The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-20

NNAA~~Ns NrS~e gress to resist pressure of special interests" for appropriations. He said pending flood control legisla- ton would impose an iinjustifiablc burden on the federal treasury. The president reiterated that congress should not attempt to devote more than $5OO,O00, 900 annually to public works.
 Congressional leaders siinultane- otisly revealed that the White House had withdrawn its support from pending legislation to relieve the farm tenancy problem.
 Adjust Expenditures
 "While I recognize" said MT. Roosevelt, many opportunities to improve social and economic con- ditions through federal action, l am convinced that the success of our whole program and the permanent security of our people demand that we adjust all expenditures within the limits of my budget estimates.
 The $1,50O,0OO,000 requested for relief should be available early in June, MT. Roosevelt said, "so that its expenditure can be properly planned prior to July l." when the next fiscal year will begin.
 That sum will increase to $1,816,- O3O,913 (Mr. Roosevelt's new budget table carries the figure as 8 round $1, ,820, ,000, ,O00). The sum to be made available for recovery and relief in the next fiscal year. MT. Roosevelt's January budget provided $316, ,030, ,9l3 for such purposes. For the current fiscal year MT. Roosevelt has ob- tained from congress an aggregate of $2,214, 1000, GOO of which $1, ,425, ,000, : 900 was voted by congress in the regular relief bill last session and $789, 100000 this year in a deficiency bill.
 Defends Defense Aid
 The president defended his na- tional defense expenditures, but found means in this revised budget to reduce them for this fiscal year by $37,800,000 from appropriations which annually aggregate approx imately 0O,OOO000. He said arm- ament races were heading certain unnamed nations toward bankrupt cy but contended the United States was spending much less in proposi- tion than some other nations.
 In addition to national defense, the president economized in this years appropriations for war vet erans, $10,000,0O0; treasury re- fund item, $4,0OO0o0; an item for supplemental expenditures of $780, 100000 disappeared in total budget table but reappears in the form of added spending by various depart mentS.
 Beyoi;d Estimates
 The new budget reported probable expenditures beyond his January estimates as follows: Agricultural adjustment, $51,000,000; civilian conservation corps, $11,O00,000; so- cial security, $12,000,000; debt inter- est, $5,000,000; and recovery and relief $464,000,000.
 The message revised 1888 fiscal year total expenses upward by $31,- 100000 fro mthe $7,293,607,19 out side limit within which the presi- dent expected to keep expenditures when he reported to congress last January.
 But for next year he reduced the national defense item by $27, 7,OOO 000, war veterans by $7000, ,000 and social security by $11,O0O,O0O. The civilian conservation corps item was raised from $3OO,O00,000 to which MT. Roosevelt had proposed to confine it to $39O, 100000 for next year-an in- crease which the president opposed but which was obtained under tre- mendous congressional and other pressure.
 To Eliminate Deficit
 After setting next years deficit at $418,0O0, ,0OO MT. Roosevelt prom ised ito use every means at my command to eliminate this deficit during the coming fiscal year"
 He said he expected ito accom- plish this by taking definite action at the beginning of the next fiscal year:
 1. To withhold from apportion- ment for expenditure insofar as pos sible with due regard to proper functioning of the executive de- partment and agencies a substantial percentage of the funds available for that year, and
 "2. To increase the receipts of the treasury through the liquidation of assets of certain of the emergency agencies"
 Plea To Congress
 MT. Roosevelt's special message contained 8 plea to congress ito join me in a determined effort to bring about" balance of actual in come and outgo tor the fiscal year of 1888.
 The president told congress that achievement of his fiscal aims lis predicated on two highly important conditions"
 "The first" he said, lis the exten- sion of existing taxes which expire this year.
 "The second is the maintenance of appropriations made at this ses- sion of congress within the total of the budget estimates"
 An increase in appropriations would of course nullify our efforts to prevent 8 deficit in 1888.
 And while I recognize many op- portunities to improve social and economic conditions through fed eral action, am convinced that the success of our whole program and the permanent security of our peo- pie demand that we adjust all ex- penditures within the limits of my budget estimate"
 Flood Control Burden
 MT. Roosevelt, in a discussion of future fiscal policy" said that "the majority of the flood control bills now pending in the congress would impose an unjustifiable burden upon the federal treasury"
 Bills pending before congress, he said, would commit the govern ment to early expenditures of more than $5,0OO, 100000"
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