The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-27

CONNtttt N J<pVGpNtttb-
NESS.

it Than has this nation Ia the matte
VI t~ unpreparcdness tor national
defense. AZ II 10 give Va a final ani
an convincing demonstration, events
military operation IA Mexico which
has demonstrated to- the last notc'i
OF the requirements ot proof the fact
that the United state is not prepared
10 nRht any nation. blk or little.
The demonstration Of commercial
unprcpardenoss which has accom-
panied the development of che war IN
Europe has been even more conNin'
ing. for it has come right into the
ihomes Of every one Of ~. We Sc,
uuch more anuring h the romance
~ war and the song ut death that ~"
haye all but passed oycr the commer
cinl lesson in learning the military
one.
Right within the confines uf liz
office today are several startling los
sons 10 commercial unproparedncas
Ink nave gone to cxorhitant ~ ic,H
hccruso American manufacturer %
links have lacked the inventive g"'lu-.
the patience. tn. foresight, Go pre- lur,
Ito furnish al the contents thU eH
INTO q disable printing tnk Paper
Ipr...s hay" passed almost beyond
Ir.t,h for ,hc same reason
SATURDAY morning an Alnppu"rquo
furniture house received n urt noti'
: luration of an advance ul 90 per ,crt
In IA. wholesale listing "t steel q g
stoves. linoleums, carpets, drapcrie'
l,hlirs- nearly ever, articl" that gnei
u,p IN. home-hay, been advance %
IRON % to so per cent and t,9r'
J., Within the year
i. You had best huy your necktie
n noN.' said another Albuquerque m"r
to chant. a dcairr in mems clothing. u
h later than Saturdn Nv hen thes
are gone wen have plain blacks an'
ii browns and blues aud reds. Tn
=. beautiful. c~lear-tonod mixtures uf ..
~ cent wears will not bc made for "
~ have only tn. American dyes. an
,y these piodu,c a blur IN u miNtul
@ that viii be unpleasant after the pea
ic foct ,ulorings we have a
The same merchant declared thu
,q tn. wcolens aud clothing cloths bein
A. produced for the American trade D
"a american looms viii Kali Tar short e
nithe fabrics oi past yeais-sinply be
sflcausc % lack Of commercial PR
.o parcdncss utter dependence upo
Europe for vitality necessary content
without which the whole fabric fat
1 70 u lower grade.
adj We had thought tina, American M,
30 ~chauical genius had reached u
b. highest stage of all the world of IN,
y. |,hanics. We had believed thi
10 american chemists were world lea,
%turcrs the kings of industry.
"- We nave had an awakening. star
ig Inns in its scope n staggering IN 9
cost To the American peopi. lnste'
n nt being = nation sufficient unto itse
find ,hat We are more utterly
AZ dependent nation Than Japan-Japn
.,- which today ~ supplying us Wit
ia many Of the materials that former
Is camc from France. Austria ana &c
II. many. and Which We cannot app
yourselves Japan which is building
great tleot Of d~readnaughts, air GOA
land submarines from the profits
lher steel and armament mills IN sal,
Ito the brlIsercnts, while in might
enlightened America We plan To raj
our FUNDS Tor defense by taxation al
donat u-while owners of steel mil
u" MAX, .ilions overnight IN war 60
tracts
80 II IA, wal in Europe wak"s az Il
" ,couimerciBl ability, the invent'
~ genius, the scientific minds of Anne
lca to- the necessity of preparedness
~ meet oar own commercial ndustri
needs. this viii have been a great
benefit than al the war riders al
war proiits-and than all the awake
~ ing we have had as Ia need for ~
'' paredness Tor forciblc defense.