The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-10-22
MISUNDERSTANDING
MORE REVENGE E i
Must Find a Way to Raise About
$1,24$,000,0OO.
DEFENSE THE
BIGGEST ITEM

expenditure OF vast Sum8-Commle.
tees Now at Work Devisins an e.
ficient Method to Meeting Deficit
That 10 Sure to Arise.
The question of finances promises
to occupy much time in the approach
ing session of congress-how is the
government going to raise sufficient
revenue to meet the ordinary running
expenses of the nation and at the same
time provide funds to carry out the
proposed Improvements In the army
and navy. .
As yet no definite method has been
outlined by the leaders of the party in
power, and before the revenue raising
bills are passed there will be much
debate, pro and con, from both the
small and the big army and navy ad-
vocates.
The largest estimates of government
expenditures ever submitted to a Sec
rotary Of the treasury of the United
Statec In time of peace were presented
for the next fiscal year, as required by
law, for discussion by congressional
committees in advance of the regular
session. They are being examined in
detail by President Wilson and his
cabinet.
With an estimated increase for ma
donal defense OF about $3.50, 10000
over last year, together with the cost
Of new tasks imposed on the state de-
partment and other branches of the
government by reason Of the
ropean war. it Is probable the amour,
Of expenditures will be augmented ~
a total Of about $1.24O,00O.00O
Plans For the Navy.
Secretary Daniels has prepared a five
year building program for the United
States navy which contemplates the
creation of a new feet.
This program provides for from fif-
teen to twenty eight fighting ships of
the dreadnaught and battle cruiser
types, with proportionate number of
seagoing submarines. coast submarines,
scout cruisers. destroyers and auxilia-
ries.
President Wilson and Secretary Dan
iels are agreed that to be Adequate
~ prepared for defense the present
strength Of the feet must he almost
doubled in the next five years, with the
addition of many of the latest type Of
fast and powerful fighting craft.
The five year naval program when
completed would add, in addition to
dreadnaughts and battle cruisers. near
~ hundred submarines, about seven
ty destroyers and several scout cruis-
ers, and proportionate number of fuel
and hospital ships.
s24s 1000, 900 This Year.
The total cost of the proposed pro-
gram for the first year, according to
present plans, Is estimated at nearly
$24S, 100000. or about $1OO,OOO.OOO in
crease over last year.
Complete plans for defense of New
York against land attack by an invad-
ing army have been prepared by the
war department. Similar plans for
Boston and Philadelphia have been
worked out.
Every foot of ground within striking
over by military officers, and the to-
biography has been mapped. These
maps indicate where and how trenches
stall be dug, the number Of tools nee.
essary and the number Of men re-
quired.
The plans are locked in safe deposit
boxes, subject to the instant call Of
army officers ON duty at the various
military headquarters.
Military experts are now experiment.
ing with trench digging tools that are
expected to take the place of pick and
spade, but meanwhile thousands Of
shovels are being manufactured to be
stored in each important city.
Tho Army Program.
The army program as it now stands
calls for substantially the following:
First Establishment of training
camps to teach the rudiments of war
fare to $4,000 men expected annually
| to enlist Each citizen soldier will re-
ceive six months actual training dur
ing during threeyears.
Second.-The addition to the aerial
equipment Of the army Of at least
twenty aeroplanes Of most modern
type.
Third.-The purchase of armored
motor vehicles such as are now being
used successfully In the European war.
,Fourth.-Large increases in the ar
tillery branch of the service. now lam
! entably weak.
F1fth.-The laying in Of vast supplies
of reserve ammunition.
Sixth. - A standing army whose
strength will be compromise be-
tween the figures Of the ''small army
advocates, who are opposed to any in
crease, and the "big army" forces that
desire an army Of 100000 to 10000
men. The addition Of ten infantry reg
iments and forty -six companies Of coast
artillery is now the plan of the admin
istration. "-G~. + @~E
This means that the president will
ask congress for q total appropriation