Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-27

ton and pride of all Europe, and 1t
50 continued for some time after
the Germans threw down their
arms in defeat. Why does not the
country have. the same high stand
ing in the eyes of the world that it
had then? The American people
are the same, our soldiers who
we're in France are no less brave
than they were then and no less
willing to fight for the rights of
humanity should the country call
for their services. Then, surely, it
is not the American people nor the
American soldiers who are to blame
for this loss of prestige and stand
ing with other nations. The cause
of that change comes from the
head OF this government, from the
stand taken in the Fiume matter
and other foreign matters in which
our people have no concern and in
the absence of our being a party
to the treaty, certainly no power
to control.
Democrats Hunting New Issues.
Struck by the force and weight
Of daily accommodating events, the
democratic party is now hunting
around Tor some new issue on
which it can appeal to the voters.
He kept ua out of war;" peace
without victory" TOO proud to
fight" and other senseless express
sions of a similar import as cam
paign catchwords are relegated to
the political scrap heap with no
hope of resurrection. The situation
of that party at this time is more
or less pathetic. A few of it's bold
or members want, SO they say, a
business administration with poll
tics omitted That thought would
never do. Politics is the very heart
of that party's existence, or at least
1t has been so during this admin
istration. Business with it is a
mere incident to other and more
important matters.
Republicans quite readily admit
that a business administration is
wanted, but they want party put
in power that knows how to con-
duct it. We have never had a less
busineSslike administration than
we have now. Ineompetency could
be appropriately written over the
door of nearly every department of
the government, especially the
war, navy and postoffice depart
ments. Not since the foundation
of this government has there been
such a riotous, reckless expenditure
of public funds in which the peo-
pie have received no benefit.
Charges of Ex;ravagance.
The indictment against it for
extravaganza and waste and mis-
management of public business is
the most fearful charge ever pre-
ferred against any party in this
country, and that which makes It'll
more fearful is the fact that the
truth of the charge has been es-
tablished by indisputable evidence.
The people have willingly and
cheerfully contributed all the
money the government needed to
meet the legitimate expenses of the
war, but millions of it have been
and wasted.
The reports of the several in
committees of congress
show that while our soldier boys
were in France fighting for democ-
racy and the right Of this govern
ment to exist republican in form,
the very same government, the
boast of all freemen, was being
held up and robbed by the favored
profiteers and scoundrels in the
confidence and in the employ of
this administration. Millions of
dollars were thus lost to the gov
eminent. Millions and, hundreds
If millions more wasted through |
incompetency and
criminal extravaganza.
A few figures here will not be
Inappropriate, During the war
there was expended one hundred |
million dollars on nitrate plants |
and not pound of that material 4,
was produced. One hundred mil
ions were expended on powder |
plants, and not a pound of powder |
produced by these plants was used |
n the war. A billion dollars was |
expended, on shells and only 1900 !
VI these shells were fired during !
The war, scarcely enough for q |
target practice. one bill |
ion and fifty-one million were ex-
Dended on aeroplanes. Two hun
lred and thirteen observation
planes were sent to France to bob !
lround and see what the enemy |
was doing, but not single fighting
blame was produced. One hundred |
Millions were spent on tanks, and