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Show I ; GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS H i A striking example of practical, busi- H! nesslike administration in government is H ' ; noted in the statement made to Chairman H JCahn of the Hduse committee on military H affairs, by Secretary of War Weeks that he has marked off $40,000,000 from the H total appropriations for the war depart-H depart-H ment to be returned to the treasury. Thus H this sum, while authorized to be expended H during the current fiscal year, will not H be spent, but will be covered back into the H treasury. H In scaling down current appropriations H in order to permit congress in revising H - taxes to make a material reduction in taxation a total cut of $850,000,000 was determined upon, $50,000,000 of whiijh H ;was to be borne by the war department H Consequently Secretary Weeks already H has found where four-fifths of his allot-Hj allot-Hj ted saving is to be effected, ' with ten H months of the fiscal year in which to save the remaining $10,000,000. H The seatary of war is an experienced business .man who long since has learned H that the first requisite of a uc'cviul H .business is.to have thebookB ba anco. He H . realizes that it is as fatal to end die vear ! H; ; with a deficit in governments tliititii- j Hj j ' (ration as in commerce or bunking; that H l no concern e-'.n liofk- to exist which does H " i ol keep its eKW-se; withip ts income. H I : ence when he was in formed nt the party H council that his department would be e.-H e.-H pected to effect a saving ol' $00,000,000 H this year he proceeded to reduce expendi-H expendi-H tures that much, and he already has practically accomplished it Washington Post. |