The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-07-01
DAWES WILL
PLAN BUDGET

Gen. Charles G. Dawes Of Chicago
has been persuaded by President Hard
ing to take the place Of director of the
new federal budget system and is al
ready on the job. He had an inter-
view with the President and then an
nounced that he would ask number
Of experienced business men to serve
In the budget bureau without pay. The
first Of these Is William T. Abbott of
Chicago, whom General Dawes invited
to serve as assistant director. He also
requested that Brig. Gen. George
Moseley and Col Henry smither be
detailed to help him. Both Of them
distinguished themselves in organiza-
ton work during the war.
Mr.. Dawes made some cutting re-
marks about the inadequacy of the
budget legislation, adding! zone might
as well be handed a toothpick with
which to tunnel Pixies peak. 1t is evil
dent that If this, the greatest business
crisis which our government has ever
confronted, is to be properly met, chief
reliance will have to be placed upon
something else than the pitiful machin-
cry provided by law with which tUlex-
ercise the wide powers extended to the
budget bureau. / am, therefore, &C.
cepting the position Of director OF the
budget only with the idea that the pa
triotism of the bureau chiefs and the
this emergency that 1t will be met as
was the emergency of war forr years
ago."
With its mind set more firmly on
present economy than on adequate ma
tional defense, congress last week
about made up its mind that the Uni
ted States could get along safely with
a very small army and navy person
mel. Despite the utmost efforts of the
advocates of preparedness and con-
trary to the known wishes of the ad-
ministration, the army is to be reduced
to 10000 men by October 1, and the
enlisted personnel of the navy is to be
cut to 100000. At least $4,000 men
must be discharged from the army, re-
CARELESS Of their enlistment terms, In
addition to the normal discharges,
which are estimated at 10000. Senator
New Of Indiana declared the $4,000
can sue the government for their sal
aries If the terms Of their enlistment
contracts are thus ignored.
The senate In this yielded complete
ly to the demands Of the house, and In
I'M hn
Borah disarmament amendment would
be adopted by the house In substitute
for the Porter resolution. This, too,
will be distasteful to the administra-
ton. 1t may be President Harding
can and will do something to prevent
this return to a state of unprepared
ness by interposing his veto.
Secretary of the Navy Denly has
taken steps to check the tendency to
introduce soviet methods into the
navy, believing them to be subverslye
of discipline. There have been two
known Instances Of this so far, and 10
both cases Mr.. DENLY has removed
from command the chief officer respon-
sible. In the first, Capt. G. D. Stearns
has been detached from command Of
the battleship Michigan for permitting
the enlisted men to form committee
to pass upon disciplinary measures
among members of the crew. In the
other case the crew Of an unnamed
vessel was permitted to express its
preference by vote as to where the
ship should be taken to go into dry
dock; the commander, also unnamed.
was detached from his command.
In disappearing the sentence Of dis
missal imposed by naval court-mar-
tiai on Lieut. Commander Athol H.
George. United States naval reserve
force, convicted of disobeying an order
of the commanding officer of his ship,
who is a medical officer of the navy,
Secretary DENLY has established the
rule that no line officer is subject to
the command of a staff officer Of su-
periOr rank.