The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-05-11
BIG REDUCTION IN
FEDERAL BUDGET
ECONOMIES OF s225,ooo,ooo EF.
FEcTED IN CURRENT FISCAL
YEAR, DAWES FIGURES
Estimates for Expenditures In PrIn
elpal Government Departments
Are Severely siashed by
Budget Director

Washington. economies total
ing S225,000,O00 have been accom-
plished by the new government bud.
get system for the current fiscal year
is disclosed in a report by Budget ID.
rector Dawes, which President Hard.
ing Monday transmitted to Chairman
Madden OF the house appropriations
committee Monday.
ION the whole" the presidents lot.
ter reads, II believe congress will find
the operation Of the newly adopted
methods to be highly gratifying, not
only In having brought about reduc,
tions in expenditures in accord with
the manifest wishes Of congress in
reduced appropriations, but in reveal
ing the possibilities of savings through
more efficient methods In the future
thus conveying to the people the dem
onstrations OF those in authority to
operate the government effectively at
the least possible cost, to make the
governments full ways of peace and
ultimately lifting the excessive burden
Of taxation"
The chief points brought out In the
report OF Mr.. Dawes are the following /:
First, that the expenditures OF gov.
eminent for the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1922. which. after executive
pressure, plan and policy had been i'm.
posed upon the business organization.
were given IN the December budget
estimate as $780,. 922 1866, will be at
least $45, 550,336 less than this estim.
ate. or approximately the sum of
81, 922, 372, 030, reduction OF over
81 ,600.000.O00 from the actual expen.
diures for the proceeding fiscal year
1921.
Second, that after eliminating from
the estimates, the confusing figures
incident TO operations In capital funds,
the public debt and other similar ac-
counts, which have no real bearing
upon the question Of expenditures for
operation OF tho routine business or
government subject. in general TO
executive control. there has been a re-
duction in these latter expenditures
as compared with 1927 OF 1901, 800. 900.
of which the director OF the budget de-
tails $225. 100000 as that which can
be fairly attributed 10 the imposition
Of executive plan and pressure on the
routine business organization OF gov
ernmen under the new system.
Third. that the saving against cur
rent appropriations OF $ll2OO0.OOO set
up by the departments and establish
ments In August, 1921, in response to
executive request has been increased.
Notwithstanding reappropriations OF
congress OF over $7.000.O00 of this re-
serve for other purposes, to the APP
proximate sum OF $136.O00.OOO. ut
which II now stands. Only such part
Of these reductions as are real saw.
ings and not postponed expenditures
have been included in the general es-
innate of savings given.
Fourth, that the present estimated
expenditures for 1922 for the operation
Of the routine business of govern
ment generally subject TO executive
control. after eliminating certain ex-
penditures amounting 10 $7,5O0OO0
authorized by congress after the sub
mission OF the budget for representa-.
ton OF the United States at the Brazil
exposition. seed loans, and fulfillment
of the treaty with Colombia, as com
pared with the December budget es-
Inmates show an excess OF only S25,-
6T.457 on total OF S1,75Sy375. 672, or
discrepancy OF only about Ia per
cent.