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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08
/. LE ,,lI,,, RI FAIR"

Although some members Of the AM
erican Legion may condemn President
Harding severity for the action he took
anent the proposed soldiers ,compensa-
ton bill, other, DICTIONARIES take an
other view. President Hardings ad-
ministration is trying to put the fl
nances Of the government upon sound
basis and is trying to enforce economy.
True it is flung at him that@lle tsspay-
ing the railroads vast sums of money.
Which is true. But that is according
to agreement. President Wilson's adj
ministration promised the roads when
the government took them over that it
would return them in as good condition
as they We're in when Uncle Sam took
possession; That pledge of the govern
meut, as well as all others, should be
honored. 1t is universally realized that
the country is in serious condition and
that the government must ecOnOmtze in
every reasonable way to protect the
treasury from financial embarrassment.
1t is estimated by Secretary Mellon and
members of congress who have given
the ma tier close consideration that it
would require from $780, 100000 to
ST.. 900. 100000 to carry out soldiers
bonus program such as they are en-
titled to. This would be serious bur-
den upon the government and the coun-
try ut this particular time.
In speaking along these lines, John
Hanson, himself an ex-service man,
writing from Lake Mills, Iowa, says:
1--WE all know our country is facing
an economic crisis. President Hard
ing shows his greatness in not being
afraid to stand out for what he feels
will he best in the long run. He realizes
that in order to pay bonus tax ad-
iustments must be made and other
great problems considered and settled.
Such problems ms tax adjustment, tar
|iff. profitable agriculture and foreign
rela tions are OF prime Importance right
row. These problems must be met TO
avoid an economic crisis.
We legionaires should not be selfish
but stand for what IS best for our
country. I believe that when our gov
eminent sees ifsaway clear that we'll
get our bonus In due time. Let's he
fair
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08
While something like a million and a

While something like Il million and Il
half railroad workers are voting on
the question whether to strike rather
than accept a, II per cent reduction III
their war time wages, there are six
million American farmers who have
already accepted 60 per cent rcdlic-
ton in the prices of their pfpducts.-
Montezuma Republican,.
60 per cent reduction! What ara "
thinking about, Mr.. Republican Corn
today on the local market is work tEly
about One-third as much as it was a
year ago. Oats were sold from; the
threshing machine last summer Il; from
go to 20 cents. Now they are bringing
only 0ne-tllird of that amount, Hogs
and cattle are at least GO per cent be.
low the price of last summer and spring
On the WHOLE the value of the prod.
ucts of the farm are at least 100 per
cent less than a year ago, and $50 per
cent less than the peak. e@
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08
A GOOD SUGGESTION.

In looking over our exchanges the
other day we noticed that some Iowa
editor made what appears to us good
suggestion. He said that the people of
Iowa who held victory bonds would do
a fine thing for the state and help
varions individuals by selling the
bonds upon the market and by lOaning
the money to friends who need it.
500 victory bonds are now selling
on the open market ut $3.50, being dis
counted only one and half per cent.
They draw Ar per cent interest. Hence
am owner of victory bond who now
sells it and loans his money at per
cent would make more in interest the
first year than he would lose because
of the deprecated price ut which he
would be required to sell. These bonds
are due in two years, hence he win
realize 9A per cent interest by hold
ing them until maturity and he will
also get part, therefore he will realize
IL per cent by holding them until due
instead of selling them at $3.50 now.
But if he loans the money he gets for
them at per cent for two years he
will make 30 per cent more than he
will by holding the government securi-
ties. t
1t will work this way: $1,000 in vic
tory bonds can now be cashed in for
$3.50. All per cent interest $3.50 would
bring to fine loaner $GS95 PR annum
for two years. when the bonds will he
paid off. Besidey the first years in
teresteof 1886 if lossed at Z per cent
would add $3.50. Hence when the debt
came due and was paid the loanef
would realize from 81 900 victory bonds
81, 127.7O. If he keeps them until
maturity and loans the first years in
terest at per cent he will get for the
81 600 worth 81 ,O9S.32 just $20.3S less
than he will receive IL he sells the Sc
curitiess now and loans the money at Z
per cent on good security. II. he loans
at per cent and he can readily get
that .Onsa second mortgage, he would
add to Ms profit about-$20 in the two
years. a@ .
Therefore the Iowa holder of victory
bonds who now sells them on the mar
ket nnd loans the money to those who
need it would make. q fine profit out
Of the TRANSACTIONS besides henefiting
the state by bringing just that much
ready cash to it ut time it needs it
badly H. K tsfes Il
Just how much money Iowa has
invested in victory bonds is difficult to
determine. But. approximately 3d.
SOC. 60O.OOO of the bonds were sold and
Iowa's allotment was $4,000, 900.
Iowa always took her allotment and
more, hence it is fair to estimate that
this state bought mt least S1iO,OOWOI
of the victory issue. If the people
originally buying them still; hold half
of them there must he approximately
$'iJ. 0tO.000 worth still owned by Iowa
people. Hamilton county Is an aver
age county, hence must have something
like half million dollars invested in
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

T.
We noticed in the papers the othre
day that the mayor of Evanston, Ill.,,
north Chicago suburb, has instruct
ed the police to enforce a new oreli-
nance prohibiting automobiles without
the Evanston license from. parking
near the beaches and on down town
streets" We hope Webster City Wall
never resort to such methods. For o'lr
part we would be glad to have all tie
outside cars in Hamilton county cOi:.e
to Webster City even il our people had
to keep their cars in the garages on
certain DAYS and evening. Visitors al
ways spend more or less money anu
business is what keeps the town pros
porous.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

Senator France does not tell the
country where the $2,OOO.0OO,WO to
"a 600, 00O.O00 that he proposes shall
be loaned to Russia is to come from
IT is said that the senator Is quite
wealthy and if he wants to take the
chance Of lOaning Russia a few hun
dred thousand dollars there will he no
serious objections. In 1917 Rassia's
public debt was s25.OOO,O0O,O0a. She
still owes that. even If the government
has repudiated large portion OF it.
and probably the government has bor-
rowed a number Of billions OF dollars
since 1914, Some day Russia Will no
doubt have a responsible government
and when that day arrives it will he
safe TO loan the great empire money,
but ii it not safe now.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

,Sil 70 congress sff fo - psJstp5hciicnt
Of y measure committing the govern
u,ent TO an expenditure of three to nVe
billion dollars has any thought but the
necessities of the tines and the pIlght
If the country. The measure csnnot
he made effective now without disastef
t. the nations finances.
No one is so well prepared to estl-
mate the financial condition OF the
United States as the secretary or the
treasury and the president But wheth-
lcr that is so or not, they acknowledge
and accept the responsibility TOR sound
safe and wise administration o. pubic
finance. They say the consequences OF
bonus legislation now will he 4sravely
damaging. If, believing, it, knowing 1t.
they had failed to say it, they would
have been remiss in their duty. Was
ANYTHING else expected or desired?
1t is not easy for President Harding
70 disappoint the soldiers, who feel and
who know that the country feels that
they have been inadequately @cDmpen-
stated for their service in thesWorld
war. It would be insulting both to the
president and to the veterans to say
that Mr.. Harding Ivy his protest invited
serious political opposition. 1t Is un-
thinkable that they, or the public, will
attach to his act any political signift-
canoe. 1t was on its face crisis which
called for plain recital of facts and
recognition, and there was nothing else
for him to do; there is nothing for any
body to do but make the best of 1t.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

IF freight rates in the aggregate can
moi be cut there should he some changes
in classification that would give Il low
or rate on farm products and other
bulky articles that have deprecated in
value during the pass year. In some in
stances freight charges are actually
prohibito.y.- Such Il condition Injuries
tho entire business of the country and
il felt lv everybody. Rates could he
increased on the more valuable articles
of light weight as tho matter of trans
portation charges on them is n small
item COMPARED with their vaine. a
charge of one-thiril Of the selling price
at the point Of sale is II burden that "
toefercs seriously with the exchange OF
commodities.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

Herbert Hoover is a. man who does
things. He already has the work OF
Russian relief fairly we'll started. 1t
Is the soviet governments own fault
flat that work was not launched soon
or. 1t refused for Il long time to ask
for relief, not wanting to admit to the
world that the great Russian empire
was in need of outside assistance. VI
course there was nothing for the out
SIDE world to do but wait until the Rus
sian government was willing to cooper
s.le in and admit the necessity Of relief
measures. -
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08
LOAN NOT POPULAR.

The people of this country will not
look with favor upon Senator frances
suggestion to loan Russia $2OOO,OOO,OtO
If any of the money is to be taken
from the United States treasury. If
the banks and financiers want to take
the chance that is entirely another
propositi6n.
The government of the United States
loaned Russian during the war almost
$1SSy 900, 600. no part of which has been
paid, not even the interest, and as the
present Russian government has repud-
lated large number of other financial
obligations there is no assurance that
it will not repudiate its debt to this
country. '-.ssz
The men in charge Of the govern
ment of Russia are fanatics against
capitalism. They have permitted the
deliberat tie confiscati0n of property and
the murder Of men possessing it. So
long as the Russian government is in
the hands of thieves and murderers
the United States government should
not loan Russia a penny.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

II may he believed that ex-Goy. f. o.
Lowdan of Illinois is not indulgilIg in
tears because Of! -the mess that GOV.
Small is in The Small crowd pursned
Mr.. Lowden most maliciously while he
was in office, vet the fact remains. that
lie was one of the best governors the
state ever had. He gave it a good ad-
and saved the tax payers
of dollars through economy
and efficiency. 1t seems long ways
from Lowden to Small.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

There is no question but that the
proclamation of peace with Germany,
to be issued by president Harding, will
lead to an increase Of trade with that
country. Germany will sell us u lot Of
the things we do not make here. She
would sell us millions of dollars worth
OF competitive goods but for the pro
tectiye tariff law that congress, is
going to enact. 1t is best for the
United States to produce as nearly as
pOsSible all she consumes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

The sRolfe Arrow says that fIies maii
who reasons that it is t;clleaper to ira vel
by auto than by train has something
wrong with his carburetOr." Wei,
that all depends. For the individual
it is of course cheaper to travel by
train but il a party of five wants to
make trip of say 100 miles it is
much cheaper to make it in the little
old Ford and some cheaper to make it
in Buick or Studebaker.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

1t was a hard pin for the Russian
government to swallow-tO admit that
after nearly four years of the reign
that was to usher in the millennium
Russia must ask the United States. the
hated capitalists, for assistance to Keep
her people from starving to death
Russia, with its inexhaustible re-
sources. with millions of square miles
of idle farms, idle because OF the gov
ernment maladministratiOn, will some
day learn that the rights Of life and
property must be respected and pro-
tected. "What's the use" asks the
peasant, "tO plant and pillow and reap u
the government is going to take tho
crop and pay for it with money that u
worthless:'
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

Secretary Melons suggestion OF a
fax of two cents on bank checks Is not
a good one. Such tax would discOur-
age payments by checks and would
also discourage deposits In banks. The
more money that is deposited in banks
the better it is for all business and any
taxing scheme that hampers such de-
posts is injurious to trade and COM
mcrce. The secretary's advocacy Of
three cent letter postage and the levy
ing Of tax upon every automobile Is
not SO bad. fif properly graduated) II
the government must have the money,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08
MAKING THE BEST or IT.

Portland Oregonian: President Hard,
ing states bluntly the known truth
when he declares that the congressional
proposal for soldiers bonus Mt this
time would hinder every effort Of res
toration and greatly imperil the finaR-
cinl stability of our country" 1t can
rot be true that the president, BY his
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

The news dispatches tell of one big
automobile n nufac;uring firm that is
today making more cars than ii did a
year ago, with a working force at pres
crt cf 5.0G0 men less. That indicates
nat efficiency and good service in that
f-gLn4y have, taken the place of ineili-
tancy ANA peer service. 1t is good
omen for the future.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

If The now nglad tear gas will
dispose moI.. viii be a good weapon
il. inc hands o: the authorities. 1t is
50 id it doesn't "asu.t in permanent in
jury, only atuEc lyi;:g the victim for a
short inns. Ii gas nay prove Il great
protection 10 lie ana property.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

But no no ipI,lan should inclddes the taxing
of checks Years ago there was Il two
cent tax on checks, but in those days
only the well-tO-dO people patroniZed
banks and wrote checks. Now practi-
cally everybody is a bank patron.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

Graftera WHO have been waxing fat
of The federal government are finding
ii more and Il, re difficult 10 'uM any
hing" with Gen. Dawes. on the job.
lresiicnt Harding surely made a three
bHSe hit whcl he selected The rcdout-
able genera! 10 look after the budget
system.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08
If Mexico would undertake and car

If Mexico would undertake and cary
out policy for the projection of TX
person and property Of foreigners
there would he little to MIR the friend
Hest relations between that country
and this, But our government can
moi countenancc = policy that does not
rrotect the life andNIroperty of Amtri-
can citizens doing Il legitimate business
in Mexico.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

1t would he fine il the armament linn
itation confCrcntc would agree to dis
continue for a period of 10 or u years
All armament building when the equip
ncnt now started is completed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

Gen. Dawes is in Il position that
will require him to exercise his talents
to the fullest extent He has the conf
dence of the co,lniry and the people
are expecting him 10 make good. How
ever, they are ECt expecting him to do
the impossible.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

As long as TIE wage scale in this
country is higher than that of other
countries we canno: with safety adopt
the policy Of free trade, or Of tariff
free tfadc. if hon silly applied. 5 !,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

, ,1 ssfb .snld In low.AeTen it'll
We're a bum dam, and, second, that: the
government finish the dam, guarantee
it to- be, a good dam and undertake to
keep up the dam and make good the
losses, If itis not a good DAM" q
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

1t is currently reported, and nobody
has denied the report. that wages in
Germany today are 30 to GO per cent
below the prewar levels, and yet the
laborers and mechanics of Germany
are steadily ON the job.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

1t is always safe TO predict that a
drouth is going to he broken. Like
wise ii is. safe to guess that times are
going to, be better for the farmer. They
can't we'll Ike worse.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

Oh, yes, there is a difference between
the sbootlcgger and the man who pat
roniZes him. Tie bootleggcr gets the
money and his customer gets ten days
in Jail.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

This country takes no stock in the
king can do 10 wrong stuff, whether
it applies to a governor of Illinois lor
the president Of the United States.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

in The Transportation business Henry
Ford is bound to win. He is running
q railrofd in competition With his cars
&,.d trucks.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

armament, lin .tation conference" is
u better name tl.an is disarmament
conference" Nobody is expecting the
conference to ag.ec to Il policy of dis
armament. but everybody is hoping for
an agreement to limit ornaments.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

Every houseke@pcr earns a good sal
airy. but all of them do not get it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

That men are only boys grown up
is again demonstrated by the Lloyd
George Curzon- Northcliffe episode.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-08

Chart Oak Times: Blood Is thicker
than water all right, but oil seems 10
have them both sliding.
The Washington times., 1921-11-04
NO FIGHT, NO VICTORY
IS LIFE WORTH THE DAILY STRUGGLE?

the whole point of the game Of exis-
tence as well as Of the games Of field
and track.
1t doesn't seem to be the equip
ment with which a man starts which
counts. But his power to stay and
to go on fighting, no matter how up
hill, the struggle gives him the final
victory.
Any one who wants to say that
the fight isn't worth while can lie
down and die or roll about in the
gutter for long, merciless years be-
fore coming to the final mercy of
death. The point Is that the min
ute we give up the struggle we're
bound to go down in defeat. And
the minute we get bitter about the
inevitable competition, we face
something almost as black as de-
feat. Nature is pitiless. she knows
nothing Of mercy or. gentleness.
She creates with lavish hand and
then it is for her creatures to sur
vive the struggle for existence-or
not to survive, as they decide.
l know an author whose success
today is an opulent thing of motor
cars, fame and the world opening
out before him.. Yet he. told me
that he had a room papered with
rejection slips, to the number of two
hundred and fifteen, before he sold
a story.
Think of the courage, the purpose,
the willingness to fight and the
never-say-die spirit ii must take to
get 215 rejection slips and never a
bit of encouragement in the attempt
to make literature a profession and
means of earning your bread and
butter.
/ know an actress who ate her
heart. out playing tiny. unnoticed
parts for fourteen years. And to.
day. she stands at the forefront of
her profession. l know a play
wright who had twelve years of
failure and poverty, and then wealth
and acclaim. l know a successful
business man who failed nine years
and in. the end, with, credit gone,
he achieved his goal.
rs life worth the struggle7"
l think the answer reads like this:
Without struggle there isn't any
thing sufficiently vital to be called
life?
mo fight-no victory. No victory
mo crown"
The Washington times., 1921-11-04
SCIENCE AND BELIEF
NER NEYER PRETENDED no BE MORAL FORCE

or behind, the universe OF things
known to us through our senses.
do not believe that any true man
of science, any real investigator or
the phenomena Of nature that form
the subjects of scientific inquiry.
would write such letters, or express
such opinions, as are referred 10
at the beginning of this article. They
come from persons who have read,
or studied. scientific books without
truly understanding, or properly Ill
ges0ng, their contents.
| am sure that every genuine
worker in the scientific field feels
that IL would be inexcusable and
ridiculous arrogance on his part to
affirm, or even silently TO assume.
that he. or any of his colleagues,
has upset, or can upset, the idea
of God as either the creator or the
controller of all that we call ma
ture and the universe.
The most that he could do would
be 20 say, as Laplace is reported
TO have said: II have no need Of
that hypothesis" meaning that the
object of his researches was not to
find out God, but to discover the
relations of things comprehensive
to the restricted intellectual ca
pacity of man.
There is a certain resemblance
between these msapprehensions
and consequent misrepresentation
of the effect Of scientific advances
and discoveries upon the bases OF
moral and religious ideals and the
widespread misunderstanding of
the results of the theories and
speculations grouped about the
name of Einstein. Continually
people are repeating. often without
sense or reason. the parrot phrase:
Everything is relative"
From this many draw the conclu-
sion that nothing is certain. Such
a state of mind tends to undermine
all confidence in the conclusions
of science. There are those who
suppose that Einstein has upset,
or disposed of, Newton, and that
scientific knowledge will have to
be made all over new. But worse
than that. some are led to feel that
neither Newton. nor Einstein, nor
anybody else really knew or knows,
or has proved or can prove, any
thing at all.
A flood of metaphysical specula-
ton seems to them to have swept
away all foundations TO knowledge,
and time and space, straight and
curved, distance and motion, points
OF view and points viewed, are in
extricably mingled and entangled
in n hopeless chaos.
NV advice to hundreds OF in
ouirers about the Einstein, theories
is. Let them alone, unless you have
the mathematical equipment reces.
sary TO follow them out with com
nIete understanding: and II you
have not such equipment, don't
worry!