The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16

which the President believes have
been overlooked
Application of the fve-day week
principle to the government service
was the leading point in a new
omnibus" economy bill which Bud
get Director Roop, in behalf of the
White House, submitted to the spe-
cial house economy committee Fri
day night.
Straight Five-Day Week
The plan calls for a straight five
day week for those who work by
the day. Saturday already is a half
holiday, SO they would lose f1fty-two
half days or twenty-six full days
a year. All who work by the year
and are paid more than $1,000
would be compelled to take four
weeks vacation without pay.
The President estimates this plan
not only would effect a saving OF
500, 000,0 900 a year, but would enable
the government to take on between
10000 and $4,000 additional en-
ployes. The economy committees
proposed fiat reduction in salaries
would create no new jobs.
The house committee met today
to go over the Presidents economy
plan. It expects to lay before the
house early next week a complete
bill providing savings totaling at
least 5000, GOO, 0O0--the amount need
ed in addition to the 81, 600, 600, 900
to be raised in new taxes to balance
the budget.
Program Is Submitted
The 5000, 0O0,O 900 government econ
omy bill, is laid before the house
economy committee, includes these
items:
l. Compulsory thirty-day, pay
less vacation for all employees re-
ceiving more than 81, 0 a year; a
f1ve-day week for all per diem
workers.
2. Give the President authority
to reorganize the federal depart
ments and commissions.
3. Charge for test work done for
private industry by the bureau Of
standards and bureau of mines.
4. Establish a naval board to
recommend abolition of various
shore stations.
5. Transfer cost of maintenance
Of Philippine Scouts to the Philip
pine government.
6. Reduce the governments print
ing bill.
7. Eliminate federal vocational
educational appropriations.
8. Postpone construction of new
heating plant for government build
ings in Washington.
g. Abolish army and navy trans
port service.
10. Increase patent fees.
Hoover Defends Plan
A defense of the Hoover economy
program and the fve-day week was
contained in a White House state
ment issued today.
The statement set forth that the
Presidents stagger employment plan
establishes the principle of the
fve-day week"
1t further asserted that this plan
maintains the present scale of
salaries" and affects all officials
from cabinet officers down to clerks.
Another feature in its favor, the
statement said, was that it would
provide "a saving Of $50, 900 900 to
$50, 00O,O 900 as against $67, 10000 on
a straight pay cut basis.
Senator Borah (Rep., Idaho), an
nounced his stand against any fur
Tough plan for government m
ployes in the interests of economy.
Il favor the reduction of salaries
rather than an enforced furlough,"
he said. II am not in favor, how
ever, of going to the lowest salaries.
I have not concluded myself where
it should start. But it is mainfestly
not with the lowest.
Discuss Oil Resources
II would very much prefer to
make a heavier reduction on the
high salaries than to make any re-
duction at all on the lowest sala-
ries."
Angered by refusal OF Chairman
Smoot to permit him to question
witnesses in the proposed oil tariff,
Senator Hull dem, Tenn moved
in the senate finance committee
ito strike the tariff from the tax
bill"
Fewer than half the committee
members we're present. Smoot, who
favorS a copper tariff, avoided a
vote by recalling to the stand Paul
H. Harwood, oil importer, to permit
Hull TO question him.
known oil resources Of the United
States will last a scant decade, inn
porters Of foreign oil told the sen-
ate committee. They were testify
ing in opposition to the proposal to
level oil tariff as part of the new
billion-dollar revenue bill