Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-12-29
NTION RJ} HING
MADLY ON TO
ITS RUIN
Such Is the Note Of Warning
Sounded by Several
Noted Statesmen.

Special Correspondence.
Washington. Dec 22-Iu several
striking ways during the past few
days attention has been called to the
fact that ihls country ls rushing for.
ward under iull head OF steam.
With The safety valve tied down
Among thuga who have sounded warn.
ings are Secretary uf the Treasury
shaw. Justice Brewer OF the United
slaicu supreme court; senator Hnns-
brnugh uf North Dakota and Martin
Knapp chairman of me interstate
commerce commission
President Roosevelt has aet nn ox.
ample Of slrenuoslty that me entire
nation. apparently "a trying to FOL.
low aud The trouble IS that the na.
tipn as "a whole Us NOS go well equip
ped 90 stand The pace as 90 The prusi-
dent
We are working Zoo hard. and too
rapidly and too many hours. says
senator Hanshfough He WAS die.
GUESSING the railroads and their needs
when he made the statement. bus
he added This evil S. not peculiar
20 the railroads alone ii extends in-
10 aearly every line OF American husl.
ness lie The pace Is too Ewlf We
must lot up or nervous prostrntiOn
viii become distinctly an American
maiady Nor is the condition cunfn.
ed wholly to business activity We
End ID here in Washington: h exist
In the executive departments. al the
capitol and In q loarked desfco at
the white house.
Commenting ON senator Hans
bruughH chsery1ll0ns Chairman
Knapp said the suggestion opened un
o very interesting He.8 for inyestiga-
lion "lu which think. &c would be-
well worth while 90 make careful
study
THE whole country rs m state
af more coz less c1ugpstlOn. in he In
dirlduai case az we'll az n the or
ganixed or corporate ease continued
SIS Knapp There ia a condition II
neiiiCiency resulting from demands
which exceed present capacity A
railroad performs excellent service up
90 the limit of Sci capacity hui "
required 30 furnish IS per cent more
service than % is prepared far. lta
whole work is carried on ai disad-
vantage with Increased expenses per
unit and with more or less demouli-
xatlou
Similarly The Individual who is
training ANA fitted ior q given output
M work VIII perfurm his accustomed
task with entire satlsiaci ton nut 10
continuously preased with consider
able excess beyond what be ls habit
H.. D.. Naa.
railroad aurs into state OF dmiu.
ishod energy and encouragement and
so does bis work per unit with great
friction and less determination Than
under normal c'rcuu stances.
THE average eniploye who sees
lulp prospect nf advancement finds
np sufficient Incentive to determined
cnori but Yields io thF temptation io
Do un more Than Cuough Co hold his
place. The trmp'stIOn "a very pow.
eriul when u times like the prcsnut.
there Boz lach uf capable labor Boz
every activity. $50 chat the rick $50 ho.
.ug thrown uui OF employment Dee.
cause he does NOT accomplish more ls
reduced tG tho minimum
Justice Brewers warming was
sounded sunday iu o speech heiCfs
ihr Peoples Forum al New R0cholv
After speaking ut the marvellous
arowth ANA Development ct the ua-
pi3n the learned iurIai asked
Which WAC Is this country looking?
What arc the Ideals aud the iuspra
iiruy of the nation? Is this republic
seeking only material development
ostentaiiUn aud parade or is "a
striving Cor the higher life which
shall NCneht both the people and the
natiouY Wa are building up blg
tnvy We are nov the fourth naval
power ln ull our cities we vie la
ostcnjatioh We buy libraries by the
cutie yard and galleries by the Job
lot We want to have the biggest aud
Finest yachts Inc mos gorgeous pri.
waite eastles What docs an this
signify p"
Justice brewer answered this uues
tion hy pointing ont what be believed
'O BE- The growth of extravaganza Ia
BE Individual the municipality aad
the nation More than BALI Of the
states are In debt, he said. and New
York Guy owes 1921 000, 900 The na
liun is running deeper into debt each
year