Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22
SECRETARIES OF WAR AND NAVY
SUBMIT ESTIMATES OF VAST
SUMS NEEDED IN 1916.
RESERVE ARMY OF A MILLION
Wilson Approves the Army Program
and Sixteen Big Ships for the Navy
Congress Is Expected to
Help the Plan.

Tense plans of the administration,
calling for an expenditure in the next
fiscal year of more than 100000 900
for army, navy and Notifications, are
now completed. Secretary Garrison
forwarded his estimates, already ap-
proved by President Wilson, to the
secretary Of the treasury and Secre-
tary Daniels submitted his estimates
today after going over the final de-
tails with President Wilson.
Estimates of government expendi-
lures for the next fiscal year total
about $1,24O, 100000 and are the largest
ever submitted in time of peace. Esti-
mates for the departments, except
state, war and navy and possibly COM
merce, are about the same as last year.
| Secretary Redfield, it was believed,
would ask for increased funds for ex-
! tending American trade abroad
Additional governmental revenues
will be necessary, either through leg
islation or a bond issue, if congress
approves of the increased department
al expenditures.
Everybody to Help.
Employers, throughout the state, cor
porations, manufacturers, professional
men, tradesmen and business men of
all classes are to be asked to con-
tribute, as their share in the national
defense, permission for their employ
ees to engage without serious financial
loss in two months military training
during each of three years.
This is an essential part of the ad-
ministrations plan for raising a citi-
zen army of 100000 men in six years,
which, with the regular army of $780,
900 men and 100000 reserves, would
give rtained force exclusive of state
militia, of about 100000 in the event
of war.
Depends on Patriotism.
The success Of the plan, officials ad-
init, depends not on the appropriation
Of congress, for it's cost will be COM
paratively small, but on the patriotic
response Of employers, to whom an
appeal will be made to furlough as
many men each year, at different sea-
sons, as they can spare and who wish
to join the proposed continental army.
Administration officials are conf
dent that even though it Is proposed to
enlist only $4,000 men in the year in
the cOntinentals, or total of nearly
100000 in the first six year period,
more than that number would be at
tracted by the outdoor life of mill
tary camp If they could be assured by
their employers that their positions
would not be lost or their earnings
seriously decreased. The proposed en-
listment requires two months service
for each Of three years, and liability
for service during the remaining three
years only in event of war.
Army and Navy Program.
The army plans for more than L.
100000 trained men in six years. and
the navy's program of 10 dreadnaughts
and six battle cruisers within five
years, both of which will be presented
to congress with the endorsement of
President Wilson, were the absorbing
topic of interest here today. The
proposed army appropriation bill will
be $1S2,000,000, or an increase of $72,-
100000 over last year, and that Of the
navy os $216,000,O00 or $68.000, 900
more.
The total defense budget of nearly
$500, 100000 is an increase of $780,
900, 900, which it is reported Is to be
raised by a bond issue and increased
revenues expected from a return to
tariff duties removed last year.
Added details of the navy plan be.
came known Tuesday The five year
program includes, besides the 10
dreadnaughts and six battle cruisers,
65 coast submarines, Is seagoing sub.
marines, so destroyers, Is scout cruis.
ers and five gunboats. Two dread
naughts will be built each year. Two
battle cruisers will be built the first
year, one the third, two the fourth
year, and one the fifth year.
To Distribute Money Evenly.
This plan was agreed on in order
that the appropriations out of the
$500 100000 fund to be expended for
new ships during the five years might
be evenly distributed through the va
rious sessions of congress.
Thirty Submarines Wanted.
, In the first years program Secretary
Daniels has recommended the building
of two dreadnaughts, two battle cruis
ers, 25 coast submarines, five ocean
going submarines, IL destroyers,
, scout ships, an increase of 5000 enlist
ed men and legislation for the ap
pointment of $50 more nidshipmen tc
, the naval academy.
| For the army $72,O00,OO0 more than
last year will be asked and for the
navy a $6S,O0O,O00 increase, making
the total increase for defense ovei
> last year $140,0O0,000.
al The combined estimates of aDDro