Show DOWNWARD MARCH OF EXPENSES 00 On July 1st 1922 1922 the federal government government government gov gov- began its business year rear facing facing fac fac- ing a prospective e Vive of T Tr Tt t is the estimated expenses for the following twelve months were greater than the estimated ed income The year ear ended instead of the deficit de do then the is a cash surplus of Instead of being out of pocket et which would have to be raised by additional taxes we weare weare weare are in pocket In la other words the American taxpayer is better off today than it was expected a year ago he would be r I Th's is the result of Republican policies and diligent constant hard work upon the part of the ex executives executives u. u tives of the Harding administration In this work to enforce every possible possible ble economy consistent with proper and efficient government President Harding has been the leader He assumed leadership in the fight for public economy nomy immediately after after af af- ter he was Inaugurated He lie recommended recommended mended in his first message to the special session of or Congress the enI enactment enactment en en- of f a budget law The Republican Republican Republican Re Re- I publican Congress thoroughly in sympathy with hm him and his recommendation promptly enacted the budget law i r The than on haster hasten li I the setting up of the Budget Bureau Dureau machinery machinery ma ma- chinery so that the fiscal year beginning beginning be be- be ginning July 1 I 1921 1921 might be begun be be gun under the budget act Soon after af af- ter I ter the creation of the Budget Bu i I 1 reau h galled a mass as I meeting meeting of all of the executives an and and- d their assistants to the number of approximately approximately approximately ap ap- proximately This was the first time in the history of the United tates that a meeting of the governments governments governments government's govern ments ment's business executives had ever everI I been held for any purpose I President Hartling in his recent address before the fourth meeting of this character stated that that first meeting was an epoch in the administration of government busi busl i ness fleas it wasi was I At that I first meeting in 1921 Pres Harding t outlined in positive and unequivocal cal terms his program of economy in public affairs involving the introduction intro of business methods and und practices the elimination nation of all waste the reduction of exp expenditures all along the line the cooperation and coordination of all those executives executives tives responsible for public adminis adminis- During the intervening two years President Harding has held personal conferences without r w individuals s and groups of individuals als connected with the executive branch of the government for the purpose of securing the utmost econ econ- omy omy He has by public exhortation private admonition and personal example example ex ex- ample made economy in public affairs affairs af af- fairs the outstanding policy of his administration At the close of ot the first complete fiscal year year June June 30 1922 several 1922 several veral departments of the government returned returned re reo turned unexpended appropriations to the United States Treasury the first time such a thing was done Inthe in inthe inthe the history of the United States It was done in spite of the fact that the appropriations for that fiscal year were less than forthe for forthe forthe the previous fiscal year ear Not content with this record the 1 executive departments cooperating with the Dud Budget get Bureau and acting g under the direction and leadership of ot President Harding have made an even en greater record for economy inthe inthe in inthe i the year just drawing to a close th the e 1 second second- complete r. r fiscal leal year of ot the Harding administration As President Harding pointed ou out t in his address last week to the members members members mem mem- bers of the governments government's business i organization there has been actual 1 reduction of ot in the expenditures ex ex- of the departments and establishments engaged in the ordinary ordinary ordinary nary business of at the government governmental as al compare with corresponding expenditures expenditures ex ex- last wt year Nor is II th the and the ad ad- ministration satisfied with this rec rec- ord About to enter upon another fiscal year beginning July the President President Pres ident admonished the mass meeting of executives that he expects during the coming year even greater economy economy my than has been practiced this year or was practiced last year since the administration came in or any year since before the war President Harding Hard ing informed the ex executives that he expects them not only to keep within with with- in the appropriations but to be able i to make a return of unexpended ap ap- at the close of the fiscal fiscal fis fis- cal year ear which ends June 30 SO 1924 r F 1 Harding larding is not unmindful ful of the fact that this sort of work is which is done behind the scenes away aay from the of the footlights of publicity is not always popular As he stated in his recent address I the spender Is freely though often thoughtlessly applauded this does not weaken Vo-eaken the will of the present administration to prose prose- prosecute cute most vigorously the program of economy nor make it waver in its determination to resort to every method and practice practice practice tice consistent with good business and good government to reduce pub- pub Ii li expenditures to the absolute minimum |