Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08
FOE FROM WITHIN
is To Be FEARED
congressman Clyde III. Tasenner in
Address at Industrial Hall
Speaks OF Menace.
GOVERNMENT ~ BEING ROBBED
Private Manufacture OF War Munitions
costing Millions and Yet Conn
try is Unprepared.


me loe TINS country has to lear
Is from within and not from without
declared Congressman Clyde n faV-
tlheI III ms ADDRESS on FRONT IN
war al industrial nan Yesterday al
jeFnoon al : O'Clock, at the initial
tiee'i ing OIL a series Oh weekly gamer
ltgs 10 ne heid during the winter ioF
Inc purpose OF promoting the inter
ests Of unlonlsm. He was heard by
good sized crowd OF both men and
women who gave him the closest at
tenlon
J +. Shank, editor OF the Trl-City
Labor Review and secretary Of the
ifi-Clty Federation OF Labor, under
whose auspices the session was held,
presided and after briefly explaining
the plan of Sunday afternoon meet
5Hgs, stated that next Sunday Mr.. VII
lis Of the firm Of Kaufman d Willis
Davenport, would speak on organ
izat'on. In Introducing Congress
man IavenneT, Mr. Shank referred to
him as the man who had served the
workers better than any one who hal
ever represented this district at wash
( i0gton.
Works for Masses.
Congressman Tavenner prefaced his
remarks by saving that he thought it
his duty S a member Of congress TO
help the masses and that he thought
ne could do IT in no more effective
manner than by lighting tor the gov
efhmeht manufacture Oh war mum
dahs- since lneie sam ls ahntatiy
BENG charged outrageous prices Tor
war materials which the worker must
pay for.
DE you know that the sum OF S24o,-
19otto is annually expended on the
army ana navy ana that TINS vast
+ amount comes NOT through what you
pay your local lax collector. hul from
lax WhIch You pay when you pur-
chase things TO eat wear aud use
continued Mr. Tavenner- There is a
movement now to double the appro-
PFIatiohs Tor the army ana the navy,
oat where Is the money TO come IRON
+ WIN tHoSe VINO are aaFocatliis lHls
plan De wiling ''a0 nose having an
hnai incomes oil $9'0ee ana over
he ta@ea Tor NJ certainly hot. I ne
+ workers "'4I nave II 10 pay III the ~
+ CT eaSeo cost OF H'lis.
Money is Wasted.
( Although this great sum is annual
" spent for the army and navy our
country is 'piufully and hopelessly un-
prepared they say. The reason is
/ tnal 1he money mas been wasted ike
I wafer we nave neeh buying our hu-
hliAohS rom the ring = tolai OF %
/ per cent 81 our annual appropriations
HAS gone IoF war OF on account OIL
var V'F appropriations LOT tne army
+ anu navy nave increased more rap
! 'uts INA" any oliieI NATION Oh eaFtA'
/ WIN one exception ana yet eAp-fts
say our coast deIehses nave not sum
''si-e ''l'ii' ''l.'ioi 'o' al "o"' ns"l'
HIS 1oHu''io" Tan w 'Ideeo to tne
p0llSA oui so'elhnle14 mas Deeh ioi-
l'"lhs !" having prIFale concerns
make our war material why NOT use
+. cur own d.sehaIs Arfaor Plate "hicn
mas cost 'hcIe sam @F49.V4 ton from
me SiliiluliI'oih IIns can De maze al
s''e q u ii'en' p,du's ''' E-'o''4' So'l-
'ii'' SUI pnsi ,'aS oo9' 'i'' wal "e pd' T.
mem ; '''0' " L,'e me cover intent can
'''aHe II 'o' > '''7, se .l',.n ioI gun
'a' - nav 1oS' f'''sf'i', WINE o.
s'ie I'orH l7ianu arsenal lhFE nave
oVei' iA"ae loF @l'1-o.o'.
Hits Navy League.
The Navy league has started cam