Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-11-24
LOWRY To TELL
WHE RE YOUR TAX
MONEY IS GOING
AUTHORITY ON GOVERNMENT
BUSINESS METHODS Is THE
AUTHOR OF ARTICLES.
viii ShOU HOW Your
Money Is Being Spent

No Washington correspondent is Det-
ter known or more highly esteemed
than Edward G. Lowry That in II
self means that he has broad and deep
knowledge of national and world af-
fairs that he is slillful in getting the
news and tnctful in writing it, and
that he has the confidence OF the pub
lie men with whom he comes in con-
tact. But Mr.. Lowry has more than
that. He has the really patriotic feel
ing that the intimate knowledge of the
nations affairs, which he acquires
through his work i'm Washington,
should be impaired to the people OF
the country who have not his privileges,
i'm such n way that they will be led TO
take that personal Interest In the doings
of the government, which alone Will
result In good government lie wants
the people To realize that il is their
governments answcrable 10 them only,
and that they only are responsible
for it's good qualities and its bad quail
tiles. II is this feeling that has in
splred much of Mr.. Lowry'S best work.
Born in Atlanta in 1876, Mr.. Lowry
was educated i'm private schools. the
Georgia Military institute and by priv
ate tutors, and began his journalistic
career at the age of twentY-fOur. lrr
1904 he was sent to Washington and
has been there almost continuously
ever since He has been the political
correspondent of IIarper's Weekly. has
written many articles for the periodi-
cal press and since 1913 has been the
Washington correspondent of the New
York Evening Post and for Il cunSid-
erable time the managing editor. Of
that paper When Germany started
the World war the government natur-
ally found important work for Mr.
I Lowry. For two years he was at
= tached To the American embassy in
London, and then he returned % he
come Il captain in the aviation section
of tie signal coruS Then he was as.
sistant military attache at London and
on the British front i'm Flanders. ana
was with the American Army of Oc-
cupation ia Germany. For his Nalu-
able work he was awarded the Brit
ish Military Cross. Recently he wrote
"Washingtou CloSe-UpS." Il series of
character sketches of eminent figures
in the national capital, which the
country Is reading with vast enjoyment.
For two years Mr.. Lowry has been
making IA close study Of the business
of the government. He is given credit
in congress for his aid in passing the
budget bill and in bringing about the
naming of the Joint committee of the
house and senate To investigate ana
report upon the administration and or
gnnization of the government executive
departments. lie now wants the peo-
pie of the United States to know the
details of the United States govern
ment. which il their business. He be-
lieves the knowledge of these details
will make Of them better Americans
and give them better government.
No man not imbued with Mr.. Low
rvs high ideal could have carried out
this study of the government business
so exhauStively and painStakinglN as
has he Probably he now knows more
about it than any other man i'm the
world With extraordinary persever
ance aud dogged persistence he went
after hidden facts and multifariouS de
tailS-and got them. Nothing was toe
big for his comprehension or too small
for his attention. AT one time he went
to a member of the cabinet with the
statement that the government had 81
its payrollS. exclusive OF the oiiicer'
and men of the army and navy. ON,
employee for each 6S people of TIA,
United States ten years of age an'
over engaged in gainful occupations
1t took that cabinet officer, with the
assistants he had at his command, ;
considerable time, and considerable IF
: fort 10 verify Mr. Lowry'S statement
but he found 1t Ia be true.
, AS the result of his Ereful studie
> Mr.. Lowry has written Il series of an
ticles on the business of governmcn
income and expense; where the none,
comes from. and how and for what i
Is spent; whether the organization q
, the business side of government is eff
1 fltIl VI llif-ih' i'iiA Nh'li'i Ah' ~VN
ernmcnt wastes the money We give il
+ The series is not in any. sense politi
? cal IL is not an attack, not n much
raking expedition. II recites facts
{ conceded, acknowledged facts. Thes
r facts come from the men I'm the gON
r ernmcnt-from the government itsel
= and they are all facts that ever
tttf
= anil should know.
{ The series of articles on this subjeC
r of "Where Your Taxes Go" VIII h
y carried I'm these columns. They shOul
E he read by every American who is n
n tercsted IN the welfare of the natioI
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