Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-08
TAXATION NOW
CHIEF BURDEN
OF MANKIND
Methods to Reduce Gigantic
Expense Budgets Is
Leading Topic.
WHAT NATION THINKS
Special 20 Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
nv FREDERIC WILLIAM WI


BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. s.-"Let the
American delegation at the Washington
conference demand Limitation Of naval
armament-real, substantial, speed limi-
tation-adn It Will achieve one Of two re-
suits. It will either get what It wants,
or It will unmask to the whole world the
reason why mankind clsmor for relief
from unbearable taxation burdens can
not be gratifed."
In these words the chief apostle Of
armament limitation In the United States,
Senator william E. Borah Of Idaho, in
an exclusive interview epitomized the
eonfC rerce situation as he views It on
the eve Of the weeks transcendent events.
1t will encourage the friends of limita-
ton to know that its foremost advocate
IS not pessimistic over the outlook. The
way to desired results has not been
paved exactly as he would have paved 1t.
He deplored the absence Of passionate
supporters" of the movement in the
American delegation. He regrets the in
clusion OF non-armament questions in
the conference agenda. He fears that
because Of the forest of problems now
cOntured up the trees Of genuine conse-
quence may be missed. But he sees one
immense, promising ray of hope that is
his conviction that II the people Of the
country sternly and uncompromising ly
Insist upon their conference representa-
lives hewing unswervingly to the line Of
armament limitation. American-wiIl-
power and Americas dominant position
IN the world can enforce results worth
having
POSITION OF
SENATOR BORAH.
Among both conference delegates from
abroad and the host Of statesmen.tour-
nalists in their encourage. there Is as
much eagerness to meet Senator Borah
as there is to know President Harding
and Secretary Hughes. an nv country. -"
said an editor Of world renown, 1--WE
feel as II It weren't for Borah, we might
not have been here" Surprise is general
that the man who fomented the move
nent for arms Limitation in the United
States Congress IS not associated Off
cially with the conference. But there al
ready is ample evidence Senator Borah
will be its outstanding nonotficial FER
sonage.
81 wish the American delegation that
will take its place at the conference horo-
Borah, could have a look at the mail
now pouring onto the desks Of members
OF Congress from the folks back home
I wish Messrs. Hughes. Root, Lodge and
Underwood. before they begin discussin z
the conference agenda with their fellow
statesmen from eight nations, could
X-ray the mind OF their own nation.
What would they discern? They would
see that the American people know little,
and care less, about international prin-
ciples and policy in the Far East. They
would discern III the thought now op-
pressing our people Almost to the exclu-
sion Of all others, IS how t. cut down
our gigantic national budget OF 81, 800
10000 They would learn that It isn't
Shantung. Siberia or Manchlria, or
Japan. or the open door In China that is
keeping the American people awake
nights. They would find ont that our
national insomnia IS due to the crushing
burden Of taxation in town. county, State
and Nation. They would be convinced
that alongside the demand for relief
from that burden, nothing else, in Ameri-
can popular estimation counts very much
just now.