Show U U. S. S SENATOR SING KING FAVORS FAVORS' ADOPTION TION OF OP BUDGET SYSTEM The National Security League of ot New York received the the following letter from Senator King of Utah endorsing the adoption by the government government government gov gov- of an adequate Budget System System System tem tem tem- United States States' Senate Washington D. D C. C Hon Charles D. D Orth Chairman Congressional Committee National Security League 19 West St. St New York City Dear Sir I have bave your letter in which you ask for an expression of ot my opinion on the question of ot the national bud bud- get The matter of ot a proper accommodation accommodation accommodation of revenues to expenditures expenditures expenditures expendi expendi- tures or conversely of expenditures to revenues in our federal fiscal affairs affairs affairs af af- af- af fairs Is an accomplishment sincerely to be desired There are certain difficulties difficulties dif dlf- In the way but these mus must be overcome One of ot these difficulties difficulties difficulties ties Is the lack of coordination be between between be- be tween the executive and the legislative legislative legislative legisla legisla- tive depar departments ments of the government I Political Football The budget for example in England England England Eng Eng- land Is brought in by the Ministry the members of which have seats in Parliament In our practice the heads of the executive departments make estimates of ot their requirements for the fiscal year ear but there Is no nos s systematic y s t tern e mat a t I 1 e c arrangement and coordination o 0 of f t the h e a p p r o- o required for the operation operation operation oper oper- of the government and the rev- rev ennes which must of ot course supply these appropriations and which must be carefully projected and calculated with this In view The plain fact is that we have never had a scientific revenue system Although our revenues revenues revenues rev rev- have been fairly abundant the method of ot raising the same has been beena a football of partisan politics throughout all the years ears since the Inauguration of the government under under under un un- un- un der the Constitution lon What we need is a stabilized ra rationalized rationalized rationalized ra- ra and equalized revenue system system system tem and scientific accommodation of Revenues revenues to expenditures or of ot expenditures expenditures expenditures ex ex- ex- ex to revenues the thing must be approached from both viewpoints viewpoints viewpoints view view- points in the functioning of our federal federal federal fed fed- eral fiscal system The budget is properly the means to bring this In Into into into in- in to erect effet its development and adoption adoption adoption tion ought not to be longer delayed Yours very truly Signed WILLIAM H H. KING The National Security League Is conducting a wide nation-wide educational propaganda to impress upon the people people people peo peo- the evils of the present system of handling the governments government's finances finances finances finan finan- ces and to create a demand upon Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress for the adoption of an adequate Budget System In addition to Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator King Jing the League has already received endorsements of the plan from Senators Robinson of Arkansas Arkan Arkan- sas Kenyon of Iowa va McLean of Connecticut Jones of ot Washington Sheppard of Texas Owen of ot Oklahoma Oklahoma Okla Okla- homa boma Calder and Wadsworth of ot New York Williams of ot Mississippi Curtis and Capper of Kansas Fre- Fre and Edge of New Jersey Harding of Ohio New and Watson Vatson of or Indiana Newberry and Townsend Townsend Townsend Town- Town send of at Michigan Keyes and Moses of New Hampshire Myers 1 of or Montana Montana Mon Ion tana Beckham of Kentucky Mc- Mc of Illinois Lodge of Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Mas Mas- Phipps and Thomas of oC Colorado To this list should be added Senator Penrose of oC Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl pennsyl- vania who has bas publicly expressed I himself In favor of the tho tem tern 0 r.- r. |