Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-08
Propose to Eliminate Dupli-
cation and Establish
Budget System.
HAYS AND L0WDEM MAY
TACKLE THESE BIG TASKS
Fess Predicts Tax and Tariff
Changes-Finds Women
Study Issues Closely.
RY WILL u kENNEnN
BY WILL L. KENNEDY.

BY WILL l.. KENNEDY.
When the republicans come into con-
troll of the government the first things
they propose to do are ID Reorganize
the government departments in the in
terests of economy and efficiency by
elimination of duplication; CD estab-
lish the budget system.
| President Harding is commit
ted TO this after conferences with such
/ leaders as Will II. Hays. the republican
national chairman: Representative
! Simeon ID. FeSS, who has managed the
! last two congressional campaigns.
! which gave the republicans a record
breaking majority in the House, and
! Gov. Frank o. Lowden of Illinois. who
was formidable candidate for the
/ presidency.
Will II. Hay, who in the last two
campaigns of tbs republican party has
established himsn-f as "a great or
ganizer, il is -o9ected. will be i'm
charge of the reorganization of the
| government departments. with the CO.
operation of Senator Smoot of Utah.
who is member of the Senate finance.
appropriations and civil service COM
| mittees, and who has for some time
| been working on a program for re-
! organization.
! Lowden May Handle Budget.
Gov. Lowden probably will be in
charge of the federal reidget on ac-
count of the notable SUCCESS he made
in establishing the system in Illinois.
! In case Hays and Lowden Gre selected
for the cabinet they will stfl give their
best council and guidance to these two
| government reforms.
! Departmental reorganization and
establishment of the budget are the
| first steps of the republican admin
istratin toward solution OF their
most pressing problem--to cut the
cost OF government, which. those who
have been advising with Mr.. Harding
say. lis now seven or eight times
| what it was before the war"
The next step in their program viii
| be to revise the taxation system, and
if they succeed in effecting sane
economy" as they propose. they ex-
rpect to repeal the .,excess profits tax
| and possibly reduce the upper ranges
| of the surtax without the necessity
of substituting some new tax. They
| think however. that it NAV be neces-
sary to introduce somethi : like the
proposed sales tax.
| Harding are laying stress on the seri-
business of the problems confronting
| the new administrator. Iney are
| emphasizing the ease with whfch the
country would turn against any 40.
ministration that failed to measure
nm to what the people demand ana
expect at this time. But these party
leaders are simultaneously expreselns
absolute confidence that the repuo-
Iican PARTY will be able to solve these
nroh,ems under the Harding leader
shin. which, they say. lis pecuiiarl!
favorable to the utilization OF amer
ica's best ability.
Ftnds People Doing Own Thfnkins.
l NJ
congressional campaign manage.
working in closest cooperation WIN
President-elect Harding and with Ma
tional Chairman Hays. has peen III IN
iunermost councils of the party Ieao-
ers noints out that the most substan-
.;ai 1esSon from the elections is that
the people themselves are doing tneir
own thinking He declares that wniie
/ in Ohio the campaign was wohoer
fully enthusiastic and really the re
publican rallyinS ground' IN osheI
nIaces it might better be described as
.stilI water" the people were tnlnk-
ing rather than cheering. In his view.
| il was a campaign OF reason rather
than excitement
The second lesson as seen py the re-
nubiican leaders, Representative Fess
saws. is that labor is not only lntelil-
cent but independent of the domina-
tion of the officials of organized Ia
bor. Every effort on the part OF the
! officials" he pointed out. was put
forth 70 deliver the labor vote to cox
That effort was SeNerei! 'eoohoo "'
la Dor itself. -,
Another lesson--the women OF the
country are not only militantly actiNe.
having a better organization in many
places than the men. but they creeteo
an intelligent enthusiasm uncommon
in political campaigns by not only
swelling the crowds. but giving tone
to the meetings that otherwise they
could not have.
Women Vote According to Ideals.
Then again Representative Fess
points out, the women are not bound
TO hpy political organization and are
quicker as well as keener to take a
nosition dictated by ethics and Ideals
in the public service.
The overwhelming pluralities Tor
the President elect, as well as for the
senate and House. are largely sup
piled by the women's vote. the re-
nuhiican leaders find. These women
will be as quick to withhold their
support as they were 20 give X IT
tine party does not meet their ideals.
sa id Representative FeSs. I'VE must
realize that the women are not with
the repu ublican party permanently: the
marty must meet the problems of the
times and thus hold the gomen's sup
port. A..
tbev are capable of correcting abuses;
and Doljc:es on the one hand. and
mainfaining. on the other. the stand
ards set for public service" said Mr-
FeSs.
Will Guard American Industries.
Another matter of vital importance
In the readiustment legislation:
. The republican advisers of Presi-
dent Harding have already found an
organized propaganda which will
doubtless lead to a great clamor in
the country. fostered by interested
parties. to increase our imports as a
means for Europe to pay her ten-bfl-
lic>-dollar debt to the United States.
This orainor. ss-conded by the free
trader: republicas-s Siy, will be q
danger that the country must avoid
in disrupting ar American industrs
for the sake of Europe's ability 70
pay.
to be undertaken. not only from the
basis of revenue, but also protection
of American Industries. The per-
sistent problem of adjustment be
t,yeer capital and labor must he
solved along the lines of the repub-
Iican platform. which will not DEM
any right to either labor or capital.
One of the most serious problems
Of reconstruction is the appreciated
Of the purchasing power of the dol
lar, which now 10 little more than