, 1921-12-05

lacking only 100000 OF the total
expenses OF the federal establishment
before the world war. H. addition
there is an estimate OF S7es .33S.so0 for
the wa debt sinking fund.
Inc.daed in tho total for the army
and nAvy ss1. s64.40o for development
and maintenance Of the air services
OF the two departments. divided $i6t-
1s5. 900 for the navy and Slf.ssi.O0o
for the army. These compare with
Expenditures this year Of SIS. 0oo. 900
and s1s.15s.7O respectively.
The navy estimates carry az item
Of sssiss,O 900 for continuing construc-
don on the 1915 building program as
compared to $i42. 452 zoe for this year.
Navy pay calls for si4s. 754. 900. IA in
oreas OF s4s. 600. 900.
Pay. mileage. ETC., for the army Is
the largest item in the war depart
ment budget. the figure being tis4'-
AS. 400. For the national guard an
expenditure OF S2s. s4s.6oO is estimated
Expenditures on public works under
The war department are given as So'.'
s4s. 800. including S44.24S.Ao0 for nv
ers and hnrbors as compared with
s2s.s5o.oOO for the current year.
Included in the S455,23 .7o2 estimate
for the veterans bureau are these
items:
Military and naval compensation
$3.50. 900. coo; military and naval insur-
ance se2 .713. 900: vocation rehabilita,
ton S147 900, 900: medical and hospital
service So. 600, 00o and salaries and ex
penses S.6.521 .7O2.
For prohibition enforcement that
budget bureau estimates $4,000. 900.
an increase of $500 900 over this year.
Expenses Of the internal revenue bur
eau are placed at $4,000 .1so as com
pared with $5s, 03e. 79O for this year.
Estimates for independent agencies
include: Federal trade commission
sg47, 500: interstate commerce commits
sion 1895. 240; housing corporation
y~1.26T.t5s; railroad labor board s3sS.
$50; alien property custodian $780,
$50: civil service commission $685.. 5s5,
and employees compensation commis-
zion and compensation fund S2.79s.OoO.
Accompanying the budget as sent to
congress is a detailed report from Dt
rector General Dawes as TO the opera
lion Of the budget bureau since its
establishment five months ago n
nome pointed comments rs to means
of continuing its efficient operation
Discussing the reception OF the budget
by congress-. General Dawes says:
sit is to be expected that since the
preliminary estimates hav BEEN made
under pressure by the executive for
proper retrenchment. whene consls-
tent with efficiency. 1t will not be nee
essary. as heretofore, for congress to
make radical cuts upon the estimates
of the budget with any uncertainty as
TO what will be the c&sat as 1t effects
efficiency. The president OF the United
States, when he sends the budget to
congress is presumed to send 1t WITH
all the reductions in expenditures
which can be effected without due Inn
pairment of governmental business
processes. In the preparation Of the
budget he has had at work an author
ICED agency in the bureau. not only in
sscertaining the reasonableness of de-
sired appropriations. but in continual
~ imposing pressure upon the depart
ments for a reduction in the estimates
wherever proper and possible" .
General Dawes says he feels that
the estimate for expenditures fer 1928.
upon which the budget is based" will
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preparations initiated by congress or
by the executive as a result OF emer
Eency or unforeseen conditions arising
after the preparation of the budget.
Reitcratirg his accommodation that
congress Immediately repeal all out
standing continuous appropriations
n revolving funds" General Dawes
says the method of appropriating
money heretofore followed has re-
suited in n condition of things under
which it is almost impossible for eth
or the executive, congress-. or the sec
Rotary of the treasury to nave before
them a true picture OF the fiscal con-
dition of the government at any per
ticular time"
1.-THE whole habit Of making continu-
Gus appropriations to which the gov
eminent has beer committed In the
past" he adds. lis only an encourage
ment to a lack OF scrutiny of public
work by the head Of the department
under which 1t is carried On. and an
encouragement 10 shiftlessness and
carelessness on the part of the sub
lordinates more directly concerned in