Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-10
SEVEN BILLION TO
RUN U. S. IN 1920
Figures Sent to Congress by Sec
rotary of the Treasury
McAdo0.
S29,879, 821,648 1919 COST
Total Appropriations in Naval Estab-
iishments for 1919 Were $780,.
16s.so5.s4 and for the Army
S12,274, 245, 1929.

Washington, Dec. At will require
total of 81, AS, Ala, S5S07 to conduct
the United States government during
the fiscal year of 1920. The total es-
Inmates for the fiscal year of 1919, in
Guiding supplements, was S29,S79,-
S21, 64S.74.
These figures were sent to congress
by Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo.
They were made public almost before
the session of congress began instead
of "a hours ahead of time, as has been
che case in the past.
The totals are divided among the
various branches of government as
follows:
Legislative establishment, $685.
901.75; executive establishment, $780,
S1S,425.06; judicial establishment, ST.
4lO,490; department of agriculture.
S5O,04S,7S6; foreign intercourse, SILL
042, 236.66; military establishment,
1892, 93S, 434.S6; naval establishment,
$685., 7S4. 546G5; Indian affairs, Sill
239,613; pensions, $220,950,65 ;
Panama canal, $12,216, ia; public
works, $676,812, 7O2.96; postal service,
$3.50, 1907 ,377; miscellaneous, S276, 761,-
51O.O3; permanent annual appropria-
tons. 81, 266, 745, 759.
The total of more than seven bill
lions is exclusive of the sinking fund
requirements and postal service rev
enueS.
The big comparisons are of course
in the military and navy establish
ments. The naval establishment shows
big increase because of the fact that
it now is going ahead with its original
capital ship program deferred because
of the war; The total appropriations
in the naval establishment for 1919
were 1851, 16S, S95.S4.
The army total appropriation for
1919 was $12,274, 245, 919.7S. The prun-
ing here was made possible through
the cancellation of all munitiOn con-
tracts. contracts for guns and equip
ment.
These estimates, although charac-
terized as for 1920, are for the fiscal
year 1890, commencing on July
next.
4 good part of the army costs goes
to actual maintenance. For instance
there is appropriated in the bill for
the use of the quartermaster' corps
$911, 7S9,549 For pay and general ex-
penses the army will require $327 $685.
36S0S.
That the air service is to be con-
tinued by the army is indicated by the
appropriations there, although for the
coming year total is asked for air
service military requirements of $40.
933, T3S.47, as compared with $1S4, 301,-
75S for the current year. For air serv-
ice production a total is asked this
year of $144, 943, 51471, as compared
with $760,000,000 in the current appro-
priatiOn.
For the pay of the navy a total is
asked for the coming year of $579, 946,-
OIL, as compared with 1927 81, 946 in
the current bill. For naval aviation
the department wants to spend next
year 100000, as compared with
1920, 1888, 119 In the current bill.
The big expense of the navy is of
course it's expansion along the lines
of capital ships. The estimates asked
this year which were heretofore author
lied total $3.50, 1855, 900. In the current
bin this item totaled $50 $4,000. For
the new three-year program total of
S200,000,000 is asked. This item is
absent from the current measure
There are few general wage adj
vances and these are for the most part
in the minor positions.
There is absent from the bill this
year any great river and ha"bor asti-
mates. All such work now is under
the direct supervision of the army en-
gineers who are simply continuing the
work already started, but are not ham
ding any new nrOnOSitjOnS