El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06
LET POSTERITY HELP TO PAY
THE WAR BILL; CUT THE TAXES

THE national administration Is making tragic blundsr
IN its effort to force the present generation into full
payment Of Americas debt II the United States de-
rived any benefits from the world which she IN
doubtedy did IN what she avoided ven in what she
acquired those benefits win be shared BY posterty well
By ourselves What postety enjoys It should help to
nay for especially when By sharing the burden Of this
generation It may save and itself from dangers even
worse than
High prices are due to than under production and
ex0rbitsnt production costs They due in large
the incubus Of taxation forced upon the
trys business by unwise financial policy. That the
war debt NEST Be paid we all admit That each Of
must grit teeth and pay our share is something We
may vel realize and reconcile ourselves TO- But IN
tine when both and economic recovery from the
shock Of wholesome slaughter Necessary should not
be overwhelmed with the very magnitude Of debt
Even the railroads are to be allowed peod Of ye years
In which from federal control before they are
70 be asked to pay their debts legislation nov pending
Taxation Of general character admittedly necessary
to enable the government to pay the interest the
bords It othe- obligations provided for
bond issues But the governments credit is good Let
some Of the creditors wait The bonds, the truth we're
known, probably gradually gavtang into the hands
Of large investors who afford to bold them Taxes
then should be removed from many necessaes classified
as luEures. Especially should they be removed iron
colnlng' Healenes ana Necessary Lal9lo 49,. IN 80
articles cosmetics there should be discrimination against
the things least necessary IN favor Of the more essential
commodities.
me hp prios marked On the article in the display win
dow attained altitude largely because the merchant IS
compelled TO include under the head Of costs the tax
exaeted BY the government and the time and expense in
cdental the check he must keep his sales TO see
that the tax is collected from the customers
Next year when set about the work Of selecting
managers for our national business should to
that entrust with the governments saTs only such
men as capable Of carrying ont sound financial pro-
gram and wiling to do at the expense Of every petty
political consideration It is regrettahe that we are com
PEELED to wait another year to make the change
There's one difference In Mexico they catch EN-, try
'em and shoot 'em the United States, catch EN-,
maybe; Try EN- sometimes, and release EN-
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patch from London says Let's ses he thought that once
about the Q. S. didn't hes
IF notes would make a man fight, Carranza ought to
be ready to 20 to bat with his Uncle Samuel By now
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People Who want to defy Uncle Sam had better hurry
It begins to look like he might wake mp.
The United States ought to end the var with Ger
mauy before 1t declares another
wherever there is an L " ". there is lawyer who
VIII defend him
Maybe the reason villa isn't captured is that nobody
would ransom him
A dry hole is what makes the wildcat Wild.