Evening star., 1932-07-09

Passage of the Federal economy
measure is followed by much criticism,
! based on its failure to reach the redue-
| ton of expenses desired. There Is also
some debate as to the methods en-
| ployed in drafting the bill. The posi-
| ton of the President and that of Con-
/ greSs both are involved in the discus
sion.
President Hoover, in signing the
economy bill, sorrowfully remarked
| that he did so with limited satisfaction.
The taxpayers, regardless OF party affil-
| iations, will sympathize with him in
| his lack of enthusiasm for measure
which, but for petty partisan Jealousies,
might have effected more substantial
| savings" says the Chicago Daily News
! independently, which declares that the
melancholy truth is that few members of
| Congress had the courage to resist the
| bureaucratic opponents OF economy. -"
In quite another vein speaks the Oak
! land Tribune Republican, when 1t
records that "the task of establishing
| the credit of the Government was the
| largest one before Congress, and when
| the story of long and frequently ag-
grayating session is told, the final agree
ment upon a revenue bill and the par
| TALLY successful efforts to effect econ
omies will be cited to show that the
| lawmakers, given enough time, met
their main responsibilities" To the
| the Haverhill Evening Gazette Cinde-
| pendent Republican, the economy bill
lis a trifiing measure" and doesn't
meet the demands of the occasion, "
while the Philadelphia Inquirer Gin
dependent Republican, feels that ''po-
litical expediency continues to hold the
| upper hand"
| Where is the blame? Various shoul-
ders are called upon to bear the bur-
den. The Lincoln State Journal (in-
dependent Republican, lays 1t on Con-
| gress, stating: The Congress knew that
| over 400 millions should have been
saved. The President pointed out the
/ means he favored for saving part OF 1t.
Information on all expenses and budget
requirements was available. Congress
had the job OF framing the details of
the bill Congress did not fulfill
this obligation 1t failed miserably. "
Noting that Senator Robinson of Ar
| kansas asserts that the President had
failed to comply with Senate resolu-
tion calling upon him for specific rec
| concentrations for reducing expendi-
| lures" the San Antonio Express tinde-
pendent Democratic) declares that ''the
/ Senates Democratic leader sings neg
ative song" and comments that this
passing Of the buck is politics old
sweet song" On the same point the
Goshen Daily News-Times Republican,
remarks: yet Congress was unwilling
to give the President full responsibility
for making reductions, and did not look
kindly upon the recommendations he
did make"
On the other hand. the New London
Day independent Republican, declares:
LAS an evidence of the willingness OF
Congress to cut down the expense of
government it Is impressive. even
though the sum saved is mere drop in
the bucket as compared with many 9TH
er fixed items of expense. 1t contains
the best compromise possible TO obtain
In the present congressional lineup"
Declaring that "the next session of
Congress must show different attitude
toward Federal expenditure" the Chi
cago Tribune independent Republican,
remarks: I'VE think it will There
will. of course, be renewed demands for
public money, new talk about soaking
the rich with all the familiar nostrums
of economic quackery." But the Trib-
une is sure that, while "the voice of the
spenders has dominated at this session,
the voice of the country is going to
dominate the next" The Akron Bea-
con Journal independent Republican,,
too, Is sure that "the next Congress will
DO better. BY that tine." states this