Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-07
Submarines 70 ;!
ADDED 70 j. ]. lAlI
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS PLAN
CONSTRUCTION or Eiohr
VESSELS or MxRar.
LESSONS FROM EUROPEAN WAN
INCORPORATED ON pRooRAM
Two eattlsshipa, Six Torpedo eoas ps.
stroyers, Submarines and One Gun.
boat in Program For Which Con.
gross 10 Asked 70 Make Apprepria.
ton Of e2e6,421,3s7.

Washington. Dec. THE nations
military and naval expenses during the
next fiscal year. not including certain
fixed expenses. would amout to &256,-
4al.s57. compared with 1851, ,asl.l dur-
Ing the current year. under plans oe
the administration as embodied In esti-
mates submitted to congress today.
This amount provides for tho regular
army. the military academy. the
militia so far as Its cost to tho federal
government Ia concerned. military posts,
defenses, and the naval establishments,
including the proposed naval building
program.
Ships Planned.
The tentative administration naval
building program for the next fiscal
year as indicated in tho estimates Il
for two battleships, six torpedo boat
destroyers, eight or more submarines,
one oiler ana one gunboat. one Of the
submarines to be Of the seagoing type
defense type. The hulls and outfits
of these vessels alone would cost dur
ing the coming year almost $4,000, 900
and their arms and armament 3s,.5
425,000.
Democratic Leader Underwood and
members OF congress have IN nlind the
European wars lesson. favor An In.
crease IN submarines rather than In tEe
larger type Of naval craft. This senti-
nent rs expected to be injected into de-.
bates during tho present session.
Tentative estimates Tor tho naval pro.
gram are all ION the assumption that
new vessels TO b authorized at this
session win be built ~ contrast
The Anal program wfll be outlined ~
Secretary Daniels Just before the naval
bill IL reported TO tho house.
Appropriations Reduced.
Estimates presented TO congress to-
day put the cost Of conducting the gov
ernment during the fiscal year 1916.
which begins on July I, next, at $780,.
775,134.
This sum Is $3.392.9e2 less than the
congressional appropriations for the
current fiscal year ending next Juno 30.
and $17,906.643 less than the estimates
IOT tne current year.
Without salary increases Of any kind.
no estimates whatever for new public
buildings and all items reduced by
order of President Wilson to what de-
partmental heads consider the mimi
mum, the estimates represent the ad-
ministrations effort to keep the gov
ernmental expenditures within its In
come which has been decreased by the
De- II let 4 H.,t
estimates submitted today are as fol-
lows:
Legislative establishment. ...$ 1854. .049
Executive establishment -. 3l.s45.sS9
Judicial establishment. 1,240,5S0
Department OF agriculture. 20.706.Ol3
Postal service .297, ,355. 1854
Foreign intercourse ....... 1907. .1S2
Military establishment -. .105, 866,S
Naval establishment ....... .142.619.003
Indian affairs ............ 9,533.463
Pensions :. .................16 .166. 100, 900
Panama canal .............. 1S.931.S6b
Public works =. tS.9lboA1
Miscellaneous ........ S2,S43,326
Permanent annual nppropria-
lions ....-...... -. -. .i-4,op .Aui
With the expectation that the postal
service will continue to be self-sustain.
ing, the postal item of $297. 7.355.16l will
be deducted as 1t is returned to the
|! treasury from postal earnings. leaving
the actual total of expenditures at
| s793,419,970.
| AS there Is such C. comparatively
small change In the estimates there Is
/, also comparatively little change In the
| items of fixed charges and new est!-
mates for expenditures have been re.
| duced to the minimum. While the rule
is one Of reductions, the army and navy
| establishments alone show increases OF
any note The army estimate Is increased
to sos, s66, $50 as against a current ap-
preparation Of 3101977, ,s02: the naval
estimate Is s142.619,033 against a cur
rent appropriation OF $141, ,393,217.
Funds For Aviation Corps.
| In the army estimates, 100000 Is
provided for the new aviation corps.
$500 900 for buildings and grounds Of
the military academy at West Point
land s150,0O0 for automatic machine
rifles. The sum for militia maneuvefa
Ia reduced 81, 600, 900 and left at $3.50.
900: 34O0, 900 Is asked for barracks and
quarters In the Philippines: $S25,00C
for small arms target practice: .00e
ffur the CT arms For pub
lie works In the war department $6s.-
100000 Is estimated. of which $53.00O.'
600 Is for rivers and harbors. an iu-
crease OF $27.000,000 over last years
estimated. For Notifications and othel
works of defense, $5,S00.0O0. Sigh,
! increase over last year, Is estimated
Further construction and maintenance
J of the Panama canal Is estimated q
4 $19,o00.0o0.
j Kahn Favors Big Navy.
! Representative Kahn, Of California
ranking republican Of the house naya
committee. in . formal statement today
4 declared himself for building pro.
| gram including large number OF cub.
1 marines and torpedo boats, more bat,
/ tleships and increased enlistment In thS
navy. sss
i He favored short term OF servicS
y ....hliA army anf kO0 00n and 49,
7 tional guard Of S00.000s