Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-06-21
WAR AND DEMOCRACY.

Tho secret OF .arccss in war b.
Capitalization There is no such
thing as democracy 10 war Whore
there ARE many hcads and a disi.
ion Of responsibility there uro dli
ferencos OF opinion, ouicrorpings
ct jealousy. War demands instant
decision II demand, instant dr.
cision ia respect 10 No. mohili1a
ton of food supplies. the produr
ton OF munitions. the adjustment
of prices. the entire scheme ot
preparation which makes dcris
i've strohe possible THE army W
the front r. $50 stronger nu sWliirr
no less liable io error and nauiu.
ion. ,han the base of supplies ut
homo.
Right now We have cause to CON.
sidor THIS greatest ol all problems
Capitalization Congress com
posed OF many mra, aeiwtci hy
Diversity OF sentiment. conflicting
ideas of patriotism even when u
comes TO the application oi tir
spnlls sXAtem, " Heetvs Ik" be rW-i n
iocomniivc ou aa MI Crude pill
There Is tremendous pulling aui
a whirfing of wheels bit no prog
rcsS. There is saud n the sand
box, hut there are broom. sweep
ing lt off the track and patriots
with lard buckets running ahcad
Consumption wns argued blue Boa
the face. The voting al war cred
is was sQuabbled over nml need.
lessly delayed NuU thcrr s Stiff
opposition to the hll which hook.
toward the control ol Good Soma
congressman fear % Dictatorship
Others see popular government
gone aglimmerlne. Couprrss dc
pri,cd OF ~ traditional functions
Rather thnn risk tho errors nf az
lion they insist upon tlle ffimos oi
delay, applying thc argUmout, 30
peace Ga the eNlvencic. ot war
II IL All a vast, unprecedented
siebauch of mdisi,halism and
every hour that W. dedicate t0
nothing better than oiWtory rs q
lease of power TO Emperor vii
liam. We start aud hoggr and
trilter away opportunity And
what II we come 10 temporary die
fatorshipi What ii wc do away
with democracy for the torn vi
the war DID France stnp I'd
auihhle when Von klneb splnShod
on The Mnnc3 Did England can
an election 60 determine whethe,
she would thrust five million men
across the Channel
Consider >leel. Patriots offcrrd
il at Sa5 ION, the Government,
orders II AZ The basic price OF sib
ENpcrts, rallied into conferences
agree that there IS substantial
profit az the lower figure III There
IA not. the Government viii usn the
steel and adjust the question oi
profit later because tho Govern
ment has She authority To gp
ahead.
Consider food, There Is Aei
lacking vital authority The allie.
look 10 the United States io keep
them ii the field Mr Hoover
perhaps es thoroughly versel iu
economic auestions as ans man
declares. The Allies are depend.
ent on North America for THEN
food imports. We should he able
10 supply 90 per cent. 90 what thos
require The other 40 per cent
must be made up hy further dcniaI
on their part and saving on OURS
. Without an adequate foo,
supply no European populatim
viii continue 10 fight and Nv shall
find ourselves alone against Ger
many This COUNTRY has ~
pcrienced unprecedented prlcc,
and rampant speculation.
The price Of flour should not hay,
been over -, The averap,
prices 20 eonsumerS IN enmtric'
where food administrator IL nov
in effect arc lower than those ii
the United States. -. Ia Eng