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Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-14
ERE'E|; BANKS
IS WAY BACK
TO NORMAL. i.
q, Carl Pleh1, Professor of Finance,
University of California

OF course the war upset business,
It increased some lines such as war
munitions but decreased common,
everyday peace lines. The only pos
sitle way back to norma, is to build
up common business.
To get back to normal means that
We have to get capital back into those
lines Of business which have fallen
behind. If an individual has met a
great loss the only way he can make
himself whole again is by saving, by
strict economy. A country is only a
lot of individuals. We have, collec-
lively, to meet the cost of the war,
an economic loss, although moral
gain. We can meet it only by say
ing.
The government is coming to us
next month with the Victory Liberty
Loan-the last of the Liberty Loans.
There are sound financial and eco
nomic reasons why the Victory Loan
should be brought again to the peO-
pie. The government could make us
save by heavy taxes right now, but it
prefers the less harsh and wiser
course of borrowing our savings now
and taxing on the installment plan, q
little each year.
Leave Banks Free.
Now if the people take the loan,
they must, the banks will be left
free to lend to the farmer, the manu-
facturer, the grocer, the butcher, and
the baker so they can get busy again,
Then production and business will
grow and, by the formula, prices will
come to normal. Then we shall all
know where we are at and get
Strengthened out again.
If we leave it to the banks theY
will have no funds left for business,
big or little We, ourselves, will not
be saving and the day of our redemp-
ton will only be postponed. There
will result inevitable imitation and the
continuance of high and abnormally
huctuating prices.
The Victory Loan is part of the war
job just as mucn as any other Lib
erty Loan. We can not afford to let
George do it," because if we do we
she'll be turning our hands from the
plow before the end of the furroW is
reached, and leaving a big crop of
weeds to spring up.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-14
Watch Our Neighbor!

Australia has made war bond
buying compulsory. Every one OF
the British countries is still buy
ing, and France-France with her
industries laid waste, her farms dew
astated, her land shell blown. and
her homes destroyed-France is
buying short term bonds at de-
creased rate of interest in small
amounts but great numbers.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-14
GLASS SLAPS
CARpERS AND
LOAN CRITICS
Americans Who Join Croak-
ers and QuibbIers Not
Worthy of Name.

Secretary Of the Treasury Carter
Glass hit out straight from the Shout
der today at those Americans" who,
now that the guns are cooling, are
unwilling to pay for American victory.
He said:
THE coming issue of government
bonds has been designated the victory
liberty loan and it seems to me it
might well be termed the thanksgiv-
ing loan, for if ever a people had
cause for thanksgiving we are that
people.
Could Stand 1t.
Consider if the war had lasted an
other year what would have been our
state. Instead of sixty thousand dead
we likely would have had hundreds of
thousands. In time we might have
equaled the record of France, with
her two million slain. And yet some
of us grumble because the government
must spend further money to main
tain the comfort and bring home in
safety those boys whose lives were
spared.
Congress is writing off the books
fifteen billions of dollars, expenditure
of which had been authorized ana
which would have had to be expended,
with billions of other dollars, had the
war cone on another year. We all are
glad, of course, that it is not neces-
sary to spend these additional bill
lions. but had it been necessary the
spending of them still would not have
brought the nation down to ruin.
I'VE still would have been far be
hind France in the amount OF our
debt, compared to wealth and popu-
lation. With our man-poWer practl-
caliy intact, with our towns and fac
tories and farms unchanged, should
we be cowed by monetary obllga-
ton lighter far than the one France
faces unafraid?
Those Americans who today have
ioined the carpers and the quibbers
are not worthy of the name. They
are not worthy the boys they sent
forth to make, if need be, the SUI
preme sacrifice that liberty might live.
Dollars and Sons.
1T is incomprehensible to me that
any of the men who gave their sons
so gladly and so proudly to their
country in it's hour of peril should
turn so quickly to cold and calculat-
ing contemplation of the dollar. Had
the war gone on they would, with
G ual pride, have offered other sons
and would have continued to give OF
their wealth ungrudgingly. Now that
the coming of peace has restored
their sons to them, will they tighten
up their purse-strings and adopt an
attitude which would seem to say:
Let the gon ernment go hang?
Il think the number of croakers
relatively is very small, but their wall
ings and lamentations travel far and
tend to discourage others who are
not stout of heart.
Plain Patriots.
Il do not believe that the plain
people of America either are fearful
of the future or distrustful of their
government. When the next loan is
offered | have every confidence they
will understand it's necessity and will
gladly meet it's requirements.
plain fathers and mothers through
out the land have not so soon ceased
to be thankful that the ending OF the
war has restored their sons to them.'
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-14

going to argue it at length. I am
not as deeply opposed to that pro-
vision as many others-as most 9TH
er people are, as I believe the Amer
lean people are. But it is a very
very grave responsibility to take
charge Of some distant people, fur
nish them with civilians to carry on
their government, furnish them with
an army to protect them, and send
cur young men away on thar business.
We have done it in Haiti, we nave
done it in San Domingo, We have
done it in Nicaragua, and are doing
t now. That Is all within the Mon
zone doctrine that is al! within cur
JWn ring tcuso. We mU-t - il
quite capable Of doing it successful
y. But this is demand TO go cut
through Asia, Africa and Europe and
take up the tutelage of other pao-
pie.
Guaranty Article Nest Important ar
All.
Than comes Article X. That is the
most important article in The whole
treaty. That is the one that / want
the American people to consider, take
it 90 their homes and their resides,
discuss it, think of it. If they COM
mend it the treaty will be ratified
and proclaimed with that in it. But
think of it first, think we'll. This
article pledges us to guarantee the
political independence and the terri
tCrial integrity against external ag-
"ressiCn Of every nation q member
Of Tie League. That is, every ma
tion Of the earth. We ask no @LaI-
antics, We have no endangered fror
tiers; but We are asked to guarantee
the territorrial integrity Of every ma
ton, practically, in the world--it will
be when TIE League IS complete. As
it is today, we guarantee the terri
torial integritv and political mdepen-
dence of every part of the far-flung
British Empire.
Now mark! A0guaranty is never
invoked except when force is need
ed. II we guaranteed one countrv ia
South America alone, if we were the
only guarantor, and we guaranteed
but one country, we should be bound
to go to the relief Of that country
with army and navy. We, under that
clause Of this treaty-it is one OF the
few that is perfectly clear-under
that clause Of the treaty we have got
to take our army and our navy and
go to war with any country which
attempts aggression upon the terri
torial integrity Of another member Of
the League.
Now, guarantees must be fulfilled
They are sacred promises-it has been
said only morally binding. Why, that
is all there is to a treaty between two
great nations. If they are not moral
ly binding they are nothing but
scraps of paper. If the United
States agrees to Article X, we must
carry it out in letter and in spirit;
and if it is agreed to / should insist
that we did so, because the honor and
good faith of our country would be
at stake.
Now, that is a tremendous prom
Use to make. | ask those-the faith
ers and the mothers, the sisters and
the wives and the sweethearts, wheth-
er they are ready yeS to guarantee the
political independence and territorial
integrity of every nation on earth
against external aggression, and to
send the hope of their families, the
hope of the nation, the best of our
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-14

youth, forth into the world on that
errand?
Il they are, it will be done. If the
American people are not ready to do
it that article will have to go out Of
the treaty or eb limited.
Feaa1e Could Not Have Helped in
Revolution.
If that League with that article
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-14

had existed in the Eighteenth CEN
tury. could not haev assisted this
country to win the Revolution. If
that League had existed in 1898 we
could not have interfered and res
cued Cuba from the clutches of Spain;
we should have brought war on
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-14
ANOTHER CRUISER HOME.
INV a scOriotaU prnccl

NDY ASSUCIdItU TVsSJ
Archangel April 14-The Amer-
can cruisers Galveston and Chester,
carrying American engineering
troops, arrived at Murmansk Tues
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-14

Dr. and Mrs. w. w. Apple left
for Moreno dam this morning to
spend the weekend fishing.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-14

Continued in a Later Issue)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-05
MOTOR STATISTICS
MOUNT TOMILLIONS

with the public right now think.
ing in terms OF billions" says Mr.
Pardoe Of the General Auto Truck
Company, local distributor OF the
made-in-Chieago master trucks, eng.
ures that pertain to the motor truck
industry are OF interest and will help
the public to conceive just how much
a billion really Is. Here IL data show
ing the magnitude Of a relatively new
business-business that had its in
ception within the memory Of every
man old enough to be in business
yet no longer an infant in Industrial
affairs.
There are upwards of coo, 900 mo-
tor trucks in use in the United States
today. Granting that the average
capacity of these Is two tons, these
trucks could carry at one time enough
70-pound steel rails to build . 5000
mile railroad.
eff the average MILEAGE made By
each truck were nifty miles per day
the aggregate daily travel would be
10000. 900 miles, or / 1000 times around
the earth At the equator. Six days q
week At this average would roll up
the enormous total OF ESQ., 900 900
miles annually, or more than two
miles for every dollar In the Fifth
Victory Liberty loan
'Usinbg the same ethod Of reasoning
and assuming that the average fuel
consumption, IL one gallon for each
eight miles, the daily consumption Of
gasolene would be 3,750.o00 gallons,
or LILO, 0o0, 900 gallons per year. At
3 cents per gallon this would repre-
sent . yearly expenditure for gaso-
lene Of $269, 1oo,00o
American highway@a total mile
age Of about 2,500, 000-are less than
II per cent efficient that is, only
about 100000 miles are surfaced, or
OF q permanent character. The enor-
nous truck mileage in the United
States. therefore, is made over roads
that add materially to ton-mile costs,
all Of which IL ehargeabIe to, the ulti-
mate consumer. Every last one Of
the 110yoooy0 900 people in this country
pays q mud tax" for every one Of
Us uses products that some time or
other are carried over country roads
carried At q cost that il too high
because our roads are. not what they
should be.
There IL every reason why motor
trucks should be given opportunity
to show full efficiency, for they are
AOE0 10 SNdys surely al IuQu8IEy LnaL
has marketed q product valued in bill
lionS-this product covering billions
of miles annually as q public ser
vant-meritts good roads.
The truck and the automobile
have done much to bring about bet
ter highways. but everyone, whether
q truck or car owner, or not, should
champion the best highway system
in the world for 1t would mean dol
lars to every Individual
And, by the way, now that we
are on the subject of figures, IL you
would know how much a billion real
ly Is, take your paper and pencil and
figure how many minutes have
elapsed since the beginning Of the
Christian Era. When this year ends
there will have elapsed just 1.OOS,-
$50, 400 minutes since the beginning
OF the year 1. A D."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-05
AUTOMOTIVE
SECTION

With the start OF the transconti-
mental demonstration run Of the
United States army motor transport
corps a ringing call is issued to the
motor world to cooperate with the
people Of the country by Charles La
throp Pack, president Of the Ameri-
can Forestry Association, Of Wash
ington, D. c., to help beautify the
good roads for which millions have
been voted. Mr.. Pack urges the
planting OF memorial trees along
these highways and points out the
great possibilities il, by county units,
cooperation is extended to the build
srs Of roads. Call them Roads Of
Remembrance" Mr.. Pack says, for
no finer memorial can be erected in
honor Of the men who fought for
world freedom"
France Is going right ahead with
her road building and thereby sets q
fine example to the United States.
-Four great mountain roads are to be
relaid and rebuilt in the upper Vos-
ges. leading from France into Alsace-
The Commission des Routes Of the
District Of the Vosges Is looking to
the near future, when tourists will
pass hat way. Largely the roads ex-
listed IS strategic military mountain
roads, and the present effort Is IN line
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-05
" Roads of Remembrance"
Will Be Call Issued on
CrOSS-U. S. Convoy Trip

with making them available for
pleasure automobiles.
Newton d. Baker the Secretary Of
War, has ordered returned from
France a large quantity Of engineer
ing equipment to be distributed to the
States for use in the construction and
maintenance of Federal-aid highways.
The equipment will be distributed
without charge. The equipment in
cludes about 1900 caterpillar trGc-
tors; about 400 road rollers, steam
and gas driven, and a large number
of concrete mixers, road graders, ele-
waiting graders, rock crushers, indus
trial locomotives, industrial railway
track, dump cars, steam shovels,
hosting engines, electric motors, and
quantities Of smaller equipment
Starts July 2.
The cross-country motor run starts
for San Francisco July from the
White House, in the train are five
passenger cars, thfrty-five trucks,
two ambulances, six motorcycles. two
tank trucks, one engineer shop
truck, one officer work truck and one
searchlfght truck
In this demonstration" says Mr..
Pack. we will see the need OF good
roads brought to the door of millions.
with this inspiring lesson before US
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-05
"R0ADS CONVOY


let US plan now to make the roads tc
be built Roads of Remembrance.
Why not let the people have a part
in road building in addition to pa.-
ting up the money? The forests OF
France held back the Hun until the
American doughboy could get up there
The American Forestry Association
has called upon the people to provide
money for American tree seeds t.
help it in its plans of reforestinE
those battle areas now in ruins. In
many places the roads went with the
forests and much is to be done
France stands as a great object les
son to the civilized world. What fine-
memorial of the great war than 70
give France back her forests?
With France as an object lesson.
what viii the people of the United
States do now that they have this
great object lesson and a gigantic
bodybuilding program before them
A golden opportunity confronts the
automobile men, the women's clubs
and patriotic organizations of the
land If they will get together in each
county. Build these roads Of remcm-
brance right now in honor of the he
roes of the great war for civilization,
bear is not the motor truck, not the
farmer going to town with his wheat
crop, but the big burden Is the drag
ging feet of the children trying to get
to school, indeed, the burden of the
roads is civilization itself. II the :
carry that burden well. all Is well
with the country.
GROad to Remembranee.S
eFTUA e~O1H0r -
rails. Let US plan in time to give the
memorial building proper setting with
the approach of a Road to Remem-
brance' in mind. This would mean.
in time, a memorial highway across
the United States. Consisting Of 100
members the national committee on
memorial buildings has amalEamated
with the War Camp Community Serv-
ice in advising cities and towns in
the construction of memorials to the
Americans who participated in the
war. This is a move in the right di-
lection. The committee is to retain
its original personnel, and it will con-
-inue the full scope OF its activities,
put 1t will hereafter be known as tho
advisory committee on memorial
buildings. 1t is to function under the
closer guidance Of the War Camp
Community Service, and is to have at
its disposal the community services
large stan and many bureaus.
This committee and the community
service are advisory bodies to assist
any State or municipality in its plan.
Already the community service,
through the advisory committee, has
been advised that 100 cities and towns
throughout the nation are to construct
such memorials. Officers Of the ma
tional committee are: Chairman, Paul
D. Cravath; vice chairmen, George
Gordon Battle, Mrs. John Hays Ham
nond, Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock and
George Foster Peabody; secretary,
Harold S. Buttenheim; treasurer,
Frank A Vanderlip. The honorary Of |
icers are: Chairman, Secretary Frank |
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-05
ADVISES MOTORISTS
TOBUY CARS EARLY

Motorists who beat the season b,
buying their cars early are nov
reaping the benefits in having AZ
automobile for the nice sprfnr
weather. Those who want cars foI
summer use should be guided by tn,
experience OF others, for the present
indications are that the supply o.
cars will not equal the demand.
This season is the biggest I have
ever seen says n. s. Daniels. Of the
bort Motor Car Company. while W.
have been able to give our custom.
ers deliveries within q reasonab BILE
time up to the present, the demand
for cars Is increasing every day, and
we are kept busy supplying them
And this is the situation all over the
country.
Production Is somewhat limited
due to the fact that the war ended
when II did and factories had to wait
to return to a peace basis. Person
ally I believe that the end of the
season Is likely to see q shortage
of cars, and II I were going to buy,
I'd buy early"
Owners Like to Tinker.
To q great many motorists one Of
the pleasures Of owning an automo-
bile is the care and upkeep OF the
car. Instead Of wanting some one to
keep the car in shape to run all the
time, the motorist likes to tinker
himself and takes q lot Of pride in
his ability to make all minor adjust
ments and even to completely over
haul his own car.
For this type Of motorist . par
ticular quality Of car is best In the
first place. such owners generally
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and that operates at a moderate cost
The larger, more expensive cars gen.
orally have too many fine technical
points to bother the strictly amateur
service man. Moreover, they mostly
are owned by men whose time is too
valuable to use in doing their own
service.
Secondly, the car for such a
motorist must be so designed and
built that the ordinary man can do
his repairs and adjustments. It must
be accessible to a point where most
Of the work can be done In private
garage with only a limited number
Of tools and working facilities.
Limited to Hand Tools.
while the motorist who cares for
his own car is prone to gather a good
lot Of tools and materials about him,
ne Is limited 10 manu- HldChihSEJ III
most cases.
THE car must be SO built that 1t Is
simple throughout. 1t is perfectly
possible for the average motorist to
master the theories of motor car de-
sign and to handle adjustments In
sensible manner, but 1t is confusing
to have a lot of complicated parts
when the worker is not an expert
mechanic.
Personally, I am glad to see an
owner who wants to look after his
own car. I believe that such an
owner invariably takes better care or
his automobile and the car gives
him better service because OF 1t.
After all. seeing that the car he sells
gives honest, faithful service, Is the
biggest reward a dealer can get. It's
what counts in the long run"
LOCK YOUR SPARE TIRES
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-05

| Highway between BladensburR and
Annapolis will be a memorial to the
Maryland soldiers in the great wal
for civilization. The Oregon Fedora.
ton OF Women's Clubs are back Of
a plan for a Roosevelt Road. In
New York a bill has been introduced
to create a State commission to pre-
pare plans for a Roosevelt Memorial
trunk Highway from Montauk Point
to Buffalo.
The city OF Buffalo is now eonsidsr-
ing memorial bridge to link Canada
and the United States. The State OF
indiana plans q memorial grove for
every county. In Louisiana trees
nave been planted along the highway
that leads from New Orleans to Win.
nipeg.
$SoopOOOyOOO For Reads.
The people of the United States
VIII spend a little more than $500
OOO,OOO for road building, and every
dollar OF this will be reflected in the
profits OF the users Of these roads.
rhe people are anxious to express
their gratitude to the war heroes.
monument needs the perspective OF
time as well as the hand of an artist
therefore let US build Roads Of Re-
memorance and, when these are fin
ished with their beautiful bridges and
the proper setting Of memorial trees.
then place the monuments at the in
tersection and along the roads. Mil
lions are to be spent on roads. LET
them be spent wisely.
In Roads Of Remembrancs we have
the opportunity to make our country
the most beautiful in the world
While serving the great needs Of com
merce' now charging before us, these
roaos VIII indeed become the friend
OF man for they will bring man closer
together.
Thus 1t win be seen that the dough-
boy, after all has brought US all closer
TO The Great Tree Maker and has
erected his own monument-a better
country. than that in which he was
born and for which he fought. with
that monument the doughboy win be
satisfied. VIII the motor world rise
to this great opportunity"