The Glenwood post., 1922-02-23
u.e's 7sd's Bed Tine s'sr'es
Current Events For the ohtldrsu
and arown-ups, Too
TWO MEETINGS AND THEIR
RESULTS MONEY SAVED

'There' 3 not much use trying to fix
this car any longer, kiddies,' said
Uncle Ted, as he came out from under
the automobile. tThe longer 1 work
with it the worse it seems to get. 1t
reminds me of the Democratic party.
1t keeps me broke trying to run it.
1t gives me nothing but expense and
trouble and mighty little joy in re-
turn.D
"What are you going to do, theni"
asked JacK, who looked hungry
enough to eat most anything "we're
. mile from home and half mile
from telephone.
~ know what Wen do, replied I'm
Gle Ted, "We will walk home, leave
the car here until morning when I
can send one Of the garage boys out
to see what kind of an operation is
necessary to make the patient well."
~ won't kick about walking home,
If you II tell us a story on the way"
said Ruth.
"That's fair" replied her uncle.
1--WE plenty to tell you, too. 1 won
der if you children can realize how
much $576,OOO,OO0 is. 1t is some
amount of money, at any rate, and it
y the amount saved the United
States on the annual appropriations by
the operation of the budget system
under Director Charles G. Dawes.
Sounds sort of good 10 hear about
money being saved instead of being
wasted, doesn It iti
"This good news was told by Presi.
dent Harding at the second meeting
OF the government business organiza-
tion short time ago. What wa, nc.
tually done in six months time was
to reduce expenditures for the year
from the $4,55o,OOO,OO0 appropriated
to 1924 100000. Gen. Dawes, in
speaking at this meeting, said that for
the first time in 130 years govern.
ment officers were really trying to
see how little money they could spend
instead of how much. Among other
things the president said at this meet.
ing was this: In business so great
as that of the national government
unexpected receipts will not infre.
quently swell the total of calculated
revenues. 1t seems likely that this
will be true during the current wear.
But despite this possibility it now
seems probable that the restrictions
upon expenditure which have been DOS.
slble by reason of the administration "a
general policy and your splendid co.
operation have resulted in a surplus
OF receipts for the year. The prospect
Tor such surplus, when compared
with the estimated deficiency of $A.-
ooo,ooo that was outlined in tho
budget figures submitted to congress
In December, is certainly an occasion
OF much satisfaction to all of us. /"
That sure is good news for the
taxpayers, isn't it?" said Jack.
Yes, indeed it is, Jack. But that
l'n I the only good work accomplished
l" washington. The closing of the
arms conference marked the end of n
meeting which, as the president said in
his closing address, wrought a truly
great achievement No meeting Of
this kind in the history of the world
ever accomplished SO much real pood
In SO short time. The fellow who
SAID 1t was waste of time-the pes.
simist and all of his kind-must surely
DC hanging their heads in shame Tn
iess than three months, the representa-.
tiVes OF the nine great countries of
the world sat together and agreed upon
matters which have worried the world
ior long time. The two most i'm.
portant matters settled by this meet
ing and by the signing of treatie, are
the naval pact and the agreement 70.
iating to China. The first calls for
the reducing Of naval armament and
is the first step toward practical peace
that has ever been attempted. / have
tod you again and again about Shan.
tung, and how its occupation by the
Japanese has been a sore SPOT which
at any time might have turned into
war in the Far East, dragging in other
countries, ourselves included. Today