New-York tribune., 1919-09-12
Report Cuts $33, 900, 600
From Estimates; Money
for Cost of Living Cru
sade Only Item Passed
Navy Budget Is Riddled
Wilson's SI,5OO,OOO Peace
Expense Account Is Left
for Future Adjustment
Ne,D York Tribune
WushtnUtOn Bureau

WASHINGTON Bureau
WASHINGTON. Sept lin a re
port slashing s33 100000 from the esti
mates for the first deficiency appro-
priation for 20, the House Appro-
priauions Committee to-day indicated
it's confidence in the efforts Of the De
partmcnt Of Justice and similar agen-
cies to reduce the high cost Of living.
The SAT, 1902, ,481.9 "a total asked for was
reduced to SALSA, ,7o467, bat the De
partmcnt of Justice and allied agen-
cies Got practically all they asked to
prosecute antitrust suits, detect ard
punish crime OF all sorts, detect and
hoardcrs and proHtecrs, with a total
OF $2,373,3 ,382.
To assist the Department Of Jus
tice the secret service also was al
tive Good, and the Federal Trade Com
mission was given $15o,O00, which is
all the commission said it could use
now in fighting the high cost of liv-
ing. The s350000 additional it had
asked was for permanent work.
Navy Department Hit Hard
The Navy Department really suffered
the most. Not a cent of its S1S600, 900
in new appropriations was recon-
mended by the committee. The COM
mittee advised in its report that the
navy be given S9,30O,000 out of moneys
already appropriated. to be made avail
able by means Of a transfer from pay
for the navy and pay for subsistence.
This was decided when Franklin Roose-
welt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
declared that by reducing personnel
and paving the remaining men more. h
believed the navy could get as much
work done for half the money as it
cOOlN uONer Dfacout arra,,cro
In some respects the committee re-
port is considered rebuff of the rec
concentrations made to Congress by
President Wilson regarding means to
reduce the high cost Of living Re
quests for appropriations by the De-
partments of Labor. Commerce and Ag-
riculture for investigation and special
reports were refused The committee
took the stand that the inquiries were
rot essential and only meant the crea-
tion of more positions.
OF the $1.579 900 granted to the De-
partment Of Justice, S1.090,O00 is Tor
detection of crime and enforcement of
the law, while the Attorney General is
empowered TO use 100000 for special
attorneys and United States marshals.
Prepare to Arrest Profiteers
AS soon as the Department Of Justice
is given power under the amended food
control act to prosecute protiteers, the
way will be clear for thousands Of ar
rests, on information which is now
being compiled by the department.
The only appropriation recommended
in connection with the peace confer
ence expenses was S3S5.O0O 10 reim-
burse the State Department for like
amount allotted to the peace commits
sion work from the departments $780,
eco secret frNd carried in the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill.
This amount was considered suf-
iicient to meet the needs of the de-
partment until the first OF the year,
whom the next deficiency bill viii be
considered.
The committee failed to gran. the
Presidents recues. owing TO the in
ability OF the committee to get details
OF the neace conference expenses. The
Secretary of State. Mr.. Good stated,
could not supply details of the SS25.-
600 deficiency estimate nor of the re-
raindcr of the s1,5OOOOO which the
Pres ident reported 10 Congress as the
cost of this country's mission. This
information could not be supplied, Mt
Good was advised by the Secretary of
state, because the books and accounts
of the commission had not been re-
turned to the United States.