Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
Cut Of 500 Million
In kon-Defense Items
In New Budget Seen
Roosevelt to Ask Totol
Of IS Billions or More,
Unofficial Reports Soy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Congressional opponents Of cuf-
tailed Federal expenditures sharp
ened their pairing knives today after
President Roosevelt announced that
he intended to cut non-defense out
lays to bare essentials in the new
budget.
There were various estimates on
the amount that might thus be
saved. The consensus Of rigid
economy advocates was that the
maximum to be hoped for would be
about $500 600, 900 in the fiscal year
beginning next July !.
Should that maximum be realized,
they said. it would represent ap-
proximately 10 per cent of the cur
rent years normal expenditures,
emitting the fixed charges and both
regular and extraordinary defense
spending.
Senator Adams, Democrat, of
Colorado, influential member of the
Senate Appropriations Committee,
said that in his eyes, $500, 900, 900
would represent a material say
ing" although it might seem rela-
lively small alongside contemplated
total expenditures.
Is Billion Total Reported.
The actual spending of the cur
rent fiscal year has been estimated
at approximately 5000, 0O0, 900, al
though Congress actually voted $780,
600, 000, 900 in cash and authorize
tons. Unof1cial reports place the
size OF the new budget at $15,000,-
900 900 or more.
The President told his press con-
ference yesterday that by next
spring or summer the defense pro-
gram would be in full swing and
employing q great number Of people
now jobless.
This should permit, he said, sharp
cuts in appropriations for all non
military public works.
Highway, river and harbor, pub
lie park and forest land expendi-
lures would be sliced, he announced.
His only intimation of the fate of
the w. P. A. under the new budget
airy theory was that a larger por-
ton of w. P. A. work would be
devoted to defense projects. How
ever, he implied a reduction in other
w. P. A. projects, and one influ-
entail source predicted that the re-
lief costs would be reduced from
about 81 400 100000 this fiscal year
to 81 ,000, 900, 900 next year.
s13.5O0, 100000 Outlay Seen.
The President did not give any
indication of the total size of his
next budget, to be delivered to Con-
gress early in January. Unofficial es-
Inmates of it, however, range from
SIS 900 900 900 to 10000 000, 600 This
years expenditures are expected to
total about s13,500,0 900.
Observing that Congress was al
ready committed to huge new de-
Tense OUTLAWS in the Forthcoming
year. Senator Adams said he could
see no escape" from increased taxes
and boost in the Treasury's Dor
rowing authority.
But" he told reporters, I'VE ought
to pay our normal operating ex-
penses out of income and, If there is
will to economic on them, I think
1t can be done"
Chairman Harrison of the Senate
Finance Committee said he had not
given any detailed study yet to
higher taxes or to increasing the
Treasury's debt limitation above the
present s49, 1000 900, 900.
The only thing he was sure about,
Senator Harrison said, was that
funds would be provided to meet
defense costs. On all other points,
he said, he would be in receptive
frame Of mind when congressional
and Treasury experts go to. the
White House Friday night for din
ner and discussion of the financial
situation.