Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-02
BILLIONS SAVED
BY ENDING OF WAR
N. S. Estimates for Next
Year Show Decrease of
Y $17,O00,O00.OOO
ARMY NEEDS FALL OFF
Navy Budget, However, Takes
Billion-Dollar Jump-Ship.
ping Cut in Two
By he Associated Press


Cessation OF war will result in n
reduction of Government expenses for
the fiscal year 1920, starting next July ],
to $7,443.415,S3S from the S24,599, ,0OO, 900
appropriated for the current year, ac-
cotding to tentative estimates submitted
to Congress today by Secretary McAdoo'
transmitting the reports of the various
departments.
The principal reduction was for the
military establishment which estimates
its needs at Sl,992 100000 in 1920 as
compared with the $12.27+ 100000 ap-
propriated for this year. Before the
signing of the armistice with Germany
It had oeen figured that tne army alone
would need more than sl9,OOO,OOO'O
for 1920.
The navy's estimates for 1920 are
s9,595, 100000 as compared with Sl'JHl'-
100000 Appropriated for the current year.
an increase OF billion dollars despite
the closing Of the war There is nothing
to show what It was estimated the navy
would have needed had the war CON
tinued
These estimates may be pared down
considerably later when the actual needs
of the Government in closing out war
contracts become clearer. 1t is pointed
out. also, that actual expenditures sell
dom have reached advanced estimates.
RFpihne WORK ~ W. VIZ
Including s574.237,OOO estimated for
fprtifcations, the total contemplated
outlay on the army amounts to S2ioI.-
100000. A striking figure in the army
estimates is the sl44,943,O0 for air
service production. The appropriation
last year under this head were $780,
600 900 1t Is evident that in reducing
war estimates the War Department is
proposing not to lose all that has been
gained in aircraft development during
the war, but plans to continue constfuc-
tion and manufacture on fairly large
scale.
The largest single reduction from the
appropriations for this year for the
army is in pay, travel and general ex'
penses, the new estimate for next year
being s327.67S.00O. as against $2.38I,'
0oO,0 appropriated for this year. Sim
ilarly large reduction is made in quar-
termaster's estimates for supplies, cloth
ing, quarters, including cantonments and
similar expenses, the new figure belnG
-9i1,7s9,00o, as compared to S5,t6l,'
0T5. Gao appropriated for this year. u
An Navy Items Increased
Virtually all estimates for various
navy purposes show substantial in
creases over appropriations for the cur
rent year. The pay item goes up 4
lures on ships already authorized goe
to S233.9S5.000 from Sao,397.000 thi
year and an additional s20o,00o.OoO |
asked as the first increment on the ney
three-year program which ha3 been pro
posed. Subsistence and supplies Is give
as $202, ,34S 900. as compared with s75.
$4,000 this year and ammunition need
are estimated at s125,00o,o 900, \as com
pared 10 Ss2,5i9 900 this year. !
For new postoffiees. customs house
and other Federal buildings only sl,567,
900 is asked. but this is in addition I
existing appropriations for these pur
poses not spent during the war. TIL
request for rivers and harbors amount
to s19.s70,000, barely enough to con
tinue existing projects.
The shipping board put its require
ments at s579,452, ,COO about one-thir
of the $1505, 100000 already appro
priated.