The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-20
FIGURES ON WAR COSTS.

Uncle Sans war bill and those of
his allies compared.
The British empire to August /,
1917, spent on the war $18,500, OO0,-
900.
France spent $15,326,400,00O.
Russia spent SIS, 000,000,000
Italy spent $3,120,0O0,0O0.
Total for the Allies, $51,947, 4OO,-
900.
The first year alone will cost Uncle
Sam at least $18,288,643,452.33.
In other words, the first year of
the war cost Uncle Sam 35 per cent
of what it cost all the other allies for
three years.
Therefore, maintaining the same
ratio, it would cost Uncle Sam as
much for three years as it has cost all
the other Allies put together.
Producing figures showing that the
first year of the war will cost the
United States more money than three
years have cost any ally. Chairman
Fitzgerald of the House appropria-
lions committee, the other day open
ed debate on a new and much en-
larged urgent deficiencies bill.
The revised measure carries appro-
priations and authorizations amour
ting to 81, 755, $4,000.
"The estimates submitted for the
consideration of the Congress aggre-
gated $5,615,455,O00," said Fitz-
gerald.
"The bill recommends appropria-
ton of 13,775,979,370, and author
ICES contracts to be entered into by
the government to the sum of 81 $780,
475,00O.
"After the bill had been completed
by the committee, additional esti-
mates aggregating 81, 450,000,0 a
sum larger than has been expended
in any one year since the beginning
of the republic, were transmitted to
Congress for its consideration. Based
on these estimates, amendments will
be proposed to the bill increasing the
appropriations by $993,604, 900 and
contract obligations by $219,202,00.
Considering the original and supple
mental estimates, the total is $7,775,-
100000"
Fitzgerald then went on to review
the present financial situation of the
United States. He first summed up
appropriations, showing that to date
Congress has appropriated $9,124,-
433,027.11, with pending measures
calling for SO, 4,210,4 35.22, bring
ing the years total, estimated, up to
$1S,288,643,452.33.
This sum represents all money ex-
pended or contracted for In addi-
ftnn auth nYi1 n f,nnc nf n1tfttrnc
for the fiscal year amount to $685.
057,282, making a grand total of
$20,651, 734.33.
Fitzgerald than pointed out the
years's revenue sources as follows:
From ordinary sources, $4,333,-
900, 900.
Pending revenue bill, $2,4OO,OOO,-
900.
Postal revenues, 1884, 100000.
Bond issues met proceeds) SILL
538,945, 460.
Total estimated revenue for year,
$15,605, 945, AGO.
Futher bond issues or additional
taxation, he declared, must be relied
upon to produce about $4,000, 000,-
900.
90 to meet the deficit.
Taking the eighteen billion odd al
ready expended or contracted for,
and the two billion odd authorized,
with the total, estimated at $20,651,-
700,734.33, the chairman then turned
to expenditures of the Allies. Adding
to the French, British, Italian and
Russian total of SCI GAG, 400,0 the
German expenditures for Germany,
Bulgaria and Turkey of $21 800, 000,-
600, and the Austro-H Hungarian fig
ures of $12,S00,000,0 900, Fitzgerald
showed the war to date has cost the
warning nations $86,049 400, 900.
The United States will expend in
its first year of war, therefore, al
most one-fourth as much as all other
fighting nations combined have spent
since the war satrated.