The Washington times., 1922-05-08
NEARLY BILLION
To De Topped
OFF j. s. BUDGET
Reductions Of $9o7, 900, 900
In Routine Expense for 1922
Announced by Dawes.
by Uniyersal Service.

Reductions of $907, ,559, ,407.77 in
ordinary expenditures. for routine
business of the Government gener'
ally subject to Executive control is
the estimate OF Director Of the
Budget Dawes for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1922.
In a letter to Chairman Madden,
of the House Appropriations Com
nittee. President Harding is trans
mitting TO Congress a detailed re-
port of the Director of the Budget
The 1907. .55s, ,4o7.77 does not In
clude operations in capital funds
by the Railroad Administration,
War Finance Corporation, Grain
Corporation and Sugar Equalisa'
tion Board, showing reductions OF
s671gs20.4 1928, and expenditures
fixed by Congress. not subject 10
modification by executive control,
including customs and internal
revenue refunds, pensions, good
roads. increase Of compensation,
purchase of obligations OF foreign
governments and farm loan bonds,
with reductions OF s22,81S,4S4
Addition Of these items brings the
total reductions in expenditures for
the year to $1,602, ,29S,373.09,
Director Dawes attributes a quar-
ter OF a billion dollars, of the $907,.
b59,407,77 reduction to economies
and savings effected in Govern.
mental business through operations
Of the Budget Bureau.
THE idea that Governmental
business can be successfully ad,
ministered under q different set of
principles or different methods than
IA h.N1 nj d 70 fok
has already cost this Government
too dearly to be further encouraged
as a basis for partisan discus ssion," +"
says Dawes in his report.
The Director of the Budget has
80 frequently called attention to the
archaic system Of Governmental ac.
counting that he will not here COM
ment upon 1t, further, except TO say
that neither Congress, tho Execu.
tive. nor the public can ever be
fully and properly informed as to
the business of Government until II
IL reformed"
Harding Gratified.
The President, in his letter to
Chairman Madden. states:
There has been a reduction in
the expenditures Of Administra ton
over the outlay for 1921 of Ss07,-
100000. These highly gratifying
figures relate to reduced expendi-
lures which come under the influ-
ence of Executive pressure, and do
not include 500, 100000 of other re-
ductions which are not related to
the routine business of Government.
Compared with this reduction OF
1907 100000, the Director Of the
Budget details $3.50. 0.134,S35.03 as the
sum representing the savings and
economies which may be fairly
credited to the new system of ad.
ministration and the widespread
commitment throughout the vari-
Gus departments to effect a more
efficient and economic administra-
tion Of the GoVernment's bust
1T affords an interesting com.
parison to note that the expendi.
lures for the current fiscal year
were estimated last December by
the Director Of the Budget at s3,s67,-
s22,366, and that the actual ex.
penditures will be S45,550,336 less
than that estimate-which is ap-
proximately 1900, 900, 900 less than
the actual outlay for the preceding
THE pressure for reduced ex-
penditures and increased economies
resulted in an estimated reserve,
last August. out of the appropria-
tions for the current fiscal year
OF over $112, 1000, 900, and continued
pressure since that time has raised
this reserve to approximately $685.
100000. notwithstanding a reappro-
priation Of 100000 of the original
reserve. This reveals the possibili-
ties OF the widespread administra-