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Show THE HOOVER PLAN Individuals of every civic organization in this city would profit by adopting for this year, the project assigned the Jaycees, that of acquainting their members mem-bers and the public in general with the importance of adoption of the Hoover Plan. There is only one way to have the Hoover Commission Com-mission recommendations made into law and that is throughh group influence and public pressure and to bring about this pressure, we must not only arouse ourselves, but we must stay aroused arid see to it that others are aroused to the importance of the things which must eventually come to a democratic government. Few documents in our nation's history have won such lavish and instant praise as the Hoover Report. No one has really spoken out against , it. It is obviously a good thing. We should start now sneak- ing out for its adoption. It is generally recognized that because of the existing world situation, this country must maintain a strong military position and there are few in this country who would have it otherwise. But what the Hoover Commission wants to do is this, without impairing im-pairing the true efficiency of the armed services, take up the slack caused by extravagance, carelessness careless-ness and lack of team work among the three major militiary armies. For instance In 1938, we spent $1,000,000,000 for defense. Today we waste that much, the Hoover commission points out. The armed services recently proposed to build 910 family houses in Alaska at a cost of $58,350 each and 828 family houses at Guam at a cost of $48,000 each. The army requested $108 -290,859 for the purchase of 838,000 tropical uniforms (more uniforms than there were soldiers in the army) ar-my) at $129 each. The army asked for money to modernize mod-ernize 102 more M-26 tanks than it owns.. In another case, cited by the commission, a clerk made an error with a decimal point and thus, undetected, $30,000,-i $30,000,-i 000 more went into the Army budget request. The Hoover Commission estimates that at least a billion dollars could be saved without damaging the essential defense program in any way. High officials of the armed services have confirmed these figures and other authorities have estimated that as much as a billion and a half could be saved. And yet there are so many, "yes-buts" in government positions that unless un-less sufficient pressure is brought upon congress, the efforts of Hoover and his committee, may be wasted. So numerous were the findings of the Hoover Commission on wasteful spending of government money, mat even the simplest of figuring indicate something must be done. One leader has suggested that the organization ot a Citizens Committee for Re-organization of the Executive Branch of the Government in every city and such organization have already been completed m some cities. However, it has been proven that organized or-ganized effort of civic organizations and federated womens dubs have done much to sway opinion and get legislative action. It should, therefore, be our individual obligation to join with others in working lor adoption by congress of the Hoover Plan. This could be effected by inviting well informed speakers to our various programs and conducting discussions on the subject m club meetings and by voicing our opinions m defense of the. plan whenever possible Get everyone started. As one authority stated, it will be a battle, but patience, persistence and plugging will win. 88 6 |
