The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-03
CAN'T CUT TAXES
Expenses of Government De.
mand Big IncOme-Glass.
Deficit Last Year Three Billion,
Says Annual Report.
EXPECT BIG DEFICIT THIS YEAR
Must Wait Until War Debt Is
Being Paid Off.
Every Department Is Making
Huge Demands for Funds.

Washington, Dec. 3.-No apprecia-
tle reduction in taxes for. the next
fiscal year is to-be thought OF, Secre-
tary Glass declared in his annual re-
port sent today to congress Gov
ernment receipts must be kept at their
present figure, he said, in order TO
bring government borrowing to an
end
Facing expenditures estimated at
IS, 1929, 3,4o6,35s for the year ending June
80, 1920, and s4,473,636, S5S for the
year ending June so. 1921, the govern
ment must enforce rigid economy, Mr..
| Glass declared. He placed the deficit
| for the current year at S3,S05, 100000
and for the year ending June 80. 1921,
at Approximately $2.0e5. 100000
On this basis. Mr.. Glass urged con-
gress to deny every appropriation for
expenditure in new fields" He said
the same policy should obtain until
well under way and repayment OF the
war debt satisfactorily begun"
Mr.. Glass charged that excessive
governments expenditures we're "the
most vital factors in increasing the
cost of living and argued that it was
urgently necessary to keep down pub
lie expenses for this reason as well as
because of the drain on the taxpaY-
ers
s5.4oS. 600 for Guard.
Returning to the estimated govern
ment expenditures for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1921. Mr.. Glass said
the military esta blishment would ask
appropriations asgregatine s9Se.57S.-
657. OF this sum. SS97.392.0 020 would
| he required. he said. for maintenance
of the army proper while SS5.4OS,OOO
would be apportioned to, the national
guard. The military academy would
| receive s6.77S,637
he 10 n
S542. .031.S04. including S1S5,24s.0o0
| for a building program is to be asked
An. aggregate of s194.57S. 0a0 will
be sought for public works. In this
| is included funds for rivers and
| ha rhors improvements totaTing s53.-
| 65a.265 Fortified tions. arsenals and
| military rosts will require about
| SI2n 900. 900.
The legislative establishment will
ne0d s9,025.297. it was estimated,
while the executive branches of the
government combined will seek to-al
of $149.111.46a. Chief among the lat
ter departmental expenditures is an
estimate OF Sta, 3,405.101 for the treas
Jury department. This sum which is
much larger than in former years. in
d:ca tes the added expense to be horne
| in the enforcement of prohibition. In
cluded in this also is the appropriation
of s37.52S.102 to be asked by the De
partment' of Agriculture for carrying
on its field activities.
| Half Billion for Shipping
| The judiciary will ask for s1.634,-
I190. For foreign intercourse, appro-
priations totalling s11, ,243.260 will be
Sought Appropriations for the De
lpaFtment of State. exclusive of the
funds for use in foreign work. will be
t$1,571, $50. and for the other executive
departments. appropriations to be
sought will be as follows: War depart
ment, proper. Sc 615.24S; navy depart
Iment, proper, S3,O97.S70; interior de-
partment. $6,2S7.1S5; postoffice de-
Ipartment. s2.O93.S70; department of
tcommerce, $I2.77S.337; department of
justice, sTO4.54O. and Department of
Labor, s1l70o.430.
Approximately $s0.000,o00 will be
sought by the various executive
branches also to be used in public
works This latter includes s31. 200
to be asked by the navy department
for work in navy yards docks, etc,
and $4,000. 900 for the interior de-
partment's reclamation service.
| The shipping board has estimated its
needs at s447.755.O61 to be used in
Operation of the merchant marine and
lcomp1eting is building program
The administration program for re-
habilitating soldiers and sailors calls
for an appropriation of S3S,750 600
This figure, however, is subject to
change because statistics as to certain
projected activities were incomplete.
Work of the Federal Trade Com
mission will require s1,2s3,130. Ex-
penditures of the District of. Columbia
government were estimated at $19,.
t179600
Permanent annual appropriation:
for the year amount to s1,425,407,7 1852
These included $1.0f7, 500 900 for in
terest on the public debt; customs an6
internal revenue. $25.207.0 900; sinking
fund s2S7.50O, coo. and miscellaneous
$9550O,0OO