Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-15
,o,INTRY KNOWS DIFFICULTIES
THAT CONFRONT A. D. LAskER
AND CHARLES c. DAWES.
CHANCE OF FAILURE is BIG
r,i,f Of the Budget, Calling Attention
70 NiaoardIiness of Congress, Gets
Help from the Army and Volunteer
Business Men.
gv EDWARD 3. CLARK.


the press of the country had set forth
the extreme difficulties of the work
which he was to undertake 1t does
not take long memory to recall that
the shipping board since its organ!za-
zion has had various kinds of troubles
to upset ii.
A man who takes hold of a govern.
ment job with the chances of failure,
from the very physical aspects of the
case, fully eQualing the chances of sue
cess, is, of course, grateful if the coun-
try knows that he must work Loyalty
and hard in order to overcome. and
that if he shall fail it will not be al
together from lack Of trying.
The country has been pretty well
Informed concerning the. specific duties
which confront the new chief of the
budget, Charles G. Dawes, formerly
q brigadier general in charge in France
Of purchases and supplies for the
American army. Like his fellow Chi
cagoan, A. d. Lasker, the chairman of
the shipping board, Mr.. Dawes, has
let the country know that he also has
q hard job ahead of him.
In his statement to the public con-
corning his new work, Mr.. Dawes took
occasion virtually to charge congress
with niggardliness in making an APP
propriation for the new budget Office.
He gave the amount of the appropria-
ton, outlined the necessities in the
ease, and then said that so far as prof
fered implements were concerned
for proper conduct of his work, he
was about as badly off as a man who
was given a "toothpick and told to
tunnel Pixies Peak"
Dawes Plain Speaking May Help.
The quoted words occurred in
the statement prepared by Mr.. Dawes.
1t was not an extemporaneous deliv-
ETY. in any sense. He had thought
over what he was going to say, and
4 be said it. There seems to be feel
ing in Washington, that his plain
speaking may be Of service in
the future, when congress intends
to put men at 'Terk on big tasks and
Is thinking on the subject of supply
Ing them with the tools of the new
trade
The chief of the budget will get $10,-
boo a year. All things are compare
tive, Mr.. Dawes left much better
paying position in order to take up
his new work. This thing is true of
half dozen other officials in Wash
ngton. 1t was true during the war
under the Wilson administration and
1t continues to be true in peace under
The Harding administration.
The day after he made his statement
Mr.. Dawes went to work on his new
job. In order to put it through with
the limited paid force at his command,
ne must be given the aid of all the
cabinet officers and of the heads of
virtually all the bureaus and all the de-
partments of government 1t will be
Dir, Dawes job to prepare estimates
Tor the fiscal year which ends June 80
1873, and % congress makes the ap.
pfopriations for these expenditures, at
ITS next session, which begins in De.
eember. the work of preparation OF
he estimates must be done in five
months time.
MT, Dawes brought to Washington
with him w. T. Abbott, vice president
OF the Central Trust company of Iii
nos, who will be acting assistant di
rector of the budget for few months
Then permanent assistant director
will be chosen.
Gets Help From Army.
The new budget chief has gone t.
the army for help. He had a wide
ueld Of work in France as director Of
4 purchases and supplies, and he had al
opportunity there to study the qualifi
cations Of army officers who assisted
4 MN IN his task. He has asked the
government to assign to the budget
work as his aids Brig. Gen. George
', Mcseiey, who was assistant chic
VI stsH nj general Headquarters ii
france end Col. Harry C. Smither
VINO served under General Marlboro
IA IL tHC T-IGdL HGTAlEE# O1 SUD
PleS with headquarters at Tours.
IA august a number of leadin.
american business men viii be asked
~ come to Washington to serve with
Dut pay in an advisory capacity il
sne fudget bureau. They FIRST viii
oe assigned TO the different depart
n,ents OF government to advise anC
cooperate on with the respective bulge
oDeers therefor, while they are a
, Is'r estimating work. These bust
n men volunteers win take up al
eo'.,FoTersial points with the director
0T the budget"
We" Legion Head Sees President.
o. 99An ii. Emery, wounded veteran
=, me great war, who has been choser
me executive committee of III,
,1l'c'lcan Legion as the organization.
,o.llnander to fill out the unexpireC
An tf.n OF Col. F. w. Galbraith who me
his. s Death accidentally recently M,
n 49, ~ Washington. With Col. Theo
ii 80 Roosevelt. assistant rac,.a+a,.,, y.