New-York tribune., 1922-02-04
Bureaus Results i'm Four
Months Justifes Most
Confident Expectations,
President Tells Meeting
Federal Economy
Example lor All
Dawes Crificizcs Cabinet
Members for Failure to
Give Full Cooperation

From The Tribunc's WASHINGTON Bureau
WASHlNGTCN, Feb. 3 Tho second
business meeting of tho United States
government in $50 years took place to-
Gay in Continental Memorial Hall, the
scene of the plenary sessions of the
armament limitation conference. The
Pres sidont, in a speech. thanked Director
Of the Budget Dawes and his assistants
for the economies introduced in gov
ernment operation in the space OF four
months. General Dawes spoke after
the President and paid his respects in
emphatic terms to members of the
Cabinet who were present as we'll as
generals and admirals OF the army and
navy whose cooperation, he said, had
not always been the most hearty
The first business meeting of the gov
ernment took place last July when Cen
cral Dawes called the President. Cab
net ard bureau chiefs together and an
i nounccd his plans for directing the
budget bureau
The report OF the Budget Director
was made public 10 day in conjunction
/ with the meeting. 1t showed where
| government expenditures had been re-
| duced from a scale based on S4,55O.
100000 to a scale of $3,974 900 900 The
President in his address commented on
the fact that the staff of workers which
! had accomplished the savings cost only
Si09,000, while the report shows say
'ngs of $32, 100000 definitely assured
and an indirect saving estimated al
s104000,0 900 in a period of about fou,
months.
Such a result. the President added
indicated that "cven in its formative
period the budget system has justiti ed
our most confident expectations.
"A feeling OF solidarity in the gov
crnment business organization has
grown up said the President. land
there is conviction that the interest S
/ of economy and efficiency demand close
co-ope ration under central leadership "
General Dawes's presentation of the
budget problem was staged in the 49,
! foot inclosure, bounded by the green
baize tables. where only the elbows of
arms delegates rested hitherto. From
/ this ring he delivered a characteristic
/ fighting explanation Of the difficulties
j the budget experts were up against
criticized departmental and bureau
heads who wouldn't cooperate. at
tackled red tape and customs, and de
manded greater efficiency and CO.
Ope eration.
The Budget Director brandlshcd a
! broom to illustrate a point that the
navy had bought $4,000 of one kind
{ Of broom rather than accept free of
charge $4,000 of d similar kind that
the army had on hand, just because
the specifications were slightly diff
/ ferent. In final exhortation to chiefs
in all branches Of the government to
cooperate he brought all present to
their feet III a pledge to assist the
President in the economies that were
( being sought
Thousand Attend Meeting
! Seated within the nclosure, which
has been reserved for delegates during
the armament limitation conference
besides General Dawes and his corps of
co-ordina tors, were President Harding,
Vice President Coolidge, Secretary Of
the Navy Denby, Under Secretary OF
State Fletcher, Secretary of Commerce
Hoover, Secretary Of the Treasury Mel
lon, General Pershing, Admiral Koontz,
Chief Of Naval Operations; Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt and
Secretary Of Agriculture Wallace.
Major General Lejeunc, commandaat
of the Marine Corps. occupied a seat
in the balcony, where he could enjoy
the discontinue Of Cabinet ottics g
when General Dawes poured hot shot
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