New-York tribune., 1920-12-28
Plans
$1,200,000,0
Cut in Bud get
Good Visits Harding at
Marion and Outlines Pro-
posals to Reduce Total
of Appropriations Bill
Jewisl, Envoy for Berlin
Oscar Siraus Will Urge Plan
To-day to Stop Anti-Sem-
itism Wave in Germany
From &C stot Correspondent

MARION, Ohio, Dec. 27.-Repres nta-
tive James w. Good, of Iowa, chair
man of the House Appropriations Com
mittee, after conference with Sena-
tor Harding to-day said he expected
that the short session of Congress
would cut S1,20O,000, 900 this year
from the annual appropriations bill.
"The total amount asked by the gov
eminent departments for this years
appropriations was just about S4,7OO,-
100000" said Mr.. Good, land think
we will be able to keep the appropria-
tlons within 53,5O0,o 900, 900. The sun
dry civil bill, as it will be reported to-
morrow, will carry, | think, not over
1886 0o0,0O
"The departments asked a total Of
s803,000,000 to put in this bill, while
the current years sundry civil appr j.
priations are S435, ,S48, 900
~ pointed out to Senator Harding the
Importance, as it seemed to me, Of
having budget legislation passed by the
present Congress, so that the fiscal op-
erations of the new Administration
might be inaugurated on the budget
plan. My suggestion was that the best
possible budget system be secured at
once, and that later it might be modi
red, If necessary. 1t is, of course, high
ly desirable that the policy of the new
Administration be formulated as soon
hot
form its program to that policy.
New Policy Seen Necessary
THE present Congress is making ap-
propriations which will run well into
the Harding Adm nistration, but which
OF necessity represent The policy of the
present rather than the incoming Ad-
mlnlstration. Appropriations, O. course,
are made for the purpose of carrying
out particular line of policy, and it
is, therefore, desirable that the policy
should be known 20 the appropriating
authorities as early as possible"
When President-elect Harding confers
tomorrow with Oscar Straus, Of New
York, he will discoss the desire of the
Jews Of the country for the appoint
ment of one of their faith to represent
the United States at Berlin when iplo-
matte relations with Germany are re-
Sumeu. Recommendations OF Mr.. StrauS,
leading Jewish philanthropist, former
Ambassador to Turkey and member
of President Roosevelts Cabinet, will
receive serious considerations
Would Combat Anti-Semitism
Sentiment in favor of the sending
of Jewish ambassador to Germany is
predicated on the belief that this would
combat effectively the present wave of
anti-Semitlsm that is sweeping the
remnants of the former Kaiser's en-
pire. Senator Harding's mind is open
on the subject. He does not prbpose
to promise any diplomatic posts until
he has appointed his Secretary of
State
If it should be decided to send Jew
to Berlin, however, it is not unlikely
that Mr.. Straus would be invited to 90.
Thus far there have been no applica-
tions for this post from non-Jews who
were worthy of consideration. In fact,
Berlin is only second to Petrograd in
its unpopularity with diplomatic as
pirants
Canfers With Rabinoif
Peace with Germany will come much
sooner than peace with Russia on the
basis of Senator Harding's program for
calling a special session CT Congress to
effect peace by declaration with what
is left of the Central empires. But the
President-elect is giving some of his
thought to the unsettled area domi-
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