The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
US. TOPROVIDE
'$11,651,104,OO0
FOR WAR NEEDS
$4,000, 900, for Expen-
ditures Between Now
and July, 1918.
McADOO REvISES FIGURES
Five Army Generals Explain
His War Budget to Senate
Committee.
McADOO REvISEs FIGURES

Corps, Sprgeon-General OF the United
States army Brie. Crozier, Chief
Of Ordnance; Brig. Gen. Souier. Chief
Signal Officer and head OF army avia-
ton; Brig. Gen. Sharpe, ouartermaster-
General. and Brig. Gen. Black. Chief Of
Engineers.
just as the committee had reached its
adjournment Secretary McAdoo's prom
ised revision OF the war budget figures
arrived. They furnished complete con-
frmatlon of the stupendous expenditures
which only yesterday Senator Smoot in-
formed his colleagues would be the first
years outgiving In treasure by the
United States They disclosed the fact
that the total OF appropriations made,
pending and proposed. which the Con-
gress will have to contribute to the up
keep Of the Government will be S11,651,-
$4,000. OF which nearly $4,000, ,0O0, 900
will be expended between now and the
end Of June. 1918.
Higher Taxes, big Bond Issue.
Committee figures show that deduct
ing from this sum the estimated receipts
of the Government. including the amount
already realized or expected from the
contaminated sales of Liberty bonds.
there will remain to be raised by taxes
and the issue of more bonds a balance
Of 1000, ,0O0, 900.
To bear out Senator Shoots prophecy
OF q seventeen, billion dollar expenditure
II is necessary to add to the total of
eleven billion, heretofore set forth. the
$4,000. 100000 already loaned or ready
to be loaned to the Entente Allies and
$500. .00O, 900 authorized to be expended
by the Shipping Board.
Equipment and stores for the national
army. particularly artillery, will require
the lions share of appropriations under
the Administration's estimates. OF the
years total Of $10,735.So7. 900 the War
Department alone expects to spend ST.
Ss4.24o, 900. or $5,3ls.000. 900 more than
has been appropriated thus far for it's
expenses during the year.
The navy expects TO spend 1900, ,000,-
600. OF which $2SS.000 900 remains to
be appropriated. The Shipping Board,
whose shipbulding projects place 1t
third on the list. expects to spend $780,
000, 900. of which s35O,O00, 900 remains
to be appropriated.
Money spent Not Included.
These figures cover the cost of the
war from July l last to June 80 next
They do not include the money spent
prior to the first of this month.
Estimated receipts for the year were
placed by Secretary McAdoo at $1.333.-
500. 900. This did not include revenues
TO be raised under the pending war tax
bill, estimated by Administration lead
ers In Congress at $l.670.670,000. Re
vision OF the bill will begin Immediately
to embody whatever additional taxation
1t may be deemed best to impose as
a result of the new estimates
Tremendous as are the estimated ex-
penses of the Government for the year,
the appropriations actually sought by
Aana Wv nIa
above these totals in order to provide a
margin of safety.
Thus the War Department. expecting
to spend s7.ss4.240.o 900. asks for appro-
priations totalling $s.67S,36S.00 900, and
the Navy Department. estimating its
expenditures at $1,000, ,000. 900. asks for
appropriations OF S1.324,1 49, 900. Total
appropriations sought by all departments
aggregated SI1,65l, ,19l 900, or nearly
81 900 900, 900 more than estimated ex-
penditures.
No suggestions or recommendation
as to methods for raising the money
were made by Mr.. McAdoo. Senator
Simmons. chairman OF the committee,
said Tonight that he expected the war
tax hill would be revised promptly to
provide for the $1,000. .00o.0 900 asked by
the Secretary although by far the
greater part would be in bond authori-
sations.
Figures submitted to Congress lead
ers for comparison with appropriations
OF European belligerents indicated that
for the British fiscal year ended March
81 last the British appropriations, in
cluding loans to allies. aggregated $1O,-
600, 100000 and an estimate for the
current hseal year was $4,000. 1000.
Bill Calls for SI,07O,OOO. 900.
As the bill now stands It is y1.67o,-
10000 To raise this desired $780,
900, 900 II is expected now, and most
generally accepted In Senatorial circles,
that the additions TO the present enact
ment will be along the line of increasing
the normal taxes on incomes by approx
mately per cent, by increasing the
corporation tax In like ratio and by
boosting the war excess profits basic
rate by probably l per cent. This. It is
believed. will bring the total OF the levy
up to the needed figure.
The major .tsrn OF the War Depart
ment's supplemental war estimates, listed
as So, 46S, 81 5000 for armament for fortl-
flcations, covers the bulk OF the mobile
artillery programme, including mobile
guns OF all calibres Secretary Baker ex-
planned
Mr. Baker also corrected the impress
sion that great numbers OF the guns TO
be used by. American troops in France
would be finished in French gun shops
and fitted 10 French ammunition. All
OF those finished abroad viii be bored
ana rified for American ammunition. he
said. and the total number SO finished
will be only small part OF the Depart
ments enormous artillery programme.
The Navy Departments estimate OF
s2sS, ,e36, ,i77 includes: For aviation, S45,-
600 900: emergency fund, 800. 900. 900
ordnance. si0s,99i 900; public works,
S2S,ee0. 900 supplies, $4,000 900. and
Marine Corps. s3.lb0.000.