Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-27

New York, March c6.--Thc first
,car OF President Harding's admin
istration has been a period of prog
rcss with an almost incredible
achievement in economy, Vicc-Presi-
dent Calvin Coolidge declared in an
address today before the BROOKLYN
Institute Of Arts and Sciences.
Cut in Military and Civil Personnel
Asserting that the number Of pub
lc employees had been reduced by
;early $4,000. the army by $4,000
and that large lCG"ctions had been
proposed in the naval forces, all of
which were beginning to show in the
rOrcrnments appropriations and ex-
Icnditurcs, tho vice president said.
Prior TO the war the annual ap-
propyiation3 were little over a
100000. o00,. For the last fiscal
ar they were slightly moro than
five and one half billions. For the
present fiscal year it is estimated
mat this will be reduced to somewhat
l"ss than 4,0O0,000,0 900 and for the
most fiscal year. for which appropri-
atiOns are now being made, there will
he n reduction to about three and
one half billions. The interest and
PAYMENTS required for the public
debt are about $3.50. 0O0,O 600, The
cost OF ministering to the require
ments of the Veterans Bureau is
about one half 4 billion. The cost of
the army and navy is over $500 900 :
600 and another quarter of billion
Gocs into pensions.
Near Prc-war Figures
'1f from present expenditures,
there he deducted those items that
arose from the war and the extra
amount now being expended on good
roads and the army and navy, the
present cost OF running the govern
TNont would not exceed the prc-war
cot Of more than two or three hun
drci millions.
This represents an achievement
81 economy which is almost incrcd-
iIt."
conference "proCcedcd on the
Fundamental theory OF substituting
FOR tho sanction OF force in interna-
tionni relations, the sanction of rca-
son. Mr.. Coolidge asserted;
Remedial Policies
1T las been n year of progress al
together worthy OF a great people.
II docs not mean that the burdens
of existence are to be lifted from
mankind. 1t does not mean that
military establishments are to be no
longer required. An agreement to
maintain Il parity between navics is
not an agreement to abolish navics.
There will he n great saving OF cX-
pCnditures. but 1t will not be so
much in present costs as in future
requirements. These great remedial
ro,iCies being adopted, are found in
peace. They mean that hereafter
= larger proportion of human effort
can go into productive activity.
They diminish the material waste of
extravaganza in government and the
spiritual waste OF distrust in diplo-
macy. Liberty has taken increased
guarantees. Reason is more firmly
erthroned Hope and faith are re-
N'aled more clearly as the great
realities"
Relief War Veterans
An adequate organization for ad-
NJ nistering government relief of war
'eterans was one OF the first domestic
J.. oblems. the vice president said,
?ad this organization later was
placed under supervision of the Vet
Grams Bureau"
IT IL really to realize" he added,
what n stupendous task this work
is, when II Is remembered that there
has already been paid TO disabled
veterans and their dependent reia-
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