Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-07-20


II is probable that not even the
political opponents OF General Dawes
will intimate that he has sought a
government job for the pay or the
glory that Is In il. His civil life
position probably paid him many times
the amount Of the salary which the
government will hand him each year.
Mr.. Dawes is going 20 take hold
of a five billion dollar year business
and try 10 run il so that enough money
can be saved 10 Uncle sam each year
TO make the installment of the nee
essary machinery Of accomplishment
a justihable bit Of legislation.
And so the long looked for budget
system is TO go into operation. BY
the provisions of the law every presi-
dent Of the United States in the future
will be under legal obligation TO send
TO congress In December the first
budget Of government.
What will this budget lnclude7
Well. II must have in 1t estimates OF
every forthcoming appropriation and
with them estimates of the probable
government income from every source
under the law as IL exists. and II also
must contain an estimate of the re-
ceipts as they are likely to be under
such proposals for revenue raising
as the budget may contain.
In addition 70 this there must be a
statement Of the condition Of the
treasury and what II Is believed the
condition of the same department will
be when another fiscal year is ended.
In addition 10 this there must be a
complete statement of the Indebted
ness Of the government ana such other
financial statements as congress may
need to see its way clear 10 legislate
wisely I'm what may be called {
financial way.
OF Prime Interest To All Of Us.
The country probably will watch
the operation Of approprlating money
under the new budget system with
keen interest. IL is the peoples money
which is being spent. and therefore
I'm a way the chairman of the budget
will be the steward of the people.
In the house of representatives
there already is a consolidated COM
mittee on appropriations. The chair
man Of this committee, James w.
Goode of Iowa. has left congress. No
body knows who will succeed him.
The Job Of the consolidated apprOpria-
lions committee is a peculiar one,
for II is a sort Of guardian OF bills
proposing expenditures and IL Is Its
duty I'm a large measure 10 see 10 II
that the smaller committees when
they make their reports shall not be
led into the way Of extravaganza.
II is possible that the senate Will
be compelled to follow the example OF
the house and dissolve a large number
of its smaller committees, or else keep
them I'm their present form but with
merely a narrower field in which TO
work. Virtually the enlarged APP
preparations committee OF the house
has taken over everything which per-
tains 10 finance. or ar least II has
constituted itself a sort of court OF
last resort I'm appropriation matters.
II the same course shall be applied
I'm the senate, the committee Of which
Senator PenrOse now is chairman VIII
have greatly enlarged powers, and
while all appropriation measures must
originate In the house Of representa-
tives. the fact that the senate has
last word In the matter will give 10
the chairman Of the senate apprOpria-
tiOns committee power perhaps
greater than that held by the house
committee chairman.
Dawes a Vigorous Man.
Charles G. Dawes. who has been
appointed director Of the budget is
the Charles G. Dawes who aroused
the rislbillties Of the country, and
10 a considerable extent its admira-
ton. by the course which he pursued
as n witness before the subcommittee
OF the army expenditures investiGat-
ing committee of the house of repre-
sentatives.
II will be remembered that Mr..
Dawes served I'm France and doubt
less made side excursion or two into
Flanders. II may be that he learned
some or MS picturesque Adheuu1e IL
the latter country. for 1t was the mud
in Flanders which gave Uncle Toby
the inspiration for his smile when
he said. "swore like the army In
Flanders"
There may he no occasion for pietur-
esque language In the Office room OF
the new director Of the budget, but
II a man Is 70 be moved 10 strong ex-
pressions by hard work, the moving
force will not be absent. The budget
is n new thing; il IS intricate In its
imposed duties and moreover II deals
largely with finance, about which men
have disagreed ever since the days
when the Indians and the early set
tiers used wampum as a medium Of