Evening star., 1928-02-19

IpETaGllGT VIVA NIlkS 0tNiA tAAN
word Economy:
While The word originated and
came into general use during the
administration ot Warren q. Hard
;ng as President of the United States.
its definition depends altogether upon
the political affiliations Of the user.
According to a Republican. economy
represents that policy O. the Grand
Cio Party which! consists IL prevent
tYc III waS;elUl and cXtraVagallt eX-
UepG!fjre Of public moneys always
.n-l1e.lt t. a Democrats admins
ration According 70 q Democrat.
however. economy is a t0rr, OF bald
Cr6aS!l a.6 cbsU>catG;T bah CsSa
b. s. Republican u 4 Spse2h-rlaklng
r,9o6. anS hiss nothing % 90 Win
t:2e actual prevention Q! waste ana
the savings a. pab.:c funds which
are characteristic Of & Democratic
administration.
Eft unt. this photographer thus de-
f~e> tt troublesome word. how is the
c-a@t-cd5an tax payer who faithfully
ks lie light hidden between the
r~oaalc pages OF the Congressional
D>1ord 70 know whether his Govern
:-,,2t IS economical, and. # so, what
Is real economy?
last week MI Madden. the chairman
c. the House Appropriations Committee,
1852 70 tell the gentlemen about the
general financial situation and to point
CIT tha: while the estimated surplus
60 the next Gsca! year was S252 $40
cs3. The HOUSE has already passed a
.cvs2ue bill reducing taxes by $780,
c19000 that while the 1929 budget
climates expenditures a. over four bill
l.1-7S o. dollars this budget does not
include some Of the major programs
row confronting Congress and which
cal eagerly for splen6iag about two
t'l.on dollars more Then Mr.. Madden
s.. Down. after asking the gentlemen
piFeSe TO Dc careful.
1-- By-ns Of Tennessee thnreupon
-cee and paid some nice compliment 9
- s,- Madden bit said some unkino
filings about the Presidents use of the
I'm constructive economy which,
~ Bvrns intinlated. is now being SUBJ
ssttuted for the old-fashioncd econ
c11y' that M Harding found out about
- the end OF speech teeu1ing with
awe-i2spiring figures. Mr. Byrns
reached the conclusion that Mr.. Cool
:cgeS constructive ecoaonlv" wasn't
real economy after all. and that money
saved, L any. vas due TO actions of
The Wilson administration No deci-
sion was rendered 50 nobodv knows
whether Nj ByrnS vas rieht OF
whether the President and D.ractn~
Lord O. the Budget Bureau were right
when they sOcke few weess ago o!
the economies in running the Govern
r1ert.
Cut Billion and Half.
But Gen. Lord has bull. Up a pretty
GOOD case for the Budget Bureau and
the rest Of the Government In the
1929 estimate, the bureau slashed Si28.-
GOO 900 from what the executive de-
.srtnents asked FOR. In the seven
budgets sent to Congress since the
CREATION Of the Budget Bureau. more
than billion and a half dollars has
been cut from executive department
climates, and n these seven years
Congress has made the cut deeper by
rc5ucing the Budget Bureaus estimate
b. $3.50 COT, 900. In 1927 the Govern
T7ert spent S2.974, ,o29 CLASP. exclusiv.-
G. debt reduction. and Il Gen. Lord s
ts...raatlon this feat O. bringing ex-
p3nditurcs down 70 less than tnree-bil-
Oh dollars is the triumphant realiza-
:0r @ our years of campaigning.
But his year there Is staring tae
T4dget Bureau II the face an cSti-
rated expenditure Of SO OBS, 1921 and
- order TO bring that down TO the
:-s2glca! figure OF three billion dollars
CT les. the Budget Bureau is hoping
res not know how this is to BE- done
L9t re does no, look upon the task
Is Encouraging or impossible Of ac-
cJrp!1shment. He sees it as "a God-
.-lTe2 opportunity for high-grade ad-
? &12strataCn' an6 he asks the head
- ,ae departments TO call your e1ecu-
fves together. study the balances o.
yaar appropriations. rally your people
- the standards Of further saving
Ttc may not make the grade. We
I'll fot however. ANONYMOUSLY sur-
r~ader without al honest effort"
That. after all. Is TIE most interest
:~g par: ot This Governments economy
Program TIE effect cf cutting de-
ysfsner,sl eGlna.cs: the nature of ap-
'r~oyr3s 1!ons; VINO did most 10 reduce
ne public dept: Interpretation Of the
c-1n4zIlT increasing expenditures by the
eceral Gorernnent-all such matters
ray be let. 10 the coiorful ard partisan
tetates of Congress. But the real
y7~anlyg e economy Il II IS being
@4~aeflced n tfae Government depart
,rents Ucay; the act4a, saving. in
..eac q spending money that has been
@3-oor.sted tells the story that Gen
yo*6 calls The romance of Fecera
e.3,ityYny" Ard this romance that h
t>A2ks ~ u 10 more cng.oEsst1g thar
fige methods which have le6 10 IL
~"3.tng,
saving Pencils.
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- re Treasury Department Gen. iIjEt
F. fys4 fFf -,
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.,l,7 10 exhibit them On MS desk ,Eer'
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