Evening journal., 1920-09-29

Tailed States blocked the reform.
I'm ihe whole history Of the gov
crnmenl OF The United States there
has never been an administration
which has asked from congress less
money for The conduct %, government
In one year than the aggregate amount
10 received from congress In the pre-
ccding year. In The whole history OF
our r0Nernmeni lne only economy
which has been effected has been ei-
fccicd by congress and through con
gressi0nal committees. ] do not as
sCrt that The congress has AWAY
been perfect 0r Justified IN all OF its
work In reducing Departmental e-u-
mates. 80 one Viii claim ihal; nul
do insist that ih0sc who ore rrdcH
90 criticize congress FOR lis nandlnt
of expenditures should take note OF
these facts do assert mat Dul lui
congress. Our taxes ,uddy would ne
vastly greater than they are.
For sound Basis
'N0W. as ] have told sou. ne LAST
Congress a Republican congress,
sought io take 81 Hps Wh 90 woulu
nut our gQNernmcni on business
fOOling. ii submitted Go ihe PreSi-
den measure which would nave
placld ane United Sialc- government
ON a soundor business basis tnan amy
other government % ihe world Tod 'y
enjoys. In add lion To his. 10 So.
up am independent rsaDlishmtul-
and hy Independent, ] mean free from
| The influence either Of the eNecullN
or iae 'cgislliiye hranch-io ai'1
/ lhe accounts Of lh VAR oue spend
agencles of the nN'rnmnl.
agency was 60 ascertain. ilrSlMN' o.
IN ihe monies appropriated W'r' cN-
pended as dircclcd by Congro s.
| second whether ihe results Of ih'
expenditures iusdnld tn appro.
prauOn by Congress; and Nlrd
/ whether in lhr opinion Of 'he comp
iroller general. DE mead 0f iho ac
counting omcc Congress should in
crease or drcrlasa Or eliminate par
ocular expenditures for ihe ensun'
year We have no such sys"p Today
! although % is in operation in ever!
/ great business
sour budget BIN virtually Noul'
nave compel He'd lhe President no
the pres nj rXcrr'No alone. but 'acl
Of his suscesso-, before thp ]. gin
ming of each fls,a year To can ~.
cabinet into cor o. alton. agree upol
groeram OF lnmcl9l policy, lh
hen carry ll IN, operation 49,, ..
"Ino bin mao lho prescidtht ~
sponsblc for The preparation OF tn
hudrpi 10 created an agency fol hi
assislan,n consisting OF the score
lary OF the treasury and another per
son lO be- aup0inlfd by The presld' n
without confirmation by The Senal'
The rffaci WI siO put upon ihel'r s
dent az the chif executive, clfcl,d %
AN lhe poonn me rospOnsih lill %
Initiating am requests for mon
The result would ho MS you ra
nainlv see. 10 put In NE place or lh
present chaotic condition of divide
and sometimes conflicting resp0n,'
bliiy ihoroughgoins team worl
among tho departments and ulumal
single responsibility In HE hands 0
lhe President himself
The Present Method
To-day every Bureau cnlri e-l
mates me amour which H. Will n,'
for the ensuing year without T.,
ton 90 tho expenditures or The nmlf
burelus and departments These as
tmalos. when finally collected, ai
delivered lo Congress- where. IN il
I pael they have been dlsirihul
among a number OF appropriatn
committees which have proceeded {
their cons derliion without referene
10 he work done by other appropr
: aiing committees.
u ann frank Go admit mat not q
Of tho reform desired can be accom-
a pllshed simply by changing he moi
a obs of lhe executive branch of %
I, government Congress also must q
y form its procedure. and am glad
y say that the House has taken the ilr
"A slep IN THIS direcmon boy proVdu
~ for a single Wat committee on "a
. pr0prlaiions which win give consl
I Grafton in ihe ontre budget Of U
y government as a related whole lu
=, through various sub-comm iioes.
, marcel Oui ils work that 10 can