The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03
HAS SET EXAMPLE
President Harding C0ngratu-
IateS Bureau Chiefs on Savings.
Over $1OO,OOO,OOO Expense Has
Been Cut Already.
AGAINST DEFICIENCY BILLS
Second Session of AdminiStra-
ton Executive Heads.
No Other Government Has
WithstOOd Such Expenditures.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Anpouncing
prospects of a surplus of governmental
receipts over expenditures this fiscal
year as a result OF economies in ad-
ministration. President Harding speak
ing today at the second business meet
ing of the government, declared he
doubted IF any government in the
world has made more persistent and
conscientious endeavor to cut down its
expenditures and institute economies
and restore sane and normal ways
again" than has the American govern
ment.
The president and Director Dawes
of the Budget who followed him. an
nounced to the meeting composed of
more than thousand government Of
ficials of high and low degrees, that
direct savings of S32,00O.OOO and in
direct savings of more than $104.
900, 900 had been accomplished in less
than six months thru the operation
alone of the budget bureau and CO.
ordinating agencies.
Like Directors Meeting.
perhaps other governments" the
president said, were brought to
greater strains of expenditure and
more difficult financial straits thru
their more intimate and heavier bur-
dens of war. Notwithstanding that
fact. and that we suffered less COM
paratively, 1 doubt if any government
in the world has made a more per-
sistent and conscientious endeavor to
cut down its expenditures and insti-
normal ways again"
The president pointed out that the
meeting was called in pursuance of
policy of assembling the business
heads of the government. precisely
as would be done from time to time,
aQV business 60iZatiOQ.
Mr.. Harding expressed the further
opinion that the efforts on the part
Of the government toward economy
had been reflected among the people
at large.
Has Set An Example.
81 cannot but feel that the govern
ment has in the budget organization
set an example of care and thrift that
has helped greatly to make saving
fashionable. If to some extent the
government has been a leader in so
praiseworthy a cause, we ought all to
be gratified to have had a part in
the affair.
Much of the extravaganza of the
government had been due to lack of
sense of individual responsibility and
the same is true in the corporate bust
nesses and the private affairs of the
people.
F. "If our efforts here shall set a STAN
dard ana inspire an ambition for
greater economies and higher eff
cheney, we shall have served not only
the government but the whole public
particularly well. Perhaps our ex-
ample will be of service to the world"
Common Good the Aim.
The president reiterated his opposi-
ton to deficiency appropriations and
made a plea for an understanding
among officials of the government
that the common good. not depart
mental adva ntage, is the end at which
all of US must aim
Discussing the prospects of a surplus
instead of deficit as was generally
expected. Mr.. Harding appealed for
a continuation of the careful and
painstaking effort which has been
made continuously during the first
half of the year." and added: I'm a
business so great as that of the ma
tional government unexpected receipts
will not iEfrequently swell the total
of calculated revenues
at seems likely that this will be
true during the current year. But de-
spite this possibility, it now seems
probable that the restrictions upon eX-
penditures which have been possible
by reason of the administration gen.
eral policy and your splendid CO.
operation would have resulted in sur
plus of receipts for the year. The
prospect of such a surplus. when
compared with the estimated def
cheney of s24. 100000 that was out
lined in the budget figures submitted
to congress in December is certainly
an occasion of much satisfaction to all
Of