New-York tribune., 1917-07-25
Congress Is Asked for
Means to Double
Draft Army
Loans to Allies
To Be Increased
Total Expenditures in
First Year May Be
$40, 900, 900, 900
(By The Associated Prssl

lby Inc hesoSiAted fresl
Washington. July 24.-Plans worked
out in Congress for raising war rev.
enue were overturned to-day by an
nouncement Of Forthcoming additional
estimates for war expenditures aggre-
eating more than $4,000, ,oOo, 900. prin-
cipally in anticipation of assembling a
second army of 100000 men under the
selective draft.
Secretary McAdoo at a meeting Of the
Senate Finance Committee revealed
that the War Department alone is pre-
pairing estimates to cover additional
expenditures of nearly $4,000. 100000
and asked the committee to hold up the
$3.50, 900 war tax bill until the de-
tailed estimates of all departments are
submitted. The committee agreed to the
request and pigeonholed a report on
the measure which it had planned 70
submit during the day.
The new estimate, including $780,
100000 additional for the SHIPPING
Board and sl00,OO0,0 900 for the Navy
Department. is to be submitted 10
the committee late this week. Then
there will begin another revision OF
the war revenue measure, probably re-
sulting in an increase Of the bills
gross tax levy by from s35o,ooo,o 900 20
$1,000, 100000. Further credits may
also be authorized in the form Of
bonds or indebtedness certificates.
More For the Allies
Besides the additional sums needed
for the American war programme, See
retary McAdoo told the Senate COM
mittes that the s3,O00,O00,0 900 author
lied for loan to the Allies probably
would last only until October, and that
about $4,000, 100000 for their further
assistance would be needed. Provision
for this, however, is not planned in
connection with the pending revenue
legislation. 1t probably will be consid-
cred at the next session.
The Secretary made no recomme nda-
ton as TO what part Of the total should
be raised by taxes and what part by
bond issues or other credits. IL was
reported, however, that the Treasury
Department would favor raising ST.
0O0,OOO,0O0 more than had been
planned in taxes. making the tax bill
total $3.50, 100000.
At Sea About Taxes
As to the tax sources TO be tapped
TO meet the new estimates, the COM
mittee for the present is entirely at
sea. Mr. McAdoo's announcement came
entirely without warning, and more
than one committeeman expressed him
self as completely staggered by the
size of the forthcoming estimate. The
first disposition was to turn to new
taxes on war excess profits and in.
comes.
There are many great sources Of
revenue open for great and rich peo-
pie like ours" said Chairman Simmons,
but he would not predict what the COM
mittee would do. A meeting will be
held Immediately after the new esti-
mates are submitted. At to-dsy's meet
ing a resolution was adopted calling for
submission Of new estimates by all de-
partments, so that the whole war ey-
penditure programme may be consid-
cred in connection with the pending
war tax legislation.
The $4,000 ,O00,00 army increases.
Secretary McAdoo informed the COM
mittee, are largely to provide for the
second draft army Of 100000 men, to be
called while the first 100000 are under
training. The $4,000, ,000, 900 would pro-
vide for expenditures until July 1. 1918.
During to-day's debate on the Rivers
and Harbors bill, Senator Smoot pre-
sented statistics 10 show that appro-
priatons of the war session already ag
gregated s9,226,000, 900, so that the new
estimates would raise the total for the
first year of the war we'll above Sl4,-
900, 100000