Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-21
THE WORLDWIDE WAR TRUST.


(By Congressman Clyde III. T%avenncr.)
l. there 10 way whatever, il may he
tru>t mlgn Iic>y Yes. u>t lrc WAY
That j. br the government taking the
profit out of war and preparation for
war by manufacturing all of its own
munitions. armor. cannon. aud battle
ships. Both Washington and Lincoln
advocated the naturalization Of the
manufacture OF war munitions a. sound
public policy. Government manufac-
turc ~ IA policy need have NO hearing
whatever on the question of whether we
shall have 4 large or small navy. Those
who advocate government manufacture
of al war equipment are not - much
concerned for the present whether We
build one or more battlcShip> 4 wear. 80
long a. the government does the manu-
FEATURING. because. then. for every dollar
congress appruIriaic> for hattlcship-
the people will receive u dollars worth
uf battlcShip.
III the government Will manufacture
all Of it> own war materials. millions
IT dollars will IT, saved annually Ia the
taxpayers a. a result of the already
demonstrates ability al Uncle Sam Ia
manufacture AZ a cost much below th"
lfltf> 81 Tue VIII lIuNi. ~ y NH"h INV
,;uNrrnmrnt manufacture will mean that
he workmrn who perform the labor #
actually making the munitions will r.
rri,r> higher Wages anil better working
crndiilcn> iha; lie employees Of the
rim. II private I rartur> receive. a.
ihr>c frm> munla-r tn 'r. them the most
bitter enemies oi '~r.aHitCi ! bnr ~ me
United States. working ufr rrui ~
their employees T. hours = dHN accord
ing Ia 4 report 81 The United Sili"> be-
rcau uf Labor madr just after an IHN'>
LEGATION IN 1910.
Fortunate indeed would IL W. for this
nation today il the government htd a
monopoly Of the manufacture ot All war
munitions. II j. moi the average Am
%criran. the man who vii he required g.
ia the fighting and pay the bills II We
become cmhruilcd in the European con
fict. who j. jcopardizing our peace. The
average American j. remaining az home
attending to his business. IL y the ring
of war-tranicking private arms and am
munition firms Who are cndangcrinE
Iihc peace aud welfare 81 lu0.UO.Wh pcn
plr in order that they may satisfy their
greed for profit. II W 20 10 war. y
II will not hc on acount If anything. the
average American has done. but be"iu>"
~ u nation We have neglected Ia safe
guard our peace ~ taking the profit ont
of war and preparation for war.
Because believe il ~ my duty Z" II"
80. | desire now t. take the responsible
itv If directing the attention Of the .\m
crican people tn the fat that their mon
ey appropriated fer the Army aud NAVY
j. being wasted ~ The millions. and to
take the responsibility IF identifying
the war traffickcr>. - that the taNptN-
crS may know where the millions upon
millions Of their money that has been
dumped into the h~ottomlr>S pit Of mil
itari>m have been gong. are going and
will continue to 80 unless publ" "pin-
ion shall arise in it, might aud demand
that further waste nf public funds shall
cease.
To begin with who aud what j. the
armor ring. If there really L. such an
animal? Il the term "armor ring" u
mere figure If speech. >nmcthin. imvi>i
BILE. or il il possible definitely To place
our finger upon il. Answer: Ii i pos
sihle.
The armor ring IL the Bethlehem Steel
Co. the Midvaic Steel CO.. and the Car
negie Steel Co. These three firms. ~
elusive of their Subsidiary war-trafick
ing auxiliarics. have drawn down sncc
1S>. from the Navy department alone
for the single item IT armor plate con
tracts aggregasi ing Sa5.62>.9l2. divided
as follows: Bethlehem. Sl2.32l o3T: Car
neeie. S32.95l.s.7: Midvale. S20.:is? los.
have lust stated that the armor
ring is composed of the Bethlehem. Mid