Evening star., 1933-03-03
Douglas as Budget Director
Placed High in Government

Appointment Of Representative Lewis
w. Douglas Of Arizona as director Of
the budget under the incoming admin
istration Is considered evidence that
President Roosevelt intends to fulfill his
promises to cut the cost Of Government.
Mr.. Douglas, although not In the cabi-
net, attracts attention because Of the
importance Of his work and his record
Of courage In war and peace. He is
credited with enthusiastic support of
policies leading to economy.
The position of budget director Is
the key to our economic future" says
the Roanoke World-News, with the be-
lief that ION the success Of this office
depends, In large measure, the success
OF the Roosevelt administration" That
paper recalls that in the House Repre-
sentative Douglas was a member OF
the select Committee on Economy, Gre
alton Of which he proposed" Remem-
bering that he was "cited for bravery
BY Gen. Pershing In the Argonne and
decorated by the Belgian government II
the World-News concludes that ZAP
parently he will need all the courage
that won him wartime decorations In
the position to which he has been
called" The Youngstown Vindicator
holds that with Mr: Douglas IS direc.
tor there Is . real possibility that
Franklin Roosevelt win carry out his
promise Of cutting the budget"
With the assertion that he looks like
a promising leader for the program of
retrenchment to which the incoming
administration stands pledged" the
Omaha World-Herald comments: 1T
Is significant to note, as Is true along SO
many other lines, that he has been for
weeks working on his task in advance
Of his taking offlce. Mr.. Roosevelt, in
deed, has had multitude Of skilled and
competent leaders at work on many do
mestic problems and on foreign prob
lens, long In advance Of the change In
government. He has been diligently at
work himself. There has been hardly q
single avenue Of approach to recovery
left unexplored."
"As Mr.. Roosevelt said when he an
nounced the appointment" states the
Boston Herald, "the dictatorship Is on
the same plane Is cabinet chair and
will have more weight than ever In the
next four years." The Herald adds that
"Mr. Douglas will be at the heart of
things and Is likely to be one of the
most conspicuous of all the Roosevelt
appointees." OF the opinion that "the
TACT that Roosevelt turns to Douglas to
make the fight for lower budget is its
own indication that he means business
In his promise to reduce government
costs" The Akron Beacon Journal sug-
gests that with the larger authority
Congress has given the President to
overhaul and reorganize Federal bureaus
there should be no further obstruction
to the slashing Of costs" The San An
tonic Express holds that "the appointee
u well qualified for his arduous under
taking" and that probably it Is easier
for one man than for 531 men to act
coursgeously- If that one
man Be not afraid Of his job"
He Will make his mark In the
Roosevelt administration" thinks the
New York Herald Tribune, while the
Scranton Times calls the position zone
Of the most important Of the new ad-
ministration." The Newark Evening
News sees it a. "of the first magni-
tude," and refers to the appointee> as
one who has saturated himself with
the meaning and methods Of govern
ment and has carried into public life.
him citations on the field Of battle.
The Evening News concludes that "the
President viii make no selection Of an
aid better calculated to serve the Ma
tiou's mad or more likely to advance
the success Of his administration"
The courage Of Mr.. Douglas Il
lauded also By the Providence bulle-
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