Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-07

Forecasts of a Federal Government
| deficit at the end of the current fiscal
| year, based on a budget report. are the
| subject of much discussion. Specula-
| ton as to whether there actually Will be
a deficit when the books are closed is
accompanied by warnings against per-
hitting national expenditures to con-
tinue mounting, and claims by some
Democratic critics that the situation is
due to what the Chattanooga Times
independent Democratic) calls the
bureau fostering policy of the Repub-
lican party
The area of large annual SURPRISES
is rapidly approaching its end the
Kalamazoo Gazette independently de-
clares. THE optimists in the Federal
/ LEGISLATURE are being shown that good
thing cannot be expected to last Tor
ever. It is probable that those in charge
of the Governments fiscal affairs, both
in Congress and in the administrative
departments at Washington, VIII nave
| to exercise more care than ever IN pro-
vidinp for the expenses of running the
| Government"
THE increase of the estimated eX-
| penditure for the departments OF the
| Government" in the opinion OF the
SPRINGFIELD Union (Republican), us a
| warning that deserves to be taken note
| of widely. The addition of $l37, 100, $50
To the earlier estimates is striking evil
dence of the way in which these govern
mental agencies swallow funds. Ine
administration has Striven manfully 10
reduce the cost Of their operation by
| insisting upon small economies. Inc
time seems plainly to have come ior
the redemption of the hoary promise
to reorganize them on more efhcleht
basis"
Economy in national expense, as Is
the case with economy in private me-
advises the Charleston Daily Mail I'M
dependent Republican,, means sell
denial. a curb on the attainment OF the
things we wish, a very close scrutiny
of expenditures. These are Things
which the high tide of the war pros.
perity led us to believe were Things Oh
the past. and hence no longer neces-
sary." The Bellingham Herald lnde-
pendent Republican, thinks that tine
incident shows the danger OF digging
too deep into ones prospective income
in order to live beyond ones means.
Matters do not always turn out accord
ing to optimistic schedule in either
private or governmental affairs. A wise
precaution is sometimes better IMAM
reckless dive" w.,
1T is to be hoped" says the ProVi-
dence Bulletin independently tla d
revenue and expenditure during 1917
will vary from present estimates Inmates
to such an extent that the budgct
will eventually balance in accord
with the policies of the, admin
istraton," and the Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin independent re
Dublican) suggests president CoolidgeS
administration will extend over all but
four months of the fiscal year and Vig-
orouS application of his well known
methods of economy renders 1t reason
ably certain that there must be no
deficit will be translated into there VIII
be no deficit"
1T is correct to state that Congress
helped to bring about this prospect
through consent for broadening OF the
operations OF various agencies and
through its tax cut, but it would be
hard to fix this responsibility on any
party In Congress" In the judgment OF
the Minneapolis Tribune (Republican).
and the Elmirs Star-Gazette Gnde-
PENDENT, believing that the average
wayfarer can't see where few millions
one way or the other in the Govern
ment is going to make any particular
difference to him." holds that "tn the
present campaign, particularly. toe voter
will talk about other issues
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The New York World independently
maintains that there unquestionably
will be deficit" and in criticism of
the administration the Asheville Times
independent Democratic) argues: II: Is
only fair for the country to- remember
: that President Coolidge Mr. Hoover and
the other leaders take special credit to