The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-01
COOLIDGE ISSUES. ECONOMY ORDER
 10 EXECUTIVES
Thou sand Administrative A
 Heads Hear Chief Out < line Policies

WASHINGTON, June S0.--Presi-. dent Coolidge called upon the ad- nainistrative heads of the govern. iaefit tonight t6 measure tip to '.the full test of our national character" by giving efficient administration so that further reduction of taxes for all of the people may be accom- piished.
 Speaking before more than one theusand executive officers at the seventh seTni-aEiiiiaI meeting of the business organization of the gov egnfne1t at the close of the fiscal tyeeF, the chief executive 0utiinsd his policies for the future with the declaration that all of his suhordi- mates must enter into them in spirit as well as in practice.
 T am for economy" .ie President said. After that, 1 am for more economy. We must give the people re- lief from the 6xcessive burden Of tax. ation.'
 w ,ro The Bone
 7 Mir. Cooliege's program cortempla tes cutting expenditures to the bone. He wants to continue even more drasticnlly the three -yeaf-old economy program. To do so, he enjoined those responsible for spending the governments moneyN that every administrative effort De carried on with the absolute minimum of ex- pense. This means, he asserted, that the government payrolis must be re- duced.
 The Presidents broad outline of his views was expanded by the director of the Budget bureau, who warned that thoae wlo failed to function sympathet. ieally or who obeyed the chief execu- tive's instructions in half-hearted fashion, may as well feel that they are not desired tin tue government ma chinery He added that disloyaE ones have no place in the organization. The director explained that the bureaus agents were cognizaIit of all activities in the government and said he would not fail to call short comines to the presidert's attention. ;
 FiFst Since Nemination
 The speech was the first by Afr. Cool idee since the republicans selected him as their presidential candidate and he chose in this 9litterance to review the financial accomplishments of the .ad- ministfation for the past three years. In this period he said there was net reductions in the great public debt of more than $2,I20, ,090, 900 and con seuuent saving to the people of more than 120000,000 annually in Interest alone
 What progress we have made in or derins the national finances is easily shown,R Mir. Coolidge said A cok- parisOn of our receipts and expenditures for the last four years illustrates aon- clusiVely what has been ace0mplf Shed during the three years of the lddset
 For the fiscal year ending Jene 30, 1921, the last pre-budget year, our ex- penditures were $6,63S, ,000, GOO and our receipts S5,624. 100000. For9 the sue eeetling three yeara which iHeludes the year which ends today. olIr expendi tnress were S3,795, ,0O0,00a $3:097, O00.O0O and S3.f01 GOO ,O0Q respective ly. Here we show progressive and consistent reduction in Expenditures. On the other side of the ledger our re- ceipts for 1922 were $R .t09, 900. 600, 1923. S4,00T. coo, 900, and j1824, $3,995,. coo. GOO. An analysis Of these figures shows that in the face of progressive reduction in receipts we have still achievad substantial surplus at the end of the fiscal year, Ssf ,0t0, ,0O0 for l022, 4s10 .000. 900 for 1923. and Sf9s,- lhlUtsg0 for 1924
 The amounts which have stated aa beipa the expenditurea receipts and surplus for the fiscal geaf 1924, which efids today, are only apptoxiniats We
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