Evening star., 1924-01-21
PRESIDENT URGES
| FURTHER ECONOMY
IN RUNNING NATION
Says Esst Economic Ills of
Country Are Due to Heavy
Taxation.
DECLARES REDUCTION
REWARDS ALL WHO TOLL
Hopes Bright for Decreasing Elk.
penditures, Department
Heads Told.

With bright hopes OF substantial
tax reduction spurring the American
people to sharper demands upon their
Legislators here for action, and with
both major parties engaged in debate
over the merits OF their respective
proposals, President Coolidge today,
at the sixth regular meeting Of the
business organization OF the govern
ment, declared there was scarcely an
economic ill'' in the country that
could not be laid directly or indirect
ly to high taxes"
Calling upon his business assistants
for still more stringent retrenchment,
the chief executive laid down the
principle that tax reduction was the
real reason for constant cutting IN
government expenditures, and that
aside from that, economy has no
other purpose"
The whole fiscal program OF the ad-
minlstration for the past three years
has been pointing to relief from taxa
ton for the American people. it was
revealed, by both the President and
Director Lord of the bureau OF the
three years, under this continuing pro-
gram, federal appropriations would be
cut more than one-half billion dollars. -
The care we exercise" explained
Gen. Lord, lin the administration Of our
appropriations, the economies we plan
and practice. the sacrifices We make as
administrators this year. next year. and
succeeding years, will determine the ex-
tent taxes may be reduced
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President Coolidge. outlining with
satisfaction the results of the budget
system, not only declared it "a sue
cess but showed that in the past
two and one-haif years diminished
revenues have been more than coun-
terbaianced by reduction in expendi-
lures" to. the point that this Joint
executive and legislative campaign
for economy has made ii possible to
reduce present taxation"
Through constructive economy TO
decrease taxes, announced the Presi
dent, is to enlarge the reward Of
every one who tolls"
The Chief Executive. in his mes
sage. also declared himself against
'eXpansion' OF federal subsidies 10
state governments" and called upon
his business administratives not only
to keep expenditures within appro-
rriations. but to save from those ar-
-propriations. He repeated a warn
ing sounded at the last meeting by
the late President Harding, tina: no
member of the executive branch of
the government should advocate be-
fore Il congressional committee an
estimate lin excess of executive rec
ommendation."
Pledge New Efforts
Pledging themselves To contiuu-
ance of the fiscal program which the
President and Gen. Lord said had
made possible tax reduction, the
chiefs of the business organization
rose from their seats in Memorial
Continental Hall at the close of Gen.
Lords address and with him pledged
themselves anew to good business
procedure and to such an advance
with never 4 halt in efforts to save
and serve
Gen. Lord reviewed the whole pro-
gram of economy and efficiency In an
address packed with facts and spark
ling with the generals inimitable
humor he showed how the govern
ment's fiscal policy had been so
drastic" that progressive reductions
had been made in appropriations be-
ginning with 1923. leading up to pres
ent prospects for a surplus this year
about s329,o00,000.
While this. situation was said TO
lack the spur of a threatening deficit
to drive us on up the weary hill of
economy" the general said 1t "nowise
releases executive pressure for the
strictest economy, and offers no war
rant for the expenditure of one penny
of government funds that can be
withheld without detriment to the
public service"
Burden on People.
"The people of this country for five
long years have patriotically borne
a crushing burden of taxation" ex-
planned Gen. Lord, that has fettered
business, stifed initiative and cast
it's oppressive, chilling shadow over
the hearthstoneS of the nation.
THE Chief Executive has recon-
mended to Congress a program of tax
reduction that will materially tighten
the burden, and has already sent a
shimmering ray of hope across the
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