The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-07-01
DAWES AND THE BUDGET.

Now that the President has named
Gen. Charles G. Dawes as comptrollel
Of the budget, it is up to the House
of representatives to name a chair
man of the Appropriations committee
who will be able to meet the distin
guished Chicago financier on equal
terms, and to that end the situation al
Washington is being canyassed very
carefully, says the Macon News.
The act creating the budget system
consolidated all appropriations com
mittees Of the House into one, but the
same procedure has not been followed
in the Senate and it remains to be
seen what will be the course in the
upper chamber 1t is only within the
last twenty years that there has been
more than one appropriations commit
tee in the Senate, and it should be an
easy matter to return to first princi-
pies.
Already Gen. Dawes has announced
that he is up against task which no
one man can accomplish, and he has
called for volunteer assistants. He
realizes that he is
Doomed to the sorest task of
man alive,
To make three guineas do the
work of five.'
No wonder he calls for help.
But he will make progress and it is
certain that the budget system is a
step in the right direction. A special
writer in the Washington Post, sum
marizing what the budget system is
expected to do, says:
Mr.. Dawes is coming to Wash
ington, tomorrow to see the Presi-
dent, and for conferences about
the plans which it will be neces-
sary to make TO put the budget
system into operation. Under the
law the President will be required
/ to submit to Congress when it as
sembles in December the initial
budget, including estimates of APP
preparations, estimates of the gov
ernment's receipts under the ex-
listing law, and also under such
revenue proposals as may be con-
tanned in the budget; balances
available; the condition of the
Treasury and the estimated condis
tion of the Treasury at the end
of the ensuing fiscal year; all es
sential facts with respect to the
bonded indebtedness OF the gov
eminent: any other financial
statements that may be desirable
TO be- made known, and such rec.
concentrations as the public inter
est may require. In addition. an
alternative budget mast be sub
mitted, and doubtless there are
some other things that will have
TO be attended 10. The new direc-
tor Is going to have his hands full.
The selection OF Mr. Dawes Is
the Presidents assurance 10 the
American people that the expert
ment In budgetary reform Is to
be carried out under the direction
OF one OF the ablest bankers In tho
country, and a man peculiarly fit-
ted for the work by his recent ex-
perience in France. where, under
Gen. Pershlng. he was al the head
OF the special department OF II.
nance which co-ordinated the mil.
itary-economic operations of those
vast and highly specialized bust.
ness industries. the armies of
France, England. Italy and the
United Statesy whose combined
operations transcribed in magni-
tude anything in the previous ex-
perience of government, and
whose qualifications spread out
from Paris TO. all Europe and the
ends Of the earth.
Before undertaking in the A. r.
r. this work of purchase, alloca.
tions OF property, an undertaking
necessitated on the business side
by the military policy of allied
unity OF command. MIR. Dawes.
who had the rank Of hriga.
der general. had been comp
troller II the currency under Press
ident Mckinley. and was the pres
ldent OF a great trust company in
/ Chicago.
Il seems TO be generally conceded
that Gen. Dawes is the man fer tn
| place. He has made q success Of hi
avn business career, and, as indicai
cd. he made success OF his impol
tant job in the army.
He Is entitled to cordial support h
the work he il seeking 20 accomplish
aud II Is only when we read that es
panditnres. il unchecked, are liable 1
reach $1,000. o.O00 next year that W
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