Evening star., 1919-09-03
PRESIDENTS FUND
NOW $3,00O,0l)O
Report on Disposal to Date of
the $4,000, 900 War
Appropriation.

President Wilson still has to his
credit nearly s3.O00.00O of the $50,-
100000 war fund intrusted to him by
Congress. according to an itemized
report received by the House appro-
priations committee. Four millions
went to the Transsiberian and Chinese
Eastern railways; a number of sizable
allotments were made to the State
Department in connection with the
American peace mission; Bernard NJ.
Baruch got $150.0O0 for the peace
conference; an expenditure of $13,-
600 was made for the entertainment
of Sir Eric Geddes' party, and $4,000
in similar courtesies to Prince Axel
of Denmark.
Final Accounting Expected Later.
Preceding the receipt of the state
ment from the White House the COM
mittee had recommended the adoption
OF a resolution calling for an item
lied statement of expenditures made
from both the $4,000 600 fund and
the $1OO.000.000j appropriation given
the President at the outbreak of the
war Later. however. when Chairman
Good of the appropriations commit
tee called the attention of the House
to the report he said that a final ac-
counting was expected later regard
ing the $10O,0O0.O00 fund.
More than a score of government
departments and agencies received
money from the $4,000. 900 fund, the
gross allotments aggregating more
than $57.00o.0O0. Of which $4,000, 900
was reimbursed, apparently being
temporary allowances. Many of the
important expenditures have been
made known in the past. The largest
ment, it receiving $12.3s3,245, of which
$4.000,000 was for the Transsiberian
and Chinese eastern railways.
Sidelights on Peace Conference.
Some sidelights on peace conference
expenses are contained among the
minor allotments. Under the date of
February IA last. Bernard M. Baruch
was listed for $150,000 "to the peace
conference; the State Department on
last December IS. 100000 for Amer
lean commission to negotiate peace"
and four days later the State Depart
ment got 100000 for preparation for
the conference. and on December 80
it received $4,000 for political in
teIligence stVvice" at the conference.
Brig. Gen. Churchill of the military
intelligence bureau. and his party to
the conference. were listed for an al
lotment of $4,000. Another allotment
for conference was dated last Febru-
airy Is. and was for $3.50, 0,O00-"ex-
penses for commission"
Other Allotments Noted.
The Treasury Department received
s10,S13,327. including $3,223, 900 for
the war risk insurance bureau, but the
department repaid $1,437,675 of the
sum. Net allotments of more than
s1,000.000 were made as follows: Alien
property custodian, $1,071.451; COM
900; grain corporation. s5,ooo.ooO;
sugar equalization board. $4,000. 900:
War Trade Board. s1,150.000; shipping
board, $2.500,743. The War Trade
Board. which received $5.000.000 for
it's trade bureau for improving eco
as having returned $4,o25.000.
$4,000, 900 in Relief Funds.
Five million dollars given to the
State Department was for sup
plies for the civilian population
of the Archangel district, Russia.
and similar amount was given the
Treasury and Agriculture departments
to aid American farmers in drought
stricken regions.
For the repatriation 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
$25, 900 for Capt. Gherardi's mission to
Germany.
CURED for foreign guests, also were
included in the statement, there being
$4,000 allotted for such purpose for
Sir Eric Geddes and his party and
$4,000 for Prince Axel of Denmark
and his party.