Evening star., 1940-06-11
New Defense Outlay
OF $1,706,053,908
Before House
$4,000 More Troops,
5000 Planes, 68 New
Worships Provided
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tional for the Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority to give primary secondary
and "refresher" training to a total
of $1,000 civilian airplane pilots.
In publishing testimony heard in
considering the legislation. the
committee disclosed that the Army
was devoting all its plans for ex-
panded personnel to the problems
of the Western Hemisphere, rather
than the Continental United States.
Gen. George c. Marshall, Army
chief, was recorded as saying:
This plan is entirely devoted to
the problems as we visualize them
in the Western Hemisphere. I"
We do not visualize any invasion
OF this country. An air raid or
something of that sort is possible.
but, frankly, at the present moment
we DO not see it in the off1ng. But
we see all manner of possibilities
in the Western Hemisphere"
Dirigible Request Refused.
Gen. Marshall, who recently de-
clared manpower was the Army's
tragic shortage" at the moment,
said the proposed $4,000 additional
enlisted men would include $1,000
grounds troops and 10000 for the
Air Corps. He said the new ground
troops would give the Army another
infantry division, another mechan-
lied division, three artillery regi-
ments, seven anti-aircraft gun bat
talions, nine reconnaissance troops,
II anti-tank companies and nine
harbor defense batteries.
OF the bills total, the Army would
get $777,502,047 in direct appropri-
ations and S254,176,76l in contract
authorization, for which funds
would have to be appropriated later
The Navy's share would be S504,-
963,170 in cash and S63 100000 in
contract authorization.
Although the bill was 1919, ,73l 1898
above President Roosevelt's budget
recommendations, chiefly on ac-
count of the increase to build the
Regular Army up to an authorized
strength of 375,0 900 enlisted men. the
committee cut out S2,290,00O which
the Chief Executive requested. This
included $1,000 900 for establishment
of a naval seaplane base on Canton
Island in the Southern Pacific and
$780, 1000 to start construction of
three dirigibles.
Representative Tinkham, Repub-
lican, of Massachusetts, protested
against the Canton Island appro-
priation, contending that the agree
ment by which Britain and the
United States jointly control the is
land constituted secret military al
lance. Committee members said
they had decided to ask the State
Department about the item.
The Army's share of the funds
would include 1929 300, 900 for the
5000 new planes, their equipment
armament and ammunition; $53,-
44O 900 for anti-aircraft artillery and
ammunition; 500 1874 900 for mounted
guns, tanks, armored carriers, am
munition and other equipment:
$23, 100000 for research and develop
ment in the Air Corps, Signal Serv-
ice and Ordnance Department.
A separate $780, 100000 fund solely
for eXpediting construction of NUM-
tions also was recommended by the
committee for expenditure subject to
approval of the Defense Council and
the President.
To Recommission Destroyers.
In addition to funds for the 68 new
combat ships. the Navy would get
funds to recommission IS destroyers
and SO submarines, which would
place in operation all existing COM
batant naval tonnage 1t would also
get SCI ,437 400 to complete manufac-
ture of 400 new quadruple mounts
and 1.1-inch anti-aircraft guns and
So, 100000 to increase the anti-air-
craft defenses of all battleships,
cruisers and aircraft carriers. An
other $6,000,0 900 was included for the
acquisition of three Maritime Com
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