The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-09-16
PRESIDENTS PARIS
EXPENSES STUDIED
PRACTICALLY NONE OF THE
$15O,o 900 WAR FUND THAT
WAS GRANTED HIM is LEFT.

WASHINGTON. D. president
Wilson'S expenditures for the Ameri-
can peace mission at Paris will be in
vestigated by the house appropria-
tions committee before the appropria-
ton of S825,000, which the president
asks to complete the work, is granted,
Chairman Goode, of Iowa, said today.
Of the ty-million-dollar war fund
granted to President Wilson last year
by congress for his discretionary use
S2,899, 1929 remained on last Aug
ust 5, the house appropriations COM
mittee was informed today in report
from the president.
Congress Will Investigate.
Preceding the receipt of the state
ment from the white house the COM
mittee had recommended the adop-
ton of a resolution calling for an
itemized statement of expenditures
made from both the $50,0OO,OOO
fund and the $1O0,0O0,0O0 appria-
ton given the president at the out
break of the war.
More than a score of governmental
departments and agencies received
money from the $50,000,0OO fund,
the gross allotments aggregating
more than S57,OO0,OO0, of which
S1O,OOO,OOO was reimbursed, appar-
entity being temporary allowances.
Many of the important expenditures
have been made known in the past.
The largest amount went to the state
department, it receiving $780,
245, of which S4,O00,000 was for the
trans-Siberian and Chinese eastern
railways.
Peace Conference Expenses.
Some sidelights on peace confer
ence expenses are contained among
the minor allotments. Under the
date of February IA, last, Bernard
M. Baruch was listed for $150,OOO
"to the peace conference" the state
department on last December 10,
100000 "for American commission
to negotiate peace, and four days
later the state department got $780,
600 for preparation for the confer
ence. and on December 80 it received
$4,000 for political intelligence
service" at the conference. Brigadier
General Churchill, of the military IN
telligence bureau, and his party to
the conference, were listed for an al
lotment of $4,000. Another allot-
ment for the conference was dated
last February Is, ana was for $780,
900, for Expenses peace commls-
sion."
The treasury department received
$1O,813,327, including 3,228,OOO Tor
the war risk insurance bureau, but
the department repaid $1,437,675 OF
the sum. Net allotments of more than
S1.OOO,OOO were made as follows
Alien property custodian, $1,O7l,-
451; committee on public informa-
ton, $3,050,000; grain corporation,
S5.OOO,0OO: sugar equalization board,
S5,OOO,OOO; war trade board, 81 ,15O,-
900; shipping board, $2,500,743. The
war trade board, which received 3d.
100000 for its trade bureau for I'M
proving economic conditions in Rus
STA, was listed as having returned $4,-
025,000.
Millions for Russians.
Five million dollars, given to the
state department, was for supplies
for the civilian population of the
Archangel district, Russia, and sim
liar amount was given the treasury
and agriculture departments to aid
American farmers in drouth-stricken
regions.
Two items of entertainment, in
Cured for foreign guests, also were
included in the statement, there be-
ing $4,000 allotted for such purpos-
es for Sir Eric Geddes and his party,
and $4,000 for Prince AXel, OF Den
mark, and his party.
For the repatriation of General
Haller's Polish troops an allotment OF