The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-08-09
WILL RUSH WORK ON
L. S. MERCHANT FLEET
Five Billion Dollars Needed BY Gov
ernment For Leans; other Wash
in-ton Was New,
Especial corresponusncs.l

Washington.-The ship building pro
gram, which had been long delayed by
disagreements between Chairman VII
liam Denman and General Goethals
general manager, is expected to bt
pushed with all possible speed from
now ON.
The president ended the controveTs.
by accepting the resignation of General
Cocktails, which had been rendered
several days prior to its acceptance.
At the same time Mr.. Wilson requested
the resignation of Chairman Denman
Rear Admiral Washington L. Capp'
was appointed general manager, and
Edward y. Hurley was appointed chair
man. cambridge Colby, a New Yorh
attorney, was also named member ~
the board. With the new men in charge
and all friction eliminated, it is ez
pected that the program will be i'm
mediately carried out, and it has al
ready been announced that several con
tracts have been let.
America to the Rescue.
Only Americas billions and prodisious
man power can save the allies from de.
This was the belief that crystallized
with magical rapidity in official Wash
ington. following the startling call OF
the war department for an additions
$1,000, 100000 and the report that Unit
ed States army obsery ers just back
from France advised that the United
States must throw 100000 men inre
the war Immediately.
The whole conception Of the par
America must play in the war under
went a lightning change when il be-
came known that the reason behint
the unexpected demand for an addition
al war credit of $5,0900o0,000 WAS the
critical financial and military situation
of the allies Senator Smor 'Jiced
the transformed vision of America
role when he declared in the senate:
"1he approm iations already granite
and asked for will total nearer 81.
0G0.000.00o than the $4,000 OG0.ooH
which ! stated yesterday. No doulf
$1,000, 100000 more will be required f
be lent to foreign countries who are Ell
gagged in the war with Germany.
$1,000, 100000 as a Total.
THE total appropriations require'
will approximate S11,000OO1OoO Ant
our appropriations will continue t
grow. 1t is significant that A. Bona.
Law in discussing the war in the Brit
ish house OF commons called attentio
to the fact that the entrance Of tlli
country into the conflict he'd solved tn
financial problem for the allies"
Discussing war expenditures, Sem
tor Sherman of Illinois said:
1.-The last known estimate of nati0na
wealth in this country was S1S7,000,
100000. Counting the increase that ha
come with such prosperity as the wa
brought prior to 1917, we have at this
time. fairly estimated. no mere than
$2Jo.00o 100000 When we reach $40,
! 000,0o0.000 of taxes or Indebtedness we
viii have s per cent of the aggregate.
That means if we keep it up that in
twelve and one-half years we would by
the taxing power reach every dollar
that is in private ownership in the
United States
Twelve and one-half years. The
Napoleonic wars lasted that long The
press reports from across the ocean are
not especially reassuring for an early
peace, however ardently we desire 1t.
We ought to begin right here in con-
gress to save all We can in taxation"
1t was frankly stated at the treasury
departmen that there was little or no
probability that the appropriation
granted and asked for, huge as the to-
tails are to date. would exceed the ex-
uenditures; that there would be little or
nothing left over at the end of the year.
In and out of official circles the est
mates that within n short time the
United States would be spending on
the war as much every day as even
England-that is to say approximately
$4,000, 000-were made freely and &C
cepted as even conservative.
The call of the war department for
In additional appropriation of 5000
100000 was taken everywhere as the
forelunner of another call for perhaps
a similar or greater amount in the near
future. This was intimated in the
treasury department with as little eff
fort at reticence as by the financial ex.
perts in the senate and house.
To Berlin Via the Air.
Berlin will be entered by the air
route, and the United States is stack
ing up its resources behind The allies
to furnish enough machines to make
the conquest possible.
This is the declaration of Brigadier
General George O. Squier, commander
Of the signal corps. He said:
Il am not here to make public oui
plans or to indulge In prophetic figures.
The closest estimate ! can give about
! our aeroplane plans is that the deter
mination of the allied governments Is
to enter Germany by the air route, and
the United States government Is going
70 provide enough machines to make
itself felt in putting this program
through.
This is not saying that we will con-
struct $1,000 airplanes or 100000 or
ten or a dozen. If | knew how many
machines we would construct or could
construct in year wouldn't tell, be
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