The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-25
EXPEDITIONARY ARMY
MAY BE INCREASED
TO NUMBER $500, 900
General Reformation Of Mill
tary Plans Made Necessary
by Every German Success
Against Russians

Washington. July 24.-Secre-
tary OF the Treasury McAdoo,
without warning, today asked tho
senate finance committee for $5.-
600 900 900 additional to the ST.
$40, OO0, 900 authorized by tho
war revenue bill Senator Sim
mons was Just about to intro
duce the war revenue bill In the
senate when Mr.. McAdoo arrived
at the Capitol with the startling
request of the administration.
The Introduction of the bill was
Immediately checked.
II asked the committee to with
hold further action on the revenue
hill at this time" said the secretary
later. because I have been notified
that the war department needs addf-
tional funds in mobilizing, training
and transporting the great new army.
| have received no details of the esti-
mates. but l told the committee that
the revenue bill might as well be de-
layed until these estimates could be
worked out. After seeing these esti-
mates the senate finance committee
will consider the necessary changes in
the BILL
F7oored BY Request.
Whether the enormous new sum
will be raised by taxation or bond is
sue Is still a question. Most members
OF the finance committee were so
Knocked off their feet tn is afternoon
thev had not time to collect their
thoughts Senator Simmons, however.
said there were many sources of tax
alton still available.
The statement In the senate BY
Smoot of Utah. that the proposed
$4,000 900. 900 would bring the total
war budget to s14226. o000 900, caused
CONSERVATION.
We have already approved war
bill of ss.226 5000 and we have not
even got our army together, said
Smoot.
The Utah senator's statement was
made Just as the news of Mr.. Me-
Adeo's arrival. and the nature Of ht7
request flashed through the corridors.
Mr. Smoot said that the s14 .oo0, ooe,-
900 was almost equal TO all Great
Rritain's war bond issues. Half OF
the SO 900 900. 900 loan has been hand
ed TO the allies and the rest will be
given over within a short time. he
predicted He added that he expect
ed another loan of $4,000, 900. 900 to
the allies.
NO senator in view of these extra
ordinary figures can stand here and
object to the closest scrutiny" said
Senator Snoot How easily are these
enormous sums appropriated. How
easily II is done. Yet. we never take
into consideration how the vast sums
must be raised
Want Moneys Worth.
Somebody has got to pay. be-
lieve that the people OF this country
are willing to pay any amount neces-
sary to win the war-if only they are
assured they are getting their moneys
worth for every dollar spent"
Members of the senate finance COM
mittee asked Mr.. McAdoo to do his u.
most to hurry to them the estimates
of the money needed by the war de-
partment and by all other depart-
ments. There Is an idea that the ship.
ping board and the navy department.
will ask for more None. The total
sum is expected to exceed greatly the
IS. 900, 100000 named today. II 10
hoped the estimates will be in by
the end of this week.
Immediate taxation is the means BY
which at least a part of the $4,000
100000 should be raised. so the adj
ministration was said today to urge.
OF course. this would entail new bur-
dens on the taxpayers The commit.
tee, will however, decide whether q
new bond issue shall wholly replace
this taxation.
Suggests More Tax.
After Mr.. McAdoo ade his state
ment to a hastily called meeting of thu
finance committee. the suggestion was
advanced that 81 900, 000.000 be added
to the taxation in the bill The CONF
mittee refused to stampede and con~
tented itself with passing q resoiutton
asking the secretary to prepare an ESTE
mate OF the governmental needs.
II had been expected to begin debate
tomorrow on the war revenue bill. HUT
the request for the huge new sum has
thrown every plan into confnsaoA
Weeks of work will be neceesaFy ~
prepare the gixantic nsH wax h10mk