Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1922-01-19
Copyright. Western Newspaper Union
DRRIBLE WASTE

DRRIBLE WASTE
Leffingwell was the as
tfGtary of the treasury In
1hances during the war.
i X41 in the treasury he be-
spIy Impressed with the mag
1 koxernment Expenditures and
en6eg inefficiency and waste
4 part of government meth
The eecretaries of the treas
X the outbreak of the war
r00 this feeling OF apprehen-
/ &oncern with Mr.. Letting
irqu0te here a recent utterance
M war expenditures:
ii $4,000, 900, 900, exclusive Of
"a the public debt, spent in
rear 1921, $1,1O1, 615,013.32
BY the War department,
B6 IS by the Navy depart
!, 100000 on the railroads,
w4byS the bureau of war risk
md $357,S14,S97.O1 by the
lei rtment, mostly, l take 1t,
hand Spanish war pen
a at pf $3,OSO, 100000 under
|. 1 year 1920 the War de-
~ B 81, 100000, and the
] lAf lent $74O,OO0,O00. a total
h0QQ0O0. Secretary Mellon
Nv ttot IN the fiscal year, 1921,
lepartment will spend'$1. O25.-
and the Navy department
LOO, 4 total Of SLIPS, 900, 900;
Sin tie fiscal year, 1922, the
1tettrtment will spend $570,0O0.-
e the Navy department $685.,
al total Of $1,115,OOO,OOO. This
rthree-years' total of $780,
tot
an my went to war to realize on
sment In arms and armies.
IN of universal military serv-
bad1t1reS On the army and
and doles, became In
ent S6a thought she would re-
tdxplQlt of 1870 and make war
Pri6l6h territory and indem-
: to Hrecopp herself for the
al 40 Years preparation. The
brasinkance of the Belgians and
ID md of the little British
If AIRY force made the short
halle dream. The unframed
and xunmortgaged resources
stern World, of the British
srS(4s, and finally of Amer
mined the issue. Germany
ION I0nonic collapse, though her
mateu but not routed, were
III snendy soil. So Germany's
sepaFedness was her cause
staf war and was the cause of
III the issue, it was eco
s4pafedness that mattered
sam men, women and little chill
mutrying to death in Europe be-
theie wars horrible waste and
,es' the still more horrible waste
e war. Two years and a
-armtstice, nearly two years
1onle was concluded between
arend#the allies, millions of
'es Oderarms, eating and wear
of the fields and of
EN- Of a civilian population
. bfar the load of taxes and
at acereary to maintain those
lid eo40nic idleness. The peo-
:. ti4ental Europe are stag
.sr<he load of ornaments,
at Before the war and in
w Their rulers hold them
. liver by subsidies and doles,
1EJl now on their fears, and
.
leir avarice, still again on
ambitions or ancient ra-
The allies have under
lSl1E4 Germany's economic
10 g in(l sting upon her disarm-
, abe Rayment of reparations.
Tho as be development of a
{ Nance; but for them
reE4fve the doubtful privi-
, ri lining armed to the teeth.
demonstrated our mill
We have shown what
lie Ia a few short months
:. !, army and transport it to
II | gn var. We have no need
ohs' sorg abroad, we are invul-
l0nIe. Let us accept the
rod les of the position of lead
.;,o d n ours, show the world
n words into plow-shares,
W. leoples of the world of ap-
"inHaud lead them back into
peace and plenty. If we
,eorts war we shall have it. If
Ths world in preparation for
mid hAye that"
l ;,,e11 kSHING THINKS