The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-14

casting about for WAYS and means 10
raise revenue with which 70 pay our
usual government expenditures
Hence. n We are to have greater
war preparatin. where are we 10 get
the money with which TO DO it2 II
can not be done without money. and
money for government expenses can
only be raised ron taxes direct or
Indirect.
FaVors Reasonable Preparation.
] stand for necessary preparation: :
that Is. defensive preparation. not
preparation for aggression. But let
us be very sure We need preparation
before we 20 10 spending billions Of
dollars for more preparation. when
there is no nation al this time or will
be I'm the next fifty Years iu "a condl
ton 20 give Us battle. and especially
when We have not the money with
which To- make more preparation with
out further hurdenin- our people with
special taxes.
Blood Money.
This nation from the beginning Of
I rhe European war has been selling
unlimited amounts Of arms and muni
lions az war fo the beIliEercnt m.
uons. A. result. large number Of
muuIuon plants have been blown ur
and so great has been the feeling
against Us that We have been almost
T on teh verge Of war with Germany
/ and Austria more than once
! Aside from the losses sustained bv
! the explosions and the hard feeIra
eneendered which will remain for
many years. 30 can be- said that our
people have made hundreds Of miL
B lions OF dollars.
But I5 This not blood money" And
/ by furnis hing arms and munitions. are
/ We not making ourselves "a party "a
J the destruction OF human Ufe7 And
Z is 30 nor normally wrong2 And who
/ wants blood money
Had our government placed an en-
harco on the sale Of arms and mum.
tons I1 the beginning OF the war
/ h"Ii"v" The war would now be- over.
Moreover. there would not have been
such feeling against Us as may pre-
. ciuitafr ms iu war later. And had
/ We taken that course. do not believe
We would now De- hearing such a "hue
and cry for war preparation
/ To looks Ike We sowDd to the wind
/ and win reap tho whirl wind.
Restrictive Legislation
TIT mas been said hy one OF our great.
, eef statesmen that that county i- best
, governed which i7 the least governed
] This means. bon effect. that We can
have too much restrictive LEGISLATION
} for The welfare Of th, country. so
I much su that business viii be- ham
. rer'd. and business men WIN natural
iF become uneasy and hesitate about
going into business. OF. 10 .u Lu ine-s
viii Do" very tIm.d about continuing u
Dr. This BIAS been wen Illustrated u
fhc past Two years
40 man is going fo invest hIs money
in business enterprises OF any Kind
unless Boz" secs reasonable oupor
'urIts fo make q profit fro mtHo iu
tesfmrnt And when business o..
n1wrsr"i. f.n first to feel tho erec'y
Is 'ho hhur.nl man whose living 10
pend. upon f.. .'faI'1.a. of bH.. raaa
Whom Dbl. .uH .. gone. H.4 living l
gone And when le rHr raf ... money
With which fu IUE. fa. man from
whom .H buys unjust suffer and. ae Cd
consequence. We au suffer NOR. nf
...a
Then far. uHr 'l..f..|Or should OBJ,
directed toward .I. announcement OBJ.
'H rather .Har fu rotor. o
.amp .f
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