The Glenwood post., 1921-12-22
By EDWARD G. LOWRY
Copyright. Western Newspaper Union
WHY YOU'RE INTERESTED

i wish you would take what Is
written here as personal report ad.
dressed directly to you from me about
your business. Don't think of 1t or
read 1t as an article about politics"
or remote public affairs at Washing
ton. 1t is not that at ALL 1t is what
l ask you to think 1t, personal
business report to you relating to your
individual concerns. your pocketbook
and your welfare. 1 have no other
interest than to tell you the exact
truth.
Assume that you have sent me to
Washington to find out for you what
your agents are doing, how they are
managing your affairs and spending
your money. | call them your agents
for that is all they are-the President,
the members of the cabinet, the
senators and all the members of the
house of representatives. You hire
them. you pay them and you can fire
them.
You may think of them in Difference
and awe as a group of eminent states
men, or you may call them in fiippancy
and too hasty contempt "a lot of
politicians" But whatever you call
them, they are your hired men. They
attend to your collective business.
which is called the public business.
Query: Are they doing it efficiently
and with single-minded devotion to
your interests?
Perhaps the largest item in the high
cost of living is the high cost OF
government. And far and away the
largest item in the high cost of govern
ment Is the high cost of armament;
preparation for war About 90 per
cent of all government revenues. and
that means the money taken from you
us taxes, goes to pay for wars. past.
present and future.
Before | have concluded this series
of articles expect to show you con
cluslvelv that the impelling motive
that induced President Harding to call
the present conference in Washington
to consider limitation of ornaments
was financial. The pressing need of
considering a proposal for reduc
ton or limitation by agreement of war
expenditure was not made entirely on
the ground of morality or righteous
ness hut os nlor for cutting down
the operatlne exnenses of the govern
ment
IF tbe unjted S+otes ,overnmant
v,ere nm indfyiluol ,,a would COW tbot
If was hro,se for its axnanses excaed
its income
Your interest is simply this; that
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