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Show National D Defense fense BillCut Bill BillCut I Cut Under 600 MillionsWashmgton MillionsWashingtonThe Millions MillionsWashington WashmgtonThe Washington-The Washington The Washington Washmgton -The The - The cost of the Amer Amerlean Amerlean Amerlean lean national defense establishment establishmentwIll establishmentwill establishmentwill wIll run below $600,000,000 600000000 $ , , during the the1D34 the1934 1D34 1934 fiscal year It if estimates now be beIng belag beIng Ing lag preparpd prepared by the bureau of the thebudget thebudget thebudget budget are enacted Into law at the theshort theshort theshort short session of congress Inquiry dls dis dlsclosed disclosed disclosed closed that the navy budget for t94 1944 t94has 1944has 1934has ' { has been reduced to slightly abotie abo , e e$300,000000 e300000000 $300,000000 300000000 $300,000 300000 $ , 000 , while that of the army armywill armywill armywill will be considerably below $300,000000 300000000 $300,000000According 300,000 300000 $300,000 $ , 000According 000 000According According to a recent report of the theUnited theUnited theUnited United States Chamber of Commerce CommerceAmerican CommerceAmerican CommerceAmerican American national defense expedl expedi expedltures expeditures expedltures tures for the 1 1931 31 fiscal year were wereG were$695,000 were695000 $605,000000 605000000 $ G 5OOO , , 000 During the current cnrrent fiscal fiscalyear fiscalyear fiscalyear year appropriations for national natfonal de detense defense detense tense fense , , counting countfng new shore stations stationsmllltaiy , mIlftalY military posts , and nnd new warship con constructfon construction constructlon structfon struction , . amounted to 5044 G-H G H 644000000On - 000 000 000On 000On On the basis basls of confidential figures not notyet notyet notyet yet released for publication the nppro appro npproprlations appropriatlons appropriations prlations priatlons to be asked for nitlonal mtfonal national de do de- de defense defense - . fense tense in 1934 tD'H tDH 1134 ' will amount to aroundg around g $ 580000000 )80000000 80000000 iSO ' ) 000 000 0001'ol 580000000For )80000000ro For ro- ro 1'ol 1ol rothe ' ) : - the most part the U1e reductions reductions111 reductionswill reductionswill \\111 111 will \ " be effected eftected through cutting eel cer cert'iin certiln ' t\ln t ln t'iin tiin ' \ ' classes of pay , curtailment ot of otnew ofnew ofnew new construction actl\ actl acth activities actlItles \ Itles , and a gen general general general eral tightening up on expenditures A Afew Afew Afew few shorp sharp activities and army posts postsw1ll postswill postswill w1ll will be closed , . but very little saving savingIs Is anticipated through this avenue or of oreconomy ofeconomy ofeconomy economy A cut of 1.700 1700 1,700 . , marines will willsave \ willcave 111 111save save a million and a half for thenavy thenavy the navy . theI I |
