The Washington times., 1922-12-04
Innate
SHOWS
GUT IN
YEAR
Harding, Sending Message to
Congress, Warns Against
- Further SIashes.
BY H. X. REYNOLDS,
International News Service.

The budget of the United States
for the fiscal year beginning July
1, 1928, providing for appropria-
tions aggregating s3,07S,940,331
for the operation of the Federal
Government, was transmitted to
Congress today by President
Harding.
The total estimate is $195, ,298,-
359 less than the appropriations
already made for the current year.
This reduction was made possible,
the President said in a message
accompanying the budget, by pur-
suing a policy emphasizing the
"need of more rigid economy in the
expenditure of public funds"
Warns Against Further Cuts.
He took occasion at the same time,
however, to warn Congress that fur.
ther slashes would not be approved
by the Administration.
while it may be possible" Mr..
Harding said.' to make a small re-
duction in an item here and there,
any material reduction will necessi-
tate a change in the administrative
policy upon which estimates of ap.
propriations for the fiscal year 1914
| are based"
The President gave the estimate of
expenditures for the next fiscal year
as $3.50, S43,234. pointing out that
the estimate of cash Withdrawals In
to be distinguished from the estimate
of appropriations contained in the
budget, since Withdrawals during the
fiscal year will be made from pre-
] vious appropriations as well as from
| appropriations recommended in, the
budget.
In the beginning of his MESA &c.
the President called attention to! the
reduction in the prospective deficit
for the current fiscal year from $697,.
433.231 to $273,93S.712. due to con.
tinued pressure for economies and a
revision of the expenditure program" !"
and expressed hope that the close Of
the year on June 80, 1928, would
show a balanced account.
The total ordinary receipts for the
fiscal year 1924, excluding postal
revenues, was estimated at S3,361.,
812,359, which is $747,291.791 less
than the actual receipts for 1922 and
$6S, ,050, 800 less than the estimated
receipts for 1928. The Postoffice De.
partment incurred large deficits in
1922 and 1928, but Is expectd during
the coming fiscal year, President
Harding said, to yield surplus Of
more than $s50,0
That we approach the commence.
ment of the fiscal year 1924 with
an estimated surplus for that year
Of $3.50. 0.969,125 is certainly most en-
couraging," he continued. While
I am hopeful that there will be no
deficit In the current fiscal year,
1923, IL such a deficit does occur.
this surplus for 1924 will give 4
margin to take care Of It,"
Next Years Estimates.
The estimated appropriations fer
next year provide S103,070.sS6 for
general functions, including the leg
islative, judicial, executive q general
administrative operations Of the
Government; S1,2b6.716,sae for mill
tary functions, including pensions.
4 world war allowances and the ma
tional defense: $500 for civil
functions. which includes law en-
4 forcement, operation OF the u,er-
chant marine. etc. and s1,3s5,720..
COZ for non-functions. such az pay
ment of interest on the public debt
and other fixed charges. n0
The amounts recommended Tor
the national defense are designed
70 provide for an army OF 1000 Of.
ficers and $4,000 enlisted men. the