The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-19
Committee
 Seeks Cut
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3. Reduction in facilities, includ- ing maintenance--$780, ,447,000.
 4 Modification and possibl. per- manent deferment of portion of the airplane program --$2, ,086 6069 900.
 5. Miscellaneous projects -$88, ,2O5,- 900.
 Synder said the budget reductions had no immediate bearing on the need for more money through high CT taxes, but added:
 Tt means that some day there will be that much less debt to be liquidated and consequently lesser amount of taxes to be paid"
 His report coincided with a new treasury estimate that the present tax law will bring in $41, ,137, ,300,- 900 in revenue in 1914 instead of $38 ,5O0, 900 900 because of anticipated higher national income figuring the yield of the pending tax bill at $2,- O47 ,500,00O It estimated total 1914 revenues at $43. 184, BOO, 900.
 Budget Savings
 The budget savings made by Sny- der's committee is equal to about B per cent of the estimated treas ury receipts for the current fiscal year and exceeds by $6,086, ,091 ,333 the amount actually received through direct taxes on individuals during the fiscal year 1943.
 T wish to say to the house." Snyder said, "that the War Depart ment has not been coerced into giv- ing up this money. The War De- partinent, itself, took the initiative, and has established a procedure additional amounts will be placed in the budget bureau reserve from time to time when circum- stances justify"
 He paid special tribute to Brig adler General George J. Richards, budget officer for the War Depart ment, and said the committee feels h may be relied upon to handle the army's purse strings economical y."
 The re-investigationS were begun following widespread and bi-parti- san demands for stringent economy n the war effort. Republican mem- oers of the House Ways and Means Committee contended that the en- ire administrations tax program ,f $10, 500, GOO, 900 could be discount ,d through economies in the war budget.
 Although Snyder said the Army ,uts would have no immediate bear ng upon the need to raise addi- ;ional revenue, ways and means members plan to use them as an for not increasing their aew tax recommendations of $2, 140,- 100000.
 The tax bill is listed for house consideration next week, possibly Tuesday or Wednesday. The admin stration will counter the economy with contentious that higher taxes are needed to soak up excess purchasing power and pre- vent further imitation.
 "oo1AAA5 VOAA, ANOf. 10. - NOFI - Slective Service officials today warned against Interpreting the $13,- 00,000,000 cut in the army budget as reflecting 8 new cut in the mili- tary manpower requirements that. would lessen the need for drafting pre-Pearl Harbor fathers.
 They pointed out that personnel reductions through which the army chopped $1,945, ,O29,0OO out of its 1924 appropriation were planned and announced last summer, and that the reduction was discussed thor oughly by the high command at congressional hearings on the father draft in September.
 While the army cut its 1943 per- sonnel goal last summer by 548OOo 8,2OO,0OO officers, men and women's corps to 7652,0O0- these officials reminded that the navy had raised its goal by about 400, ,O00-from about 2,6O0,0O0 off, cers, men and women's reserves to 3,009,511.
 No Change
 Thus, they said, there has been virtually no change in the overall manpower requirements of both the army and navy.
 These officials pointed out these figures when congressional oppo- nents of the father draft interpreted the report of the army's budget cut as evidence that fathers were not needed.
 Chairman J. Buell. Snyder, D., Pa,. of the House Military Appropriations Subcommittee, in announcing the SIS, 900, 100000 in army funds last night, revealed that one of the factors in making the cut possible was the armys lower personnel goal. He failed to explain that the per- sonnel cut was not a new one and many opponents of the father draft immediately concluded that it strengthened their cause. The house earlier had approved a bill designed to postpone the induction of pre- Pearl Harbor fathers until all other eligible registrants are drafted.
 Don't Need Fathers
 Chairman Andrew J. May, D., Ky, of the Senate Military Affairs Com mittee was one who said that the Snyder disclosure was additional proof that we don't need fathers"
 He said he planned to call Selec- tive Service officials before his com- mittee to explain how the house-ap- proved father draft bill will be ap- piled. Selective Service officials have said that it would make no differ ence in their policy which has been to postpone the drafting of pre- Pearl Harbor fathers as long as pos- sible.
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