Arizona republican., 1920-06-11

dent Of the United states Wlln all ttS authority and power necessary to re- store the federal government to a normal peace basis and to reor- ganize and to retrench and to demob- ilize The dominant fact is that IS months after the armistice the United States government is still on war time basis and the expenditure pro- gram of the executive reflex wartime extravaganza rather than rigid peace time economy.
 As an example of the failure to re- trench which has characterized the postwar policy of the administration. we cite the fact that. not including the war and navy departments. the executive departments and other es- tablishfnents at Washington actually record an increase subsequent to the armistice of PISA employees. The net decrease in payroll costs contained ill the 1921 demands submitted by the administration is only one per cent dn- der that of 1920.
 The annual expenses of federal op- erations can be redMced hundreds of millions of dollars without impairins the efficiency of the public service.
 We pledge ourselves to a carefully planned readjustment to peace time basis and to d policy of rigid economy, to the better ordination of depart mental activities to the elimination of unnecessary officials and employees and to the raising of the standard of individual efficiency.
 The Executive Budget We Congratulate the Republican congress on the enactment of law providing for the establishment Of au strument for a sound and business i like administration of the national ] fir,ances and we condemn the veto of the president which defeated this great tfinancial reform.
 Reorganization of Federal Departments
 and Bureaus
 We advocate a thorough investiga- ' tion of the present organization of the federal departments and bureaus, with a view to securing consolidation. q more business-liSe distribution of func- tionsr the elimination of duplication. delays and overlapping of work and the establishment of an up-to-date and efficient administrative ofganiza- tion
 War Powers of President
 The president clings tenaciously to his autocratic war-t time powers. His veto of the resolution declaring peace and his refusal to sign the bill repeating war time legislation. no ! longer necessary, evidenced his deter imitation not to restore to the nation and to the states the form Of govern
  This usurpation is intolerable and de- serves the severest condemnation
 Taxation
 i The burden Of taxation imposed upon 1 the American people is staggering but in presenting true statement of ! the situation wc must face the fact that, while the character of the taxes can and should oe changed, an early reduction of the amount of revenue to | be raised is not to be expected. ! The next Republican administration will inherit from it's Democratic pred over S3.000. 900, 000;' the prompt liqui- dation of which is demanded by sound i financial considerations. Moreover 1 the whole fiscal policy of the govern ment must be deeply influenced by the necessity of meeting obligations in ex- i cess of S5.00G, 000. 900. which mature in 1923 But sound policy equally de mands the early accomplishment of that real reduction of the tax burden which may be achieved by substituting simple for complex tax laws and pro- cedure, prompt and certain determi- nation of the tax liability for delay and | uncertainty, tax laws which do moi ! excessively mulct the consumer of needlessly necessitate enterprise and thrift
 We advocate the issuance of q sim plified list of incomes authorizing the 1 trade to make changes in regulations effective only from the date of their | approval. empowering the commission ] CT of internal revenue, with the cons | sent of the taxpayer, to make final and | conclusive settlements of tax claims and assessments barring fraud, and 1 the creation of a tax board consisting ! of at least three representatives of the taxpaying public and the heads Of the principal divisions of the bureau i of internal revenue to act as a stand 1 ing committee on the simplification of forms procedure and law. and 10 make recommendations 10 the congress (Contfnued on Page Two)