Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
Defend the Treasury.

President Hoover has again Sounoeo
a warning that this is no time to seek
new and added appropriations from the
Federal Treasury. Taking the action
of the American Legion In declining
; 10 urge further cash payments on the
soldiers bonus certificates as his text,
The Chief Executive has told other Or
Ranisations to follow In the footsteps OF
the World War Veterans. How strongly
such a warning may be needed the
President said, is indicated by the TACT
that during the last Congress I'll olllS
for different projects were INTRODUCED
N that body, referred to executive de-
uartments, and by those departments
were disapproved, calling for total new
appropriations of about S6,OOO,OoO'oou'
MANY Of these measures were, the Pres
ident said, sponsored by organizations
Of American citizens.
The President said that the Whlte
House already has received copies OF
resolutions adopted by many organlza-
tions and approved by many ndivld-
uals calling for greatly increased ap-
preparations. It is obvious that the
drives for funds from the Treasury for
all kinds of projects, some of them for
construction of huge projects and
others for governmental services intend
ed to become permanent. are in the
making. The pressure that will be
brought upon members of Congress, In
dividuaIly and collectively. to support
measures advanced by the organiza-
tons sponsoring them will be enormous.
, The same pressure will be exerted upon
the executive branch of the Govern
ment.
The effort Of the President now is to
halt this pressure at its source. He
was signally successful In his appeal
TO the American Legion, which by a
large vote resisted the demands OF .
minority that the veterans call upon
the Government to pay at this time the
fun face value of the adjusted COM
sensation certificates provided Tor them
hy Congress, but with the understand
fng that they should be payable at
the conclusion Of q long term Of years.
The President realizes that the more
effective course In dealing with such
demands Is to stop them, If possible
WITHIN the ranks Of the organizations
sponsoring them. To wait until the
drive is IN full force and then call
upon members Of Congress to resist the
appeal Is only . final resort Of the
executive branch In its efforts to pre-
vent new assaults upon the Federal
Treasury In these days Of deficit.
The President Is calling to the pa
triotism Of the civil organizations in
this country to follow the lead Of the
military organization, the American
Legion. It is call which should be
needed, even by those who enthusiast
tically supporting new projects which
the Government is asked to finance.
In his statement Mr.. Hoover divided
the new appropriations demanded OF
the last Congress into two categories;
FIRST, those In which the total obligation
Is expressed in the bill, and, second
those which would result In continu-
sng and annual expenditure. In the
first class were demands for appropria-
lions amounting to $4,000, 100000; ir
the second class we're requests for an
nual expenditures amounting to $780,
O00, 900. It Is this second class Of de-
mands, calls upon the Government fol
annual contributions. that is most men,
acing to the governmental finances. Ir
ten years, the billion two hundred mil
lion dollars would multiply into twelve
billions of dollars. 1t is these projects
calling for permanent annual appro-
priations which have gradually caused
the expenses of Government TO rise in
this country to undreamed-of limits
There must be halt to these new APP
preparations unless the people OF the
country are TO be permanently bowed
under the weight Of heavy and heavier
taxes.
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