Evening star., 1933-05-09
Operating Expenditures of
All Functions Except Vet
Grams Included.
DATE ADVANCED TO PAVE
WAY FOR REGROUP PLANS
Announcement of Amounts Depart
ments Will Be Cut Is Expected
Within Short Time.

President Roosevelt's economy pro-
gram for governmental departments is
now slated to become effective June l.
ranking administration officials said
today. This will include reductions in
operating expenditures of all Govern
ment functions except veterans, which
Will not become effective until June 30.
Including the S45O0O0,O 900 veteran
cut, the program will save approxi-
mately 81 900, 100000 during the 1884
fiscal year.
Each department has submitted its
recommendation to the White House
and definite announcement of the
amount each will be slashed is expected
momentar1ly The Recommendations
nave already been studied by Presi-
cent Roosevelt and Budget Director
Oflclals pointed out today that the
economy program is not to be confused
with the administration REORGANIZATION
plans, which are expected to become
enective at the beginning of the 1884
fiscal year.
Paves Way for Regrouping.
The enforcement of the economy pro
way to place the reorganization plans
into effect without unnecessary delay.
II was pointed out. 1t is the plan of
the administration to devote the latter
part OF this month and part of next
month to wedding out non-ess santiaI
ACTIVITIES in the various departments,
officials said
Those bureaus slated for transfer from
one department to another as part Of
the reorganization program will have
TO be curtailed before the transfers are
made, 1t was stated
AT the Commerce Department it was
stated that the Patent. Census. Fisheries.
Navigation, Steamboat Inspection, For
eign and Domestic Commerce and Aero.
nautics Bureaus would have to bear the
brunt OF the expenditure slash for this
agency.
This is due, it was explained. to the
desire of the administration to keep
intact practically all the employees IN
the Bureaus of Lighthouses and Coast
and Geodetic Survey, the latter highly
scientific agency. The Lighthouse Bu-
reau Is the largest of the department.
10 agencies.
VIII Use Stagger Plan.
The department has 1900 ernployes
Ofhcials said 90-day staggering plan
Is to be enforced as far as possible in
order to prevent wholesale dismissals.
rms plan. according to official compu-
tation, will mean a reduction of |
per cent in salaries for every three and
slx-tenthS days lost With the ex-
ception of the employees in the Bureau
OF Foreign and Domestic Commerce. n
Is per cent reduction in salary is now
enforced in the department. The Do
mestic Commerce Bureau employees, be-
cause of administrative furloughs now
enforced. have received reductions of
33 per cent.
Pressure to place the economy pro-
gram in effect by June l, it was stated
was inadvertently brought by groups of
workers in various departments. For
the last two months their work has
been brought to a standstill by them
because of fear of losing their Jobs
Officials admitted that throughout the
Government service in Washington lit
tie work Is being done by employees
except those connected directly with
administrative Offices. The latter are
engaged in work on the economy pro-
gram, it was stated.
1t is fortunate none of the depart
ments is now engaged in important
work. one official asserted. If such
should have been the case. a chaotic
condition would have arisen,'' he added