Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-23
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for me 10 follow in my private ans
business Affairs during the contiAu
aAcs Of the war?
THIS is the great question cor
fronting every American oitizen.
Here 10 a co~mmonssnse reply:
BEFORE we can settle the matter In
Detail. we must grasp those element
AIRY principles which govern national
affairs.
This does not involve great learn
Ing or research. for economic knowt
edge is little else than common sense
applied TO big subjects. "a
The war Will be won by the Ma
tion which can place the greatest
number OF men. tho greatest amount
OF material in the field. and produce
the greatest amount OF foodstuns &c
supply its military and civilian
forces. This fact is 40 generally
recognized that II is not necessary
10 bring forward elaborate argu-
ments to prove il.
We are a wealthy Nation. ana the
question arises as TO whether or not
We can win the war BY throwing our
surplus wealth into the struggle.
We cannot.
Why? Because our savings. as
Nation. amounted to about 5 Billion
Dollars annually before we entered
the war. and our war estimates for
~ g. -. Ill f.
an expenditure or about Eighteen
Billion Dollars. or over ga times az
much as We have saved ever before
k one year.
Now. there are three courses open
10 Us. We can endeavor to produce
81. times As much wealth this year
as ever We did before. We can en-
deayor TO save 3Lr times as much
money as ever We did before. We
cen lie down Oh the whole proposi-
ton. and let Germany win.
Having described this article
as n common- sense reply TO a great
question. We will eliminate the last
mentioned possibility.
We cannot produce az times ~
much wealth this year As ever bs-
fore. 1t viii take several years 10
adjust our affairs SO AZ to produce
such results.
To save 3is times as much ~
ever We have before Is quite Isossi-
bic. but would mean actual hard
ship for millions OF our people.
The most sensible solution ~ the
problem IS 10 aim & a combination
OF production ana self-dsn!al which
will ind US al the end az = year
at least 3Ir times Weather as
nation. than ever before.
The method Indicated mas been fol-
lowed BY our Allies with results tina
have sstoni.hed the world After
IA years OF physical and financial
strain. England raised recently Q
loan OF ) Billion Dollars. equivalent
10 Ten Billion Dollars in this Coun.
try. owing To the fact tina. We have
about double the population. Eng
land has speeded ~ her production
Of wealth. denied herself so much.
that despite the fact that millions u
her finest specimens Of human ma
ierisl are hghting. despite the fact
thdA IA HAu tdlstl pre- lpn-iy h0Ols
like amount or : Billion Dollars In
loans. and is paving 2la Billion Dol
lars yearly in taxes. she was able
till to produce this enormous amount
in a 30 day campaign.
Germany il speeding up her pro-
auction along the most scientific
lines. and is starving herself. That
is the sole reason Germany exists
today.
Are We super-mcn that We can n
things differently to others?
Let us forget this talk Of Uncle
Sam soon cleaning up the Germans
when he gets there" The
will not be cleaned sp" by talk. or
rven by bravery alone. They must
be fought with their own weapons,
nard work and self denial-the
things that win wars.
Again. the man who cries. Let
the rich man pay has not grasped
The elementary facts OF the situation.
The rich man Is "a aging. and WILL
pay. for the Government already is
calling for as much az 50% OF bis
prohts in the shape of Income and
War Profit Taxes.
II is true that the Government In
not taking away the rich mans cap
ital. but neither is IL asking the less
wealthy producer to part with his
capital. All alike must retain their
capital in order To run factories,
farm the land. build ships. equip
armies. and provide wages.
IL would be an entirely mistaken
policy 10 attempt to use the capital
wealth. OF the Country 10 finance the
war What YOU need. what the gov.
eminent needs. what the whole world !,
needs. is An increase. a very great
Increase. in the INCOME OF rich and
poor alike.
You farmers must produce more,
must work harder: the uncultivatsd
land OF this Country is a staDdins
%r~proach 10 us. You w~orking.men,