The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
HIGH COST OF GOVERNMENT

In the downfall of Clemenceau there is lesson for the admin
sraon charged with the conduct OF affairs in the United States
The French press tells that the French people quite pre-
pared accept the traditional ngraude of nations
but that TAR different explanation accurately describes he
actual situation Fl"
In other words the French people found that during the first
year OF peace cost more to operate the than cost
during OF the During the they accepted
explanation that was made and required none unless forth
coming voluntarily Every thought ubordnaed the
au e necessity or us successful prosecution lhey were pre-
pared endure any expense and asked only results
Some men gave their money and others gave their lives
some indeed both but for the Some OF the
money was sqnandered OF msspent and much OF it'll
rrenevaby lost; part of produced the desired result but
there time anything like the extravaganza that marked
the preparations OF America for the French frugal people
But when the ended they asked for in the
duct OF the government They asked for opportunity retrieve
the lost and dsspaed fortunes The did not respond
and Cemenceau who able beyond the winning
the though still national heroand destined to be for
all time-was retired to private life
In the United States there feeling that continually
the increase that the high of government is
determining factor compelling influence in the high cost OIL
everything else. .N.....
There is moreover weldeined that if the gov
eminent would take positive stand for the reduction the cost
Of operation would give downward trend to the necessities oil
life and establish compatible relation between what
to live and what most men have to live
When the high cost Of conducting the government lowered
by the application OF and recognition that the
status be maintained forever then there be
duon income taxes profits and other evies and
when these reduced the whole trend and disposition will be
downward - - J..
Under caption OF Fire Wind h9Wall Street Journal
OF New York has the following to subject pertaining
the most prolific of Extravaganza the capital:
In spite of the shortage might not asking much
William g. McAdoo
From
tary Of the positive
MT McAdoo the symbol destruction emblem
astation his
Tell
The department according
circulated
Of speeches. weighing 5SS94
DER hat went into speeches
scientifically determined the result
would then know whether authorize fighting
fire wind.
September H. 1915 will long black history
tona conservation On William the
OF director of railroads. delivered
which 100000 copies circulated
hardly finished when the
nothing by Rev w Wenmann who delivered audaton
road administration which printed
and circulated.
Here a uninterrupted havoc wrought
emit a
every natural disaster from the
the hurricanes the shores Sierra
Nevada
Of
these speeches but the totals only the
readers received adequate
would have to float another Liberty loan the
OF course the forests be depleted the wood pulp paper
mills gr but Mr. McAdoo will have the satisfaction
of knowing that the sacred pages Of the Congressional Record
and because OF the peculiar system by which speeches NAV be
printed public documents the expense OF the public has
embamed and preserved portion OF his wisdom enrich
ment OF generations yet unborn who will sound his praise through
the for the service he rendered humanity
raroador at least the service he said he renderedn he
quit to go into the