The Washington times., 1924-07-01
COOLIDGE ASKS
GUT IN u |.
PAYROLL
President Cautions Govern
mont Chiefs 70 Check Up
Carefully On Travel Itelns

Reduction 81 the Government pay
roll, careful scrutiny Of travel ex-
pense items and cutting down on
binding ana printing was advocated
by. President Coolidge, yesterday,
ea three ways to effect economy "
Government.
The Chief Executive, addressing
1000 executive officers az the
seventh seEIti.annual business meet
ing Cf the Government, declared he
was for economy and after that
more economy
you, said the President, with
your intimate knowledge OF the de.
tails of your work, know where
further practical economies can be-
effected. desire that you givO
especial attention 70 the matter Of
personnel.
This. BY far. ia the most costly
item IN our Government. We must
reduce the Government payroll. i
am satisfied that It win lead to
greater efficiency. And ia this
same connection desire careful
scrutiny Of travel orders. An order
Tor travel should be given only
when absolutely necessary.
Yon can effect economy on this
AAGuks
Economy b Printing.
. A further fertile field for econ.
omy "a the item of printing and
binding. am sometimes startled
at the number Of government pub
LEGATIONS which come to NV attain.
ton. Il cannot be that ali are
necessary
Referring to the tar 0ueation r.
President said:
There II = most urgent necessity
Tor those who are charged with the
responsibility Of government admin.
iEtratiOns to realize that the people
of our country cannot maintsin
their own high standards, they can-
not compete against the lower
standards 0f the rest Of the world.
unleas we are free from excessive
taxes. With tle economy Is anper.
ative. It y q full test 81 our
national character. Bound up III n
y the true cause, not the property
interests. not any OF the privilere.
but OF all the people, 1T Is pre-.
emlnently the. source az popular
rights. It Il always the people who
toll that pay. It seems to me.
therefore, worthy OF our hiehegt
endeavOr. IL u this which giyea
the real importance Of this meet.
For the fiscal year ending June.
80. 1921. the President nafd. tie
last pre-budget yeaf our exnendi.
lures were $3.50, 900, 900, and our
receipts S5.624. 900. 900. For the sue
ceedlng three years, which includes
the year which ended yesterday. our
expenses wer eS,7eS, OOO, 5000. e3.6e7..
00O. 900 and $s.4e7, OOO. 900. respect
The public debt which IN 1891 was
va. e76, 900. 900 has been reduced
since that time by nearly three
billion dollars. The President saws.
this reduction means q saving 81
more than S120. 900 900 q year ia.
interest.
A Call for Service
This Is q can for real service"
the Chief Executive said. ssIf "a.
mandA q most searching INQUIRY
into the field Of your activities "a
as 70 remove entirely from them All
elements which are not Essential
and 30 as to curtail ali those which
may be reduced without preju6ice
70 the welfare of the nation. z
The President said estimates Of
expenditures for the fiscal year be-
ginning today were S3,O83, 900. He
said this would provide q SIS 900 900
surplus next year.
II desire that this expenditure be
reduced BY 5000, 900" the Pred.
dent declared.
When the President concluded his
address. he turned the meeting over
to Brigadier General 81. III. Lord.
director OF the budget, who elabo.
rated on the President.s remarks.