Evening star., 1925-06-23
URGE BUDGET CUT.
Coolidge and Lord Asks Savings, No
Matter How Small.

Criticizing the system of Federal
contributions to States as cause of
double taxation and calling upon
heads of the business organization of
the Government to cut expenditures
still further for the next two fiscal
years, President Coolidge last night
formally announced the intention of
recommending to Congress in his
next budget message further tax re.
duction."
Neither the nature of this recon-
mendation nor any details of the
Chief Executives prospective pro
posals were revealed, but he laid down
with heavier emphasis than ever be
fore, last night at Memorial Cont
mental Hall before the business or.
Ganization of the Government. the
principles of retrenchment in public
expenditures. from which he expects
to gain further relief for the people
from "the burden of war taxes"
Director of the Budget Herbert NJ
Lord reviewed the budget and ap
pealed for progressive saving both
in major and minor items of Govern
ment expense.
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The President predicted a surplus
for the fiscal year ending June 80
1925, of 5000, 900 900, and estimated a
surplus for 1926 of $3.50, 1000 900 He
asked that the total expenditures for
1926. excluding alone the postal serv
ice, be kept within S3,375 ,000, 900, a
cut of s125, ,0000 900 from the estimated
comparable expenditures for this year
and called upon his administrators tC
pare estimates for 1927 still more
sharply down to the total of $3,OSO,
100000 exclusive of the postal service
The President again touched upor
necessity of keeping down the number
of Government personnel, as he had
done in his last previous message to
the same gathering. Tracing the in
crease in personnel. President Cool
idge said he did not wish "underman n
ned public service" but did advocate
and desire the closest supervision over
your personnel requirements. so that
any surplusage may be prevented"
"Wastrels, careless administrators
of the Government substance" the
President said. will not be tolerated. >
Taxes Still Burdensome.
Pointing to a saving under four
years of operation of the budget OF
$2,981 100000 in annual expenditures
with a decrease of S3,426 900, 900 in
the public debt, the President said, re
duction in taxes has not yet reached
the point where taxes have ceased tc
be a burden. 1t is to the reaching OF
this point that our efforts must be
directed" The President recognized
however. he said, that eventually I'VE
must face gradual expansion" of the
legitimate business of Government.
Gen. Lord amplified the principles
laid down by President Coolidge or
economy. referred to numerous exam
pies of success in saving throughout
the Government establishment, and
declared: He who saves Govern
ment pencil from a sense of duty and
in the interest of the taxpayer is per
forming as honorable service as he
who saves his millions of dollars
Reviewing the fiscal year to come to
a close at the end of this month, Gen
Lord said the Bureau of the Budget
had been fighting against almost in
surmountable odds to bring the ex
penditures for the year, exclusive OF
the Postal Service and reduction in
the public debt, down to $4,000, ,000, 900
Many unforeseen factors, including
the Postal Service act with 5000 900
additional tax refunds of 0,O00, ,0OC
with S5,000,000 interest. contributed tc
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