The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-28
THE GREAT
QUESTION
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PART

uHtt - NV "" !
This is the great question on
fronting every American citizen.
Here IL a common. sense repiy:
Before We can settle the matter IN
detail We must grasp those element
aiy principle which govern national
arairs.
This o not involve great learn
tins or research for economic knowl-
edge n little else than -common.senSe
applied to big subjects.
Inc war will he won by the Ma
ton which can place 'hk greatest
number of men, the greatest amount
" material IN the field. aLd produce
The greatest amount Of foodstuns To
supply its military and civilian
forces. This fact is 50 generally
recognized that II Is not necessary
to bring forward elaborate arsu
ments TO prove IT,.
We are a wealthy Nation, and tho
question arises ~ to whether or not
We can sin the war By throwing our
sn ,ilus wealth into The struggle.
We cannot
Why because our savings. as a
Nation amounted 10 about Z Billion
Dollars annually before we entered
the wal. and Our war estimaios for
the first years operations call for
Rn expenditure Of about Eighteen
Billion Dollars. or over go times as
much as We have saved ever before
In one year.
Now. there are three courses open
10 Ms. We can %cndeavor to produce
~ times as much wealth this year
as ever We did before. We can Ell
ieaNor tn save 3is times as much
money ~ ever We did before. We
an lie own on the whole proposi
on, and let Germany win.
HAVING described hts article
as 4 coumo sense reply 10 a great
question we viii eliminate the last
mentioned possibility
We cannot produce 3ts times az
much wealth this wear as ever be.
ihre. It viii take several years TO
adjust our anairs SO as To produce
,uch results
70 save az times as much a.
yer We have before Is quite possi.
lle, but would mean actual hasa
NIP for millions OF oEr people.
The most sensible solution OF the
problem is 10 atu al a combination
u production anu accidental which
viii aud MS an The end Of a year
At lea ils times N%ealthier AS a
nation. than ever before.
The method Indicated mas beeu fol,
Owed by our Allies with results that
ave astOnished the world After
~ years Of ply seal and financial
strain. England raised recently a
Ian of 3 Billion Dollars. equivalent
10 Ten Billion Dollars in this Conn.
Try, owing to the fact that we have
about double the population. Eng.
and hJs speeded up her production
81 wealth, denied herself 80 much.
nat despite the fact that millions of
Ior finest specimens ~ human ma.
'orial are lighting despite the tact
hat abe had raised previously abJat
4 like amount of . Billion Dollars ia
'oans. and is paving 2ie Billion Dol
ars yearly IN taxes. she was able
til 20 producc this enormous amount
10 a 20 day campaign.
Germany is speeding up her pro
suction along the most scientific
ines and In starN ing herself That
Is the sole reason Germany exists
pday.
Are We supermen tina We can dc
hings differently to others?
Let us forget this talk OF Uncle
sam soon cleaning up the Germans
Hiten he gets there The German,
VII not be cleaned mn" by tax. OF
ven by bravery alouo. They mus.
9e fought VITA their own weapons
ard work and s%elf.denial tn,
iinRs that win wars.
Again. the man WHO cries. lie
NE rich man pay has not graspe,
mo elementary facts Of the situation
lhe rich man Is paving. and WILL
Jay tor the Government already q
dlHng Tor as much as iO's OF hi
'rohts in tine shape Of Income an,
War PrOht TAXES
u is true that the Government 4
rot taking away the rich mans can
al but neither Is II asking the les
iealthy producer 10 part with hi
'dpital, All alike must retain rhei
.apitaI Ia order Ia run nctorie,
arm The land. build ships. equi
trm'es. and provide Wages
II w0uld ho an entirely mistake,
I"licy to attempt TO use the capita
Nehlth ot tbo Country lo finance ia
var VITA, You need what the go,
'rnmcnt needs. what The whole worl
4"eds is an Increase. q very prra
Increase. in the INCOME Of rich an
Door alike. a
You farmers must produce NOR,
aust work harder, the uncultisata
and OF this Country is a standAa
'eproaeh TO w. You wsyApslmaI
OsAt work oyeraims, You wofkt