New-York tribune., 1918-12-03
Army and Navy Estimates of
Expenses to July, 1920,
Total $5,2I2,OO0,O 900
$500, 600, 600 for Planes
Budget of $20,O00,0OO for
Taking National Census
Is Urged Upon Congress

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-War ex-
penses, persisting in peace times. but
falling off rapidly, will bring the total
of the governments outlay in the fiscal
year 1920. beginning next July l, to
S7,443,415.S5S, of which l2,Oo000o
will go to the War and Navy depart
ments, ss93 100000 to pay interest on
war debt and s579 100000 for continu-
ing the building of merchant marine,
according to departmental estimates
presented to-day to Congress.
These expenses compare with the
s24.5s9 100000 appropriations for the
current year, ending next June oo'
with the s1S,00O,0OO 900 which prob
ABLY will be actually spent this year.
and with the ordinary annual expenses
of about 81 900, 100000 before the war.
The advance estimates are neces-
sarily rough, and many depatemetnh,e the
expect to cut them down during the
next few months as committees of Con
gress work over the figures IN dfa1tlhg
appropriation bills.
Baker Wants S2,556,000,000
The War Department wants S2,556,-
100000 next year for bringing the army
home from Europe, maintaining parV
of the force, continuing fortlhcallDhs
and other purposes, and the navy ctc De-
partment estimates its needs at sZ'ooo'-
100000. ooooo
The Shipping Board asks $6oo,,.Qoo,-
600 for building ships already author
ized bv Congress, 100000, 900 for oper-
alton of vessels, 17,451 600 for recruit,
ing and training officers ana crews ana
81 ,453 900 for incidental administrator
The item of 1898 100000 as interest
on public debt includes provision Tor
meeting the semi-annual payments on
Liberty bonds already outstanding and
those to be issued in the near future,
and this sum is not subject to any
great alteration.
Congress Needs S17,955,000
For Congress it is estimated ex-
penses will be $17,955,000; for the
President and few bureaus revolving
about him, $5.9S1 900; for the State
Department, $12. .725 900; for the Treas
ury and all fiscal purposes, S1,427,-
$4,000; Panama Canal, 1000;
Interior Department and number OF
public works projects, S270, ,2S3 600;
Department of Agriculture, $58, ,2S3 900;
Department of Commerce, $40 1893 900;
Department of Labor, $26,712,000; De-
partment of Justice, $l4,1SS000; Fed
eral courts, S1,410,000; for foreign in
tercourse, including consular activi-
ties. $11,O42, 600; for Indian affairs,
81 $3.50 900, and for pensions arising
out of past wars, $22O, 900, the
usual sum sought.
An unusual item in the estimates is
$20,000,0C0 asked for conducting the
decennial census throughout the United
States.
Tariff Board Asks 100000
A little more than $3O,O00,0OO would
be spent by the Department of Agri-
culture in fighting plant and animal
diseases. and educational work For the
Tariff Commission 100000 is asked,
or twice as much as the appropriation
for this year.
DESPITE uncertainty of life for a
number of government war agencies,
estimates are made for the War Trade
Board, S2,465 ,000 War Industries
Board, S1000,c food administration,
$12,00O,000; fuel administration ST.
800, ,OO0 the capital issues committee,
S450,000 and Council of National De-
fence, S675 600
Payments to soldiers and sailors or
their dependents on account Of COM
pensation or government allowances
are expected TO run to nearly $12O,-
100000 Ten millions is the estimated
cost of collecting customs and admin
lsterlng customs regulations.
Daniels Asks Billion Increase
Secretary Daniels has renewed also
the naval emergency fund item, under
which Congress appropriated $100,000,-
600 last year to provide for the con-
struction of additional destroyers. sub