New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
Bris-s-s-bane
What Hears-s-s-t's Editor Did With the WASHINGTON
Newspaper Geroan-Amencan Brewers Bought for Him
By Kenneth Macgowan

article
billions in about three years. We shall do as we'll -
as badly In the first year.
There Is work ahead for the average mans ooc.
etbook.
"Can you imagine that smile on the faces NJ ..
Elder Statesmen [of Jspanj they of our s,.
teen billions TO be spent in the first year of war .t
that we are handing out money in little fots -.
one hundred millions to thousand millions tn 49,.
ally that viii borrow ii? :"
"Don'f you wish you had such an uncle? u,,,
Sam figures that he lend hundred n,y.
dollars month to his allies. And our fnaoe,.
told US that couldn't possibly have governns,
ownership of railroads BECAUSE THE COUyTpv
COULDN'T AFFORD IT. Evidently can a6o,d
more for international than for nafion,y ~
ganizafi0n."
august l." Nothing has happened since you read 7s
Times last night except that money has bee,
spent on war to build the Panama Canal and sor
thousands of men have been killed and wounded
"HOw long will the frghffu game of ou,s..
August 15"The forty billions (oan Won ,b;t
in bWions-we can'D. If you spend between sixteen
and twenty billions war, before you really o.t
started how much will you spend before you come
OUT with your bills paid, at the other end?
ut isn't only what the government fakes In tsy..
and spends in war; there other items
"FOr instance, Senator McCumber who makes th;s
moderate forty billions prediction, says that five mln
ion Americans will be put i'm the field. millions
of men PRODUCING NOTHING in the army would earn
an average of 81 day out of the army. Add fen
millions day to wars cost for waste of labor And
then add millions incslculabfe because the youth Of
the nation that should have been working build the
country has its mind glory, Khaki uniforms
martial music and other things constructive.
But what of the lives that be lost? Wbaf
fresh lease OF life will be given to r0nopoLes? What
decentralization caused by pouring our government
funds In billions? What harm the national mind
by diverfing 1t from peaceful work 70 infernafiona
kWng?"
august 16-The old pigfaH dragon is qeffino restless
War move by China is the newspaper headino
h9n will ho
money!"
august Give have lent the Allies twice as much as
me amount of our national debt before began
about two thousand miHions-and we are qoino soon
TO lend them four billions
"1his we lend to allies to hefo in the osme
or murder-enough money to build the Panama Canal
ten Hn'es-enough to give this nation the government
owned railroad system that it needs enough to drain
our S"ampS irrgafe deserts homes mill.
ions of people.
we NEED peace if we ger il honorabiy, so
40 nor let us be afraid discuss DISCOURAGE dis
eussion We must learn what England wants besides
me uerman colonies in Africa Bagdad and srorai
concessions for little peoples.
I'VE shall probably have continue drilling and
issuing bonds until England gets what she wants
although she MIGHT persuaded to throw, off some
of the moral C0nceSsions'"
august 2s-1he government is spending twenty -four mill.
ION doHars day on war. Look at your watch. .. .
every time the minute hand goes all fhe usv rouud
the government spends a million dollars
1T may take many hours to persuade Germany
TO give up the African colonies to Euoisud and the
Pacific islands to JAPAN
"11eanwhHe it US a million doLars ar bou,
~ "3lt, and we are not get anyfhi1o OUT of il
except the satisfaction of making the world safe for
0emocracy We ought not to be compefIed 10 make
100 many other things safe for other people,"
Putting In Some Camouf1age
What must be the effect of such writing upon the pubcs
mood Tor war; What must be the effect even though Brs
pane elsewhere casts reflections Kaser morals and
the Crown Princes mentality? What must be the effect even
when 1t carries its camouage along with it like kan
garoo baby in its mothers pouch:
september 1O"1hus far lent TO our allies two
Dillon two hundred and sixfy-six million four hun
dred thousand dollars (S2,266 4OO,OOO). A GOOD deal
on money but no American grudges a cent of it, We
believe it well used.
buf what LOT of money! Do YOU suppoe
anything but wholesale murder, hatred and determine
fion to win in battle could drawn this SUM from
national poCket?"
And what would have been the effect on the Western
front, what would have happened at Chateau Thierry
SCISSORS and at ST. Mhe if America intent on such diver
gent matters arplane and the japanese
menace had followed Brisbane's advice:
September give be in for war ionoer than was
dreamed OILERS go slowly with billions and make
them last"