Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-07
PUT BUDGET Of
ARMY AND NAVY
AT S256,421,357
Plans Include Two Additional
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Are
Favored.

| WASHINGTON. Dec. = The
nations military and naval expenses
during the next fiscal year, not in
Guiding certain fixed expenses, would
amount to 1886, 421, S57, compared with
$251, 2s4. 167 during the current year,
under plans of the administration as
embodied in estimates submitted to
| Congress today.
This amount provides for the regu-
lar army, the military academy, the
militia so far as Its cost to the Fed
eral government is concerned, FORTH.
cations, arsenals, military posts and
the naval establishment, including
the proposed naval building program
and the increase in the navy hereto
fore authorized.
The tentative administration naval
building program for the next fiscal
year, as indicated in the estimates,
Is for two battleships, six torpedo
boat destroyers, eight or more sub
Marines" one oiler and one gunboat,
one Of the submarines to be of the
seagoing type and seven or more to
be of the coast defense type. The
hulls and outfits of these vessels
year almost $10,000000 and their arms
and armament $9,425,o00.
Democratic Leader Underwood,
some of the members of the naval
committees and others in Congress,
having in mind the European wars
lessons. favor the increase in sub
marines rather than in the larger
type of naval craft. This sentiment
is expected to be injected into de-
bates during the present session.
Tentative estimates for the naval
program is all ION the assumption
that new vessels to be authorized at
this session will be built by contract"
The final program will be outlined by
Secretary Daniels just before the
naval bill is reported to the House
Provide for Submarine Mines.
Submarine mines. an important
factor in the European conflict, are
provided. For purchase of mines and
necessary appliances to operate them
FOR closing the channels leading to
our principal seaports and for con-
tinuing torpedo experiments" and
appropriation of s191, $50 is asked.
There is also proposed $6s.000 for
maintenance of submarine mine ma
terial and for torpedo depot admins
tration in continental United States.
Congressional approval of the
transfer of four trelve-inch mortars
and their carriages, valued at $4,000,
from Notifications in the United
States to the ihsular possessions is
asked, together with an estimate of
$4,000 for purchase OF submarine
mines for closing channels to insular
seaports and $4,000 for maintenance
of submarine mine material there;
$4,000 for mining classmates and tor
pedo storehouses for Philippine de-
tense and several small appro-
priationos for the defense of Hawai-.
In the general scheme of fortifica-
tons, aggregating almost $1,000 0OO
numerous increases are asked. For
construction of gun and mortar car
riages last years appropriation is
more than doubled in the estimate of
$5S5,000 for terrifying Cape Henry,
Virginia, together with 800, 900 to
modernize older emplacements. For
purchase, manufacture and test of
ammunition for mountain, field and
siege cannon $1,000 900 is asked, an
increase of $4000"0. and various items
ranging from 100000 to $3.50, 900 for
seacoast cannon. purchase Of ammu-
milton. sub-calibre guns, alteration
of three-inch batteries to rapid-fire
chase of searchlights for defense OF
the more important harbors $150,000
is asked, an increase of $4,000: prepa-
ration of fertilization plans doubled
to $4,000; maintenance of the mobile
artillery, $4,000
Notifications in Possessions.
For Notifications in the insular pos
sessions S446,000 is asked. an increase
of 1000. The Panama canal forth
fications aggregate 81 942, 22S. an in
crease of $71767S. including s25, 900 for
torpedo buildings and 1868, 900 for
purchase, manufacture and test of
ammunition for seacoast and land de-
Tense cannon and machinery neces-
sary for it's manufacture at the
arsenal and for maintenance OF sea-
coast artillery. The secretary of war
also would be given discretionary
authority to spend $4,000 of this
amount to erect a building for manu-
also call for an appropriation of
1858, $50 for construction of barracks
for the mobile army and coast ar
tillery in the canal zone, for which
100000 was appropriated last year.
and increase the appropriation OF
$4,000 for fire control stations at
Panama to $685. 301.
Among the plans for fortifica lions
Of the insular possessions, as con-
templated, are maintenance of sea-
coast artillery. $4,000, in addition to
$500 900 for the same purpose on the
continent; ammunition for seacoast
cannon, 100000; land defenses and