The Outlook for 1937  
If the estimated expenditures for the fiscal   * *
year 1936 foiil general purposes are regarded fas   ,
constituting t e minimum which is necessary or  
the fiscal year 1937, it means that the new bud-    
get will start with a total of about $3,500,000,000.  
To this will no doubt be added at least $500,000,-  
000 as the normal annual outlay for construction   ·  
and other ordinary activities which are now
classed under "recovery and relief." This makes p _,
a total of more than $4,000,000,000 without re- _
gard to work relief, direct relief or agricultural .
benefits. Upwards of $1,000,000,000 from exist-   - * * *
ing appropriations for public works and work   I
relief will remain for expenditure in the fiscal  
year 1937. Presumably, more funds will be  
sought for work relief as well as substantial sums   _ _ _
` for direct relief and for agricultural benefits. , A Dieeusslen Of the Chelee between
Numerous other projects are certain to be   National Sglvgngy and the Brook.
pressed, including $2,000,000,000 for immediate   d f T C d.t .th
payment of the soldiers’ bonus. j V Own 0 reasury rc 1 W1
It is, therefore, apparent that unless under- §; ResultingD¢vaSt¤ti¤sI¤H¤¢i¤¤
lying policies are sharply changed, there will be   and Chaos if thc Administra,
a strong tendency to spend as much in 1937 as Li .. .
in 1936.   tion Continues Its Flgrant
· The Congress will have an opportunity to re-   Violation of Campaign
view the work—relief program. It will not be too   Promises
late to discontinue some projects which lack   g
economic justification. In the Work-Relief Act . T.
the Congress delegated undue authority to the  
President in the expenditure of the funds. Be- q?
fore granting additional money for any relief  
activity, the Congress should insist upon the  
exercise of its own constitutional prerogatives.  
The present work-relief program was not prop-   ,»\’· €`4
erly studied either by the administration or by of Y   4’
the Congress before approval of the appropria- _ ,..   ,_,
tion. . ‘ » Tv  C?
Economies can and should be made in present `°»?;·Y  Lev
general expenditures. Appropriations for both  
regular and "emergency" agencies are far greater  
than necessary. An investigation by the Con-  
gress of such part of the governmental establish-   -
ment as has been built up by executive authority  
without specific authorization in law would be  
from the standpoint of the taxpayer highly   V
desirable.  
  AMERICAN LIBERTY LEAGUE
  National Headquarters
  NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING
  WASHINGTON, D. C.
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  Document N0. 71
  — October, 1935