Evening star., 1944-01-13
Roosevelt Asks 100 Billion Sees
War Lasting at Least 18 Months;
Drive Broadened by 5th Army
Message Proposes
so Billion for
War Outlay
By ]. A. FOX.

FreSlQenL ROOSEVELT To-Day sent
to Congress a budget message
calling for an outlay of nearly
100000, 100000 in the next fiscal
year; asserted he was outlining
"the financial requirements for
victory" and served notice that
the Nation must be prepared for
at least 18 months more of war,
although he did not rule out the
possibility of an earlier victory
ION one of the major fronts"
I'm our military planning, in our
production planning, and in our
financial planning, we cannot rely
with safety on hopes of an earlier
victory" the Chief Executive said
in the message in which he
mapped a $4,000, 100000 war pro-
gram for the II months ending June
80, 1945 a cut of $4,000 100000 under
this year, and estimated that Amer
ica's all-out effort by June of next
year will involve an expenditure of
$347, 600, 900 900, made or projected.
Again Mr.. Roosevelt repeated a
demand for higher taxes to finance
this vast arms program. urging en-
actment of the ,500,000,000 levy
proposed by the administration in
October and shaved to a fraction
of that in Congress. This figure
should be the minimum" the Presi-
dent said, pointing to prospective
Treasury deficit of $50, 900, ,000, 900 in
1945 and a public debt of $258,000,-
100000 at the end of the year.
Stresses Postwar Plans.
The President also urged-as he
did in his annual message on the
state of the Union-that thought be
given to postwar planning, and the
problem of shifting to peace
time economy.
Discussing this subject in general
terms-but recalling his earlier pro-
posals for aiding demobilized serv-
ice men and women-the President
said:
THE problems of adjustment
cover a wide range-contract term1-
nation, reconversion of war plants,
disposal of Government-owned
property, shifting of men to peace
time employment, and many others.
Our approach to these problems
must be positive, not negative. Our
objective must be permanently
high level of national income and
a correspondingly high standard of
living. To achieve this end there
must be concerted efforts by indus
try, labor and Government and a
vell-planned rehabilitation pro-
gram. AS men, materials and facil-
tiles are released from war service
and production, such resources must
be channeled into civilian produc-
ton on a basis that will assure a
high and stable level of production,
consumption and employment. The
soldier, the worker, the business
man and the farmer must have
assurance against economic chaos" "
SO Billion for War.
The budget calls for expenditures
of 500, ,769 900, 900, and necessitates
appropriations totaling $70,0OO,0OO,-
600. Of the new" money, $780,
OO0OOO,0OO is earmarked for war
purposes, and the remainder for
other uses. This appropriation,
Mr.. Roosevelt pointed out, compares
with a total appropriation of $780,
100000 this year. Unobllgated
balances will make up the difference
between contemplated expenditures
and appropriations.
In sending the message to Capitol
Hill, The President made specific
recommendation for but $17000,-
100000 in appropriations, including
100000 for war purposes, and
the remainder for other expenses.
He explained that detailed recon-
mendations for approximately $53,-
000,000,000 in war expenditures
would be presented to Congress in
the spring, and that reappropria-
tions would amount to $4,000, ,000,-
900 this year and 5000, 100000 next
year.
"Since there is always-and par
ticularly for war procurement-a