The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-10

ucoSIipliOu. Appaichus thC
| given out at the White House during
the days Of the illness Of the presi-
dent failed to tell 81 the half-truth
concerning the serious condition OF
the chief executive.
Mr.. Wilson will occupy his new resi-
dence in Washington after March 4,
and it is given out that he expects
to become almost a recluse for a
period Of at least six months. From
all appearances he is on the SLOW road
to recovery. But it is clear beyond
all question, that his days of leader
ship are over
The war has brought out a lot Of
words that have been popular for a few
weeks. Normally has been coined
by the president-elect, and it is the
latest" Since it is in only a few of
the dictionaries, ii is late enough-in
more ways than one. A mathematical
dictionary says normally relates TO
the co-ordinates Of the point of con
tact" Possibly it is a non-resembling
kin TO "camoufiage."
The Investigations OF the war have
demonstrated the former ascendancy
Of 'camouflage." and now that NOR
malcy" is in high favor in official cir
cles at Washington, all will wish for
it a success at least equal TO that Of
its less deserving kinsmen in the fam.
ily of forceful words
In the soft speech of politics in
Washington, where this article is
written, 1t means intelligent use of
the cheese-knife in slashing appropri-
atoms as they have never been
slashed before; because 'normalcy :
must do a lot OF substracting on the
tax bill to prove itself in successful
operation in federal and state admin
istration of the public's affairs.
Henry Ford says that men who
were laid off during the shutting
down Of industry are taking off their
silk shirts and are drifting back to
the farms" Henry occasionally pulls
a good one, and If he is right in this
instance, it is another victory for
normally" We all tip our aqua
glasses to Senator Hardings' new
word.
Formal peace with Germany and
Austria, and commercial treaties that
will place the United States on the
same economic basis as the European
countries that are not technically at
val with the former beligerents, will
be among the first acts of the Hard
ing administration.
The president-elect and his closet
advisers doubtless hold to the pur-
pose to scrap" the Versailles agree
ment. But, while that document may
not be acceptable as the basis for in
ternational affairs, there is no ques-
ton but what the matter uppermost
in importance to our future welfare,
is the finding Of a policy that will
promise peace throughout the world.
This is reflected In the passing by
congress-, owe the presidents veto, of
the bill to reduce the army from $780,
900 to ITS, 900 men, and the determine
ton to reduce war expenses. Repub-
lican Leader Mondell, in the house,
has made a vigorous denunciatiOn Of
the policy of perpetuating the bur.
dens of war upon the taxpayers of
the nation during peace times.
The next time the pork barrel
cry reaches your ears, just remind the
critic that in a chart recently pre-.
pared by the bureau of standards that
it is proved that during the last nine
years, exclusive Of war costs, all OF
the civil activities of the government
represent less than o%ne-third of the
total expenditures. A speaker at IN
event where government expenditures
was discussed a few nights ago, pro.
duced a dollar bill. He cut it almost
in the middle-40 per cen to be cx
act, and held up the piece to repre-
sent the proportion Of each taxpay
er's dollar required for the army
navy, anu lbI ptIlSlOHN ana care %
soldiers. The legislative, executive
and judicial, was represented by clip
ping Is per cent off the dollar. Public
works took eleven per cent. Rivers
harbors, public building and reclama
ton projects, and all the alleged
pork barrel" matters that represen.
permanent public improvements do no
combine all told, the amoun Of any
division of the military machine. The
man who cut the n dollar bill haC
to pare 1t very fine to illustrate thu
expenses Of education, public health
and research.