The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-22
DAWESSHOWSCUT
| IN U. S. EXPENSES
Budget Plan viii Save Nation
at Least l12 Millions
This Year.
REPORTS TO HARDING
Informs President of Plan For Eco
nomy--ssoo, 900 Saved in Treasury
Department Is Biggest
item.

Washington Charles G.. Dawes, d..
rector of the budget, has swung the ak.
| When he took over his job shortly
after the new budget bill was signed,
Mr.. Dawes announced to the country
in general that he proposed to save a
lot Of Americas money.
He called meeting of federal de-
partment executives and, in the pres
ence of President Harding, told them
they had to help him save money ii
they cared to save their jobs.
Now he reports to the President
that an estimated saving of $112,512,-
628 can be effected in the appropria-
tion of approximately $4,000, 10000
| available for government expenditures
during the current fiscal year.
Included in the estimate of possible
saving, Mr.. Dawes said, was the sum
of $22,S22,113 pertaining to continuous
appropriations for building and con-
struction which would be postponed
for expenditure in future years
At his meeting with department ex-
ecutives, Mr.. Dawes declared he pro-
| posed to save half of the sum allowed
him for his organization but he doesn't
mention this in his report.
Estimated savings of the more i'm
portant departments were listed by .Di-
| rector Dawes as follows:
State department s1,171,92S; Treas
ury department $30,342, 149; War Risk
bureau $16,534523; War department
$15,000,000; Navy department $10,047,-
SOL; Interior department $19,S27, 191 |;
Department of Agriculture $1,687, 802 /;
Postoffice department $35,500; postal
service $14,920,421; Department of
commerce $2,O63,3S3; Department of
Labor $10,660: Department of Justice
| $4,000.
The estimate of government eco
nomy possible during the present fiscal
year was contained in letter directed
/ to the President.
Praises Department Heads.
''This fine response to your request
from the heads of the departments and
independent organizations and bureau
chiefs, incident to your assumption OF
responsibility as the business head OF
governmental administration, infers
| the existence in their minds of three
| principles involving Improvement in
| governmental business, which should
not be overlooked" the letter says.
First, that the business organiza
ton of government hereafter assumes
that the minimum amount of money to
be expended in any fiscal year is not
of necessity the sum appropriated in
advance by Congress, but the smallest
| amount upon which the business of the
| government can be efficiently admins
tered under the program outlined by
Congress.
Deficiency Appropriations.
Second, that the minds of the bust.
ness administrators of government
have been directed from too easy
reliance upon the custom of deficiency
appropriations.
Third, that where Congress has di.
rected the expenditure of certain sums
for specific purposes, an executive
pressure will now be exerted for more
efficient and economical administra.
ton in order to produce greater re
suits from the given expenditure and
also, where possible to complete the
given project for aless amount than
the total appropriated for the pur.
pose"