The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-05
President Backs Dawes Report
on Expense Reduction.
81, 900, 900, 900 FOR WARS
Interest on Public Debt Is the
Largest Single Item.
Dawes Declares System in Past
Encouraged Extravaganza.

proximately s5OO.OOO.0O0 below the
four billion dollar figure which had
been estimated some time ago as the
minimum of government expenditures
OF several years to come. faced con
gress when it reconvcned today.
Tn exact figures as prepared by
the newly created budget bureau and
. mitted by President Harding in a
special message were s5,5O5,745,727,
including an estimated deficit of $21,-
T 1865, il the operations of the poS-
tai service.
Shows Big Decrease.
This total represents Il decrease of
$462,167.639, from the s3,967,922,
estimated expenditures for the current
fiscal year and s2,032, 2S5,962, from
actual expenditures in the fiscal
year 1921. 1t IS. however $167.571,-
977 in exec o. the estimated receipts
of SO 3SS,1S2, $50. while the outgo for
the currer fiscal year exceeds the
receipts Of $3,943, ,453,66S by $24,-
4687O3
Referring to the apparent deficit
Tor 1928, President Harding wrote the
con@r SIS that ways are provided for
the relatively easy adjustment with
out added taxation" of the discrep-
ancy between the income and outgo.
IS one NEE $ he recommended legis-
accumulated naval supply account by
S100,000,0OO
p. o. Not Mentioned.
Actual appropriations asked of
congress for the various federal de-
partmeuts and agencies for 1923 total
$S,224,S45,59 exclusive of postoffice
department. This represents a reduc-
tion of l22,S06,310 from the original
estimate as presented to the budget
bureau, it is stated, but is approx
mately S27,000,000 more than the ap-
preparation T r this fiscal year.
Explaining the s28O,879.134 excess
or estimated expenditure in 1928 over
the appropriations asked for. budget
bureau officials explain that some of
the funds actually to be put out will
be carried over in continuing appro-
priations and by other means. They
say that appropriations for a given
year do not accurately reflect actual
expenses for that year, pointing out
that while the appropriations for this
fiscal year were $3,197.SO7,962, the
estimated actual outgo will exceed this
sum by approximately S770,O0O,OOO.
$2,80O,OOO,OOO Pays for Wars.
OF the total estimated expenditures
Tor 1928, approximately $2,9OO.OOO,OOO
is to pay for past wars and to keen
up the fighting arms of the govern
ment, leaving only about $500, 900 600
1ur the peace-time pursuits of the fed
eral establishment The estimate for
the army and the navy is SSO1.636,-
1O7, a reduction of S66.3O62g9 as com
pared with this fiscal year and $685.
5o2,741 as compared with the fiscal
year, 1921.
The navy estimate of S431754OOO.
1t is explained, does not take into ac-
count any possible reductions that
might be brought about as a result of
the arms conference, the total incIud-
ing funds for continuing work on the
ships of the 1916 program, most of
Nhlch would be scrapped under the
proposal made to the conference by
the American government
Interest Biggest Item.
The largest single item in the bud
ger IS the fund for the interest on the
puDnc debt. the $975.OOO, provided
lacking only S25,OOO,O00 of the total
expenses of the federal Establishment
neIore the world war. In addition
mere IS an estimate of $369,33S.
Tor the war debt sinking fund.
Included in the total for the army
and navy is $31,964,400 for develop
meht ana maintenance of the air serv-
ices of the two departments divided
- $lb'I95'OOO for the navy and S14964-
SUI Ior the army. These compare
with expenditures this year of S15-
100000 and S19.159.7OO. respectivelv.
The navy estimates carry an item of
SJ9, l9S.OOO for continuing constrl1c-
tion on the 1916 building program as
compared with S142,452, 900 for this
year. Navy pay calls for S13S754OOO,
an increase of 100000. Pay mile
age. etc. for the army is the largest
item in the war department budget
the figure being S15444S.4OO. For the
national guard an expenditure of S2S,-
$50, 500 is estimated.
More Public works.
Expenditures on public works under
the war department are given as S57,-
943,900, including $44,245.400 for riv-
erS and harbors, as compared with
S29, 9,S50,0O0 for the current year
Included in the $455.232.702 esti-
mate for the veterans bureau are
these items; Military and naval com
pensatiOns. S16O.O0O,OO0; military and
naval insurance. S62,713.0OO; voca-
tiOnal rehabilitation 100000;
medical and hospital service, S72,O0O,-
600, and salaries and expenses, $26,
521,7O2.
For prohibition enforcement. the
budget estimates $1O,000,OOO, an in
crease of S25O0.OOO over this year
Expenses of the Internal revenue
bureau are placed at s66.206,19O, as
compared with $5S,032,790 for this
year.
Estimates for independent agencies
included: Federal trade commissions,
$94S.5OO; interstate commerce COM
mission, $4,955, 240; housing corpora
ton, s1.267453: railroad labor boards,
$39S,65O alien property custodian,
S390.4S0: civil service commission,