New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-11

INT Nicuui VI HUNT, has Dtcu OTutTeu
by the War department, or perhaps In
vited is better, to be presen. as a mem
Der of "A guard of honor on the occa-
sion of the ceremonies IN Arlington
cemetery On Armlstice day.
There are not many Medal of Honor
men, but there are more, in proportion
to the number of men in the service,
than it might naturally be supposed
would be the case. No Medal Of Honor
is given to any man unless he does
something which Is over and above
the call Of duty and which if he did
not do he could in no wise be criti-
cized for not doing.
The War department in asking these
men to come to Arlington on ARMS.
tlce day has told them that no matter
what their duties are at the present
time they can be relieved from then
by a simple statement to the command
Ing officer at their posts hat they arc
going to Washington to take part in
the Armistice day services. All their
expenses will be paid by the United
States government.
Rough Sailing for Ship Of State.
If 1t is possible for Il vessel to
founder, it might be said that the good
old ship of state today Is laundering.
Instant recognition, however, should
be given to the fact that fioundering
Is not laundering. 1t cannot be
said that the full-rigger Uncle Sam
is in the remotest danger of going
down. She Is a little wobbly ON
her course just at present and perhaps
the pilots, for there are many of them
do not know just how to bring her
head up into the heavy seas
Leading men of all parties here have
beer asking for a year or two, what
Is the matter with us?" Some of them
and there is little reason to doubt the
justification of some strong language
In the matter. The promise has been
made that the ship of state Is to be
brought out of the sea of trouble, and
doubtless It will be, but a good many
of the presumably able-bodied seamen
seem to be n trifie seaslck and woebe-
gone.
Everybody says it is the war that
has done these things TO the United
States. OF course 1t is the war, but
men here ask why the war should have
so utterly changed human nature as
seemingly to make every man "con-
trariwise," grOuchy and p~essimistic to
a degree that pessimism heretofore has
not known.
Paying for Wartime Haste.
During the var the government had
the troubles of getting men ready to
fight and of getting the material
ready for them to fight with. The
whole thing had to be done in such a
hurry that proper account could not
be taken of the huge bills that were
being contracted day by day. If the
government needed n erowbar ii was
II matter not of how much the crowbar
cost. but get II crowbar and get II
quick"
Today the United States government
is faced with the necessity of paying
for a million or so crowbars. OF
course this Is figurative and the crow
bar stands for Il thousand and n
other things which were necessary In
war time and which the government
was compelled to secure, So to speak.
the jump. The bills confronting
Uncle Sam are supplying, The word
is used adyisedly, for the magnitude
Of the Indebtedness seems to have put
into q state of stupor from
which it Is hard to rOuse 1t to get
into action. Debt is one of the appDl-
ling troubles of the United States to-
day.
Taxation legislation, of course, has
to do with debt. The people saved
their country from domination by the
Germans by willingly spending large
of money for the means OF
breaking the back of the offensive
the world. Now the bills must
De paid and the money must be raised
~ taxing the good citizens of the Uni
ed States.
The trouble with taxation legislation
: that the congress does not know
lust how TO spread the tax. Taking II
In one place and putting II on In
mother simply shifts the burden, and
experience has shown that, no matter
low much the burden is shifted, our
I'D friend, Ultimate Consumer, always
inds it on his shoulders.
Labor Troubles Are Serious.
There are strikes and rumors OF
Everybody is FESTIVE. One
'ody OF American citizens wants its
wages kept where they were during
he war. while II is perfectly willing
hat the wages Of other bodies of
american citizens shall be cut. Demo-
rats and Republicans In Washington
lacidity. II that Is the word, In the
,nited States until there Is exactly
he proper ratio between income and
utgo. The agriculturists seem to be
against the manufacturers and
9th of them seem to be set against
he transportation men. Troublei
.es, plenty Of it everywhere.
The United States today is trying to
out of its shipbuildlng muddle.
hips that cost some hundreds of thou
lnds of dollars each have been sold
,r $500 each. The difference be-
Seen the cost price and the selling
rice must be made up some way. Any
man knows by looking at the
cures that they are trouble breeders.
0 they are. Add another woe TO I'm
G Sans woe bag.
The government today is facing trou-
in a desire TO get rid of trouble. /,