The Aberdeen weekly., 1918-01-18

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homo. E -. not believe that 1avo
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1enloy111y - hiD government oDd
know that could not - the fTte1d
1 - any - - woman who II capable
of Aarbor1ng such N unholy thonght.
There are men n Aliss1ssippi who
may have doubted the wisdom q en-
tsrtnG into this war-and they have
Z right to tbat opinion-but there b
not one Of them who II my friend who
win fail to do his duty BY the gov
ernment aimee We have entered INTO
the war.
It - quite trvo thaA IL has beso0s
necessary for congress to vest the
chief executive with autocratic pow
ors In order that this war may be con-
Quoted 70 . successful end. but while
your representatives In congress have
clothed the president with that au-
thority, TO be exercised for only q
shore tA1ne. let IN hope, and for q
definite purpose, Il does not follow,
and IL 10 not fact. that you-the pri-
vate ejjxen - have abdfcated the
throns upon which the constitution OF
the United States places you n the
sovereign ruler Of this republic. Do
not forget my friends, that eternal
vigilance 10 the price Of liberty-more
In times like the present than any
other-and that your undertaking fl
doIity to the constitution 10 absolute
" essential to the preservation Of free
government.
wish to congratulate you upon the
material prosperity which you are
now enjoying. The first moments OF
war usually bring material prosperity.
The billions of dollars that have been
appropriated have filled the channels
OF commerce, and the excessive de-
mand for the products of your toll
has scattered money over the land
like tbs falling leaves OF the forest.
Property always follows such . con-
aition. But after q while the day OF
settlement-the time will come when
these promises in the form OF the
money OF the realm or in bonds must
be redeemed, and they can be re-
deemed only by the things which you
produce. When the hour of redemp-
tion arrives much of the money that
heretofore has been devoted to the
education of your children, to provide
the comforts of your home and all
those things that make life worth lfv-
Ing must be diverted to the payment
OF the nations debts.
That is inevitable, and you had bet
tor prepare for IT, The larger part of
the expenses Of Ais Wa1 viii be put
upon the men Of nodssRte means--
the Iood win :est upon tho back OF
the tofers- The congress at the last
session refused to take even one-haN
of the excess Of war pro<Its-money
coined of the blood and tears Of SOL
diers and the women and chiidron-
to pay the war debts. The bNEnense
fortunes that have been made out OF
The war have been placed beyond tho
reach OF the tax-oatheres. and the bur-
den that they should beap Wfn b
Transferred to you. The load will be
Vpon you the impOrtapnD a economy.
Save the surplus money you made
during the last year. Indulge. IL nee
essary, in a little judicious patching,
and In your investments stay close 20
the shore.
This is no time for speculation, and
just as sure as there IS God In
heaven the little surplus you have ac-
Quired will be required of you in a
very short time The magnitude of
tho obligation which this government
has assumed is shown In an editorial
published in the Washington Post of
December 23. 1917. give a par.
Of It:
and contemplating the ter
rible slaughter that for more than
three years has afflicted humanity,
the message OF Peace on earth, to men
good WILL is drowned by the tumult
Of battle
MORE than O,00O. 900 human lives
have been sacrificed In this horrible
At Verdun alone the Ger
naas lost 100000.
AT the present rate the war Is cost
Ing $75,00O.0 900 a day.
"K 1t should continue for three
years longer. 1t will have cost 1000
DOo. 100000, representing all the
wealth that has been created In the
past 1000 years
This stupendous cost will place |
In average tax upon every person in |
the world of $50 annually for a Pc
rod Of 100 years. Since the average
surplus earnings OF an individual are
(52 per year, this would result in wip-
ng out practically all surplus
THE population o; about one-third |
u the globe is involved In TINS war,
which means that the cost imposed |
apon those people would be $3.50 per |
rear for Z century, or $50 per year |
or 800 years
Viewed In the light Of these facts. |
his conflict assumes the proportions !
n q war Of determination. The world l
,annOt survive it much longer IT l
must stop from sheer exhaustion If |
eason cannot be brought to bear
lpon IL effectively"
These facts are appalling - they
tagger the imagination-they adum-
rate the future as a dark, menacing l
loud That such a condition sh0uLd |