The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-06
Lets Arms Delegates Know
What u. S. Intends to Do
IF Farley Fails
1901, $685. PROPOSED
FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE
Presidents Message Reveals
Dawes Was Able to Decrease
First Federal Budget
Rv Herbert w. Walker.


Washington, Dec. 6.--President
Harding Monday gave notice to the
world powers here for the arms liml-
tation conference that II this great
international parley fails he believes
the United States should eXpend more
than $SOO,O00,000 on its army and
navy during the year ending June 3o'
1923.
Submitting to congress the first
national budget prepared by Budget
director Dawes, Harding estimated
that the nations two arms OF defense
should expend $SOi ,656,1O7 in the
fiscal wear 1923--or more than three
times the pre-War appropriations OF
approximately $250,00O,0O0. The es-
Inmates, which were framed without
regard for any lipsitation of arma-
ment that may result from the confer
ence, are about $4,000, 900 less than
is being expended this year. The pres
ident IN this respect is following his
policy that the United States can not
make a big cut in its military and
naval appropriation until all the pow
crs definitely agree to do likewise.
The federal government during the
year ending June 80, 1928, will cost
the people of the United States APP
proximately three and half billion
dollars, Harding estimated.
Although this amount is about
three times the cost of the federal
government before the war, the pres
ident pointed out that the estimated
expenditures for the fiscal year Of
1928 would be 81, 32.2S5, 962.30 less
than the payments from the federal
purse for 1921, during which year he
assumed Office. The 1928 expendi-
lures, he said, would be $462, I6T,63y
less than for the present fiscal year
of 1922.
Harding submitted to congress es-
Inmates of appropriations for the tis
cal year Of 1928; and estimated eX-
pcnditures and receipts for the same
period. Despite stringent economy,
the government on the basis of esti-
mates submitted will face a deficit
of $l67, 571,977 as the result of 1923
fiscal operations.
Total receipts of the government
during 1923 were estimated at 49,
1913, 1872, 75O, while expenditures, ac-
tual cash paid out Of the treasury,
were placed at $3,5O5, 754,727. APP
preparations asked for Monday total
$3,S01 ,113, 653.53, but this includes
$576 ,23S ,0GG in postal appropriations
| which will be paid from postal rev.
enucs. This leaves net total of 49,
224,875,595.53. The difference be-
tween this amount and the actual
| cash expenditures will be made up by
appropriations which continue from
| year to year.
This year, the budget report shows,
the federal government will expend
| $3,967 ,922,336, as compared with
$5,538, 040, GS9.3O, last year. Reccipts
this year will be S3,943, 453 ,6G3,
leaving a deficit to start the new
fiscal year of 1923 Of $24, 46S, 7O3;
while receipts last year of $685.
932,06O, exceeded expenditures by
$SG,S92 ,271.6l.
The presidents message reveals
| that Dawes was able to reduce the
first federal budget $12,8O6,310.95
below the amounts asked by the de-
partments.
| Under n new SYSTEM installed by
Dawes, he estimated the actual ex
pcnditures from each department
during the next fiscal year and then
presented the appropriations asked.
These differ because Of continuing an
preparations which increase the
amount the treasury pays out each
year above the congressional appro-
prlatlons This year, this increase
was nearly $90O,O00,OOO, but for
1923 Dawes has cut the continuing
appropriations down to about $751;
| 100000.
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