Arizona republican., 1915-12-07
PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM WILL
 COST HEAVILY
PREPAREDNESS Most Elaborate Outlay Ever Facing Congress in Times of Peace; $1, ,2S5, ,657,8O8 Is All Uncle Sam Needs Right Away
TRepubIican A, p. Leased wire1

Republican A. p. Leased WireJ WASHINGTON, Dec. G.-Esti- | mates for the most elaborate pro- gram of expenditures ever asked of ! an American congress in times of 1 peace were submitted today propos- | or $170,S53,614 more than was appro- l priated last year The great i'm 1 crease is almost wholly due to the | administration plans for military 1 preparedness. More than $116,00O ,0OO 1 of the total is for direct expenditures i on the army and navy, with millions more to be used in coast defense and ! other fertilization work. By estab- lishment the amounts asked were: Legislative $7,573,372; executive $3O.- SO7,505; judicial $1,36S.5 800; agricuI- | tural $24,l59,0S9; foreign intercourse.
 $5,426,699; military $152.354259: na-
 val $211.51S,074; Indian affairs $lO.- 175,O36; pensions, $16O, ,565,OOO: Pan
 anna Canal $27,5S5, ,469; public works,
 $1O4,644,6S9; postal service $316,364,- = l S79; miscellaneous $9S.29O.563; per ! manent appropriations $135.O74.673. The postal service estimate is de- 1 ductible from the total because it's receipts are turned back to the treas
 ury. That leaves $969,492 .929 as the
 actual total of appropriations con
 Gress is asked to make, or $I67,- l S53,4O1 more than last year
 Not a single establishment of the government asked for less than was
 given last year. Many requests were 1 made for increases because of the developments of war in Europe The state department asked for increase iDcIndiyor oon e,- ] additional clerical force in the de partment; $25,OOO additional for the salaries of charges d'affaires. and S25.OOO for transportation and sus- tenance, and S2Oe, 900 instead of the S75,000 asked before to enable the president to meet unforeseen emer-
 gencies arising in the diplomatic and consular service.
 A large item in the treasury departments increase is $2,20O. 900
 for collecting the income tax, an increase of $1.OOO,OOO over
 last year. which, among other
 things, will be used to hire 4S5 dep
 uty collectors at $16OO per year com
 pared with 127 collectors in 1915.
 The department of commerce asked
 for many increases for gathering in IOIIidIlOll at nome ana dDIOlu on
 commerce. industry and manufacture
 Among the items included are $25O,-
 900 to promote and develop the com
 mercial interests of the United
 States, and S1OO. 900 to be devoted to
 the same ends with particular refer
 ence to South and Central America.
 For commercial attaches abroad $225. 900 instead of S1OO.OOO was asked
 Labor conciliators, the labor de-
 partment says, will need $75,OO0 this
 year in place of $25.OO0. The chiI-
 drens bureau asked for $17,0OO more than last year.
 The department of agriculture
 asked for $2,5OO OO0 the same as last
 year. for eradication oc foot and mouth disease, $45.75O, to enforce the cotton futures act and $110,260 to enforce the insecticide act
 Postmaster General BurlesOn again proposes to conduct the rural free delivery service for less than it has cost in previous years. His estimate for the service is put at $4S, 500, 0O0 compared with S53,OOO.OOO appro- priated for the year which ends June 90 next.
 The Interstate Commerce Commits sion asked generally for little more l than last year, but wants $3OO0, 900 more for physical valuatiOn. work. The federal trade commission. which came into being last March, asked for it's first years work $544,565 or about $19O,O00 more, most of which
 is to be expended in the salaries of
 attorneys, examiners. etc.
 The interior department wants $e-
 247. 900 for the Alaska railroad, com
 pared with $2,OOO,OOO appropriated in
 1915.
 Both the secret service and the bureau of investigation of the de
 partment of justice. which has been
 busy with investigations of an un- usual character on account of the war, asked for increases, the secret service to $225,0OO from s145,OOO and the bureau of investigation to $550, 900 from $4S50OO The department of justice asks for $25O 900 instead