The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-06

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of the $1,000 exemption, the result
of which, combined with the fur
Tough system, will average about
14.8 per cent reduction in pay to
those earning more than $1,000.
/ will recommend measures to
eliminate certain payments in the
veterans services. / conceive these
OUTLAWS entirely were beyond the
original intentions of congress in
building up veterans allowances.
Many abuses have grown up from
ill-considered legislation. They
should be eliminated.
Economies Are Proposed
The nation should not ask for a
reduction in allowances to men and
dependents whose disabilities rise
out of war service nor to those vet
Grams with substantial service, who
have become totally disabled from
non-war- connected causes and who
are at the same time without other
support.
These latter veterans are charge
on the community at some point,
and I feel that in view of their
service to the nation as whole the
responsibility should fall upon the
federal government.
Many of the economies recon-
mended in the budget were pre-
sented at the last session of con-
gress, but failed of adoption. If the
economy and appropriations COM
mittees of the congress in canvass
ing these proposed expenditures
shall find further reductions which
can be made without impairing es-
sential government services, it will
be welcomed both by the country
and by myself.
But under no circumstances do
I feel that the congress should fail
to uphold the total of reductions
recommended.
Some of the older revenues and
some of the revenues provided under
the act passed during the last
session of the congress, particularly
those generally referred to as the
nuisance taxes, have not been as
prolific of income as had been
hoped
More Revenue NEEDED
Further revenue is necessary in
addition to the amount of reductions
in expenditures recommended. Many
of the manufacturers excise taxes
upon selected industries not only
failed to produce satisfactory reve-
nue., but they are in many ways
unjust and discriminatory.
The time has come when, if the
government is to have an adequate
basis of revenue to assure a
balanced budget, this system of
special manufacturers excise taxes
should be extended to cover prac-
tically all manufactures at a uni
form rate, except necessary food and
possibly some grades of clothing.
At the last session the congress
responded to my request for author
ity to reorganize the government de-
partments. The act provides for the
grouping and consolidation of
executive and administrative agencies
according to major purpose, and
thereby reducing the number and
overlap and duplication of effort.
Executive orders Issued for these
purposes are required to be trans
mitted to the congress while in
session and do not become effective
until after the expiration of sixty
calendar days after such transmits
sion, unless the congress shall sooner
approve.
Ending of Overlapping
I shall issue such executive or
ders within a few days grouping or
consolidating over fifty executive
and administrative agencies includ-
ing a large number of commissions
and independent agencies.
The second step, of course, re-
mains that after these various bu-
reaus and agencies are placed
cheek and jowl into such groups,
the administrative officers in charge
of the groups shall eliminate their
overlap and still further consoli-
date these activities. Therein lie
large economies.
The congress must be warned
that host of interested persons in
side and outside the government
whose vision is concentrated on
some particular function will at
once protest against these proposals.
These same sorts of activities have
prevented reorganization Of the gov
ernrment for over quarter of a
century. They must be disregard
ed if the task is to be accomplished.