New-York tribune., 1919-09-01
Data Given ON
WilsOn's Use
Of Secret Fund
''Unsatisfactory,'' Asserts
Chairman Good, After
Perusal, but the Report
Is Not Made Public
Ncw York Tribune
Washington Bureau

V0NtlTJfCn BnTeuu
WASHINGTON. Aug. 31.-An itemi
cation Of President WILSON, expediturcs
from the emergency funds put at his
disposal by Congress during the war
has been sent by the White House To
the House Commit onn on Appropria-
tions.
The itemization was sent in response
to resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative Gould, of New York. 1t covers
expenditures made from the Presidents
secret fund during the war and while
the peace conference was in progress.
Representative Good. of Iowa, chair
man OF the Appropriations COMMITTEES,
declined to make the document public
until 1T had been submitted to the Ap-
preparations Committee
II have glanced over it hastilv." he
said to-day, "and it seems to be most
unsatis factory"
Many Letters and Requests
MIR. Good said the White House re-
port had been secured only after he
had sent several letters and comnuni-
Gated with Secretary Tumulty many
times by telephone. lie intma ted that
It the Appropriations Committee found
the report unsatisfactory he would re-
port that fact to the President and ask
for new itemization
The Appropriations Committee will
open hearings Wednesday on the Presi-
dents request for an appropriation of
sS25.ooo to dcfray the expenses of the
American commission in Paris until
the end of the year. 1t would be i'm
possible to take up the Presidents est-
mates earlier. Chairman Good ex-
ich
tee is working on an appropriation bill
approximating $45000,00O, much of
which will be used in the fight against
the high cost OF living. which it hopes
to report at the same time.
Plans Careful Consideration
We are not going to grant any re-
quests for appropriations without
hearings" said Mr.. Good. eve want
TO know rot only what is to be done
with the money that is asked but
what has been done with money pre-
viously appropriated. We must be con-
vinced that the purposes for which
whole matter will be gone into
thoroughly and thoughtfully. We will
not appropriate money to be spent
foolishly or lavishly"
The appropriations committee will
ask the President to designate whoe YER
knows about the purposes for which
appropr' ations for the peace commits
sion will be spent, and the committee
Will summon that person to testify.
Reports have come to us that there
have been lavish expenditures by the
American commissioners in Paris" said
Chairman Good. "The people expect
reduction in taxation. which cannot be
made without rigid economy. We must
be convinced that there will be no more
extravaganza before additional appro-
priations are made. Where obliga-
tions have been contracted by the
American delegation, Of course they
must be discharged, even if there has
been extravaganza, but in the future
extravaganza must be cut out"
Modest" Says Democrats
Mr.. Goods views are those of
majority Of tho members of both
Houses. Democratic members are in
ciined to agree with the President that
the expenditures have been very mod
est but even they desire more infor-
nation on the purposes for which the
SS25 600 requested by the President is
to be spent than were given in the Ex-
ecutive estimate.
Republicans expected that the peace
conference bill would be very much
larger than appears from the Presi-
dents estimate. They believe that
when the amount of all expenditures
is known the Presidents figures will
grow