Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-10-12

eign embargoes and trade treaties
Alaska gives us the opportunity to
build the mills. 1t has resources for
ten or twelve mills which can be kept
going for all time. A larger number
OF mills might make for overdevelor
ment. which should be avoided.
"A beginning has been made a:
ready One small pulp plant is being
built this summer at Port Snettisham
company has purchased 100,000,O00
feet of national forest timber and is
now making this small installation. If
the venture is successful it will erect
much larger plant. a second enter
prise Of larger proportions is assured
near Juneau. A company is preparing
there 10 install 10000 ton mill and
we are preparing now to offer for sale
sufficient timber in that vicinity TO
supply the plant for thirty years We
are willing also to reserve for sale suf-
ticient timber to carry the company
for an additional fifteen years. These
are the only pulp installations which
have been definitely assured Engi-
neefs representing other interests in
Alaska have been inspecting the for
eStS this summer and it is possible
that additional applications for timber
will be received. To prepare for thes,
applications the forest service is sur
veying land and locating water-power
sites. Which are the key to pulp
work
Cutting Expenses Not Easy.
1t is evident that the problem of
federal government expenses Will not
he IN easy one to solve. Each
of the old political parties is
promising TO cut down these ex-
nenses in case it is trusted with the
affairs of government for the next four
years but the spokesman for the par
ties are refraining from saying just
how expenses will be reduced The
demand for !; reduction in federal tax
es is widespread. Whether there can
be substantial reduction in these tax
es depends. of course. on whether con-
.r'Ss can find u way to make large re-
auctions in appropriations.
Congress has authorized the United
States treasury to pay out 81 ,S59, 500,
324 during the fiscal year which began
July | and will end June 30, 1921 OF
this amount $3,835. 670,410 will be on
account Of war. To present it another
way, IS per cent of the money the
federal government will pay out dur
ing this fiscal year is chargeable t.
war
War Expenditures This Year.
The $685., GT0,410 to be paid out
this fiscal year on account of war is
itemiZed as follows:
% Soldiers ami sailors of the war
with Germany, for compensation for
death and disability, vocational train
ing, hospital treatment and return of
remains from France, $293, 1853 400.
(2) Pensions incident to Mexican
war. Civil war, Spanish-American war
and on account OF service in regular
military and naval establishments,
1910, 10000.
CD Interest on the war debt $780,
100000.
90 Sinking fund, $260,S00,000.
% Federal operation and control
Of transportation systems made neces-
sary by the last w:r, $1,625, 100000.
(6) Military establishment. incident
to present national defense, $41S, 232,-
3S2.
90 Naval establishment, incident to
present national defense, $437, 724, $50
(S) Deficiency appropriations includ-
ing SS3,000,O0O for the war risk insur-
ance compensation, $23,000,000 for v0-
cational rehabilitation of soldiers and
sailors, 3.1G6, 1877 for care of war risk
patients, and $14,G00,000 for payment
OF deficit Oh account Of war operation
of telegraph and telephone lines, to-
tai of $1S6, 495,04S
The civil functions of federal gov
eminent for this fiscal year will cost
the people only 9,319,916. This
sum includes S497,575, 100 for the
postal service, and $4S1 ,744, 726 for all
other services Of the government of q
civil nature and also includes $780,
100000 appropriated as Il war expendi-
ture.
MIR. MondeIPs Views.
Tie expenditures on account of past
wars are not likely to be reduced. The
damage has been do1fe and the people
must pay for it, The day the last SEES
sion of the congress adjourned, Repre-
sentative Mondell of Wyoming, the Re-
publican leader in the house of repre-
sentatives in reviewing the work of
the session said this:
"We cannot expect immediate reduc-
tons in the expenditures on behalf of
the soldiers of the great war, their
widows and dependents or those pen
sions for the soldiers of other wars.
We cannot look forward TO a reduction
in the interest charge on the national
debt. .. The appropriations for the
sinking fund must continue"
In that same speech the Republican
leader also said:
Our appropriations for the civil and
constructive activities of the govern.
ment will somewhat increase rather
than decrease"
Mr.. Mondell was undoubtedly cor
rect The appropriations for the next
fiscal year on account Of past wars will
be just as large as they are this year,
and this generation is not likely to see
any material reductions in those ap-
preparations.
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