| Show national defense bill cut under millions washington the cost of the amer lann defense establishment will run below during the 1934 fiscal year if estimates now being prepared by the bureau of the budget are enacted into law at the short session of congress inquiry als closed that the navy budget for 1934 has been reduced to slightly above while that of the army vi be considerably below according to a recent report of the united states chamber of commerce american national defense tures for the 1931 fiscal year were during the current fiscal year appropriations for national de bense counting new shore stations military posts and new warship con amounted to on the basis of confidential figures not yet released for publication the ampro to be asked for national defense in 1934 will amount to around I 1 or the most part the reductions will be effected through cutting tain classes of pay curtailment of new construction activities and a gen eral tightening up on expenditures A few shore activities and army posts will be closed but very little saving Is anticipated through this avenue of economy A cut of 1700 marines will sive a million and a half for the navy |
