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Show BIG SUMS ARE NEEDED FOR THE COMING YEAR Washington'. May 27. Necessity I for sharply reducing appropriations i for government expenditures was urged upon the house today by Representatives Repre-sentatives Fess, Ohio, and Moore, I . nnsylvanla Republicans. Each declared de-clared 'hat unless radical retrench--mcnts were made the government would have to go to the people for another large loan. Mr Moore criticised 'he policv of the house appropriation committees in reporting appropriation bills which failed in the last session without con-1 I ducting careful hearings to determine whether reductions could be made. "We passed a revenue bill that was ; presumed to provide $fi, 1,000800 for j the next fiscal year. ' he stated, "but that bill was so manipulated that it finally provided for only 54.ono.000. 000. Expenses next year will run up i to over -$7,000,000,000. Members of the ways and means committee and members of 'he appropriations committee com-mittee declare that according to the estimates already in, our appropriations appropria-tions next vear will amount to be tween $9,000,000,000 and $10,000,000,- "That will leave a deficit of $6,000,-000,000." $6,000,-000,000." Mr. Fess said the deficit the country coun-try probably would have to face at. the end of the next fiscal year would amount to nearly $11,000,000,000 "A large part of the money obtained: from the victory loan was spent before be-fore it was received," he said. |