Evening star., 1940-11-18
| ). Defense Costs
bve Barely Begun,
|rvey Indicates
Nation Has Far Greater
Income to Coll Upon
|Thun Other Countries
, Associated Press.

the Associated Press.
survey of the billions being
Ired out by the worlds great pow
for military implements lndl-
ed today that the United States
barely started down payments on
modern mechanized fighting
chine planned for defense.
The best available statistics, by
means complete. place the mini
I'm current arms expenditures OF
six major nations at close to
900 100000 annually. The out
S of numerous smaller countries
uld send the total higher, and no
has vet begun 10 estimate the
bnetarv value OF the lost lives, de-
oved wealth and devastated areas
those nations bearing the brunt
war.
Fmbattled Britain. for example,
Il recently increased her SpendieS
p rate of nearly $4,000 100000 an
Ially. or about as much as all of
United Kingdoms 47000 900
3ople earned in pre-war year.
Nearly All of 1t for War.
IN Canada, with national income
about $4,000 100000. the arma-
ent budget for the current year is
out S810.OOO0O0 Figures for other
|untrieS Of the British Empire are
I available.
fThe great bulk of Great Britaln'S
probably about IS per cent
bis going for war purposes.
fThe United States. with a popu-
ftion nearly three times as large, is
lending this year less than a third
much on her Army and Navy.
Next year the story will be diff
rent. BY then the lag between
|ting money and spending 1t Will
shortening. and Uncle Sam VIII
sluicing out more and more of
|e S17O000000 which Congress
borrowed for national defense at its
resent session-and Of additional
thons expected to be voted after
Enuarv /
Costs Can Only Be Guessed.
What war and the threat Of war
Fe actually costing the world can
bly, be guessed al from fragmen-
Try information. Government au-
lorities say that Germany has
lbEshed no budgets for the last
,ur years. Armament budgets of
her powers have been changing
lpidly.
Reports received by officials here
We this picture of the arms bud
ets Of major powers, together with
Iailab.e estimates Of national IN
are very rough and
ten not closely comparable-to
-ovide a yardstick for measuring
le effort involved:
United States-For the year end
e next June 30. total budget Sl2,-
Is 100000; armament budget. So
0.000.000. Estimated national in
,me. S74,0OO00O0OO.
Russia - Armament budget for
40. s2,850.O0O.OOO. on the basis of
hat officials say is the actual
power Of the ruble-
sing the same basis, the national
come is placed at s7000000000,
to the official Soviet esti-
ate.
Axis Countries Spending.
Japan-Armament budget for cur
mt fiscal year, s1572,776,0O0. Es-
mated national income, S5,967,-
0,000.
Italy-Armsment budget for pres
It fiscal year, about $4,000 100000.
statement on national
come, s5,75OOOOOOO
Germany-No budget published.
bout a year before the war, German
riters estimated informally that
e government took so per cent Of
e national income for armament
Id other purposes. Other sources
I'VE estimated that a higher per-
ntage of national effort is now
ling into the war machine. In
e year before the war the Ger
an income was estimated at IS
%. 100000 marks onominally s30,-
100000
Britain Spending at Great Rate.
lrrent year announced at S13,868,-
%, 900 last July. but present spend
g rate near S20.0O0,O0O,000.
In many of the foreign countries
e outlays purchase far more labor
I'd maintain more troops than
milar expenditures would in this
,untry. The reason is lower wage
ties for workers and pay rates for
,ldiers,