New Britain herald., 1925-01-27
MORE SLASHING OF FEDERAL EXPENSE

Not waiting until March 4 to take the nation into his confidence as to plana after the inauguration, Presi- dent Coolidge last night. at a meet ing of executive and administrative officials Of the government, broad casted to the public what he pro- posed to do about more and better economy as the years rolled on
 The main job ahead. according to the President, is to intensity the drive for reduced governmental ex- pcnditures and lower taxes. He be- came specific in declaring that more governmental work must be per formed with fewer workers. so that the governments annual payroll of sl,GSO,0Oo,0o0 might be reduced. There would bc no reduction in the compensation of government work CTS, he declared but there ought to be no necessity of the present num- bcr. How the government employcs feel about the prospect is not stated.
 The Presidents. money saving plan would be put into effect, he in- dtcated despite the prospect for in- creased revenues. The President ap- pears to be of the opinion that larger governmental returns are no excuse for commensurately larger outlays to run the government
 When the current fiscal year ends, on June 80, there will have to be s3,534,o00,O00, on hand to run the government including $471,So0, GOO set aside for the reduction of the public debt But the President isn't satisfied with this showing and wants the cost of running the gov ernment. exclusive of the public debt reduction fund.- brought down to the three billion dollar mark. How his is going to be done he did not say, but left that up to the administra- tion and executive officials to plan. The President told them what was wanted and gave the impression he expected the under-ofiicials to cut their cloth in conformity with the economy scheme, He also looked ahead a little and ycnturcd the opinion that there ought 10 be q surplus of S$7$,0o0,ooO in 1926.
 The Presidents tribute to the pco- pcI WAS striking, He said they had not only been patient in the face of unprecedented war taxation. but they had been "horoic,' This will strike the taxpayer as u due word 10 describe his cmoIjnus when paying taxes; it requires something of a hero to foot thr bills without wmpering.
 How the presidential economy pressure win appeal to n. public can he readily estimated The man in the street likes 10 hear about ""conomy in goNcrnmcnt.' He has heard crrat deal of the same in the past, and perhaps he has become calous 10 the term Anticipating this feeling of cnnui about the subject the President advocated the pracli- cal Ben Franklin method of looking after the pennies, rather than talk ing about economy reduction by the millions of dollars and accomplish ing nothing.
 No one doubts the popularity of governmental economy having as it's end a reduction in taxes. The Pres ident owes something of his poIiti- cal strength to the fact that he is regarded as an uncompromising foe to extravagancn. He has been given carte blanche orders 10 go ahead along these lines during the next four years, as the election returns adequately indicated, and his speech will be accepted as an augury that he has lost none of his economy am bition now that the election is over and the new term of office is ap- preaching.
 At the same time. there is no use of studying economy in Washington and permitting the giving away of valuable governmental oil lands in the west, or indulging in any other gratuitious acts to favored individ- uals. We have had some of this in the past and have had our fill of it Let there be economy, not only in preparing the budget but also in the conduct Of departments having un- der their charge vast and valuable nublie domain. "ComE:2n sense" in Washington also demaaas common