The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-22

tions. been treated Justly; wnile those
who have been defiant. arrogant and
secretive have suffered. So Gar as I
can see. the great business men ~
this country are. a: IN present fiu,c
IN close contact with the general pU0-
lie. They are striving TO WORK 90
gether for the good OF all. We email
see great and favorable results.
Publicity Would Have Prevented War.
This idea has peculiar application u
the present situation In Europe. II
the masses OF the people OF the differ
ent nations engaged in The terrible
CONFLICTS hat are now waging in
Europe were fully informed OF al The
facts. II IL to be supposed the wars
would be much longer continued II
they and every n OF them. In the
armies or al home. knew. as now pub
lished In u newspapers. that the
daily cost OF .he war II kS5.O 00. goo.
or az the rate OF $40. 900. 900. 600 per
year. an annual Interest burden. AT
nvs per cent OF $500, 00O. OO0. arb
that the indirect loss is about as much
more: if hey were aware that. on the
oasis OF the wal being prolonged To
ieNt February. there will have been
KILLED in battle at least 5000. 900 men.
deaths from sickness $500. 0O0. and
permanently crippled 5.00O. 900 more
and these tho very best. II .hey
could see that seventy-hve per cent OF
the men In the armies who survive
viii never fully recover. physically on
morally. from the effects OF their SER
Wet and association: * .aey realized
that their countries are drifting. nav,
speeding. into bankruptcy and must
necessarily hereafter and for many
years be at a decided disadvantage IN
the race with other nations for prog
ress end success. If they understood
that on the present basis Of pension
payments in the United States the
amount to Ice paid for this purpose In
consequence Of the war will approx
innate 81. 900. 0O0. 900 per year: II the
leaders, the monarchE. the few who
pian and control and tommhnd and
know in advance and In detail what
has been and In being done and Is In
ended FOR the future. were To com
muuicatc all the facts To The public.
when IL could be done without prciu-
dice 10 the daily conduct OF the war:
II sll these startling facts and figures
were OF universal knowledge. would
not the masses Of the people. includ-
ing thc soldiers In the ranks. rise up
I'm such vigorous protest against a
continuance of the conflict az Go COM
pei he men Ia control Co hnd some
way OF bringing IL 10 "a satisfactory
termination and for the establishment
of a basis which would prevent future.
prolonged wars? n. indeed. before the
wars were stared the masses OF tho
people OF the different countries had
been informed that wars were 10 be
started. and tho reasons or lack of
reasons for starting them, would hoy
have submitted to their precipitation p
II Is not too much 10 demand hat
the people should know the reasons
for the commencement M the con-
.tinuanco of the pending wars and they
should understand he awful conac
quenccs. Those who are directly at
fectcd and must bear The burdens
are. IN a large measure, ignorunt OF
the facts which havc been suppressed.
partly at least. because knowledge ~
those facts would proven. "a contiu-
uancc OF the most st%upendous. 10 not
the most unreasonable. destruction of