The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-02

uons from the president. tie Council
OF National Defense. the committee
on public information, the provost
marshal general the heads OF shin
building ana other departments of tho
government. including those Of the
fuel u q administrations. and iu
publishing general information for Tho
benefit or the people ON all subjects
connected with the war
This paper is sent pa 60 All state
ana county officials. to tho national
and all state Councils 81 Defense. and
Go al county and community councils
in this state. q u number Of copies
are sent to every military unit whore
there Hrts New Mexico soldiers. IL Is
also sent to man other persons and
to public libraries and other places
whore f, may hc generally tcnd.
Tho i"nsiuuations contained in the
democratic platform against Honor.
able Charles r.. Brice. referring % his
report and charging Ia substance that
large sums OF the peoples none had
been expended and not accounted for.
are malicious u without any fOun-
dalton whatever. Mr.. Bricc L. a mem.
Der Of the executive committee 81 The
state Council of Defense. u state dis.
bursting agent under a large bond. and
Is accountable Tor all the money avail
able FOR use by the state Council OF
Defense, 40 money can be expended
by the council except under direction
of the governor and cnn only be paid
out by warrant drawn by the state
auditor. and which will not be drawn
or paid unless supported by voucher
approved by the dishursing agent, or
his authorized representative, and one
other officer OF the council.
The books and of the coun-
ell. n Of the disbursing agent have
recently been carefully audited by the
director OF the New Mexico Tax Pay
ers' association, and found To hc cor
rect Mr. Brice has published "a report
taken from. that auditors statement.
which checks with the books of the
council and Of the state auditor and
state treasurer. ANA clearly shows the
amounts received and dishu4ed. and
the purpose FOR which the money was
used.
The report shows that he total dis
hursencnts or expenditures. including
loans 90 farmers and agricultural sup
plies ON hand, were less than One
fourth of the xi50.000 appropriation
up to the end OF the last quarter. aud
that the net expenditures FOR an pur-
poses We're only yl0l,56N. %, as fol-
lows.
SS3G.Ul215 FOR cost Of recruiting
and mobiii1ing the national guard
regiment and Battery y, and the con
structson and equipment of complete
training camp and buildings for the
regiment and Battery \ az A~lbuqucr-
que. being less than one halt the cost
TO Colorado for the recruiting alone
of It's national guard, sf9,3SN.i2 for
agricultural operations. including sal
aries and expenses OF many county
agricultural agents. assistants, and
demonstrators. ana extensive work of
rodent and predatory animal control
SIC, 1G7.75. being the entire admins
tration expenses Of the council, inCiud-
ing salaries and travelling expenses OF
officers. members and employees,
printing. postage. stationery, urrani-
zation work all over the state. ca-
pcnses Of the wumcu's committee ct
the Council of Defense, printing and
distribution uf legal booklets and OF
hundreds Of circulars and bulletins UNI
der Instructions from he Council OF
National Defense and government dc
purtucnts. n the expense OF she
SPEAKERS bureau historical section,
aud state medical director.
only the small sum Of $l,3I has
been expended Tor salarics or cN
pcnscs OF members of the Council ol
Defense Tor more than Cd years eff
client services.
This Is q record ~ economy. as Well
as efficiency, not surpassed, and prob
ably not elUaled, by any other state
council.
The people and voters Of this state
Will not stand Tor uu-Wtrruutod
charges against he Council uf he
Tense. which are plainly made solely
for partisan purposes, and the people
would not hcgrudge the expenditure
of many times the amount of money
dishursed by the council ia order 20
enable the people of the state to do
their full part for the prosecution 81
the war.
Governor Lindsey aud Legislature.
We are proud Of the record made
1y our state administration legislative,
executive and administrative Cover
nor Lindsey has given Go the people
Of New Mexico "a clean, honest, fear
lesI administration lie Is entitled 10
appreciation FOR the faithful and ef-
: ficient administration of public affairs
relative 60 the governors office.
our legislature has made "a splendid
record, ana u is "a the credit OF the
/ republican party that legislation pro-
viding for the prohibition of The sale,
use and manufacture Of liquors, the
budget law. which provides fOr AN or
derly method with relation To the oN-
penditure of public moneys. the Work
mems Compensation act. which guar
antces to every workman, without cost
ar ApNunts tNt measure" ht fflltA "a
which ho Is entitled, the Australian
ballot. which guarantees the purity
ms secrecy of the ballot, the invest
ment Of funds derived from the sales
of public lnuds. ar of these most inn
portIut acts ~ legislation were ini'
tiaied and passed and became laws
through the efforts of the republican
party.
state Land Department.
our lane office. uudor the % man
agcmeut OF Robert T. Ervieu, has
been admirably taken care OF in the
interests and welfare Of the state ns a
whole. The trustecship or this grea'
heritage has been ably and faithfully
carried out Tho first year of the ten.
IRE Of office of the present iucuut.
bent being the ear l9N1, tho totu.
receipts were $4,000 For tho fisca
year ended NoNtmheI 30. 1917. thu
total receipts were St,iOH. 600 of which
amount the income fund subject q
. d"istrlbuuoH for the benefit of tht
common schools and other Institution
OF the state. amounts, in the uggrc'
gate. to tho Fum of 100000. This u
In splendid showing. for which thu
citizenship of the state muy wen fee
proud. New McNicu would be mons
the worse. were 10 within the range OF
legal possibility Co continue Hunorabl,
Robert f. Ervien l7 the trust"" for th'