The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-23
SWEEPING CUT
OF EXPENSES
is ADVOCATED
Senator Frelinghuysen Indi-
Gates Reconstructive Pro-
gram to Effect Return to
Constitutional Government,
CHANGES DEMANDED
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec ga sweep
ing "reconstructive program for the
next administration to effect a return
! to constitutional government" and to
place the public administration on a
business live and efficient basis, was
advocated in an address in the senate
today by Senator Frelinghuysen, rep
resentative of New Jersey. If the Re-
publican administration fails to do the
things the people expect of it the SEN
ator declared, they will turn on us
as they have on the Democratic party"
AS immediate steps in the direction
of cutting down government expendi-
| lures Senator Frelinghuysen advocat-
! ed reduction to pre-war basis of the
number OF government employees; !;
| abolition of the bureau of war risk in
surance and transference of its func-
ton to the pension office and estab-
! lishment of public works and public
welfare departments to eliminate du-
| plication of work in governmental bu-
reaus and to increase efficiency. De-
claring that 96 percent OF the ex-serv-
ice men who took out insurance pol
icies with the government had drop
ped them. the senator said the govern
ment could not conduct IAN insurance
business at loss" and that it was a
fair conclusion that the war risk in
surance bureau was failure"
Flags Practices.
Pointing to the nations progress in
world trade and commerce as a result
of the opportunities presented by the
war, Senator Frelinghuysen declared
these economic advantages could not
be. held unless we repeal unwise tar
iff laws and rescind unwholesome
fiscal practices. American industry
must be protected and fostreed by a
| scientific tariff law" he said, along
with scientific method of securing
foreign trade"
The senator declared he was sin
hearty sympathy with pending tariff
legislation to protect the farmer from
| failing crop practices, but said that
other producers also were suffering
from price eclines and that the farmer
must not ask that his prices be kept
up and the price of articles he has te
buy be brought down" He was op
posed generally, he said. to keeping
up fictitious prices created during a
saturnalia of imitation"
Favors Proposals.
Discussing the question of mainten
ance of naval forces as affecting the
tax burden of all nations, the New
Jersey senator declared it was i'm
possible for this country to act alone
in the matter of disarmament anC
that he was in favor of proposals tc
Great Britain and Japan that theil
naval forces and ours be disarmeC
prorata."
Turning to government finance, Sen
ator Frelinghuysen advocated eXten
sion Of the present sinking fund oper
ations to cover the nations f1oatins
Indebtedness as we'll as it's bonded wal
debt.
Urges Remedies.
eve should remedy our entire pres
ent fiscal arrangements he said, "by
taking the tax from small incomes
removing the excess profits tax an(
income surtaXes and at the same tins
time gain more revenue from a pro
tectlve tariff and by tax on manufac
turerS' sales. For rendering less com
plicated our entire fiscal affairs the en-
actment of a budget system is vital.
Asserting need for increased eff
cheney in the government departments
Senator Frelinghuysen said the de
partment of labor should be "reorgan
lied and socialism eliminated anC
the department of commerce made ar
aggressive, reliable and efficient in
| strumentality for the DEVELOPMENT o.
trade and not an adjunct of the con
slar service"