Evening star., 1935-11-25
Wings of Recovery.

Two factors are making for reStora-
ton of balance to Government finances.
One is the demand from many quarters
that the administration curtail its spend
Ing of public moneys. The other is in
creased business activity. Both are likely
TO play important parts in the readjust-
ment which is essential. That real
fight is coming in Congress to compel
reduction in spending is indicated by
the determined attitude of Representa-
tive Buchanan of Texas, chairman OF
the House Appropriations Committee.
Mr.. Buchanan, on his arrival at Warm
Springs Ga, for conferences with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, announced that he
would make devil of a fight" to cut
the expected deficit for the fiscal year
1887 to S5OOOOO,0OO That is the fiscal
year which begins July next.
The deficit of the Government may
be cut in two ways. The first is by re-
ducing Government expenditures. The
second is through greater tax receipts.
Mr.. Buchanan clearly had in mind
reduction in expenditures. 1t was for
the discussion of the budget that the
Appropriations Committee chairman Wis
ited the President. A cut in the amounts
appropriated for the various agencies
of the Government all along the line
was suggested by Mr.. Buchanan" The
appropriation bills for the fiscal year
1897 will be passed at the coming
session of Congress, starting in January
At the opening of the session President
Roosevelt will send his budget to the
legislators.
It is one thing to build up a program
of expenditures. 1t is vastly dlf1erent 10
cut it down. That is the problem to
which the President and his advisers
and Mr.. Buchanan, representing the
legislative branch of the Government
are turning their attention.
The insistence by the chairman OF the
Appropriations Committee that some
thing must be done to bring the eXpenol-
tures more nearly into line with Gov
ernment receipts is encouraging. COM
ing from Mr.. Buchanan, it means that
there is to be a tightening OF the treas
,,ry purse strings. For Mr.. Buchanan
IS on the spending end OF the line. IN
creased taxes, which could be used 10
close the gap in the Government oudget'
are handled in the House by the ways
and Means Committee. The Presloent
already has decreed that the next
session of Congress is not to be Vexeo
with the matter of revised or new taxes.
The fight for reduction OF the ouogeI'
necessary for any material lessening OF
the 1887 Government deficit, may be the
major battle of the session. 1t might
be eoualed, however, by drive to raise
new taxes to pay the farmers for cur
failing their crops, If the Supreme Court
should finally rule the processing taxes
Imposed under the agricultural ADJUST
ment act. to be unconstitutional.
Better business and a restoration OF
balance to the Government buoget Will
take the minds of the people OH the
Utopian plans of DR.. TOWNSEND ana
Father Coughlin. These gentlemen are
threatening the major political parties
with dire things if they fail to adopt the
old-age pension plan of DR.. Townsend
for example, and the changes proposed
bv the National Union, promoted by
Father Coughlin. They are seeking 10
drive the Roosevelt administration into
conformity with their ideas and to force
the nomination of a Republican presi-
Dental candidate pledged to these same
ideas. The wings OF recovery may lift
the Townsend plan, the Coughlin plan
and much of the Roosevelt New Deal
from the American people.