Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-21

Success in the war-success no mat
ter what the COSTS the slogan adopt
ed by the United States in the strug-
gle against Prussianis.m America
has thrown herself body and soul in
TO this titantic struggle, and has
placed ct the disposal of the Entente
Allies every economic function Of
which the nation is capable. What
that means may never be known. 1t
is incalculablo, for the United States
is the only country in the world so
rich in resources that il cannot be
made bankrupt
This does not mean, however, that it
may not feel the pinch. But it will
be only temporary.
What the United States is doing TO
help win the war can better be
judged by statement made by Rep
resentative John j. Fitzgerald chair
man of the House Committee on APP
preparations, speaking or the urgent
deficiency appropriation measure.
The United States for the first year
of the war has appropriated $1S,674,-
400 53A2S, a sum large enough 10 keep
the government running for seven
teen years under ordinary conditions,
a sum equal to twenty-three per cent.
of all moneys expended by Great Brit
ain, France, Russia, Germany, Italy,
Turkey. Bulgaria and Austria-Hun-
gary in al the three years in which
Europe has been at war
Ninety Billions Spent.
In the fiscal year of 1916, the year
before war was declared, the national
preparedness scheme, including enor-
nous appropriations for the enlarge
ment of the navy and army, had run
the total expenses of the government
up to $1,977,210, 200.05, about one
tenth of what it will be for the first
year of the war
In the three years of the war Great
Britain has spent up to August l,
1917, $1S,500, 900 and has loaned
$4,000 100000 to her allies
France has spent $15.S27 100000.
Since Italy joined the allies she has
expended $3l2O, 100000.
Russia, according to estimates pre-
pared by experts, has expended about
$15,0OO.0OO,0 900.
This bring the total war expendi-
ture of the allies for the three years
up TO August /, 1917, to $51, 947 AGO.
600.
Germany, including the advances
made to Turkey and Bulgaria, it is
estimated. has expended $21, 100000
900, and Austria Hungary $12,800,000,-
900. or total of $34.100, 900 900
The total expended by all the ma
tions of both sides, then, in the three
years, is about 10000 100000, or only
four times as much as the United
States will spend in its first year of
participation in the war.
To Awaken Congress.
Il have presented these figures of
the expenditures of the United States
compared with the other nations
said Mr. Fitzgerald in presenting the
estimates for urgent deficiencies, lin
order, if possible. to awaken this
Congress to the tremendous task that
confronts the American people and to
create a sentiment that will make it
impos sible to put a further burden
upon the public treasury for any pur-
pose that is not absolutely essential
II is not my purpose to arouse any
doubt or suspicion as TO the propriety
of our appropriations"
While the expenditures for the first
year of the war will be approximately
SI9 600. 900, the estimated revenue
from ordinary sources for the cur
rent year is only $1,3S3, 100000 To
assist in making ends meet the war
revenue bill as passed by the Senate
is estimated to raise $2.400,0 100000,
and the postal revenues will amount
to about $334,0O0.O0O
With the revenue from ordinary
sources of 1888, 100000. estimated
revenues from the war revenue bill of
50 400 100000 and postal revenues of
1894 900 600, there will be an excess
of expenditures for the first year of
the war. over receipts, of S14.606. $780,
5342S, which must be raised by bonds.
Some of the big expenditures
by the war are: Aviation,
s640 100000; the food survey bill,
Sl1, 400; food control bill. $162,
100000; war risk insurance, $45.-
10000. expenses of floating the first
Liberty bonds. S7.56S.0O0: first years
operation of the soldiers insurance
bill. SIG, .000; TRADING with the
enemy bill, S450.OO0; expenses of the
bond issue. s17,s27 .O64 The other big
are made through the |
War and Navy Departments.
Mr. Fitzgerald states that it was
careful survey of these figures and
short look into the future which |
caused him some weeks ago to predict |
that before many months the govern
ment win be compelled to take at |
least eighty per cent of the excess