The Colorado statesman., 1921-07-23
TWO CHICAGOANS
TAKE HARD JOBS
COUNTRY KNOWS DIFFICULTIES
THAT CONFRONT A. o. LAskER
AND CHARLES G. DAWES.
CHANCE OF FAILURE is BIG
Chief Of the Budget, Calling Attention
to NIggardliness Of Congress-, oets
Help From the Army and Volunteer
Business Men.
BY EDWARD q. CLARK.

Washington.-When the new chief
OF the shipping board entered on his
duties he appeared grateful because
the press of the country had set forth
the extreme difficulties of the work
which he was to undertake. 1t does
not take a long memory to recall that
the shipping board since Its organiza-
tion has had various kinds of troubles
TO upset Ii.
A man WHO takes hold of n govern.
ment job with the chances Of failure,
from the very physical aspects OF the
case. fully eQualing the chances Of sue
cess, 10. Of course, grateful II the coun-
try knows that he must work Loyalty
and hard In order TO overcome. and
that IL he shall fall II will not be al
together from lack of trying.
The country has been pretty well
Informed concerning the specific duties
which confront the new chief of the
budget, Charles G. Dawes, formerly
a brigadier general In charge in France
of purchases and supplies for the
American army. Like his fellow Chi
cagoan, A. ID. Lasker, the chairman of
the shipping board, Mr.. Dawes, has
let the country know that he also has
a hard Job ahead of him.
In his statement to the public con-
cerning his new work, Mr.. Dawes took
| occasion virtually to charge congress
with niggardliness in making an ap-
| preparation for the new budget office.
He gave the amount of the appropria-
ton. outlined the necessities in the
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fered implements were concerned
for proper conduct of his work, he
was about as badly Off as a man who
was given "toothpick and told to
tunnel Pixies Peak"
Dawes Plain Speaking May Help.
The quoted words occurred in
the statement prepared by Mr.. Dawes.
1t was not an extemporaneous deliv-
cry in any sense. He had thought
over what he was going to say, and
he said 1t. There seems to be feel
ing in Washington, that his plain
speaking may be of service In
the future, when congress intends
to put men at work on big tasks and
is thinking on the subject of supply
ing them with the tools of the new
trade.
The chief of the budget will get $10,-
600 a year. All things are compara-
tive. Mr.. Dawes left a much better
paying position In order to take up
his new work. This thing is true of
half dozen other officials In Wash
ington 1t was true during the war
under the Wilson administration and
1 . ha i,,
the Harding administration.
The day after he made his statement
Mr.. Dawes went to work on his new
job. In order to put it through with
the limited paid force at his command,
he must be given the aid of all the
cabinet officers and of the heads OF
virtually all the bureaus and all the de-
partments of government. 1t will be
Mr.. Dawes job to prepare estimates
for the fiscal year which ends June 80,
1923, and as congress makes the ap-
preparations for these expenditures, at
its next session, which begins In De-
cember, the work of preparation of
the estimates must be done in five
months time.
Mr.. Dawes brought to Washington
with him w. It. Abbott, vice president
of the Central Trust company of I'LL
nois, who will be acting assistant di-
rector of the budget for few months.
Then a permanent assistant director
will be chosen.
Gets Help From Army
The new budget chief has gone to
the army for help. He had wide
field of work In France as director of
purchases and supplies, and he had an
opportunity there to study the qualifl-
cations of army officers who assisted
him In his task. He has asked the
government to assign to the budget
work as his aids Brig. Gen. George
v. Moseley, who was assistant chief
of staff at general headquarters in
France, and Col. Harry @. Smither.
who served under General Harbord
In France in the great service of sup
plies with headquarters at Tours.
In August a number or leading
American business men will be asked
to come to Washington to serve with
out pay In an advisory capacity in
the budget bureau. They first Will
be assigned to the different depart
ments of government to advise and
cooperate with the respective budget
officers therefor, while they are at
their estimating work. These busi-
ness men volunteers will take up all
controversial points with the director
of the budget"
New Legion Head Sees President.
John Ii. Emery, wounded veteran
of the great war, who has been chosen
| by the executive committee of the
American Legion as the organizations
commander to fill out the unexpired
term of Col. F. w. Galbralth, who met
| bis daatb accidentalIy recently has