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Show PLENTY BE HIE? If TREASURY 111 United States Could Financk? a War With Mexico andjK Scarcely Feel It. Wtt WASHINGTON-, April 22. That 1T United StatcK could finance a war jB'L Mexico and scarcely feel it is lie vliT"? authoritatively expressed today. TlP3 government'? finances are considered B" be in excellent condition so good In faP? that oven the treasury officials have givR only tentative consideration to the 8UlB.. Ject of providing a war fund. ' iBlf It was said today that no pinna KB, . raising money yet had been considered B,? " current appropriations for thu navy E' the army. In the view of officials, WfitaB' be sufficient for present needs und uR would cost no more to maintain the 1Wl'I' in Jdexlcan waters than In United StstB In tho event of extraordinary cxpusR money could be raised, II Is polnled "fjBR5 as it was raised during tho SpuJK1 American war. through cxtraordlisip taxes. It has been estimated that a B' und stamp tax would Increaso the "yBg nucs of the government by at Ktjc $100,000,000 n year. Imposition tf "jjfrrs taxes would have to be made by tnfMMn gress. but It is expected there woula-Bfth no hesitancy cither In the house tho senate to re-enact cortaln artvBl'c,-l tho revenue measure of the &,ariTHi. American war. . rKI Tlcan be said that a new iut'h: bonds Is not in contemplation. At P"M cut. lying In the treasury. .r bonds to the amount of ,,Ji,t,';"'Rli; which may be sold at any time 10 VV Imburse the treasury for c-spog", 'Pl curred in the construction of the g11!! canal. Of the S375.200.9S0 of bonds authorized, only ?'-M;V'. jzMJ"l! been Issued. The balanco could, he lM t at the pleasure of the President Secretary McAdoo. rS?1 |