Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-19
100000 U.S.ARMY
IN FIELD IN 1919
IS MARGINS PLAN
Total Men at Present Under Arms
is 100000; Congress Told D.
100000 More Will Be Called.
WASTAGE. OF 100000 MEN

Washington. Sept. 1o.-The de-
mand of the War Department for an adj
ditional appropriation OF SI31l ,OO,ooo
for this wear caused hurried confer
ence Yesterday between members OF the
Senate Finance Committee and the
House Appropriations Committee IN an
effort to find some way to meet the
emergency. Unable to come 10 any
agreement, it was decided that Senator
Simmons. chairman of the finance COM
mittee. and Representative Sherley, char
man of the House committee, should
confer today with Secretary McAdoo.
MUST HAVE s7,347 100000.
General March, chief OF staff, appear
inc before the House Appropriations
Committee. said that the War Depart
mcnt must have the S7,347 ,000.000 in
cash. instead of following the usual pro-
cedure of taking part of IT IN that way
and the remainder in authorizations
upon which payments in future might
he based. The inSiStence of General
March led 10 the conference of Senators
and Representatives
General March said that under the
new draft il was proposed To call to
arms 100000 men This number will
include all those who may be deducted
from actual service on account ot eX-
emptions, reiectons or other vast
age" Upon the basis OF mnty-eight
divisions, the maximum strength u
placed at 4.S00, GOO men, and as there
are now 3.200,000 in service, 1t will be
necessary to have ,60o0O fighting men
out of the 100000 to be calhcd.
General Crowder, who also was wit
ness before the committee, explained
Il . Tod
or $50. 900. could be obtained from the
10 to 20 and the 81 TO 81 classes. This
will make il possible to obtain the other
$4,000 without going very deeply INTO
the remaining classes.
II the War DEPARTMENT is ito have the
additional S7,3i7 ,000Q II VIII mean an
appropriation for this year for many
purposes of approximately s24, 4,0O0s-
oO0000.
SOLVING MONEY PRoDAEM
That part Of the extra money asked
for by the War Department To bc pro-
vided for in the War Revenue bill after
il reaches the Senate, was suggested to
the Senate Finance Committee yesterday
bv House leaders They advised that
approximately $500 600, 600 might be
added to that measure. The Senate
Committee. or the majority OF It, did
not look favorahlv upon the idea.
If s.. BOO. 900 600 Is added 10 the War
Revenue, it was pointed out the estab-
lishcd ratio of 53 l-3 per cent of taxa
ton TO 66 2-} per cent of government
securities as n basis for revenue would
have to be sacrificed
Should the Senate decide TO increase
the War Revenue Bill by the amount
suggested by the House leaders, 1t
would have to lie resorted to. That tax
would he applied to coffee, tea, sugar.
condiments and like commodities, while
essentials such rs -four, meal, meats,
fish and vegetables would not be touched,
SENATOR'S FOR CONSUMPTION TAX
Members of the Senate committee fa-
vor n consumption tax, rather than one
upon direct sales over the counter OF
articles Of wearing apparel and other
goods The direct sales tax system, il
is argued. might open the way for i'm
position by INSCRIPTIONS dealers.
The idea of raising any money by eX-
cess profits or war profits tax when
beyond that now contemplated in the
War Revenue bill, does not meet with
the approval Of the finance committee
General March in his statement to the
commit tee upset all cal
culafions The committee intended
only q relatively small part
Of the War Department appropriation in
cash at this time. But General March
told the committee that this would not
do, that the money must be in cash, to
be expended during the present fiscal
year He said that IN no other WAY
could the program of organizing ninety
eight divisions, Of which eighty are to
be dispatched to France, be handled ,,
It IS necessary, he explained. to provide
1t once for arTning clothing, equipping
and Transporting this great army if sue
,ess Is to crown America s efforts dur
ng the.coming spring.