Evening star., 1943-01-11
Fight Pledged
To Bar Waste
Of War Funds
George Declares New
Revenue Must Come
From Enforced Looms
Earlier Story on Page AID
By the Associated Press

Earlier Story on Page ALL
BY the Associated Press. .;..
Congressional leaders said to-
day that President Roosevelt's
$109, 900 900 600 budget would be
subjected to careful scrutiny to
prevent any waste of funds in
carrying out the war effort.
Acting Chairman McKellar said
the Senate Appropriations Commit
tee intended to go into every request
for funds, even if 1t took all of the
time of the members from other
congressional duties.
Eve are all intensely desirous Of
aiding the war effort in every
way he told reporters, but we will
be on the lookout at all times for
the Governments interests in these
appropriations"
Senator Lodge, Republican, Of
Massachusetts,, member of the
committee, said he felt sure Con-
gress would be willing to vote "all
the money that is needed to win the
war" adding: But every appro-
priation is going to have to be justi-
fed"
George Praises Proposal.
Chairman George of the Senate
Finance Committee said he was glad
the President had set a goal Of OBJ
tanning half of prospective outgo
currently through taxes or enforced
savings.
I'm my judgment" Senator George
said, "the whole amount Of addi-
tional money to be raised currently
will have to come from inforced
loans. I do not believe we can in
crease direct taxes very much"
Senator Wallgren, Democrat, Of
Washington said he was particularly
pleased with President Roosevelt's
suggestion for pay-as-you-go collec-
ton of income taxes and hoped that
the proposal would be adopted
speedily by Congress.
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia commented that the lew
budget would require careful analy-
sis by Congress, and Senator Bar
bour, Republican, OF New Jersey al
luded to the fund request as stag
gering in its proportions"
Other comment included:
Other Comment.
Senator Nye, Republican of North
Dakota-"The budget appears to be
affording some reductions in nom
defense spending but not nearly so
much as can be accomplished if the
| Congress will use its knife on the
overload of personnel employed
right here in Washington. There
must be chance to study the mes
sage before onee can comment gen.
orally upon it, but offhand I would
say there had been little enough
thought of chance to lesesn de-
fense expenditures.
With 96 cents of every dollar be-
| ing spent going to the war cause, we
must see that chance to save rests
there largely. I believe these saw
ings can be accomplished without
in the slightest degree jeopardizing
war effort"
House Minority Leader Martin:
Il couldn't hear the message very
well while it was being read (the
House loud speaker system was out
of ORDER, but apparently there is
lot of work for Congress in scru-
tinizing the requests, and it would
also appear that the people are 60
ing to be asked to tighten up their
belts a little more"
Representative Taber of New
York. ranking minority member of
the House Appropriation Commit
tee: "Of course every one wants to
see what's needed for the war COM
piled with, but when he talks about
an international WPA and other
such schemes it is a menace to a
permanent peace. The President
showed us plainly places where we
could cut"