The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-01
ASKS
EXPENSE. CUT
IN NEXT YEAR
Tells Administrative Heads
They Must Give Efficient
Service to People
TO MAKE FURTHER CUTS
President Says Decreased Ex-
penditures Means Low.
cred Taxes

Washington, July BY the A. P.)
Coolidge called upon the
heads of the govern
ment last night to measure up to
"the full test of our national charac-
ter" by giving efficient administra-
tion so that further reduction in
taxes for all of the people may be
accomplished.
Speaking before more than one
thousand executive officers at the
seventh semi-annual meeting of the
business organization of the govern
ment at the close of the fiscal year.
the chief executive outlined his. pol
icies for the future with the dec
laration that all of his subordinates
must enter into them in spirit as
we'll as in practice.
~ am for economy" the president
said. S"After that am for more
economy. 80 We must give the
people relief from the excessive
burden of taxation"
Would Cut to Bone
Mr.. Coolidge's program contem-
plates cutting expenditures to the
bone. He wants to continue even
more drastically the three year old
economy program. To do so he en-
Joined those responsible for spend
ing the governments money that
every administrative effort be car
ried on with the absolute minimum
of expense. That means, he as
serted that the government pay rolls
must be reduced.
The presidents broad outline OF
his views was expanded by director
Lord of the budget bureau, who
warned that those who failed to
function sympathetically, or who
obeyed the chief executives in.
structions in half-hearted fashion
may as we'll feel that they are not
desired in the government machin-
cry. He added that disloyal ones
have no place in the organization
The director explained that the bu-
reau's agents were cognizant of all
activities in the government and said
he would not fail to call shortcom-
ings to the presidents attention.
The speech was the first by Mr.
Coolidge since the Republicans Sc
lected him as it's presidential candi-
date and he chose in this utterance
to review the financial accomplish.
ments Of the administration for the
past three years. In this period he
said there was net reduction in the
great public debt of more than ST.
720,000,0O0 and consequent saving
to the people of more than $120,OO0,'
900 annually in interest alone.
"What progress we have made in
ordering the national finances is
easily shown" Mr.. Coolidge said
"A comparison of our receipts and
expenditures for the last four years
illustrates conclusively what has
been accomplished during the three
years of the budget system.
Years Expenditures
"For the fiscal year ending June
80, 1921, the last pre-budget year
our expenditures. were $5,538, ,O00, ,O0(
and our receipts $5,624 900, 1000. Fol
the succeeding three years. which
includes the year which ends today
our expenditures were s3,795 ,000, 900
s., ,697, 100000 and s3,497,000,0O0 re-
spectively. Here we show a pro-
gressive and consistent reduction in
expenditures. On the other side OF
the ledger our receipts for 1922 were
$4,1O9, 100000, 1923, $4,0007 ,00O, ,0OC
and 1924, 1895, 100000. An analysis
of these figures shows that in the
face of a progressive reduction in
receipts we have still achieved q
substantial surplus at the end OF
each Of the fiscal years-$314 ,000,-
900 for 1922, $3l0,O00.O00 for 1928,
and $49S, ,O0O, 900 for 1924.
"The amounts which / have STATED
as being the expenditures, receipts
and surplus for the fiscal year
1924, which ends today, are only
approximate. We will not have the
actual figures until the books are
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