The sun., 1917-12-04
CONGRESS GETS
WAR BUDGET OF
.$13,600,000,O00
Bakers Request for $685.
936,553 Shows 100000
Army Is Planned.
II BILLIONS TO FIGHT
Wilson's Message To-day I'm
likely to Ask War on Ger
many's Allies.
4 BILLIONS TO FIGHT

Special Dtspdtch to Tar STU.
| WAsHrNGroN. Dec. S.---When the lons
session Of Congress opened to-day I,
faced an estimate Of 313.5oo. 600. 900, by
far the largest in the country's history
! for the conduct Of the Government dur.
ing the fiscal year 1919. OF this sim
&l1. .000. 900 900 Is asked for war. Thss
fact was the dominant feature Of the
opening session.
! Tomorrow Senate and House will
meet in joint session at 12:40 p. NJ. 70
hear the Presidents message. Con-
sressional leaders are agreed that the
recommendations OF the Executive vir-
tually win outline the session Of the
lawmakers.
General belief Is that the President
| will not urge war upon the allies Of Ger
many despite the widespread sentiment
for such a declaration. Resolutions for
a declaration Of war upon Austria and
/ Turkey, and perhaps Bulgaria, are
known to have been prepared by sew.
eral Senators, but their authors have
been prevailed upon to withhold them.
Funds for Army Of 100000.
! The war budget apparently provides
/ for the raising of an army OF 100000
f., men. For the military establishment So.
6lo.s36,553 IL asked. of TINS more tnan
piiiion is TOT pa! alone FOR iortinca'
lions II II proposed 10 eHpend 5000.
! +55.122 and for the navy sl,03e. .sS0.50e
although these ngures prona aoiy DO moi
inciude new ehips 10 oe ASKED whenever
building facilities are avaiiao'e.
oo'he items OF unuSusi i''ersst III .ue
| ssction or General s,afY S2. oo0. 900
! signal Corps. including aviation, ST.
| las. 9o7. 500: engineer euuipment for
! troops, including Rse and f,ame devices,
| Sl35, 100000.
! The session opened to-day without
much excitement in either branch. The
! Senate adjourned until tomorrow al
most Immediately out Of respect to the
late Senator Husting Of Wisconsin, who
was accidentally shot and killed on a
hunting trip during the recess
The Senate and House each named
| three members as a committee to tell
the President that Congress stood ready
to receive any message he had to de-
liver. This committee came back and
told Congress that the Presideht would
address both houses tomorrow.
NO previous message save those ~nich
mad TO DO win the terman crisis mas
oeen so closely guarded Usually tne
message OF 'he iresluent intended ior
the reo'enihE Oh ,ons'ess mas oeeh r.
sued 10 the press aesoc,a'ions ana .ns
newspapers some Gays III aonahSe anu
heiu suoJest " reesse, ine r1Srue", re
n,ess"se 'n.s ,''ne' no, WI. ~. ~. =.
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/ Fear OF another leak Is said to be
I one OF the reasons for this. the times
being such that it was deemed inadvis-
able to take any chances whatsoever In
advance OF its deliverance. Only men,
bes OF the Cabinet have the slightest
knowledge OF its actual contents.
A spirit Of confidence apparently per-
vades Congress. Returning members ex-
changed views with declarations OF In
creased determination to lend every aid
! In vigorous conduct OF the war. The
leaders predicted that legislation would
as the President Is understood to desire.
| tho SENATE s.,d hoo vor,d no ,;,,,.
| time for otber ,ban NV ,rol,.us "a
Renrcscn,ative Kitchir ,h. uou.. snor
! leader announced q sr,ar ,r,o,,,,I -
| ences with coIleagu.. ,hat he r.,s a,s-
posed 20 favor m. n,an Tho urSsr.
standing howeyer I. that ,h. ers, ,ou,
weeks OF the session unt,I af.r ~.
! holiday RACES. az least viii hs oven ~
general leg,slaticn.
A war time aspect Was ,iven ,o.d.,s
! sessions by the presence q, many mi
| formed men among the snec,.tor. In 81.
crowded galleries and OF women husiIv
plying knitting needles during the omen.
| ing ceremonies.
Three new members formally entsred
on their Congressional dutie. in the
House - Representative Iu,kin ~
Massachusetts. elected 10 succeed An.
sustus p, Gardner who rss,ons, ',
| enter the army MERRITT ~ cornact,,,,,
| elected IN All tho yac,no,. o",sos ~.
The de,th NJ Renrsssrtat;,.o %uaeu urae os
| I'M ana p.shIin oion,as "e.eI .eI
Tw.r,v.s,.hth ais,,,, lou, lne
q, al, ,.a,a,,o' M. a.. "ssNa"'ss a
ps,,,i',,a nn' tMo naheo
IT,, n.'s n .u M, nesn,,n is
"s'ea nc De'"ocrat ana froh'oitiohlst.
|
time '"r s"cr"ee' say" N'tch'n'
| Majority Leader Kitchin volunteered
the prediction that the duration OF the
war depended in large measure on the