The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-11-01
millions SAVED BY CONGRESS
DIRECT ANSWER To CHARGES

posed upon our embassies and lega-
tions in the countries at war by
reason of taking over the respon-
sibility of caring for the interests of
foreign nations in these countries
has entailed a cost of $1,000000 upon
the United States which. but for the
war, would not have been necessary.
The increase of $4,O6S, 900 in the
naval appropriation bill is more than
Offset by the fact that $4,635 900 is
to be taken from the proceeds OF
the sale for more than $12,0O0,00O
of the two battleships Idaho and
Mississippi to Greece, to begin the
construction of third great dread
naught, and there are to be laid this
year keels for three great dread
naughts, instead of two as formerly
For other naval purposes there has
also been made the following pro
vision:
Authorizing the secretary of the
navy TO assemble and entertain fleets
of the nations of the world at the
Panama Pacific Exposition.
Increasing the number of chaplains
in the navy, so that there shall be
one to each 1880 men.
Directing the construction of six
torpedo boat destroyers, to cost
1925, 900 each
Setting aside $4,46O,OOO for sub
marines.
In view of the remarkable work
of the submarines in the European
war, the wisdom of the appropria
arflnsta9nspprovis ETAOIN--
tion for these vessels is fully appar-
ent.
An appropriation not before neces-
sary is the item of $1,500000 for
the collection of the income tax; but
inasmuch as this tax netted $71,000,-
600 to the government in ten months
the wisdom of this expenditure is
more than justified.
Other typical items of increase
which are certain to meet with pub
lie approval include:
For the Civil Service Commission,
including $4,000 for a new division
of efficiency-$45, 900.
For additional attorneys and agents
to enforce federal laws-$5O, O,000.
For commercial attaches to the
department of commerce who are to
assist private enterprise in promoting
foreign trade-S1000 600.
To equip the department of labor
to perform its important function
as an agency through which strikes
are prevented and settled, and to
provide for the altrustic work of the
chidren's bureau-$292,351
To enable the bureau of the cen
sus to take the census of manufac
lures for the United States-$lS1, 600
The present congress has proceed
ed in making appropriations upon
the theory that an investment of
public funds which yields large re-
turns to the government and to the
people is the wisest sort of eXpendi-
ture The stiCkler for economy who
assails the policy of assisting agrl-
culture in every possible way IS not
likely TO be sustained by public cpin-
ion, war tax or no war tax. The list
of aids to agriculture is a long one,
but some of them are:
To guarantee the public pure meat
by a more complete enforcement OF
the meat inspection law-$175,U00.
To fight diseases of forest or GI-
namental trees-$4O,000.
For farmers cooperative lemon
stration work outside of the cotton
,belt-$400,0
For cooperative demonstrations
and TO carry on the campaign against
the ravages of the cotton boil woevil
-$29S,OO0.
For the enforcement of the migra-
tory game bird law-S50,000.
To improve the method of collect
ing data relative to agricultural in
dustries, including the average yield
and value of farm products-S32, 900.
For cooperation with the states
in the inspection of Irish potatoes