Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-13
The World Wide War Trust

2 lEirE our peace. The average AmcTi-
can - remaining a. home. attending 90
I his business 10 e. the rinE % var
IfraflckinE private arms and arrmuni-
tlon argus who are endanEsring the
peace and welfare 81 100000 90 people
10 order that they may satisfy their
greed for proat II re 50 20 var. u
wiu not Be on account % anything the
average American has done. but be
cause a. a nation We have neglected
% safeguard our peace hy taxing the
profit out % var and preparation for
rar
Naturalization % the manufacture
81 the munitions OF Ear offers a pro-
cram on which everybody. whether In
favor % disarmament. increased arm
ament. or maintaining the present
armament. can meet on common
ground Those who desire greater
armament can get q AZ little more
than one-half the cost OF private man
ufacture
Every man who opposes war and
favors peace can support policy OF
government manufacture. because os
long as these hydra-headed capitalistic
ciiques which thrive and fntten on in
teruatiouai distrust and suspicion re-
main iu our midst Ne are in danger.
not so much from the peoples beyond
the seas as from the war traders At
home
Just a word here az 20 the success
OF the campaign thus far for govern
mcut manufacture % war materials.
Although the movement will not be
completely successful until the gov
eminent adopts the policy for both
army and navy. the congress Just
closed enacted legislation guarantee
INK q policy ~ practically complete
Government manufacture 90 FAR as the
army is concerned. and that Is the .
thiuE that concerns the Fourteenth F..
district particularly.
FOR instance. Jhc army bin approx .
ed by President Wilson on March 9.
1915. requires that OF an appropria- .
ton 90 s2.O50.000 FOR field artillery. .
aat fo rAcccd $4,000 can be used for +
tho purchase OF such materials. and
that OF an appropriation of f-.'0'0V' .
f5- Geld artillery ammunition, not 90 .
exceed 800 600 can be used for pur-
chase.
Tho congress which adjourned last
month is "a. first conEreas ln the his-
tory ut thc nation 90 provide such q
limitation. which means that the F.
Increment for government manuiac- +.
f1rr has made marked progress dur
ing fte life of the s1rd congress
Ana nos Just a few words more as n
f1 the Taylor system. ft is no solution
% the problem Tor those who are iu- I
Producing the Taylor system. either
lu che government arscuais or any 4
place else. Co cay that workman need
noe adrk 90 De- ir dissatisfied vith the
system. This or not O. solution ~ any
labor problem. because if is based ON
ne theory that labor On voluntary and
BOG rumruiForr 90 Hu individual There p
could D. 20 greater mistake because 8
r the fasf analysis every seif-respcct-
-E man must labor somewhere. for 4
srue1re. Iu urlrr 90 1--we. As "A gem I
.raf proposition. tbs right ct a man to q
.he opportunity Co labor somswhcrc
.5r someone must be- conceded by the 2
Employer. and is conceded hv him. The
right OF q workman tu labor iu order !
1 obtain food fu sustain himself and
hose dependent upon him .E au Iu- .
1~~rrt right. almost iiEe the right to
breathe Having been born Into tine
r1-II OBJ. very least man has thr 3
Hslf 90 expect trum che world ls the B
privilege OF working ir order t1 live 3
For Instance. man iE born into the
world. lie discovers that title 90 the
.raf. timber and other Material re- q
.rurcra OF the earth that were uu- q
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