Evening star., 1925-12-09
War Department.

The War Departments estimate for
the mex, fiscal year is 1858. ,056. a
decrease from the appropriations for
the current year OF 47.l42,24O.
The Air Service gets boost in the
estimates this year. being allowed
&l8,O50.O60 for next year. as against
an appropriation for the current year
of Sl4. 700. 900 OF the amount for
next year SIS. .050. .000 is for direct ap.
preparation and $4,000 for obliga ton
by contract. This fund says the Bud
get Bureau, will not only ena BILE the
Air Service TO maintain it's present
status in hea vierthan n-air craft and
at tn esame time assist in keeping
slive the aircraft industry for use in
time OF emergency. but the funds pro-
vided will increase the efficiency Of
the Air Service through the replace.
ment Of old aircraft with new. modern
planes.
Forces Provided For. -
As 10 the military forces. the funds
estimated for. according to the Budget
Bureau. will provide FOR b force OF
10000 ofifcers and an average enlisted
strength through the year Of approx
mately lls.000. exclusive Of the Phil.
ippine Scouts. II VIII provide for the
training Of lS. 900 Reserve officers and
6a2 Reserve enlisted men for period
Of Is days, or about the same number
"a were trained during the current
year. and 55l reserve officers for a
period of more than Is days. as
against 565 officers during the current
year: for attendance of 35 900 men at
citizens military training camps. as
against 33,SSl during the past Sum
mer: for an average enrolment OF
ll9.200 students in the Reserve Off
GERS Training Corps units. as against
$4,000 during the current year. and
will enable the Militia Bureau to con-
tfnue an average strength through the
year of 1858. the same as this year.
In the cases OF the Reserve Officers
Training Corps and the citizens mill
tary training camps. the total funds
availa BILE for 1925 have been reduced
in the budget for 1927 by $les,ss0.
No New Posts.
While the funds provide for the
maintena nee and operation Of active
military posts, camps and stations as
now constituted. no estimates for new
construction at military posts have
been included in the budget. The lat
ter IA held In abeyance. pending &C.
tion by Congress upon the call made
on the War Department in the act of
June I. 1924. for "a comprehensive
plan for necessary permanent con-
struction at military posts, based on
using funds received from the sale Of
surplus War Department real estate
ana for the sale of such property
now owned by the War Department
as, in the opinion of the Secretary of
War. is no longer needed for military
purposes"
An estimate of 100000 is made for
the manufacture of gas masks in
addition to the normal maintena nee
fund for the Chemical Warfare
Service
1t Is significant that no provision
is made this year for continuing
laundries at Army posts and stations.
except the disciplinary barracks.
An increase in the river and harbor
Improvement appropriations is esti-
mated for. For existing works $4O,-
100000 is estimated, in addition to
S5,437 500 which will be available from
perma anent specific and indefinite ap-
propriat tions; for flood control on the
Mississippi. $4,000 900, and Sacra-
mento River, 100000. The total pro.
vided for all items Of river aand har.
Dor improvement is 56,037,S 500, as
compared with $5S,277, $50 for the cur
rent year.