The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-03
Wilson Has Nearly Three
Million Left Of War Fund
House Appropriations Com
mittee So Informed by
President,

Washington. Sept. s.-of the Atty
milon-do war fund granted to
President Wilson last year by congress
for his discretionary use, s2,S99. 1920
remained on last Aug. s. the house
appropriations committee was in
formed yesterday in q report from the
president.
Preceding the receipt of the state
ment from the White House the COM
mittee had recommended the adoption
OF resolution calling for itemized
statement OF expenditures made from
both the $50000.000 fund and the $780,
100000 appropriation given the presi-
dent at the outbreak OF the war. Later.
however. when Chairman Good, Of the
appropriations committee, called atten-
ton OF the house to the report. he said
that final accounting was expected
later regarding the $1OO,0OO,O00 fund.
More than a score OF governmental
departments and agencies received
money from the $50,00O.000 fund. the
1000, 600, of which $l0,000000 was re-
imbursed. Many of the important ex-
penditures have been made known in
the past. The largest amount went to
the state department, 1t receiving $12,-
393,245. of which $4,000, 900 was for the
trans-Siberian and Chinese Eastern
railways.
some SlOelBnlS on peace conference
expenses are contained among the mi
nor allotments. Under the date of Feb.
H. last. Bernard M. Baruch was listed
for $150,000 Ito the peace conference;
the state department on last Dec. IS.
100000 for American commission to
negotiate peace" and four days later
the state department got 100000 "for
preparation for the conference" and on
Dec 80 1t received $50, 900 for political
intelligence service" at the conference.
Brig. Gen. Churchill, of the military
intelligence bureau, and his party to
the conference were listed for an al
otment OF $4,000. Another allotment
for the conference was dated last Feb
Is, and was for $500 for Expenses
peace commission
The treasury department received
sl0.813,327. including S3.22S,0 900. for the
war risk insurance bureau, but the de-
partment repaid s1.4s7.675 of the s,Nn.
Net allotments of more than $1,000, 900
were made as follows: Alien property
custodian, s1,O71. 451; committee on pub
lie information, $3,050.000; grain cor
poration, $4,000 900; sugar equalization
board $5,000,000; war trade board.
$l150,Oo0; shipping board $4,000, 900. The
900 for its trade bureau for reported
economic conditions in Russia. was
listed as having returned over $4,000, 900.
Five million dollars given to the state
department was for supplies for the
civilian population of the Archangel dis
trct, Russia, and similar amount was
given the treasury and intelligence de-
partments to aid American farmers in
drought stricken regions.
Two items of entertainment incurred
for foreign guests also were Included in
the statement, there being $13, 900 al
lotted for such purposes for Sir Eric
Geddes and his party. and $4,000 for
Prince Axel of Denmark and his party.
For the repaartion Of Gen. Haller's
Polish troops an allotment of $4,000
was listed. as also $4,000 for Lieut.
Col Riggs mission to Russia, and $685.
900 for Capt. Gherardi's mission to Ger
many.