The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-08

upon which We should ne cafetul To
make our thought and purpose clear Is
the Kind OF economy demanded Of us
! assert with the greatest confidence
that the people ot the uni;ed States
are not Jealous OF the amount their
government costs Il they are SURE that
they set what they need ana desire Tor
the outlay, chat The money Is being
spent FOR objects of which they APP
prove. ana that 30 o. being applied with
good business sense and management
Governments grow, piecemeal. both
In their tasks and In the means by
which those tasks are Go be peffotn-
ed and very feW governments are or
ganized. I venture Co say, az wise aud
experienced business men would or
ganize them if thcy had clean sheet
of paper TO write upon. Certainly the
government ul the United states ~
mot, think that it is generally agreed
that there should be "a systematic re-
organization and reasscmhing Of Us
parts 80 as to secure greater efficiency
and effect considerable savings in eN-
peuse But the amount al money
saved in that way would. ! believe
though no doubt considerable in itself.
running. IL ma, DE. into the millions,
be relatively smaIL-s small J NEAR. in
proportion t. the total necessary out
lays Of the government IA would hc
Thoroughly worth %effecttnE. as every
saving would. great or small our
duty i~ not altered hy the scale of the
saving. But nos point is that the pc1-
pie of The United states do not wish 20
%custail the activities OF this govern
mcnt; they wish rather. 20 enlarge
Them: and with every enlargement,
with the mere growth. indeed. OF the
country itself. there must come. lf
leathrsc. the Inevitable Increase of cN-
Ifitnse. The sort ot economy we ought
To- practice may bo effected. aud ought
60 be Effected Dos "a careful study %
assessment ot the tasks Co bee per
formed. and the money spent ought
tu be made L. Weld the best possible
returns in effI,i,uCv aud achievement
Aud. like good stewards. We should so
account for every dollar Of our appro-
Ir.atluns as to make ID perfectly eNl-
dent what II was spent for and Boa what
way u was spent
IL is not expenditure but %oXtraVa-
gancc that We should fear being criti-
pized for, NOT paying Tor the leEltl-
mate enterprise and uncdrttkines of
"a great government whose people
command what 10 should do. but add
ing Nhat viii benefit only "a few Jr
pouring none. out for what need not
have been undertaken at an cor might
have been postponed or better ana
more economically conceived and car
ricd out. The nation is not niEgardly.
10 ls very generous. 10 viii chide us
only IL We forget for whom we pay
money out and whose money ia IS wc
pay. These arc large and general
standards. but they are not very djti-
cult Of application 10 particular cases.
The other topic I shall take leave 20
mention goes deeper into the priuci-
Plies of our national life and policy u
By the subject ot national defense
u can not Uo discussed without first
answering some very searching uues-
luous n b. said in some quarters tina;
: we ave not prepared for war. What 81
meant by being prepared" Is 10 meant
that we are not ready upon brief noe
I, tive 90 pat "a nation bon the field. q
j uatjs1 OF men trained Geo arms" OF
? course we are not ready 20 do that.
and we shall never hoe iu time Of peace
so long as we retain our present pollti-
cal principles and institution. And
] what b. 30 that n b. suggested W'
! should Doe prepared 90 do To defend
ourselves against attack We have dl'
ways found means Co do that, AN,
. shah find them whenever BE- b. neces
o sary without calling our people away
from their necessary tas,s Co reude.
compulsory military service boz time
p OF peace
: Allow me Co speak with great plain
ness and dIrcctuess upon this grcl
81 matter and Co aVuW my conviction
with deep carnestness. J have tried
a know what America is. what her PEG
e Lsie think. what they are, what the
p Fhfpst CHERISH and hold dear. hop
that some 90, their finer passions arc g.
~ my So heart. some Of The grea
" conceptions and desires which gaN
l. birth tn this government and whicI
le have made he voice OF this pepole
~ voice at peace and hope and lihert
" among the peoples OF the world. an
/ that. speaking my wi thoughts,
To- shall at least in part speak theirs ais,
10 however family and i-nadequutely upo
s this vital matter
We are az peace with all the w0rl,
/ No one who speaks counse based %
nl fact or drawn from % just and Candi
q Interpretation Of realities can say tha
AZ there is reason 10 fear that from an
Is quarter our Independence or the ii
o. tegrity uf our Territory rs thrcatcne'
ly Dread Of the power of n nation "
= are incapable of. We are not Jcalot
DE- Of rivalry ln the fields of commerce ,
of OF N other peaceful achicycmen
ng We mean Goo live uur own lives as 81
D. VIII ban $40 mean also % bet live. W
me- are. indeed. a true friend 20 ali O.
es nations Of the world. because 81
threaten none, cuvet the possessions
d. none, desire the overthrow 90 non
.'t our friendship can be- accepted ar
.ps is accepted without reservation h
cause u ) soffered In a spirit and for
."' purpose which no one need ever que
ne ton or suspect. Therein lies ul
.ry greatness We are the champions
'at peace and OF concord. And we shou
De be very Jealous Of his distincti,
We which we huyp sought "a earn. ia
now we hould be particularly iealol
nd uf a. because Ia h a present hol
els that this character and |reputati,
ng may presently IN Gods providenC
M krf4rr na .v ..raVtmuffrr efr.R nr a.