The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-25
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
President Submits National
Budget Echoes of His
Farm Bureau Address.
BY EDWARD w. PickARD

DHES1DENT COOLIDGE transmit
ted to congress Wednesday the
annual budget, together with, mes
sage in which he disclosed some Inn
portant policies of the government.
The budget calls for total Of $8, 1885,
lS0.S58 for the fiscal year of 1927.
This Is an increase Of $50, 0O0, 900 over
the current fiscal year. and the Pres
ident explained that in the cost Of
administering the 8 government the
bed rock had probably been reached
and In the future increases commen-
surate with growth must be expected.
The prospectus surplus for 1925 was
reduced to $262, 900, 600 by the cost of
the soldiers bonus above estimates
Ahdr Gher unanticipated expenditures !;
but me surplus for 1927 will be about
$3.50, 100000. thus meeting the pro-
posed tax reduction.
Enforcement Of the prohibition law
ls becoming much more expensive.
The budget asks for $21, 94O,529 for
this purpose. OF this total the coast
guard Is to get 81, $4,000 for its &C
tivities in preventing rum smuggling.
In addition to this, the President pro-
poses that ten new coast guard cutters
be built at cost Of 100000 and
that the personnel Of the guard be in
creased. ssfe
In response to the demands for bet
ter air forces the budget Includes an
increase Of 100000 In the allotment
for the army air service and Of $4,000
600 for the navy bureau Of aeronau-
tics. It asks for new navy planes
costing 100000 and new army
planes costing $6.OO0O00. Figures
submitted by the President tended to
controvert the assertions Of Colonel
Mitchell that the air forces are being
starved. For the air services the es-
Inmates carry a total Of $42,447. 900.
being 1928, 600 for the army, $22.-
$4,000 for the navy, $2.750.OO0 for the
air-mail service Of the Post Office de-
partment and $51S, 900 for the nation
al advisory council for aeronautics."
the President said.
"These amounts include contract
authorization. but do not include funds
provided in other budget items for the
pay Of commissioned air service off,
GERS, pay, housing, and general main
tenance for the. enlisted air service
personnel. and certain classes of sup
piles and services Of general char.
hcter furnished for air service activ-
tiles. II we include these items, the
total for the air service In 1927 will
amount to not less than $78,00O,00O.
"They propose procurement from
the Industries of airplanes, engines
and accessories to the amount of $20.-
$4,000 The remaining $21, 493. 600 is
for maintenance, operation, expert
mentation, and research.
.'This government is pursuing an
orderly policy toward building up its
air service. We realize that our ma
tiohai air defense problem is primarily
an Industrial problem. We also know
that the airplane industry today is
dependent almost entirely upon gov
eriment business for its development
and growth. We do not contemplate
any eOmpetltlOn between the govern
ment and industry in the production
Of airplanes."
In line with his warnings against
paternalistic tendencies of the federal
government. the executive calls for a
halt in federal aid legislation, propos-
ing that In the future federal appro-
priations for highway construction be
limited to Interstate through routes.
In the interest Of saving money on
rents the President suggests an APP
preparation Of $10000.0O0 a year for
the construction Of new buildings to
house government departments per-
manently in the District of Columbia.
IN THE nature of message to con-
gress and the nation was President
Cooiidge's address before the conven-
ton of the American Farm Bureau
federation in Chicago. 1t probably
will have its effect on farm legislation
In congress. but 1t was not pleasing
to the majority of the farm bureau
men who listened to it. This was be-