Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-03
WAR EXPENSES FOR
FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING
JULY l OVER 7 BILLION

Washington. Dec. War expenses
persisting in peace times but falling
off rapidly will make the govern
ment's outlay in the fiscal year 1920,
beginning next July !. Si,44S, 4l5,S3S,
of which s5,212, 100000 will go to the
War and Navy Departments, $780,
100000 to pay interest on war debt
and 1919, 100000 for continuing the
building of n merchant marine, ac-
cording to departmental estimates
presented today to Congress.
These expenses compare with the
1924, 500. 600, 600 appropriations of the
current year ending next June 80.
with the $lS000,000 which probably
will be actually spent this year and
with the ordinary annual expenses
of about billion dollars before the
war
The advance estimates are neces-
sarily round and many departments
expect to cut them down during the
next few months as committees If
Congress work over the arguments in
i drafting appropriation bills.
Heretofore annual estimates have
, exceeded the appropriation author
iZations and the actual expenses
have usually been considerably less
than the appropriation Secretary
McAdoo transmitted without CON-
ment the estimates of departments
as submitted to him and compiled
, at the treasury. The War eDpart-
ment wants s2556 100000 next year
for bringing the army home from
Europe. maintaining part Of the
force, Continuing Notifications and
other purposes and the Navy Depart
ment estimates it's needs at s2.65G.-
600 600, even more than this year. The
, Shipping Board asks $500. 900 for
| building ships already authorized by
| Congress, $50. 900, 000 for operation Of
vessels, s1745l 900 for receiving and
| training officers and crews and ST.
453, 900 for incidental administration
expense.
The item Of $500. 900, 900 as interest
on public debt includes provision for
meeting the semi annual payments on
liberty bonds already outstanding
and those to be issued in the near flu
ture, and his sum is not subject to
any great alteration.
There is small provision Cor post
NHlCeS anu OtHT tluDIIC bullulHSS 'i1lI
for river and harbor impro Jementa.
Only $1,567, 900 is included in the cs-
Inmates for buildings and practically
all Of this is for continuing ,onstruc-
ton already under way. Similarly
about half of the $19.S70.0 900 for rivers
and harbors is for maintenance OF
continuation of existing protests: So.
. 600. 600 is asked as general fund 70:
use by the secretary of war, Lnd S.
900. 900 for food control on The Mis-
sissippi river. For Congress, it is es-
timated. expenses will be S17,955, 900
for the President and "A few bureaus
revolving about him, 1881 200: 10"
the State Department S12.725,00O; for
the treasury and all fiscal purposes
fsI,427.015, 600; Panama Canal s12.216.-
900: Interior Department and a num-
Der Of public works projects $270.-
ESQ, 900; Department of Agriculture
$5S. 2S3 600: Department of Commerce
sac 1885,, 900; Department of Laoor SIG :
7l2. 900; Department OF Justice. VIA
1873, 900: Federal courts s1,410. 900: for
foreign intercourse including consul
lar activities $11,042.Oo0; for Indian af
fairs s1l,939, 900, and for pensions
arising out of past wars 1920, 900, 900,
the usual sum sought.
There is provision in the estimates
for 1887 .OO0. 900 for the establishment
of sinking fund. reported perfume
torily in previous years.