The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-08
THE sINEWs OF A

Thirteenf Billions Of dollars andi
more is. the estimate of the depart
ments Of the treasury for the. conduct
OF the government and the prosecn-
ton of. the war for the fiscal year
1919. More than 81, O00,000,0O of
this vast sum is for war purposes
estimates include half o billion dol
alone. The military appropriation
estimates include half a billion dol |
lars for the air service; S157,O00,-
900 for hospitals and medicine: $135,
100000 forFthe equipment of engi-
neer troops, and 1892, 100000 for
the expenses of their operations in
the field: S390.O0O.O 900 for ammuni-
ton: S237 .000, 900 for machine guns,
SIS, 900 for ormored motor cars,
and more than $4,000, 100000 for
Notifications. -
Military expenditures on this vast
scale have never been heard of be-
fore in the history of the world. The
estimates and appropriations for the
present fiscal year total about Sill
OOO, 900 700. Adding to them, the
estimates for the coming fiscal year
and. we have a total of nearly $685.
600, 900 900, the cost of the war to
the United States for two years. This
is more than any of the nations OF
Europe have expended in three and
a half years, Great Britain, with q
total of about $22, 900 900 .0o0,e com.
ing next to Us in the aggregate OF
| outlay. The cost of the war to q
| other b~elligerents for the period an,
| ed is estimated as follows, in round
figures: France, $l5,0O0,00D, 900;
Russia, $12,OOO,O0O 900; Germany,
$50, OO, O00, 900; Austria. SS,OOO,OOO,-
900. p zf G..1} :
Perhaps a clearer idea of the gi-
| pantic financial burden that we are
assuming in this war may be gained
nv comparisons of a different nature:
| Our commitments for two years OF
| war. as has been stated, amount TO
livery nearly S25, 900, 600, 900. The to-
| total cost of the Civil a which
| has always been regarded as entaii,
inf an enormous expenditure, n
which lasted over four years, was a
| little less than $4,000, 100000, OF
.hont one-eiehth Of what the pres
ent war will cost US If 1t lasts TWO
wears. STANDARD financial reference
| books give the total government eN-
nenditures. for all purposes, from
the time the government was estap-
E.bed> in 1889 down to 1910, lnciu-
siye. and including the cost OF tne
War of 1872 the Civil war ana tne
Snan;sh a as $4,000, O0O,0o, or
nearly So. 900 900 900 less than we
are planning to spend in two years.
The resources Of the United States
are sufficient to justify these enor.
nous expenditures, and the co9ntry
can stand the strain without disas.
ter The people willingly raise tne
money, too, but with an 1mportam.
~nroviso. and that is that the money
he expended i~udiciously ana tne Wa
r~;ooronsiv prosecuted. Those wac
have kept the closest watch on .n s.
Events in Europe, and are in the pest
position to judge Of the mliitary S, ~
pt;on' saw that 1913 viii bring the
war to a decision, provided tne Un IL
cd States plays an aggressive paft W.
tha onerations against Germany: we
.au Contemplate estimates .of ex,
nenditures totaling $4,000, o,VSo
without disquiet, therefore,
mnnev thus represented IS. expeneeo
whar,s>its weight win count tne mos.
-Rochester Democrat and Cnron,'
Gle. %rE ftNt 5000. ;