Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 6, 1921, Page 8

e *‘Washington, Dec, 5.—The federal bdu- et for the fiscai year 1923—the first to B ‘eompiled—shows estimated expendi- tures of $3,505,754,737, a decrease of 462,167,639 as compared to the estimat- f'eutgo for the fiscal year 1922, ending next June 20, and a reduction of $2,033,- 285,962 from the actual outlay in the fiscal year 1921 ‘Estimated receipts for 1923 are placed at ,338,182,750, leaving an apparent t'of $167,571,977. In transmitting the budget to ‘congress today, President Harding says “ways are provided for the relatively easy adjustment” of the dis- dtépancy between income and ouogo “@itheut added taxation.” As one means he- recommends legislation directing the reduction of the naval supply account | bq '$100,000,000. * : Actual appropriations asked of con- s for the various federal departments and agencles for 1923 total $3,224,875,- 502, exclusive of post office department. This represents a reduction of $122,806,- 310 from the original estimated as pres- ented to the budget bureau, it is stated, But it is approximately $27,000,000 more than the appropriations for the fiscal year. Bxplaining the $280,879,134 excess of estimated expenditures in 1923 over the appropriations®asked for, budget bureau als explain that some of the funds bally to be pald out will be carried over in continuing appropriations - and By other means. They say that appro- priations for a glven vear do not ac- eprately reflect actual expenses for that vear, pointing out that while the appro- priations for this fiscal year were $3,- 197,308,962 the estimated actua] aut- &A ‘will exceed this sum by approximatly $770,000,00. Of the total estimated expenditures for 1828, approximately $2.900,000,000 is to pay for past wars and to kep up the fighting arms of the government, leaying only about $£600,000,000 for the peace- tife pursuits of the federa] establish- ent.. The estimate for, the army is 01,636,107, reduction - of $66.,305,- 293 as compared with this fiscal year and $956,352,741 as compared with the fis- cal year 1921. The navy estimate of $431,754,000 it & explained, does not take into account any possible reductions that mizht be ! Byobght about as a result of the arms conference, the total including funds for céntinuing work on the shins of the 1916 programme, most of which would be scripped under the pronosal made to the conference by the American government. Accompanying the budget ag sent to eongress is a detailed report from Di- pector General Daws as to-the operation of the budget bureau since its establish- ment five months ago and some pointed efmments as to means of continuing its sfficient operation. Discussing the recep- tioni of the budget by congress, General Tiawes says: Tt 13 to be expected preliminary estimates under pressure by th that since the have been made executive for prop- retrenchment, whg'e consistent with ieien ft will not be necessary as heretofore, for congress to make radi- cdl;cuts ypon estimates of the budget | with any uncertainty as to what will be | the' result £s it effects efficlency. The predident of the United States, when he sends the budget to congress is presumed to zend i the redictions in ex- nditures.which can be effected without €ue impairment of governmental business processes. In the preparation of the budget he has had to work an authorized Agency in the bureau not only in ascer- of desired ap- contiually* imposing Féssure upon departments for a re- Getion in the estimates wherever prop- 55, and pos A ““Genera! ves savs he feels that the timate for expend upon | “Which the budget is based “will not be increased except through appropriations itiated by congress or by the execu- ""fe &s a result of emergency or unfore- seen conditions arising after the preparas | tien of the budget.” eiterating his recommendation that eongress immediately renea! all outstand- ing continuous appropriations and “re- volving, funds,” method of appropriating money fore followed “has resulted of things under which it is almost Im; for either the executive, congress, | or the secretary of the treasury to have | bet: them a true plcture of the fiscal eondition of the government at any par- ticular E “The whole habit of making continu- ®us_appropriations to which the govern- General Dawes says the hereto- n n a condit meat has been committed in the past,” he adds, “is on!y an encouragement to | . public work by the | b ment under which it is d on, and an encouragement to shiftlessness and carelessness on the part 8 the su ates more con- cerned in it. This sy: em of preparing the budget will confine the attention of | the executive, of congress, and of the public'to the one great imnortant ques tien, to wit, the relat the money actually to be spen ment | t othe money actuall; ceived by | the government 3 r, all itg | outstanding obt and’ indefinite , and enterprises enable congress, to d v given eonsicered. with more intelligence, ay time both the ne: y retrench- | ment and the ability of the government fo' engage in additonal profects.to be | taitidted by congress outside of the bud- getary provisions.” Likening the federal government to | & business corporation, General Dawes e “faults” which he says The president of the corporation (the Dresident of the United States) gave Practically no attention to its ordinary routine business. TRe administrative {members .of the cabinet) were wed o yun their cevera departments as if ®ach séparate department was an . inde- pendent authority in all matters of rou- tine business. Because of a lack of any outlined busi- mess: plan, no system existed for mak- Ing purchases or in selling material along business lines' under a unified palicy. vice presidents TALS OF FEDERALBUDGET FOR 1923 — e No balance sheet of the corporation asg a while was ever ‘prepared. The treasurer kept no accurate accout of the contingent obligations of the va- rious federal departments, thus result- ing in money being drawn from him con- tinuously in excess of the estimated annual running expenses. The corporatidn, in effect, seldom re- considered an unwise project entered in- to by any department. 3 The -administrative heads of the de- partments were selecteq as a rule with little reference to their business quali- fications and were compelled to rely largely upon the advice of subordinates “wedded to the theory of the right of independent operation of the department.” Outlining the work of the various co- ordinating agencies establjshed by presi- dential order “to rectlfy faults in the routine business of the government” Genera]l Dawes says: “They involve no transfer of authori- ty the location of which has been fix- ed otherwise by statute. “They involve the delegation of no questions of policy save that of economy and_efficlency. & ‘They are simply agents by which uni- fled methods of ordinary business can be imposed by the chief executive. “They are created simply to give the president of the United States, the same agencles of contact and transmission of authority as cbtain in any private or- ganization. . “They are non-partisan, being com- posed of men Already in the government servics. 7 “They involve no material addition to the expepse of governmental adminis- tration. ’ “They are in effect simply a -regroup- ing under an executive leadership of certain of the present employes of gov- ernment of such experience, contact, and relation in itssroutine business as en- ables them to make possi cation of common sense business meth- ods. “It can not be too often reiterated that this most important reformation in the governmental business system is de- pendent upon the president of the United States himself, and upon continued assumption of his responsibility as its business head. The minute he relaxes his attitude of attention to his duty there will be felt the natural pull of the de- partments and esta shments toward the old system of complete independence and decentralization.” General Dawes concludes his report with this statement: “In making this report the director of the budget will state that nection with the bureau is time, in accordance ing which he ha the time of h rt. pose in making " this announcement at this time is to emvhasize the fact that his recommendations are made in an prsonal way, with fun principles and their i le the appli- | in their application to governmental bus- iness administration alone in mind.” DELEGATES CONSIDER THREE OR FOUR POWER AFREEMENT ‘Washington, Dec. 5.—(By The A. P.)— The duestion of a thre or four power agreement to replace the Anglo-Japanese alllance s demanding {increased atten- tion ,among the arms delegates while they wait for Japan to define her posi- tion on the naval ratio. + The latest suggestion, contemplating an entente to include the United tates, Great Britain, Japan and France, has developed to the noint whire a tentative treaty draft is under consideration in some quarters although it has not been formally presented to the conference. There are indications that the Jap- anese delegates, and perhaps the Btitish as well, are consulting their home gov- ernment, on such a provosition at the same time that they are asking for furth- er instructions in regard to the naval ratlo. A On the part of the Ameriran govern- ment there apparently {s no disposition to entertain an entente proposal, at least at the present stage of the negotiations. Later such a suzgestion may receive cons sideration, provided. it includes - re- quirements counter to Amerlcs/ public | opinion. ¢ - Upon- high authority it was said today that the naval programme as it was re- ferred to Toklo after the last meeting of the “Big Three” involves no proposal for a political agreement of any char- jacter, but is concerned solely with the naval and military aspects of the situa- i The American delegation adheres expectation that the naval issue will be settled without conditioning the decision ‘on any sort of a political rear- rangement. Admiral Baron Kato, of the Japanese delegation, said tonight, however, that the naval question involved issues which are far-reaching in effect upon the na- | tional and international life of Japan and on the policies of zreat powers for decades to come and perhaps permanent- ly. These issues, he said, should be brought to the full knowledge and con- sideration of his government before def- inite action is taken. . The delay in presenting Japan's def- {inite position on ratio, declared the Jap- anese statesman, is due wholly to the | difficulties of cable communication and | the desire of the Japal.ese government to act circumspectly in so important a declsion. It has been indicated that it may be late in the week before the Japanese are ready to return a reply to the latest naval propesal. | COOLIDGE TO PARTICIPATE IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS Washington, Dec. 5.—Vice President Coolidzé left today for his home at ['Northampton, Ma: to participate in municipal e’ections. = His absence will attendance tomorrow at the n of congress for delivery of Harding's address but it was 1 that the rresident had been 'con- ted and given his approval of Mr. prevent h olidge’s departure. CONVERSATIONS CONTINUED BETWEEN JAPAN AND CHINA Washington, Dec. 5.—(By The A. P.)— Japan agreed to waive al] her preferen- tial ‘rights in Shantung today at a meeting when the conversations between Japan and China were resumed looking to a settlement of the dispute over the Kiao-Chow leasehold. Agreement also wagp reached for the customs regime of the province to be an integral part of the Chinese customs sys- tem. The Japanese, however. would be permitted to communicate wWith the in- sPector general in the Japanese language. conversations will be continued to- morrow afternoon when the question of public properties will be taken up. They- will include the electric light plants, and other public utilities directed by the Ger- man government before the Japanese succeeded to the German rights. It is the Chinese contention that all public properties should be under control of the Chinese government. A statement issued by the Ohinese and Japanese delegations after the meeting said: 'he Chinese and the Japanese dele- gates met at 3.30 this afternoon at the Pan-American building. Mr. Hanihara made the following declaration: “ Japan will renounce al] preferential rights with regard to foreign assistance in persons, capital and material, stipu- lated in the Chino-German treaty of March 6, 1898." “The question of the maritime cus- toms of Tsingtao was the discussed. Aft- er an exchange of views, thev have de- cided that the said customs will be made an integral -part of the Chinese mari- time customs with the understanding first, that the Chinese gzovernment will make a recommendation to the ins] tor general of the Chinese maritime cus- toms with a view to permitting the Jap- anese traders at Tsingtao to communi- cate with said customs in the Japanese language; second, the Chinese govern- ment will make a recommendation to’the inspactor general of the Chinese mari- time customs that in the selection of a suitable staff for the Tsinztao customs. consideration be given within the limits of its establisheq service regulations to the ‘diverse needs of the trade of Tsing- tao. With these two, understandings the Japanese delegates waived all the priv. ileges, formerly enjoved by the Germans in relation to the maritime customs at Tsingtao. The provisional Mzreement be- tween Japan and China relative to the maritime customs office of Tsingtao on August 6, 1915, wil] be automatically ab- jrozated when the abgve mentioned de- fon comes into effect. “The meeting adjourned to meet at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.” ADMIRAL KATO DENIES THAT JAPAN IS “BARGAINING” ‘Washington, Dec. 5.—(By The A. P.)— Emphatic’ denial that Japan is playing “what is lled a bargaining game” ‘Washington was mas tonight by Ad- miral Baron Kato, acting head of the Japanese delegation to the arms confer- ence in a formal statement. He attribut- ed delays to the cable situation, adding that the ‘issues involvedl could not be de- | UNLIKELY THAT LLOYD GEORGE cided wihout “the fullest knowledge and consideration of the Japanese govern. ment.” 3 L conference should be able effort toward ths “eariiest possib clusion consistent ‘with” wisdom andefor sight." R 4 Newspaper reports. that. Japan was playing a bargaining/game, he said, wers ‘‘contrary“to the facts,” and much to b Tegretted since they linked “such an un- worthy motive” in the popular mind with “thehonest - endeavors for the better- ment and progress of mankind.” - The’ statement tollows “The question of limitation of naval armament nvolves {sSues which are of far reaching effect upon the n#'ional and international lifs of .Japan and on the policies of great powers for decades to come. and perhaps pérmanently. Thess issues should be brought to the ., aness governmert:before definite action | is taken. Unfortunately there are at present serious delavs on the cables and naturally the consultation. with Toklio en such important problems cannot be com- pleted in too.short a space of time. “In any case I am, as T have alwavs been, firmly convinced that the. confer- ence shouid 'be able to agree upon._plans of adjustment that will be fair to -all parties and will incaleulad'y benefit not only the nations concersed but the whole world, < No effort will be spared on my, part or that of my colleagues-to brir~ ‘ha vari- ous questions to the earliest po- anm- clusion consistent” with wisdom and fere- sight.” 3 In reply to questions, Baron Kato said he hoped to have an answer from the Japanese government.within a week -nn the issues. which’ he has submitteq :tn them in comneetion with the question of limitation of naval armament. 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