New-York tribune., 1922-05-08
Harding Makes Public Re.
port of Dawes, Reveal
ing S907,500,O 900 Act.
ual Saving z in Costs
$3.50, 900. 600 Due
10 Budget System
Expenditures for Year
$45, $50, $50 Less Than
Even Esi;maIcsProvidcd

NASHINGToN. May r. Government
expenditures for 1922 VIII be approx
matciY ,600,o00,000 less than the
actual outlay for the preceding year,
Congress will he Informed tomorrow
by President Harding in transmitting
the report OF Director Of the Budget
Dawes on economies and savings in
governmental business
The report Of Director Dawes, made
public Tonight by the White House. IS
FOR submission to the House Appropria-
tions Committee in connection with 9
pending resolution by Representative
Byrns, Democrat. Of Tennessee, asking
the President to inform the House in
what ways direct savings Of $32 900 900
and direct savings of $1O4 900 900, as
previously announced by the President
to have been accomplished by the bud
get bureau during its first six months
OF operation, had been made
Actual Cut Of 1907 100000
Actual cost Of the routine business
Of government. the President declared
in his letter Of transmission to Chair
man Madden has been reduced by
S9OG500, 900, Of which sum $3.50, ,000, 600
may be accredited to more efficient and
economic administration of the govern
ment's business.
PRESENTING figures that will fully
convey to the Congress the helpful re
suits attending the Inauguration of a
more efficient business system,' the
Presidents letter said:
at will be noted that IN the ex-
pendituTes Of the government for the
current fiscal year, ending June 80,
for the public debt, operations in cap
ital funds and similar accounts. all Of
which tend to confuse our understand
ing oi the actual cost of the routine
business of government. there has
been reduction in the expenditures
Of administration over the outlay for
1921 Of $G07, 100000 These highly
gratifying figures relate to reduced cX-
penditures which come under the In
fuence Of Executive pressure and do
not include 500, 100000 Of other re-
Tontine hmsiness Of aovcrnment
Savings Under New System
"Compared with this reduction Of
$907 800 600, the director Of the budget
detailed $2oO. 34,8o906 as the sum
representing the savings ana econo
mes "hich may De IhirIy accteol!eo
10 Vne ne" ~ a1c'i ~ u,
allo 'ne "'ueS iet" rU!t,r,t, otrotl ~ =
la[ougIoous VIC ~ epd 'o'.o,t
eiieCo ny 1e ~ n4,orr,,,o,,+,
no q Gs y, NV, obo,,t GO 0n0 =
n0o oC5',. ro,,+s ,.ea9, nostnnnoJ conetrurtion
aoG ood n,pintenance opi ot' which will probably
St,' ,ana.or, yrder Tho reduced nro
,,ror,, NJ novt vonr
''i+ affords an Interesting comparison
10 note that the expenditures for the
current fiscal wear were estimated last
December by the Director Of the
BUDGET at $685. ,o22 ,366, and that the
actual expenditures will be $45. $50, 1886
less than that estimate. With this re-
duction the expenditures for the year
Will be $3,922 $4,000. which Is approx
mately $1,000, ,0O0,00 less than the
actual outlay for the preceding hscai
year
Economy by Administration
"I, j. not denendabla to estimate saw
mos and economies wholly on the
fer,,roe nrasentod to Congress- in max
no ia annronrIetious. Economies and
sae,incs must. Of necessity. be brought
obo,t through administration.
.'Tbo nrossurc for reduced experdi-
tnres and increased economies resulted d
~ en- ectima+cd reserve, last Aucust,
o,,+ of tbn concentrations for the cur
rSnt fiscal year Of over SIP. 900, 900
.
tin1o has raiscd this reserve 90 approx