
end of the fiscal year. would require
between eight and nine billion dol
lars of revenue.
As first step toward economy.
Chairman Good announced that eff
forts would be made to reduce the
number of government clerks in
Washington. Work on the clerk hire
hill was begun with some members
favoring Legislative rider. which
would place all clerks on the statu-
tory roll and end the system of pay
ing them from lump sum appropria-
tioDs granted as war emergencies. a
drive also will be made to eliminat Q
between 10000 and 10000 of approx
inately 100000 employees.
Other Committeeman Present.
The meeting was attended by mem
hers "t the military and naval com
nittce engaged in framing a measure
10 grant pay increases to officers and
men III the Army Navy, marines,
coast guard and public health service.
Hous" leaders were said to have OPP
posed the increases, but the military
and naval committeeman said they
intended reporting pay increase bills
regardless of the opposition.