The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-12-29
By EDWARD C.LOWRY

spend for Insurance against ntfnck.
And OF course that IL not all the
cost. What Is the big ldeaf What do
you think about 1T You win have to
pay the bill. DO you think about Il
at ALI General Pershing does. This
Is what he thinks:
"As we consider the causes OF the
World war and comprehend It's hOr-
rors, every thinking man and woman
must feel that measures should be
taken to prevent another such cal.
amity. One step In that direction
would be to reduce expenditures for
armament. Our own estimates for
naval and military purposes contem-
plate an appropriation for the fiscal
year 1922 OF over S5,000,O00 for every
working day In the year. IL. 10 q
gloomy prospect that the nations pan
expenditures greater than ever before
In peacetlmes.
at would appear that recent ex-
periences should be enough to, con.
vince everybody Of the danger ~
renewal OF this competition. But one
nation cannot reduce ornaments I'M
less all do. II is time that enlightened
people everywhere should undertake
10 reach some rational agreement
which would not only relieve the
world OF It's heavy financial burden
but which In itself would 10 far to-
ward the prevention OF war. We are
not a warilke people. We do not
wish to expand at the expense OF any
other nation, and we have no designs
on anybody. II other people feel tho
same toward us and toward each
other II seems unreasonable that they
should be unwilling TO consent IN
principle to some Limitation OF arma-
ments, TO be carried out when other
nations succeed in establishing stable
governments and are willing to recog-
nlze the wisdom OF such course.
Otherwise. may we not seriously ask
ourselves whether civilization Is
failure, and whether we are to regard
war as an unavoidable scourge that
mankind must sufferf
There are other considerations
which should prompt us to make every
effort TO bring about a curtaIiment OF
these expenditures throughout the
world, particularly In the war-worn
countries Of Europe. The people OF
Europe have always been our best
customers and are largely dependent
upon us for certain necessities. We
must look to them TO buy the products
OF our farms. mines and factories.
The prosperity OF our people depends
In no small measure upon the unIn-
terrupted flow OF commodities abroad.
We have stocks OF cotton, wheat and
other products greatly In excess OF
our own requirements. which the
people of Europe sorely need but
which we cannot sell and they can
not buy because their fiscal systems
have broken down. their currencIes
have deprecated, and their purchasing
power Is exhausted.
1.-THE first step 10 take In the re-
Mobilization OF the finances Of all these
countries is 30, reduce the cost OF
government SO that expenses will not
exceed the incomes. Expenditures
must be lowered everywhere II
financial stability Is 10 be restored and
II the nations are ever 10 pay their
debts. Until stability Is restored none
can have prosperity that comes from
free and uninterrupted flow OF products
from one country to another. But this
cannot be done n huge sums continue
TO be appropriated for the malnte-
nance OF large armies and large navIes.
''The safety Of humanity In the
future. indeed the peace. the happiness
and the prosperity OF the race--aIl
appeal alike for an early consideration
OF the question OF limited ornaments"
Broadly speaking, II is the man who
profits, and not the simple average
man who endures, who Is behind all
this movement for ever increasing
armament. II you doubt this. Just go
out In your own neighborli0od and ask
men who were actually IN the war.
who saw service in the line. whether
they want any more Of II.