The New York herald., 1921-09-27

LIE. than to rclscye them of burdensoms
nd unnecessary taxation. and cquitably
10 distribute the tax burden. We are
confronted with the problem OF une,n-
ployrrent. We cannot solve that profile m
By placing additional burdens upon In
dustry. Nothing but the revival OF busi-
should therefore be the chief effort OF
the State TO remove every obstacle that
II can from such resumption, No high
than 10 reduce and equalszo the burdehs
| OF taxation. and no greater disser1ic.
| than to increase them or 70 continue th'
present unsciertific niethds OF taxation.
F, Our opponents have charged that the
! economies so far effected have not been
real. and that they have impaired the
public service. l assert. on the con-
provement In the efficiency OF every de-
! partment OF the public service. and |
leave chat question to the Judgment o.
those GNdeI whose eyes thasSSs1prI9As ac-
tiyitics State arc beiSs1tsJrhV'ctcd.
SAVINGS In DepartmeNa.s/
In the partmcnt OF Pu$c Works.
with s196o. .oQo less Of appropBi4ns for
maintRnancs5 operation and personal
service.SaGfs3 ire for the first fsTsSin its
his,of! hlntaining tho cha&Al Sf TIA
canal teNHgtoper depth. and Vt
may hvl|ated twenty hrs In
In she cor oeolidated Tax DEE tment
ana -s SettN oltsnlns eolordins,ed q adj
indica 6S-asztngs to date arebinor5 than
5000 .0dO dO-Yith. / confidently bHtHe. OPP
DOa DOd'1l nl,,sr 9y,es. for stiil srea'er(a''ons
In, ,iNpartmcnt of HiEH We
are eoSdoisg more road a, ,S5Ess ,S5Eas J, less !
his,of 1Gubfoad building in Rtxs state.
and undertake to say that 80 aeohlem
OF maintenance was never more diff
cult tllE2 lal Spring or more promptly
n In I - &ia2i inistration OF military
sas Has SsSSl Ss sgs q and .nd f'ssass sass
RSssn ,ss O. rs,1'ing 1,y saso. iGRSalya .GSaly e
counuss n afInory maintenahSGs$y ym9hn
u nssnsTsed man, Il that n isssy sssy
lriInpstasalh insppeosoruylho increased @ @ III Aeenuss
ASf the .;ai land . 9TH the rSRdaSksu ~ n pub. pub.
thas bEen nd impairment of efficiency
land M reh alton whatever In the en-
sppoveny sp1osss the efficiency ckE8ny of Of
,and III the a{miniatration Of ork-
vmen's Eopnp0Rsation law the xptQIrrable
delays XSnE| payments OF th1 s9ns Of
Injured E25sn eronIse srs SoT NE ss'ly ~
the &e last Fall. would be dop3.
All. burg economics were fysVed at
@ the esRes I, The unrorsYns 70 tuna swsEds so,, Of
war} Could never have N&pe,ter
clothed. fed. daouscd and caratgoY save.
Of course. f3E the overcrowdinew which
we in4e2jteA ahnd are rapidly relievirWu
a tima whom more attention RI being
those whose 6onditions Is suscs4Hblc OF
it%SDrU r.. y. we s,n.e ;sss ds8hnnSSpie .Ss ios
VIC are fSd~Sts. the cost Of -a2inR It. :
Y9S PRINTING EsduSsd.
The Sbe SSlbaefs printing well M:ase the
lax mdhodsv vFhich have grown UP in the
public administration. We xuzi I4st
yeat RuuA4an 81, n printing
dcpsrtnFnt reports. bulletins. Ub bncry.
docpaA d. c AtdRaS lo, the ,wn IKE; l. these ,s
and the material. II ever useful. was
had ceased to be OF any value were be-
inE published and circulated at large
expense after they had been superseded
By something better. and there are po.
excuse for existence 10 the preparation
OF material for. sdch publications.
We afe stopping the printing OF these
obsolete reports and useless publica-
tions as fast ms possible, and have al
ready saved from this years appropria-
tions several times the cost or admin.
istering the. department set up under
hope 10 make still greater savings by
improving our purchasing methods. ana
as a result OF the. efficiency studies now
ties, This Is not spectacular work. Al
any ,ate. Y is not being done In n way
to furnish headlines TO the newspapers.
peoples expense. But II Ia the kind OF
work. and. In my judgment. ip being
done In the manner best qualified to
pronote economy. efficiency and loyal
public service.
Time does not permit a review OF oil
Of the States activities. but lest be
misunderstood ] wish to say that tho
2fatp has q nj tis.sx of ah cfff.