The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-12-10
Proposed Apprcpr..i a.
tions Near 100000
900 Deficit.
REVENUES ARE LESS
Notwithstanding This, There
is Little Evidence of Real
Economy.

states government is going to have
hard time making both ends meet
until after the end of the European
war; if not longer.
Not only will the government have
great difficulty in meeting all ex-
penses during the remainder of the
current fiscal year, but during the
following year it will be decidedly
'hard up" unless congress exercises
the most rigid econmy.
The estimates of appropriations for
the fiscal year beginning July / next,
which were submitted to congress by
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo,
propose outlays of nearly $50, 900, 900
In excess of the revenue which the
government can expect to collect dur
ing that period.
Shows Need Of Budget.
Seldom has the financial condi-
ton of the government presented a
more insistent call for the eradica-
ton of pork barrel and other
,wasteful appropriations. Never be-
fore has the crying need of bud
get system of scientific appropria-
tion been so graphically depicted.
Yet in spite of a superficial ap-
pearance of retrenchment in various
branches of the service, the proposed
appropriations for 1916 are tainted
with pork" For example, the ad-
ministration proposes the expendi-
ture of $53,000.000 for river and
harbor Improvements" compared
with $27, 100000 this year. Accord
ing to many members of congress a
large part of this proposed outlay of
$53. 100000 is pork pure and simple.
Some Decrease in Estimates.
In these estimates the various de-
partments ask congress to apnropri-
ate for the 1915 fiscal year total
of $1,000, IT'S, ,134, whichAis $3,393,-
962 less than congress appropriated
for the current fiscal year and $17,-
906,643 less than the departments
asked for year ago. From this 5 L.
O9O,755,134 Secretary McAdoo de-
ducts the reimbursable postal service
appropriations of $297,355, ,164, leav-
ing a total outlay of $793,419970. G
President Wilson must inform con-
gress where the revenue to meet
these disbursements is to be obtain
ed. The estimated revenue for this
year will not exceed $736, 900,
and it is presumed that on account
of the war the revenue for 1915 will
be even less.
Little Money for Navy.
While the, appropriation of mil
lions of dollars for pork barrel creeks
and bayous is recommended by the
administration, an increase of only
$772,787 is allowed for the navy,
the cheif bulwark in the defense Of
the nation from foreign foes. For
the navy and for increase thereof, as
distinguished from the entire navy
department, the estimates call for
the expenditure in 1916 of $142,-
619,OO3, compared with $141, ,846,-
ZIG this year.
The 1916 building program of the
navy proposes two new battleships.
six destroyers, eight submarines, one
gunboat and one oiler. This repre-
sents an increase over the building
program for 1915 of exactly one
gunboat and one oiler.
The building program proposed in
the estimates indicates that Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Daniels
are unwilling to embrace the larger
naval constructive policy recon-
mended by the general board of the
navy, which is headed by Admiral
Dewey.
For the army the administration
calls for an appropriation of $685.
S66,S49, compared with the last ap-
preparation of $102,017,112, a pro-
posed increase of $3,S49,737.
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