The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-04
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been sending 10 a more OF lcsH
several list 81 newspapers. extracts
from his speeches In the conerossIonai
record, some Of which we cpIne got
into the record BY the couitesy which
permits the expansion Of remarks in
the record TO a degree never attained
on the floor. Mr.. Tayenner's pet SUBJ
iect lsshe "war Trust. IL Is his de-
sire 10 make competition IN The manu-
%facture Of war munitions free and
! equal and wide and fearless By Undue.
Ing the government 10 enter the bust.
90.
y re long has been q principle that
this Eoverpmea could not enter busi-
nees. In competition with private en-.
ttrprise. This IL right. for the gov
eminent has unlimited resources and
could force private enterprises to the
wRil. Mr.. Tavenner would crush one
trust TO create a greatly more vast
one, a monopoly. which might some
day get into The wrong hands, when
the peoples hopes for a fair deal
would terminate with s~uadenress and
decision. Also. think OF the wonder
full opportunities TO rake eff a little
graft mere and there ~ the govern
ment entered business and defeated
an lite competitors in some line.
There's another aspect TO Mr.. raw
enner's project. The government
could. perhaps, manufacture all its
own munitions. But since a single
day Of war uses up the ammunition
which II has taken many days TO.
manufacture. and since we ave many
days OF peace for one OF war and
consequently prefer to operate fac
tories on an all-year-round plan. so
to speak. the government would have
TO make and keep on hand a vast
quantity of ammunition. Now. nmmu-
milton spells after a few years, be-
unstable, loses its accuracy. de-
teriorates. This would mean a loss
to the government OF many millions,
for Il should not sell its products IN
competition with those Of private
/, firms.
!, Yet. depending in part on private
4 manufacture ~ FOR Ammrnulon. the.
} government may replenisli its supplies
! at a much lower cost ,han If il had to
maintain its depois exclusively
and stand all the less due to deterior-
/, alton. OF course. this places the coun-
try more or less az the mercy NJ pri-
waite manufacturers. but tho new pol
. icy Of army and navy departments
appears To- be To regard these gentle
, men ~ adjuncts 10 the national de-
/, lenses anyway. This. we believe Is
right. II privately owned muscle and
) brain. as In the general militia. are
government war adjuncts. powder
/ plants certainly are.
+ Again, no nation AT war today is
/ depending solely upon her own manu-
! featuring IN the munitions
: line. Witness the allies large pur-
/ chases here. witness Germany APP
q. peals to stop his purchasing. Nor
p has the custom ever been so la the
4. past Germany sold rifles 90 spain
{ when we were at war with her and
. We did not think a great deal Of II.
Mr. Tnvenner's proposition boils
= down TO placing the government az
p great expense 10 establish factories
powder plants and the Ike. for the
supply OF war material which shall.
be- stored 70 few yeara and then ONE
years output destroyed each year
thereafter. In other words. use the
10 money OF an the peopl. 20 provide
- Jobs for a Few representative OF their
: number n then destroy "a great
a portion of the labor OF the employs.
The private firms need not destroy
/. The product OF their employees labor;
b they can sell IL.
Any advocate ~ a protective tnriif
doubtless could see the force Of this
sort of a proposition In producing nm
inflated prosperity. We 90 not be-
lieve In such an artificial stimulus
for American prosperity and We tnIuk
. Mr.. Tayenncf's fears ~ an aristoc-
a 6 founded upon the ownership ui
q the war munitions factories are
3 rather vague. Also. We decline 20 be-
D heNe that the owners OF these fac
, tories already receiving a comfort
. able revenue therefrom. had or have "A
r thing TO DO with the American idea Of
! lettering our national dctonses.
AIR. Tayenner has promised 10 scnd
J us further excerpts from his remarks
on h floor OF the house. DEALING
with this subject. They will be In
tcrcsting n not Illuminating.