The Washington times., 1923-11-10
WARREN PLANS
HUGE GUT IN
BUDGET
Half Billion Assured, He Says,
and Hopes to Hold Total to
Three Billions.

By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON,
Congress will slash $500, 900, 900
from the cost Of operating the
worlds greatest business" dur
ing the next fiscal year, Senator
Francis E. Warren (R. Of Wyo.),
chairman of the Senate Appropri-
atoms Committee, predicted to-
day.
Reduction Assured.
This reduction in Governmental
appropriations for the year 1924
1926 is certain, Warren said. and
financial leaders Of the new Con-
gress will set a goal Of $75O, 900
in their retirment program. While
these economies will be effected,
Warren said the final effect on the
American people would be influ,
enced by disposition of soldier
bonus legislation.
Strict economies, proposed by the
the Budget Bureau, will find sup.
port in both House and Senate. 1t
was indicated. At least 500, 900 900
will be stricken from the cost of
running Government departments,
several hundred millions more
saved in decreased apprOprtat toIs
to pay interest on the nations
public debt while all funds for
other than routine administration
will be ''cut to the bone"
Goal Ia $1,000 ,OOO, 900.
Total approximations for the cur.
rent fiscal year were more than
$3.50 900 900, Warren said, and
the ultimate goal Of the next Con-
gress win be to reduce these total
to an even $4,000, 900, 900.
1.-THE reduction of $233, 100000 in
the appropriations for 1922 over the
year 1923 was warmly welcomed BY
the taxpayers Of the country" said
Warren. 1.-THE same painstaking et-
fort, required to effect that reduc-
ton, will be evidenced in the new
Congress and feel safe to say that
at least $500, 900 900 will be saved in
appropriations made for 1925 as com.
pared to the present fiscal year.
THAT retrenchment will be accom-
plished by team work between the
executive departments, the Bureau
Of the Budget, the House, the Senate
and the President. Our goal actually
will be three-Quarters Of q billion
dollars but at this date, / cannot
say whether we will be successful.
Cut Below Budget Bureau.
''As q matter of fact, the Congress
was even more economical last year
than the Budget Bureau requested.
We effected q saving Of $40 900 900
over the bureaus estimates but the
budget law has proven its worth by
helping to separate the chaff from
the grain in requests for Govern
ment funds"
Warren declared the retrenchment
would be possible without making
any legitimate function of the Gov
eminent suffer from lack of funds"
He declared the Veterans Bureau,
pensions, rivers and harbor improve
ments, flood control, the Shipping
Board and good roads would be
amply protected by necessary appro-
priations.
Reduce Interest.
Most Of the economy, it was
learned, will be effected by reducing
appropriations for, interest on the
public debt. Payments made by
Great Britain under her refunding
agreement will take the place Of new
appropriations. Reduced personel
in Government departments will per-
NIT economies in supply appropria-
tons and the naval disarmament
program will cut down the cost of
the first line Of defense
Passage of the soldier bonus bill
will not affect other economies. It's
enactment, with provision for i'm
mediate payments, however. would
wipe out the effect Of all retrench-
ment in the regular appropriations.