The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-13

is nothing in the law to prevent the
railroads Of the country from COM
polling the men to work sixteen hours
day. ! predict that the enactment
of that law will prove the greatest
blow that could have been given to
organized labor.
II do not believe Congress has the
power to fix the wage Of any man
outside Of the government service. !
do not believe the laboring men OF
this country after deliberate consid-
Grafton will consent to any such prop
osition. There has been more dem.
agogy INDUCED in at this session VT
Congress than at any session since
have been a member of the Senate.
Penrose and Preparedness.
Senator Penrose said;
There has been appropriated at
the recent session a large amount Of
money than ever before in the history
of the country. 1t is misleading to
state that the additional amount ap-
propriated at this session has been
required for preparedness alone.
The fact is that the appropriations
for preparedness will not exceed
1890, 900, 900, demonstrating that en-
tirely outside of preparedness this
Congress has made appropriations of
approximately $2OO.00O.O0O more
than any preceding Congress.
Not only is the statement that adj
ditional revenue is needed for pre-
paredness entirely misleading, but
the fact is that wasteful and i'll adj
vised appropriations for projects that
were unnecessary. Ill considered and
certainly not urgent. the creation of
over thirty thousand OF additional
offices at an annual expense OF some
$40, 100000 and general extrava-
gance in expenditures in all depart
ments of the government together
with the failure OF existing legisla-
ton passed under the present admin
istration to provide sufficient revenue,
even under normal conditions, place
the responsibility distinctly on the
party in power TO devise ways and
means to provide sufficient revenues
for treasury already facing large
deficit.
Anticipates Deficit.
Even with the additional taxes
provided by the revenue law It is de-
clared that It will be necessary TO
take from the balance in the general
fund nearly S70.000.00O to meet the
requirement of greater disbursement.
At the rate at which the general bal
ance is disappearing there will be no
general balance but more likely a
deficit at the end OF the fiscal year
THE general balance has recently
been running below $30,000,O00 OBJ
viously insufficient to meet the re-
quirements Of the $70,000,000 con-
templated by the transfer for current
In other words, the
treasury of the United States, by rea-
son of reckless extravaganza and inn
provident expenditure is bankrupt,
in that the revenues will fail to meet
the expenditures.
Moreover, Notwithstanding the
adherence which the Democratic
party has expressed against borrow
ing money on account of the adverse
effect OF such borrowing in Cleve-
lands second administration, the par
ty in power is now driven to openly
declare Its intention of issuing bonds
on account of the mobilization of the
national guard and for other purpos-
es, having been forced to this course
as the only alternative to meet the
needs of a depleted treasury.
Could Have Saved $500, 100000.
"If Congress had exercised econo-
my by curtaillng or refusing appro-
priations for needless projects or pro-
jects that could well walt, such as the
nitrate plant, the land bank bill,
shipping bill, food control bill, gov
eminent armor plant, and other prof.
ects, 1t is safe to say that some $780,
100000 would have been saved dur
ing the fiscal year 1917.
This amount. together with $780,
100000 which the treasury has lost
from customs duties under the Under
wood tariff law, or nearly 100000
900 as some estimate, aggregates an
amount more than sufficient to meet
the authorized expenditures for pre-
paredness during this fiscal year.
But still more startling is the con-
temptation Of the contracts author
lied to which the government is
pledged in addition to the actual APP
preparations. For navy increases, for
fortihcations, for river and harbor re-
qulrements, flood control and state
aid for roads nearly 100000, 900
has been SO authorized, and II to this