Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-04
UNCLE SAM MUST
DIG UP $13,500, 100000
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charge of the old public debt and
some s330,O0O, 900 which will be
turned back to the treasury from pos
tai revenues. the estimated sum for
which congress actually is expected
to appropriate is $13,0lS.725,5 1876. No
previous estimate ever has exceeded
50 600 600, 900.
Military Demands Greatest.
The greatest sums OF course. are
estimated for the army and navy. Es-
Inmates previously submitted in terms
of thousands and occasionally millions
row are stated in terms of millions
and billions.
For the food administration $1,000
GOO is estimated; for the fuel admin
istration $2.5O0.OO0.
The estimates for all other depart
ments besides showing increase for
their expansion due to activities conse-
quent to the war, reflect generally the
increased costs Of everything general
thruout the country. Some increases
of salaries for government employees
are submitted but there is no blanket
proposal and most OF the amounts for
pay, are due rather to increases In
numbers of employees than to n rising
scale of wages.
No estimate appears for the com
mittee on public information. the eX-
penses OF which are being paid out of
the Presidents s100,0O0,00O war
emergency fund.
Under Secretary Wanted.
The state department revises its
proposal for an under secretary of
state at salary of $1,000. congress
has rejected the plan when submitted
80 Af In
addition to the three assistant secre-
taries now serving, For additional
clerks the department asks S120, 900;
to meet the increased cost of living
for consular and diplomatic officers,
which is recognized as being out OF
proportion to their small salaries, the
department asks $500 900, an increase
of $500 900 over the sum for the same
purpose asked last year.
The internal revenue bureau shows
n large increase In expenses for the
collection of the many war taxes. EN-
penses of ordinary collection are
placed at $S,000,000; collection of
income tax is placed at $4,000 and
for collection of the special war taxes
$4,000 900 is estimated. double the
sum asked for the same purpose last
year.
All the mints and assay offices are
estimated for as usual. on some oc-
casions previously when the treasury
estimates have eliminated them they
have been restored by congress.
In the war department the ordinary
peace time force has been practically
doubled, and the cost OF additional
employees is estimated at $4,000, 900.
The total estimates for river and
harbor improvements are S29,515,00O.
For the maintenance and improve
ment of the Panama canal exclusive
of Notifications, Sl5,495,2S4 is esti-
mated, which takes no account Of
amounts derived from tolls.
In the navy department nearly
81 900 900 is asked for extra clerical
forces and the total estimate for the
ordinary peace establishment is
practically doubled, making it $1,000
600. This is exclusive OF naval con-
struction and consequent activities.
Trade Expansion Demands More
Money.
The department OF commerce sub
mits several items 10 care for the eN-
pansion of American trade in the war
opportunity. II asked 100000 for
promoting commerce in Central and
South America, a like gum for promot-
ing commerce in the far east and
$500 600 for commercial attaches for
the embassies abroad. For the bureau
of standards, which is taking n ire
mcndous part in the development Of
mechanical appliances for the winning
of the war several large sums In addi-
ton 20 the regular appropriation are
asked The blanket item under the
head OF military research Is put at
S250, ,000.
The estimate for the coast and geo.