The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-01
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tal phases OF inc - -
IN 5se respect to those VINO
T., The pen is mightier than
want to suggest that our
T., has had some of the
mems going that civilization
,rced. during this war ana
have been writing, the
Europe have been running
T. ard our commerce off the
,orrational law in the end is
% bv nations which have
f.ciie mems. but by the coun-
tss the biggest guns. for un-
n the cannon is the voice OF
Isue stands for Liberty.
% there may be interesting
and military phases OF the
Int the League is only con-
h the patriotic and business
the discussion. The League
br liberty and freedom OF the
lnd the products of their toll
and abroad, and is opposed to
ON land or sea by friend or
Tors a governmental policy,
nestle and foreign, that en-
h. liberty and freedom of an
citizen, and opposes any
Or concession on the part OF
ent that denies or limits those
nav citizen who subscribes to
inciples must, to be consist
n preparedness, for this war
binly demonstrated the disad-
Of an inadequate Navy and
lty Of military weakness. The
ference of opinion that can
beng us IS in the degree of
hess. and on this subject /
Jess my personal views.
estimation preparedness Is q
iness investment. During the
y Of the present war the
cotton farmer, according to
hates of the Farmers Union,
Nv S500,000.000 on cotton, and
BIZ one item of destruction in
bat this country has suffered
rect result of the war.
bunt would build a Navy SUI
our present one, and had
icy been invested in battle.
power would have classified
eontraband. 1t will be re-
lat Russia placed cotton on
|aband list during the Russia
r. just as England has done
resent war. but the British
nt forced her to recede from
lion, so that cotton from Eng
pies could go to Japan. Eng.
the guns.
od Business Investment.
Fdness is good business econ
ping the past forty years we
pr IN pensions over $4,500,-
|nd during the past fiscal year
out 165,000,000 in pensions
he annual expenditure for
during the past forty years
equal to the total annual
appropriation for our Army.
+ Rivers and Harbors during
pa. When we consider that
7 the soldiers who fought in
war are not eligible to the
oils, and had we been fight
eign foe, our appropriations
DOably have been double this
get some idea of the
expense of war. Econom-
nate the productive value,
me surplus above what he
again meaning the wealth
20 the nation), of a normal
lcan citizen during the term
rage life at $4,000 to $4,000,
age being $4,000. Assum-
hgure TO be correct, our
Olls Tor the fiscal year 1914
the value of approximately
> VINO, In the main, are the
FAMILIES. For the forty-year
TONED above approximately
people gave their lives to
BURDENS Of the Civil War since
established, and for almost
PAR century we will be pay
MS on account OF this war.
N-Suailles IN the Civil War
Q at nearly 10000, and the
war approximately nine
'a's' which held the worlds
On loss OF men and money
9Seot conflict. The war OF
O"snt over a hundred years
are still paying out PEN
count Of that war. In my
'Hs most practical method
aa appalling outlay for
lae future is TO prevent
Nao" Of no better way of
'nan an impregnable
policy of Prepared
aHl sure. meet with the
o,ai OF a majority of our
mems. and in a future
w discuss preparedness
methods Of raising
business angie, as {