Evening journal., 1920-02-06
EXPOSES WASTE
OF PRINT PAPER
Senator Smoot Shows Nearly
$45O,OOO Spent by Execu-
tive Department
SPEECHES THE
CHIEF ITEM ENTERED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6-The gross
waste Of print paper through the ex-
plotation Of political and other propa-
ganda in public documents, circulated
by millions, was attacked yesterday in
the Senate by Senator Reed smoot
tUtah)
Senator Smoot brought up the SUBJ
pect during a discussion Of the desired
readjustment Of the wood pulp re-
strlctions of Canada Senator Under
wood had introduced a resolution cali
ing for The creation Of a commission
TO negotiate with Canada and il neces-
sary with her several provisional gov
Iernments.
Senator Smoot said:
81 have prepared a statement show
ing the addresses or speeches printed
\ at the Government Printing Office sinca
July 1, 1916, charged by the Public
Printer to departmental appropriations
not including those ordered by Con-
gress or members OF Congress.
For the executive office during the
period from July !, 1916, TO September
10, 1919, there have been speeches
printed to the number Of i,i63, s62. The
estimated weight Of those speeches is
79i97 pounds. The total cost Of print
ing these speeches. Si370572.
In the Department Of State the num-
Der Of copies Of speeches printed was
29,iO0, their estimated weight 1913
pounds and the cost S527.O7.
IN the Treasury Department the
nrfruha.s Of 1uaaahna rpfuf6T xxoag
066,O0O The estimated weight OF these
speeches was 75S.s9i pounds, and the
total cost OF the printing was SS6,Sl3.-
90. In the War Department there was
a total of 500 speeches printed. In the
Post 0fllce Department there were iGj.-
600. The total number printed in the
Agricultural Department. was iii,00O
In the Department Of Labor, $4,000: in
/ the Pan-Amercan Union, 5000; in the
Food Administration it was 100000.
and in the Railroad Administration tho
total was 3,0555G0.
There were 100000 copies Of an
address delivered at Alto0ga, Pa, by
the Hon. William G. McAdoo on Sep
tember !, 1918. The address was print
ed by the Railroad Administration and
sent through the mails. An address en-
titled "A Life Sentence" was delivered
/ by the Rev. W. j. Weinmann. and there
/ were 100000 of them printed by the
/ Railroad Administration and sent
/ through the mails. There was an ad-
dress before the Railroad Fire PrOtec-
tive Association by Charles n. Rambo,
Of which 1900 copies were printed.
( There was an address delivered before
the New York Railroad Club by Frank
McAlanamy, Of which 1900 copies
were printed There was an address
before the National Safety Council OF
st Louis by Hiram w. Belknap, with
only 5000 printed
who paid for the printing OF these
speeches?" asked Senator Smith (Geor-
gia)
I "'nhe Government Of The United States
paid for them," Senator Smoot replied,
land the government not only paid for
the printing, but paid for all the paper
and the transportation through the
mail"
Senator Smoot presented figures on
the cost Of printing and milling ad-
dresses and speeches by order of the
executive departments, from July 1.
1916 to September IS, 1919.
THE total number Of speeches. he
said, printed during thai period was
30 i4i 362. The expense involved in
printing and mailing the speeches was
as follows:
Printing. si090H.35; envelopes, $50
0529i; estimated expense Of addressing
envelopes. sl7,s2i; estimated mailing
expense. $50 estimated postal ex-
pense for hauling and transportation
Of 551iS3 pounds Of envelopes, S5s.-
277SI or a total OF s4i2 1878.
rs il not also a fact" Senator Sher-
man. Illinois, inquired. "that nearly
every governmental department is en-
gagged in a crusade for the purpose Of
magnifying lis own Importance and de-
manding additional powers and moro
appropriations ?"
'To my mind" Senator Sherman said
"noting is so offensive as the use bv
the former Director General OF Rail-
ways before he retired. OF railway
stationery by the ton scattered all over
the United States and our territorial
possessions, promoting his publicity
when it was known or at least thought.
that he was candidate for President.
'Mr. McAdoo paid his campaign bills
lat The expense Of the government and
he poses as a grea5 public example Of
virtue.
81 would like 10 see that carried into
The campaign along with the League
Of Nations"
Tho Underwood resolution was con-
sidered by the Senate Rules Committee
and referred TO subcommittee
Of Senators Underwood. Alabama Nell
son. Minnesota, and Moses, New Hamp-
shire.
Immediate cotton was urged by the
Alabama Senator, but it developed that
there are difficulties.
Recently Dominion or provincial en-
bargoes on export OF paper have made
Z difficult for even the Canadian con-
corns TO ship to the United States. The
Underwood resolution designs to take
un the whole matser. and the delay in
action is due 10 the necessity to learn
precisely how these American com
nanies with plants In Canada are
affected.
Secretary Baker In a communication
10 ell branches Of the army and the
War Department, called attention TO
The paper shortage and directed all
officers ito scrutinlze closely all re-
quests for printed matter and take
such steps as may be necessary to
eliminate waste in the public printing
and binding"
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