Evening star., 1925-04-21

and commissions, whether called by
the League of Nations, by individual
nations or initiated by the United
States itself.
8. Support of measures to secure
prompt publication of State Depart
ment reports.
4. Support of policies designed to
effect international reduction of arma-
ments.
5. Support of measures providing
for the codification of international
law; also measures designed for the
outlawing of war and it's abolition as
legalized institution.
6. Support in general of construc-
tive efforts for peace by world coop
Grafton and world federation.
Work to Cut Expenses.
The past three years have been
years of earnest striving on the part
of the Budget Bureau to achieve what
is regarded by many as impossible
10 bring our annual spending below
81, ,000, ,OO0, 900, Gen. Herbert NJ. Lord.
director of the budget, said in an ad-
dress last night.
Federal expenditures in 1921, the
last pre-budget year" the speaker de-
clared, were $5,115, 1927 ,689.30. This
was exclusive of the amount applied
TO the reduction of the public debt.
In 1924 expenditures were $3,04S,6T,-
g65.34. This showed a notable reduc-
ton in spending, but we were S48,-
900 900 short of our goal.
The budget director then described
the economy machinery set up by the
present administration. saying that
whfle the amount of reduction direct
ly due to executive pressure through
the Bureau of the Budget Will always
be a mooted question and an idle one
he was content to point to falling eX-
penditures, the development of team
work and cooperation and the spread
of the gospel of economy with EN-
cheney in the Federal service.
Debt Is Lowered.
August 81, 1919, we reached the
peak of our national debt the speak
er continued. "At that time the gross
debt was S26, ,594 .267 ,S7S.45. July !,
1924. at the completion of three budget
wears, the gross debt had been cut 10
sci ,25O,S12,490, showing reduction
during the three budget years OF
So, ,O95 ,632, III 20, and this, too, In spite
of the reduction in the tax rates Ell
fected by the acts of November .
1921. and June 2, 1924, which material
ly curtailed Federal receipts
Bureaucracy in government ana the
adding of bureaus and commissions tc
governmental machinery were con
demned by Huston Thompson Colo
RADIO member of the Federal Trade
Commission. -, -,
Despite the approval OF less gov
ernment in business by statesmen ON
cials and business men. bureaus an.
commissions are constantly pelns anu
ed, the speaker declared. assertine
that there was no escape from TINS
dilemma as long as price-fixing asso
ciations are allowed to destroy com
petition or economic power Is allowed
to<Nentralize in business combination
bv building up mergers OF compeu
tors whose united business Is oeyohe
state control and whose actions can
not be understood or grasped by the
common mind.
I.ikened to SNOWFALL.
Mr.. Thompson likened the tendency
toward Capitalization of power TO
SNOWFALL falling downhill.
Election of national officers resuitet
in the selection of Mrs. Casper w MT
ney, New York, first vice president
Miss Adele Clark, Virginia, second VICE
president, and Miss Katherine Ludlng
ton. Lyme, Conn, treasurer. Mrs
Mary E. Cowper, Durham, n. c., wa!
chosen regional director, to succeed
Miss Clark. The remainder OF th'
regional directors were reelected.