Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-30
COST OF PREPAREDNESS.

Inc preparedness program outlined
by the administration and presented to
congress, calls for expenditures
amounting to s15O0OO,OOO more than
was asked in the last army and naval
and Notifications appropriation bud
get. This at first glance seems large
sum and yet when the various details
OF the program are taken into consid-
GRAFTON it can readily be seen that no
outrageous or unreasonable increases
are made anywhere along the line.
Following is a detailed summary Of
the budget as it has been presented to
congress:
The war department asks an in
crease of more than $4,000 900 for the
signal corps. of which about $3,7OO,OOO
is for aviation, 100000 to be made I'M
mediately available with $4,000 more
for the development of an aviation mo-
tor. For the pay of the army 500 ,7O6,-
3O7 is asked, an increase Of more than
$14.O00,000 to pay about $4,000 more
enlisted men, The quartermaster de-
partment asks for an increase of more
than $4,OO0,00O for supplies, and about
$7,OOO,OO0 for clothing, camp and gar.
rison equipment. The number OF
horses needed is represented by an in
crease of $355,00 in the estimates. In
the engineer corps $66O,OOO is asked
for equipment of troops in place of
$4S,000 last year. The increase for
ordnance stores - for the purchase
and manufacture of ammunition for
small arms ~ is from 100000 to So
$4,000, with $1,50OOO0 for grenades.
An increase Of $7150O0 is made in the
item for small arms target practice, in
Guiding machine gun practice. For
manufacturing repairing and issuing
arms at national armories $1,012,559 is
asked, compared with $25O,0OO last
year. and an increase of $1,25O,OOO for
purchase, manufacture and test OF
rifles.
For the organized militia, 1890, 900
is estimated as necessary, compared
with $250,000 last year with an in
crease of 100000 for militia equip
ment. The military academy is esti-
mated to cost about $350,OOO, more
with provision for TO cadets.
For the naval militia the navy de-
partment asks all increase Of about
$210,OO0 An armor plate plant is
again suggested, to cost finally $685.
107 Of which $2,211,7O2 is asked at
once.
Pay for the navy with $4,000 men in.
stead of $4,000 as at present is put at
$45,674,997, an increase from $41, 24O,.
900 last year and 5000 apprentice sea-
men in place Of $500. For completion
of vessels on the stocks and repairs
and preservation of those in commits
sion, the estimate is $10,5O0,0O0, an
increase of about 81 .400,O 900.
For the pay of the marine corps. in
Guiding that of one additional briga-
tdier general, two additional colonies,
1two additional lieutenant-colonels 9TH
er additional officers. an increase of
about 100000 to $4.9O9,415 is asked
For maintenance of the corps the esti.
mate is $4,655.741 compared with 49,
100000 appropriated last year and the
total increase for the marine. corps is
put at about $2,055,000.
For completing submarine torpedo
boats heretofore authorized the esti-
mate is $5,282,593 against $1,341,34
last year For submarine bases ST.
900. 900 is asked.
The big item in the new navy pro-
gram is an estimate of $27, SAT 900 as
the first years appropriation for bulls
and machinery of two battleships, two
battle cruisers, three scout cruisers, Is
destroyers. two gunbOats. one hospital
ship, one fuel oil ship. This compared
with an appropriation of $4,000 900 in
last years program. For the bulls and