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carrying on very discreet, but none
theless pernicious, propaganda to the
effect that there must continue after
the war even greater mounting def
cit spending on the part of the Gov
ernment than was followed during
the decade proceeding the defense
and war expenditures.
Personnel Increases.
There has been little effort to
curtail the activities of non-war
agencies. In fact, their personnel
has shown a steady increase not
withstanding the national defense
effort and the subsequent war ef-
fort
I'm December, 1899, such en-
ployes totaled 1853 ,309 and increased
steadily until December. 194l, when
Federal employees in i1on-defense
agencies reached an all-time peak
of 859,525. During January and
February. 1912, the number of non
war employees decreased to 808.891.
However, since that period, such
personnel steadily increased until
April, 1912, when there were 838,278
Federal employees in non-war agen-
cies-an increase OF 74,969 over De-
cember, 1899, or approximately 10
per cent"
The committee said that there
has been resistance to curtailment
of non-war agencies and the trans
fer of personnel to war agencies.
TT has come to the committee S
attention that certain agencies have
developed new activities in a dire
effort to justify their continued ex-
istence during the war" the report
said. It charged lack of proper
functioning on the part of the
Budget Bureau in dealing with the
programs of the non-war agencies
The committee can only attribute
the lack of interest-or wiilful avoid
ance on the part of the Budget
Bureau in effectuating proper CO.
ordination, efficiency and effective
ness in the executive branch of the
Governmental the fact that many
officials of the Bureau of the Budget
and the closely related National Re-
sources Planning Board are COM
mitted beyond any doubt to ideolo-
gies and theories looking forward to
greater governmental expenditures
and greater deficits during the post
war period.
DnrnoSo ~ Tou nofnofnH
"As the principal purpose Of the
budget law was to relate Govern
ment income to outgo. we need only
to pose the question: How can g
government or any other organiza-
ton expect to operate efficiently
when its managers eXpound anC
practice the policy that it should
always spend more than it receivesf
The purpose of the law is de-
feated. Only an ever-growing anC
ever-wilful autocratic bureaucracy
can result from such fiscal policies.
The committee said this the policy
of deficit spending frequently be-
comes the policy of Congress, with
out affirmative action by Congress
and often in direct conflict with
what would otherwise be the policy
Of Congress if the issues were di.
rectly presented to that body.
THE Bureau of the Budget in thi
manner" the report continued. ii
becoming an additional Legislative
branch of the Government"
Turning its attention to the thre,
men whom the committee holds re
sponsible for propagandizing and in
f1uencing the Budget Bureau to thi
end, the committee gave the recort
and background of Dr. Colin. l
: admits that DR.. COIN has had a dis
tinguished record lin the field o
theoretical economies"
1T is important to note, however
| that DR.. Coins training was per