Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-30
BY I. HAsKIN

ton. He says, in effect: Income, 4f;-
COS; expenditure, $4,000 means hap,
piness. Income $4,000; expenditure,
$2,OO5 means misery" +
President Backs Budget.
The president takes the same view
and will insist that the American
government sock to have a surplus of
revenue rather than an excess of ex-,
penditure.- Micawber's analysis re-
lated to the affairs If an. individual
family bun. the cas- is not greatly al
tered when nations are concerned.
! For q mans expenses to- exceed his
income means he must run in debt
ana borrow, paying interest. For q
government to spend more than its
income means the same thing. There
IL not the element ofSpersonak misery
which Micawber speaks Of, but there
Is substantial national embarrassment
for many of the unthrifty nations in
dtviduals.
Practically the sole trouble with the
European nations which now are hav-
ing such grave financial difficulties
is that they went on war spree and
spent vastly more than their income.
That is the cas- with Germany, With
France, with Italy, with Poland and,
in a lesser degree, with England. They
SFS . $AeuN GAAVAA A&lNA1AAC6 III
now they must borrow. Their cur
rencies have deprecated because they
have not Kept their budgets balanced.
This has resulted in loss Of trade and
In ruinous prices for the necessities
Of life. They represent instances in
which the unthrifty policy against
which Micawber uttered his warnings
have caused personal misery to thou
sands.
There is something to be said on
the other side of the case. Many Of
the separate bills to be introduced
will be worthy: in fact most of them
will and great difficulty will be ex-
~perienced in defeating them.
Assume that the department Of
agriculture has sen in a budget
which exceeds what can be allowed If
expenditures are to stay within in.
come. The budget bureau Tops OF d
few millions: Among the items cut
on. let US assume there Is an item
of $4,000 for the continuance OF an
agricultural experiment station. At
this station, the department scientists
are working out q series Of expert
ments relating to the cotton boil
weevil. Five years are required to
carry the work to q conclusion. The
completed work may reveal scientific
facts worth millions to the cotton
growing industry. The work has been
going on three years. II It 10 stopped
now through lack Of appropriation. All
that three years work is lost Tor the
experiments must be continuous and
there Is a possible potential loys 0f
vastly more than the work Will cost
Yet the figures show. plainly that
there is not enough money to 20
around. The work must stop.
There are instances in which sub
statftial losses have been sustained by
the government in this manner. Gov
; cially made, expensive tools have been
purchased and special, buildings erect.
ed. The budget cuts on the next
years appropriation. There is not
even enough money appropriated to
pay for storing the tools and instru-
ments and maintaining wAtchmsn al
the buildings. Tools and instruments
are lost or stolen and buildings fall
into disrepair. Persons familiar with
the government know Of these cases
and therefore have some sympathy
with the extra appropriation bills
which seek to evade the budget.
This is just n Of the problemi
which the men who run the govern
ment have to face: How they Val
face the crisis Of the budget this win.
ter Will be a matter OF interest Il
every citizen and tat1payer.
Answers 10 QUESTIONS.
O.. Where is most OF the cottor
raised7 j. j. p.
A. The department OF aEriculturs
says that h sUpited States ,producAl
approximately threesfoufths III,
worid's cotton; India and Egypt 80.
Ing the only other countries who's
crop - Of much commercial impnrl
tance. China and RuSsiAn, Turkestai
produce considerable cotton, hut til
crop 10 consumed almost entifxlj
within tho country Of production; 4
little cotton Is grown In Easterfi BRA.
I'll, IN Peru, in Mexico. and, III Adtetis
Turkey. The extensive production d
cotton 10 ,rsStricted TO REGIONS havtni
the average froSt1Ass season of 1yl
days d more, and ~ psr cent 81 TIL
Yorld's crop II eroykn,I south o{ TIL
37th parallel Of latitude: z
Does Africa pkodtcss tWtcs Il
'lmuch gold . the United statsif 4