Evening journal., 1920-11-01
TELLS
OF War Waste.
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national safety and waged a presi-
dental campaign four years ago |
upon the false slogan that IL had |
kept the nation out OF war and could |
continue TO do so.
It's entire conduct OF the war was
characterized by the grossest incom-
potency and a waste OF billions OF
money contributed by the American
people. Although the administration
knew months in advance OF our OH
cial declaration OF war that AmerL
ica's participation In the war was in
evitahle, and although eighteen
months elapsed between our entrance
into the war in 1917 and the srmistice
In 1918, II Is matter OF record that
the American boys who fought on the
blo0diest batieilelds OF all history
against The most scientifically pre-
pared foe In the world, fought
throughout Americas participation In
the war without any American ariil-
lery, without any American ammuni-
tiOn. without any American tanks
without any American battle planes,
without any American gas or gas
masks. YET the Democratic War De
partment expended eighteen billion
dollars in war contracts lnvesiiga-
tions conducted by a Republican Con-
gress, since the armistice disclose the
fact that half OF this sum- or nine bill
/ lion OF dollars, was wasted or lost As
/ a result OF This exposure by the Re
publican congresslpnal investigation
the Department Of Justice has been
compelled TO institute civil or Grim
inal proceedings on 32i separate war
contract frauds. involving hundreds
/ OF millions OF dollars.
Its record during the years Of
peace has been equally void OF com
| potency. 10 has disregarded the need.
OF the farming and producing classes
until today agricultural interests
| upon which our people depend fOI
their food supply, are facing the mos
| disastrous period since the Demo
cratic panic Of 1898. 10 has throttlec
business initiative and enterprise b,
4 meddlesome supervision and foolish
! restrictions. 10 has paralyzed com
mercial and industrial development
by taxes that We're sectional and par
tisah in their conception and ruinoul
in their application. 10 has crippled
] our IlfINMNIlI NHNIAlt nN iANnA 20 %
ical time In the contest for woril
commerce. 10 the irreparable iniur,
OF American capital and American
labor engaged in the shipbuilding in
dustry.
ut has pretended 70 be the frien
OF the labOring classes and has lei
them 10 be the victims Of pronteer
on one hand and reckless dema
gogues on the other.
Ignoring the fact that all govern
ment TO endure, must be founded o
a respect for the law and an orderl
procedure Of all classes, the Demo
J cratic administration has coddle
those dangerous elements In our 50
: ciety who preach The gospel OF dc
4, struction and anarchy.
"As a fitting climax II has stub
Z bornly attempted Il coerce the Amer
: | lean senate and the American peopl
{ | into the ratification OF an allege
I | peace covenant which In polI
I OF fact is a covenant Of war and 4
- war, signing away our soverele
r rights as 4 nation and binding I
% with a solemn treaty which we car
q not break without besmirching Of
honor-to participate with blood ar
e | treasure in an future world wars
z, does this in the name Of Intern
d tionallsm.