Evening star., 1921-09-19
IT'S TO Study
DAWES BUDGETS
Ex-senator Sherman to Sit
With Director in Review
ing Capitals Needs.

All estimates of government de-
partments for inclusion in the budget
to be submitted to Congress will be
reviewed in the office of the director
of the budget by men of special quali-
fications. Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes.
director of the budget, announced
today. This step was taken by Gen.
Dawes in order to obtain an impartial
review of the estimates submitted by
the various departments and inde-
pendent bureaus.
Ex-senator Sherman to Help.
Former Senator Lawrence Y. Sher-
man Of Illinois and for some time
chairman of the Senate District COM
mittee, has been recalled into the
government service to sit with Gen.
Dawes in reviewing the estimates for
the District of Columbia. Other men
have been called into the service for
! review of other departmental es-
Inmates, but Gen. Dawes is not ready
to announce their names at this time,
Gen. Dawes was emphatic in his
statement that these experts are not
in any sense arbiters, but were called
IN order that the budget bureau might
! have the impartial advice of people
who were thoroughly familiar with
the conditions and the estimates as
submitted. The appointments are a
| necessity for the efficient handling of
| the budget, he declared.
In an exclusive statement to The
Star, Gen. Dawes said:
Dawes Discusses ID. c. Budget.
"In connection with the handling of
the budget for the District of Co
| lumbia in the Office of the bureau of
the budget. it is manifest that if the
estimates for the District are to be
transmitted to the President with
any intelligent suggestions as to the
necessity and wisdom of the items
therein. the director of the budget
must be assisted by the impartial ad-
vice of one thoroughly conversant
with the business of the District.
1.-The calling in of Senator Sherman.
however, involves no departure, in
any regard. from either law or Gus
tom. Senator Sherman accepts APP
pointment at 81 per year under rule
q, section 10, of the civil service
rules, promulgated by the President
April Is, 1903. as amended July %,
1914. fie will remain in the Office of
the budget bureau under such ap-
pointment for the time necessary to
enable him to assist the director of
the budget in a review of the District
of Columbia estimates. After such
examination and consideration of the
by the director they will then be
, submitted by the director of the
budget to the President. as provided
by law, and by the latter. with such
notifications as he may determine.
submitted to Congress. which. OF
course, is the final authority in all
! matters of legislative appropriation.
Senator Sherman, in this connection,
comes into the government service as
any other employe would come In,
save and except that he will go out
again after he has performed this
, specific purpose.
"The director of the budget is en-
deavoring, in connection with re-
vision of all the estimates of the gov
ernment. to make, as far as possible
| in the. short time at his disposal, an
I intelligent examination into their
necessity with view to securing re-
auctions. wherever possible. consistent
with the preservation of efficiency. He
has called, and is calling. under the
same plan as pursued with Senator
Sherman, a number of men OF especial
qualifications and experience to aid
him in Intelligent consideration OF
estimates"
D. C. Commissioners Pleased.
The District Commissioners ex-
pressed qualification today over the
selection of former Senator Lawrence
Y. Sherman Of Illinois to act for the
federal budget bureau in examining
washington's budget for the next fis-
| cal year. =,
1--WE shall be glad to have a man like
| the former senator from Illinois to sit
! in judgment upon our estimates,
said Chairman Rudolph OF the board
Of Commissioners. mot only will the
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