The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-05-02

partment responsible for the produce
ton Of these planes said to Mr..
Ford. I'VE want 10000 planes OF
the highest standard manufactured
by either the French the British or
the German powers; go ahead and
get the amount for u.s." we would
have had them ready long ago.
Our shipping program. because Of
its greater importance In this war.
has been more grossly neglected. We
have appropriated for ships and for
ship construction $l.75O, 900, 900.
For the first six months of the war
absolutely nothing was done while
the board was Quarreling over whe-
Their We should have wooden ships
or steel ships. Since we have final
ly gotten started. we have allowed
strikes and stacking to SO hamper
the production that we have not ac-
complished one tenth Of what we
should have accomplished under
good management had We proceeded
Immediately upon our entry into the
war and continued efficiently there
after.
But what more could Congress do?
Congress is supposed simply to make
the laws and the appropriations and
leave to the executive branch OF
the Government the duty Of making
those laws effective. Congress has
not only performed its duty but has
performed IL with alacrity, generos-
lily, and unanimity almost unknown
in legislative bodies. Then. observ-
ling that the work Is not being done
for which appropriations have been
made, Congress has been compelled
to criticize by resolution and thru
speeches and Investigations, and in
dividual Members have been CON-
PEELED to press In every possible way
the several executive departments to
hurry up. speed up. to stop bicker-
|. ing. and to do something. So you
have Congress as a whole passing ev-
cry appropriation. with comparative
ly little debate, and then the Mem
bers doing everything in their pow
er to get the departments charged
with the duty Of production to speed
up the work.
And every time criticism is made
by a Member Of Congress he hal
has been subject to abuse by thu
press Of the country because HI
complains that having voted tn
money either nothing is being &C
complished or the work IL not speed
ing as rapidly as 1t should be.
: So your card. "'For Gods SAX
, hurry up" ought to be sent not 4
|. Congress but to the department re
! sponsible for the delay.
Stop a moment and think Of wha
Congress has done: It has raised tn,
taxes. authorized the sale Of bonds
and provided for the issuance Of Ger
tificates Of Indebtedness. SO that dur
the first year Of the war up to Apri
g., 1918, we received from the frs
sale Of:
Liberty bonds. $1.sS6.s25.4O5.57
From the second liberty loan. 50,
s07.7ss.2ss.1s.
From certificates of indebtedness
less certificates redeemed, S3.266.
CAS-, $4,000.
From war savings certificates ant
thrift stamps. s146.617.3ls.33.
From excess profits tax $1.226.
000. 100000.
From corporation income ia,
$685.. 200, 100000.
From, Individual income tax
ssss, 900. 10000.
A total Of Ss.s4s.003.115.52. .
This has been especially raised TO
war purposes. And this in addition
to the ordinary revenues and Gus
toms receipts amounting to nearly
billion dollars to cover the ordinar!
expresses Of the Government.
Not only have we raised that muo'
In actual cash, but:
We have appropriated the sum o
s1s.3s6.3s1,2e7.5s.
In addition, the present session ha'
appropriated another $3,327.727,
1915.
Or q total appropriation Of $21.
724.089.064.94.
or this sum there has been loaned
to the allies. $4,548.829.750.00.
Leaving a balance for our war pur
poses Of $16.976,259.314,A.