The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-22
u. 5. PURSE STRINGS
To Be SCREWED UP
Dawes, Budget Director,
Points Way Toward
Economy.

Wilmington. July 19.--An estimat-
ed saving of $112,512,62S can be eff
footed in the appropriations of APP
proximately S4.O00.OOO.0 1000 available
for government expenditures during
the current fiscal year, President
Harding was informed by Director OF
the Budget Dawes.
Included in the estimate of possible
Faving. General Dawes said, was the
sum of S22.S22,113. pertaining to
continuous appropriations for build
ing and construction which would be
postponed for expenditure in future
years.
The estimate of government econ
omy possible during the present
fiscal year was contained in letter
directed to the President by General
Dawes. who presented the amounts by
which expenditures could be reduced
in the various departments and indie
pendent establishments.
Adopt Economy Policy.
Survey OF possible economies dur
ing the year was begun several weeks
ago by General Dawes using the bud
get machinery, after a meeting at
which department heads and bureau
chiefs had been directed to reduce
expenditures and adopt a policy of
economy and efficiency.
whatever may be the relation of
total expenditure 10 total revenues at
the end of the current year" Direc-
tor Dawes said in his letter. which
for various reasons, including posi-
BILE new legislation, the operations of
the Shipping Board, the Railroad Ad-
ministration and fluctuation in cur
rent receipts of the POstoffice De-
partment. can not be predicted at this
time, the above amount is that much
of a contribution to a more favorable
relation.
This fine response to your request
from the heads of department and
independent organizations and bureau
chiefs. incidental to your assumption
of responsibility as the business head
OF governmental administration in
fers the existence in their minds of
three principles involving improve
ment in governmental business, which
should not be overlooked. 1
First, that the business organiza-
tion of government hereafter assumes
that the minimum amount of money
TO be expended in any fiscal year is
not, of necessity. the sum appropriate
ed in advance by Congress, but the
smallest amount upon which'the bu-
siness of the government can be eff
GENTLY administered under the pro-
gram outlined by Congress.
Second. that minds of the BUSH
ness administrators of government
have been diverted from too easy
reliance upon the custom of deficien-
cy appropriations.
Third. that where Congress has
directed the expenditure of certain
sums for specific purposes, an execu-
tive pressure will now be exerted for
more efficient and economical ad-
ministratiOn in order to@produce
greater results from the given expen-
diture and also wherever possible to
complete the given project for a
less amount than the total appropr-
ated for the purpose"
Estimated Savings.
Estimated savings of the more i'm
portant departments were listed by
Director Dawes as follows;
State Department, $1,171,9S2;
Treasury Department, $3O,342,149;
War Risk Bureau, 6.534,523; War
Department $15,OOO.O0O; Navy De-
partment, $1O.O47,S91; Interior De-
partment, $19,S27,191; Department
of Agriculture $1,6S7,SO2; Postof-
flee Department $3O,5OO; Postal
Service Sl4,S2O,421; Department of
Commerce. $2.O63,SS3; Department
of Labor $1O66O; Department of
Justice $4,000.
Completion of the economy esti-
mates by the government organiza- /
tions within three weeks was re-
garded by Director Dawes as evidence |
of increased efficiency. Work would |
be began at once by the budget bu- !
requ, he added, on the budget for !
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1922, /
using the new estimates of necessary