Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-02-09
REPUBLICAN INFRINGEMENT

llEF the American people are really feeling the bur
den of taxation as they say they are. they ought
TO be Immensely interested in the facts set forth Dy
President Harding IN his address to the Government
Business Organization few days ago." says the re
publican Publicity Association, through It's president
Hon Jonathan Bourne Jr 1T is often said, and. I'M
fortunately with too much show OF truth, that while
The people of the country want retrenchment in pupe
expenditures they grateful TO the man OF the
organization that does the retrenehing. Presden'
Harding and the Republican Congress have the ds'inc-
don OF enecting the greatest retrsnohnent IN Feder~
exnsnditures in our history It remains to be seen
whether the taxpayers OF the country VIII show apprs-
citation"
hie reference to reduction in expense does not re-
late TO peace-tie expenditures compared with eA
penditures for the prosecution OF war 1t Is common
knowledge that after the armistice, and whie tne
Democrats party stn in power On the sominlsula
ton OF the affairs the government It was onIy Dy
conpuis,on exerted by Republicans in Congress that
shs wilson regime was induced denrobilize the mill
tsAv forces and reduce the number OF civilian en-
nsves The wilson administration as slow In get
ing ont OF military mobilization it IN getting in
The Republicans billion and half OF dollars out
otsDemocratic estimates for expenditures
But the present discussion has reference to redue
tsns in peace expenditures. After setting good e1-
.-r,a bv cutting expenditures for the White House.
president Harding repeatedly urged every head Of de-
par.nent to cut expenses the bone. On the recon-
sndaton Of the President Congress reduced taxes On
T,,nober of partoulars we'll known to the public, ana
h,s meant reduced Last July, at the begin
Ming OF the present fiscal year all indications were that
nhs twelve months end June SO, next there would
baexpendtures exceeding the receipts by almost $3.50
ooe 600 That was an prospective dehcit but
I. ala not Tease Mr. Harding. who has been against
prospective deficits IN private business Ne called
meeting of business the government service
ana askd for help IN reducing expenses
The result thus far has been exceedingly satsrSc-
totyfar better than either President Harding or MS
cabinet thought possible It has been surprise to the
Democrats who sneerinsly commented upon the Re-
prblcan retrenchment plans. In the first half OF the
sal year which the last half OF the calendar
year 1922 the prospective deficit reduced approx
ateiv sf25 ooo leaving the deficit in prospect at
900 ooe stated in numbers, when statistics
were compiled for submission Congress early in De-
ce-.ber ,ass since then there further re-
view OF conditions IN the business OF the government
nd In his addrss TO the meeting OF bureau heads few
davs ago the President able submit figures which
indicated that the deficit viii be only $685. 00e, show
ing a reduction thus far OF about 5000 100000
President Harding not however, take credit to
himself alone though he the leader in the re-
trnchment efforts Thus he spoke that subject
Whatever pressure may have been brought to bear on
the executive departments OF with ref
erence to their estimates there must have been in the
departments concerned spirit sacrifice and
ion 20 make this real achievement possible"
= Is now up TO the taxpayers the President
sa6 MS associates that they appreciate THE successful
sfprr 70 both ends OF government finances meet