Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-25
Asks for Full Estimates.


bas the war revenue bill before it. has
asked Secretary McAdoo to send to it
all the Information available as to just
how much money would be required by
all the departments during the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1918. and what
the money will be expended for.
When the comm!tte has been fully
informed. then 1t will take up the mat
ter of framing again the revenue bill
be up to the COMMITTEES TO say Eow
much shall be obtained through a bond
issue and how much shall be obtained
through additional taxation. 1t Is well
known that Secretary McAdoo and
many Of the administration senators
have favored raising a considera BILE
part of the money for the war by
means of taxation and having the
people pay for the war as it goes
1t was explained that the appropria-
ttons so far made have been well be-
low the estimates submitted by the
Var War Department: that when 1T the .,o war Va
just before the last big appropriation
bill was put through. this sum was
pared down to less than $4,000, 900, 900.
The amount asked at that time was
and maintain an additional 100000
men for eight months The new esti-
mates Will cover the expenditures for
| this first 100000 for year and also
u.
| 600 men.
No Policy Of Obstruction.
There is no disposition on the mart
OF republicans any more than on the
part of the democrats to deny the row
ernment whatever 1t may need to
prosecute the war successfully. But
they realize that this vast sum must
| be obtained from some source, and thew
are worried as to how best to get It.
Senator smoot presented detailed
statement showing that the appropri-
gress in its last session, CLOSING March
I. for the present fiscal year amounted
to- $1.ss1. .277,o5o,o5. He also gave the
Senate figures for appropriations made
curing the hrst session Of the Sixty
fifth Congress. now in progress. In
one urgent deficiency act for the mill
tary and naval service s3,2s1,094,54I6 so
was appropriated. Other appropria-
| tions were as follows: $3,007. .o63. s45 As
| for bond issues for loans to the allies
of the United States and for the cost
! of printing the bonds: s35, 5000 for
war risk insurance; $152,O00,0OO for
food control: S640,000.000 for a huge
| feet of airplanes. and small appro-
| Senator Smoot said that these ap-
preparations totaled the huge sum of
| S9.226. .9s3, ,357.11.
l oouu 1oSOSS Ill europe.
Senators must remember" said Mr..
| Smoot. that the total bond issues of
Great Britain up to April IT, 1917, from
| the beginning of the war, covering a
! period OF two years and nine months
| have amounted only to S15,515. 900. 900
of France to s1o.532, 900. .0G0: Of Russia a
| to s1l. 1876, 100000: of Italy to $3.50 0O0,-
| 900; of Germany to 1926, 900, 900; of
Austria to 3,652,oo0,0 900: of Hungary
to $1,730.00 900"
I Senator Smoot warned against Spend
| ing money like drunken Sailors" and
| said that In view of the tremendous
sums which have been asked and grant
ed. in his opinion. no senator should
| object to the closest scrutiny of the
| expenditures.
He pointed out that he had charged
| So O0o. 900 900 authorized as loans to
! the allies against the appropriations.
| OF course, he said, the allies will re-
| in exchange for it must be regarded
as an asset. But for the present. at
least, this sum must be considered an
| expenditure.
Exclusive of this. $4,000 .ooo, 900 to be
| loaned to the allies. large part OF
which has already been taken. Senator
smoot said. the government must find
| Sl1 900. 100000 cash. to carry on the
war and to care for the ordinary ex-
penditures of the government.
| Many OF the senators-and this in
sludes democrats as well as repub-
iicans-hrmly believe that Congress
! through Joint committee. should
keen a careful eye on the expenditure
Of these large sums. They did no,
take kindly to the request of the Pres.
ident that the provision now in the
food control bill for the creation of q
Joint committee on expenditures for
The war be stricken out. particularly
when II was followed almost immedi-
ately by a request from the Secretary
Of the Treasury that Congress appro-
priate 5.0o0.00o.0oo more.
Still Bigger Fight Ahead.
It was said that the battle in the
Senate yesterday over the Penrose
lresolution to Investigate the Creel in.
formation bureau and it's activities and
expenditures is to be regarded as only
Continued on Second Pagal