Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-14
WORLD WIDE WAR TRUST

sat recently In the House OF k"pT,s-h-
her. OF hassa 4 husetts. make the statement
upon hts responsibility az member Oi
ihr American Congress that
II VA were 10 break out tOdsyi II
~daid b. found mat oar coast n.f.Bses
haN' not sufficient aHfnuHiton lot. an
wh.ther Or not Nj GARDENERS state
in"nt Is correct. | csunat ga. h.,ause |
DO not KNOW tut tins do KNOW thai We
do not nave TIA. ammunition and anna.
mtnt That udN. paid Tor and should
have ia return Tor the countless millions
ot dollars uf tie Amsrle al people MONEY
that hah. been expended from the pubic
treasury
mean to saN that those ann, and
navy uffi'.rE Who do tn. purchasing OF
war munitions aud who aie paid saiary
BY the p"opi" and az" trusted bs tn.
poop. 10 s.- that III. government re
celNes a dollars worth OF material for
"Nery dollar expended, nave permitted
iths of amnianItion Manufacturers TO Dut-
rsseously VNercharge Uncle sam for at
.raI
For instance. the War department In
1919. purchased seven Thousand ,i-ineh
strapped from thu ammunition flns. pay
INK ,!5=s each therefor. At the came
Ing Manufactured ia the government
oS ue.i rtankfofd Arsenal for sl5.is. al
overhead charges included.
s.ss ~ssss~st Nv sssship.
Nj Average Ittlzen. are you willing
that The pubtic officials at the War De
pArtmrni stro are spending your money
should pss s.5 20 for an article that they
could have manufactured IN government
plants Tor siS.5,
This instance 10 not the exception. II
In tn. rule Tn. Army and Nav, Officers
In 20 years have purchased el75 900 900
worth OF armoT, armament. and munitions
from four firms which have . monopoly
such supplies and have paid this creeping
war trust from 20 to 90 per cent NOR.
manufactured for IN government plants
As tn. result OF frequently repeated
statements similar to that made by Ar.
Gardner. the average citizen e At last
beginning to ask. What becomes OF the
S25o. 100000 that is being spent annually
on our army and navy Who. pray Is
And u - time the people are beginning
to show anxiety, be- ause their money has
Nj. Average CITIZEN wakes up and r.
moves the wool from his eyes |, Is going
to continue 10 be sausndersd.
rte Tsssss~ - Wss.
The American people have never been
makers IN the traffic Of var and pre-
psr.,ion for var IN thi: country. and the
ss ..ss s,.h :h., 90 10 .s. @.rs .%s
i.ct ring Of patriots for profit into whose
pocket. the millions OF the masses are
pouring. which gentlemen have . water.
light monopoly In this country on the
dr drawn, down Every penny Of SO EOS 'sss
In excessive ana rAtpftlphAte rum
the government BY direct virtue Of their
influential friends In the army. the navy.
and In Congress Lest any gentlemen In
high place. should resent the impltcaties
of bAiag frte ads of the var trust. I hasten
81 the outset to conesds their contentious
that they are patriots. yes. all OF them
Congress can investigate the var truet
until II IL black In the face. and u will
get nowhere; The Secretary Of tn. Nsvy
can try a. he will to get some one 10
underbid the srmor ring. either In this
country or abroad. and ne viii not Be
able 10 escape the net. he has tried and
has not been able 10 escape H.
Armor. armament aad ammunition con.
tractors are NO, big enough fools 10 cut
supply for . stsaattc pseeit the who're
vtthai fer the psselse sf the sarth -
iSs pslisaS x iinS frea liaS. A. q
themssiv "a. they do not indulge In price,
cuttiag warfare Their game 10 purely
profit aahis6 rhey start the ball roll.
Iag ~ maklH6 satiea0 Aistrsstful Of enc
aSethss. aaA tAse II tadsciag. then 70
prepare for war Dees anyone doubt that
| II the European nations haA not besa -
ovsrprepased for var they would have
been so willing to have entered into Il,