The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-04
MUST CUT DOWN
FEDERAL AID
If There Is To Be Any Ma
terial Reduction in Gov
ernment tExpenses
HARDING TOLD
CONGRESS TODAY
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Budget Of S3,1SO,843, ,234
For 1924 Was Sug
gested

Washington, d. C., Dec. 4.-Presj-
dent Harding, in transmitting the am
nual federal budget for the next fis1al
year, frankly told Congress to-day that
whether there was TO be any material
reduction in government expenditures
and in taxes in future years would de-
pend largely on whether there was to
be curtailment or expansion Of fed
eral aid in lines of research, improve
ment and development.
Placing the estimated government
outlay in 1924 ait So, ,ls0, ,s43,234, a de-
crease Of about S500,000,0O0, as com
pared with estimates for this fiscal
year, Mr.. Harding called attention that
Of practically fixed charges, such as the
public debt, national defense, pensions,
World war allowance and federal aid.
There was left, he said, only about one
billion dollars in charges subject to nd
ministratiye control and against which,
he added, the retrenchment policy of
the government had been directed.
While expressing the opinion that
some further reduction undoubtedly
would result from reorganization Of
government establishments on more
scientific basis, the president said this
alone would not effect such material
cut In operating costs as would justify
the expression of hope for a consider
able lessening Of expenditures in the
years To come
Taking up the question of federal
aid, the executive declared that this
was rapidly broadening field Of ex-
penditnre and that there was a ques-
tion as to how far the government
should participate In It. He added |
that 1t did not pertain to the normal |
or operations of the bust.
ness of government.
s'These extraneous activities" he |
'.have flowed from laws en-
acted pursuant to popular demand. and |
take this occasion to refer to them
ior the purpose of showing that the
.axation which necessarily results in
funds to meet them Is a
incident to the fulflllment Of
he popular demand
I'm the efforts which have been di-
'ected to reducing public expenditures,
have been much concerned in appar-
mt increasing state, county and mu- i
licipal indebtedness, and I am fear
ul lest this condition NAV be in part
attributed to the expenditures made
" the government pursuant to. its
ederal aid laws, as many OF these
tate laws require state contributions
IS prerequisite to the extension Of
he federal add
The summary of the budget for
924 as given TO Congress shows an
stimated excess of receipts over ex-
enditures next year of sls0.696,l25 as
ompared with an estimated deficit Of
273 3.93S,7l2 for this fiscal year. The
resident said, however, that he was
opeful that the estimated deficit for ,
923 could be reduced in the remain
ng seven months and that the close
I the year next June 30 would show ,
balanced account. ii
Estimated expenditures OF $780,
1924 for 1924, which are exclusive 1
the postal service. compare with !
stimated appropriation Of ss,07s 940,- :
81 for the same period. Mr. Harding
xplained that the expenditures would !
spresent actual cash Withdrawals 4
rom the treasury, including some on +
ccount of appropriations in previous q
ears. II