The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-02-13

Dear Editor
why the Kcnoshn plane
Isn't the government providIug Tor
the wal expense through liberty loans.
mSatiou etc.
why the necessity FOR further cons
trihutions We have supported hbcr-
~ loans, Red cross. etc. etc. There s
o limit.
,Signcdj O. ". Edwards
Edwards IL not the name signed 90
the card. Otherwise wc a quoted
the inscription verbatim
Dear Editor" has been trying for
the lnst six weeks to explain the Ken
osha plan m n lucid manncr so It
would be thoroughly understood by
anybody who could tell the difference
between black ana white. Maybe Mi.
Edwards can't read in which event
our remarks on this occasion viii De-
wasted on the desert air. ia Mr. Ed
] hAN Va 'h-t NN NfaAHNH t''N Af'ANN
Mr. Edwards is unable to rca ard
his ignorance has kept him from i'm
forming himself hy pcrusing the col
umns OF the Herald or absorbing I'M
formation from literature which has
been distributed hroadcost throughout
the city giving the reasons Tor adopt
ng the Kenosha plan. unless he ~
also afflicted with deafness had hc
~attendcd the meeting at the high
school auditorium Monday night he
would have heard the details and
purposes 81 the plan outlined there.
But assuming that ~Albuqucrput has
20. 900 population, he is one of the
1875 inhabitants o' 'hr CITY who rec
maincd away on that occasion
The writer Of the postal card BE-
unknown to M. Hi- name doc5 not APP
pes,r in the last ssu, OF tho city di-
rectory But We are wilkins CO. wager
tal That ne hasn't purchased a
liberty bond.
co.. That he has no. given ~
,hins To- the Y. NJ. g. \. or *. ot G.
,c) Tha, he hasn't invested q cent
u .mileage oooks.
cd That he is a pro-German.
We assume, however, that the gen
leman was sincere In propoundiu;
his questions. therefore We desire Go
Estate
The government IS providing FOR
War expenses through the medium "f
taxation. the sale of liberty bonds and
war savings stamps. That II, the
money received by the government
from these sources ls used FOR the pur-
pose OF purchasing munitions, build
ng ctntonmen,s. co]rstructius rail-
roads docks, whur,cs and piers 300
rr,nco. building ships paying our
troops iu NE field aad In tact AL.
other expenditures connected with the
war which actually hc'oug 60 the gov
eminent.
But ,he government ls NOr finan-
cling the work It n. Red Uross.
The government rs NOT building
y NJ. G \ huts where our men la
army camps at home end In France
may spend their timc when off duty
The g,Ncrmucut b. NOT using aEy
OF It's funds 70 carry on the work Of
IN. knights OF Columbus
The government is NOT buyIus any
sm%lcnsc books for the soldiers.
e. .s such work ns this thai the
American people are called upon 90
contribute 90.
u is altogether likely that % man
of Mr. Edwards calil-.r w"uld take
the position that the worN ~ the t,cd
Gross could Ice dispensed with a
man with % brain so dw.trfod that %,
begins to Kick lt the expense before
the United States has REAL, go, q
good star, In the WIT would. IS, ar,
{ sure vote iu favor of dlscoutiuuiuG
lthIs unnecessary expenditure ".
money allow wounded soldiers O..
lie whcr" the, fail sooner or utcr o.,
iuccumc ,h, prey of yulturcs
IIr would uuuucsunuJnly contend
that 8 "a G. a.. huis. Is pl 70 build
iug, suiicstgv books, ctr are unroc-
@cs~ar>. rhu, placing ms opinion above
lthpt. pf American general. also Brit
ish French and lialnU commander
Ho probably thinllz tina money spent
lipr such purposes is wasted that
suluicr- when thoy trc or duty and
perhaps Thousand, 90 miles iron.
lhuw- friend, and loved "r,- 'au
pass away their time uy sitting
arouuu aud ]tNidd.,Ir Their thumb.
il.ct him resort 90 sueh r. plan tor n
short time md see how he uEe- BE-
Tn, kcnosha plan .upuscs uo 'd.
diiuulI burdens ou the people 49, We
have repeatedly pointed uut All II