Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-17
j. 5. War Costs
74Bi||ion in Year,
Roosevelt Says
Non-Defense Spending
Cut Sharply. However.
President Tells Congress
BY BETTY GRAHAM
International News service stan Wrstee


WASHINGTON. Oct. 17.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today issued a
graphic report TO the nation
covering all government expendi-
lures during nine and half years
in office.
In a 92-page document released
in Congress today. the President
reported that the actual war ex-
penditures of the United States
will soar TO an unprecedented
STA 900, 100000 in the fiscal year
l943 ending next June 80.
Mr.. Roosevelt explained to his
press conference that this huge
sum represented actual cash to be
paid out of the treasury for war
costs and was not just contract
authorizations"
Although total government ex.
Ipenditures this year are estimated
at $50. 044, 100000 against last
years S32, 397, 900 900. which was
once considered fabulous. the
President noted sharp decrease
/ VI univ a. SHbSiiStss
MILLION SAVED
Nonwar spending will drop
s. reoe, 900 Gee below the 1912 fiscal
budget. he declared. and 35.6 per
cent below the 1889 peak.
The President indicated that
this was his reply 10 critics who
urged a reduction in federal exc
penditures as "a federal con-
Itribution toward helping 10 win
the war" -
These reductions have b
made despite the expanding du.
ties Of some agencies, and with
tout sacrificing humanitarian con-
siderations," the President told
Congress. In addition. he pointed
out. four new agencies have been
added since 1932-employment re-
lief. Agriculture Adjustment Ad-
ministration. social security and
railroad retirement.
BUDGET PICTURE
Reducing the budget picture 10
its simplest form. the President
declared that "94S cents Of every
1913 federal dollar expended are
TO be used for paying war costs
and meeting interest require
ments on the public debt, and only
Sd cents for all the other services
of the government"
In his special message TO Con-
gress. Mr.. Roosevelt revealed that
the war is now costing almost
Sl50,000.000 a day which proved
that American production has
been converted 10 war industries
much faster than estimated by
government experts. last January.
The President said that a ma or
difficulty in compiling his factual
illustration OF the governments
efforts 10 pull in its belt was
presented in severing non-war
from war expenditures.
ALL WAR EXPENSES
Quoting from his January bud
get message. Mr.. Roosevelt ex-
planned:
/ In true sense, tnerc hro
no longer nondefense expendi-
lures. IL Is necessary In war
time to conserve our natural
resources and keep In repair our
national plant tfor) the
good Of future generations OF
! Americans"
However. he assured Cong1
4 that the nonwar expenses had no.
been minimized in amount
I Looking back over his years In
the presidential office, President
Roosevelt concluded:
"The years from 1882 to 1e42
have seen a strengthening Of tho
instruments of federal govern
ment management, giving
stronger assurance on two i'm
portant points--one, that tho
nations expenditures adequately
5 reflect the various interests, OBJ
jectives, desires and needs Of our
citizens; and the other, that tho
government IL organized and
equipped TO carry out this pro-