Evening star., 1922-07-13
HUGE 1928 DEFICIT
SEEN in CONGRESS
Republicans Defend Econ
omy Against Charges It
Has Not Succeeded.

While party leaders differ regard
ing reductions in the appropriations
for the current fiscal year. they seem
agreed that there is tremendous
dehcit facing the taxpayers during
the next fiscal year. Chairman Made
den of the House appropriations COM
mittce says there Is "an indicated
deficit of $697,O0o. .Ooo." Representa-
tive Joseph W. -Byrnes OF Tennessee,
the ranking democrat on the apprO-
priatiors committee. says It will run
up ito s90o,ooo.0oo II the soldiers
bonus. ship subsidy and other bills
now being pushed by the republican
majority are passed.
Representative Madden of Illinois
chairmen respectively OF the House
and Senate appropriations commit
tees, in their annual reviews OF the
appropriation bills, claimed that \
cut-to-the-bone republican policy had
appropriations $3.50, ,ooo. 900. Repre-
sentative Byrnes denied that these
retrenchments have actually been
made. and that the party in power
has not kept the government on a
cash basis.
THE republican party had made
and financial reform" said Represent
ative Madden's statement, while Sem
ator Warren said that the savings
claimed will be gratifying to the
taxpayers of the country"
Economy Called Failure.
Representative Byrns' statement de-
Clared the appropriation statistics
as-t,r l., Col
part of the republican Congress and
the administration to reduce or re-
trench the expenditures of the gov
ernment." that the Budget bureau
claimed paper savings and that re-
publican promises of yesterday were
completely forgotten in the perform
ances of today"
Total appropriations for the fiscal
year 1928. according to the statements
of Representative Madden and Senator
Warren. were s3.747.O35,3s2. a reduc-
tion Of &slS.2s0.ss+ over those Of last
this reduction. but Representative
Byrns declared 1t was unfair TO oom-
pare 1923 appropriations with those
Of 1922. and that comparison with
pre-war year would be more Hum
mating. Representative Maddens
statement said such comparisO
would be unfair because postwar
liabilities had caused mounting ex-
pepses
The reductions in appropriations
and consequent reductions In ex-
renditures hive made possible q most
Representative Madden. The amount
of reduction for the calendar year
1921 is approximately $4,000. 900. and
the relief to the taxpayers for the
calendar year 1922 is estimated at
not less than $850000.000."
Blamed for Dencit.
Representative Byrnes declared that
the republican party has not kept
the government on a 'pay-as-you-go'
basis" and the prospective deflcit. he
said. could never be satisfactorily
explained in the coming congress
sional elections"
Senator Warren said a cut-to the
feature Of the 1928 appropriations,
and he called attention that ordinary
government receipts lasat year ex.
ceedsd ordinary. expenses by sara.
soi,65l. while the public debt was
reduced S1,014.06S,S44
Regarding the prospective deficit for
lszS, Representative Madden said
there was IAN indicated deficit Of
S6S7 900, 900"
This figure would be more impress
certain that the efforts Of the Presi-
dent. supported by the Administrative
officers. will be able materially to re-
duce this anticipated deficit"
When Chairman Warren read his
statement to the Senate it was at
tackled from the democratic side by
Senator Overman of North Carolina,
ranking minority member Of the Sem
ate committee. and Senator Robinson
of Arkansas. Senator Overman crisi-
cfsed the republican comparison of ap-
propriations this year with those Of
last year. and said ne was preparing a
statement comparing the 1923 appro-
priations. made three years after the
war. with those Of 1915. three years
prior to the war.
Senator Robinson called attention to
the large deficiency appropriation" !"
and said that Senator Warren's state
ment might not be accurate because
additional deficiencies were in prospect