The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-09

e,assts Into ihc pockets Of the WORK.
inrmcn and the lemiiies o. soldlcN
Whiia the workers surnieh p maJoriIy
~ thc men under arms. Tho people
with lnfzc estates and thosc with saV-
snxs and middle class incomes believe
that they furnish. through laxasion
ANA war loauss tho ,balk ~ tbs morrs
Which IA carryine On the war. and
wksrh finds It's way down throuoh tho
-Novcruincnt and Contractors 70 the
small merchants aud workmcn. This
recalls Ia the cnforcrment Of unuanal
economy npon the wealthy and thc
mlddle CLASSES tcxcoqs those con-
ecrncu ia var work.. who~are many.
and e~ncouraaes unusually FREE apcna-
ting IN tho stratum usually most eco
nomicni while The Convent Garden
opera has hetu suspended during thc
way time the ghcatcfs 81 the MASSES
and fhe nieturo ahowk are prospcrinr.
fhc hotels ana Restaurants supported
by the wealthy pass their dividends.
the popular resorts are doing q good
business. Taiiurs and fashionable
dfcesnakers claim 10 De suncrinn
great depression hut the wives and
daughters OF workiugmen are dressed
bctior than ever teforc IN their lives
Wine merchants are puitins ~ their
shutters. but the public houses whore
and Sin are consumed are crowd
cd.
Mr.. Montagu complained OF great
%spcndiuG on ~iuxurica and slted tho
fact TINT tho safe Of pianos has IN
.u....I IL. I'LL ... a..
10 pc prepared 60 put nt irnst one-haffl
his current income ~ the disposal OF
he state. The wealthy classes 81 Eng
land would not agree that the luxpry
lnd cxtrayaganrc Is practiced 'by
hem. No observer could fail %
,eedit them with accepting the euor
war tascs imposed upon IN
,omes with a remarkable patriotism
resignation
Speaking for the other sidc OF the
ase. Sir Alfred Mond. a wealthy man
ifactnicr. told the house ef commerce
hat men fton the agricultural dis
ticts who formerly earned four dol
a week are gettinG fifteen aud
venty dollars from the government.
nd men are hcinR paid five dollars s
for putting NJ nuts for the sold
ess. Auuan Hryro. brother OF tho
lormer ambassador 10 America. testi-
led that boys who formerly worked
or W. dollars a wcef are being PAID
~ the government moro than ten dol.
for carrying the bags 81 sovern-
carpenters.
a writer IN the Daily Mail saws I
net a man who. without anY p%rerlous
Un.nrH.anfHM. ne e. WaaFNUa... M. $50. j
ng from six TO eight pounds q week
$50 20 $fnl making shell eases in a
government munitions factory
nsn Told that workmcn In Birmlnr-
now drive up TO their daily task
n tnNicaha and that In that fortu-
city the shops are doing q trade
% expensive luxuries such as has
been known before"
-Extrayafant payments TO contract
RS ana to buyers and Lpefts whnl
been taken into government cm-
hoy ia a complaint against the gov
fnmcnt levied hy many business men
Corruption Is nnt charged. but hirhi
nd wastcful disbursements due to
ignorance ~ business affairs on thol
'aTt OF officials aud the necessity fer
hurried contracts. The cuun-
~ would nd suffer 50 much from
hese conditions IL Il was self con-
aimed like Germany and money
merely flowed IN a circle from the
government n ths hands OF Ia pen-
BE back 90 the government in taxes
nd loans. Bot Britain Is imrortins
'noFmoua quantities Of goods for tho
ise Of the people. beside war sup
liicf. and the exports do not balance
ae imports by many millions.
Advocates OF ECONOMY In the popu-
press take advantage or tie op-
'ortunity 20 can upon the government
or retrcnchment. The office OF lord
'hancciloP alone, with olmost nominal
iutles, is costing 1880 "a year
sord buckmaster. recently the head
u the press bureau Is drawing thai
alary % $50. 900. while his prodcccs-
Lord Haldane. ana two other for /
ner incumbonts Of the office are re-
pensions Of S2b. 900 each. The
lew officers OF the crown. The at
orney general and tho solicitor gen.
raj, are compensated chiefly hy fees.
which moun to about 100000 for
'ach official. Several cabinet minis
eIa draw salaries OF $4,000. The
payment Of &2,V0O salaries to meme
'ers 81 the house OF commons D. "a
new law. The writefe
or newspapers which circulate among
working classes call uf,0n govern
nent officials To set tho mn In
responding 70 Mr. Montasu'- appeal
% citizens 10 place half their Incomes
the disposal Of the government.