Evening star., 1932-05-12
Nation Shows Determination
To Force Federal Economy

Failure to produce an adequate econ
omy measure for balancing the budget
through a revision of taxes and reduc-
ton of governmental expenses has sub
jected the House Of Representatives to
severe criticism by the whole nation
Widely fndorsed is the message of Presi-
dent Hoover, voicing the demand that
the budget be equitably and swiftly bal
anced on a program dictated by ma
tional need, and not by minority groups
or partisan politics. and denouncing
tactics used by the House in its action
on proposed revenue and appropriation
bills.
President Hoover's special message
Is one OF the strongest of his public
papers" declares the New York Sun
independently with the conclusion
THE country. with the exception of the
selfish groups that are willing to bank
rupt the Treasury to fill their own pock-
cts, will applaud Mr.. Hoover's declara-
ton Of governmental necessities. 1t will
indorSe his demand that the budget be
balanced, that sane revenue bill be
passed and that Federal expenses be re-
duced $700,000,00 a year. If anything
can check the madness of Congress, this
warning from the President should do
ii. He has shown the way to the res
toration of public confidence in demo-
cratic government"
"Some Congress" in the opinion of
the Des Moines Tribune independent
Republican,, lis going to have to ges
down to brass tacks in the very near
future. II it Is not to be the present
Congress, the recovery will be agoniz-
fy1u lu al Nd mi ha klxJ
even greater distress" The Oklahoma
City Times independently believes that
greed and timidity are the reasons
many important economies were re-
jected or ignored" while the Rochester
Times-Union independently advises
that "the salvation of the Nation is at
stake" and believes that "the leader
ship is there in the person and the
words of the President"
Suggesting that President Hoover
stood Congress up for inspection by the
country" the Chattanooga Times
DemocraD offers the appraisal; In
addition TO the fact that 1t should spur
Congress toward real economy, sane
taxation and a balanced budget, the
Presidents message Is Of tremendous
political importance. 1t materially en-
hanceS his prestige as leader In the fight
taxes and ordered finances, all of which
are absolutely necessary to the welfare
of the country, and through its en-
phasis on the record Of the Democratic
House it puts the Democrats on the de-
fensive."
"A runaway majority In the House Is
not inviting public esteem or conf
dence," says the Spokane Spokesman
Review (Republican), while the Newark
Evening News independently, recogniz-
ing that the President has gone over
the head Of the Congress to the people, :"
asserts that 'at the moment he stands
out, in comparison with the Congress,
like voice crying in the wilderness" ="
The Cleveland News Republican, feels
confident that "non-partisan co-opera-
ton may be expected to assert itself
when this knotty problem is finally
solved"
relieved by any economies Of operation
Is not what the American people want"
AYERS the Providence Journal Gnde-
PENDENT, while the Baltimore sun
independent Democratic) calls the
Presidents message IAN unanswerable
indictment" and the Philadelphia Eve
ming Bulletin independent Repub-
lican) Is convinced that "the sharp
criticisms echo judgments which the
wiser leaders of Democracy have them
selves passed on the congressional per-
formance." The Chicago Daily News
independently concludes that the House
economy bill was ''the net result of an
effort In which politics played a larger
part than did patriotism" The Oak
land Tribune (Republican) points to
the fact that there Is feeling that
when the tax bill Is out Of the WAY and