The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-14
ARE THINGS IN
BETTER SHAPE !?
Uncle Sans Business Is Being Run
On Lines of Sensible Economy
and the Country Is Enter
ing Era of Prosperity
Especial to The Silver state)

lou, MT. ollVer DJdte Reader, want
facts on what has been done at
Washington by the present admins
tration. There are so many facts
that it is hard to know where to
begin. Not long ago Secretary of
Commerce Hoover made a speech
in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which
he named, "18 Months of Business
in Government" That title tells a
story of its own about business in
government" which is something
new at Washington. We find upon
investigation that not only one or
two departments, are being run as
any successful business man would
run his own business, but all of
them are showing splendid records
of efficiency.
In March, 1921, when the Re-
publicans took charge at Washing
ton, we were in the midst of a
commodity crisis, commodities being
those things which must be bought
and sold to keep the country NOV
ing. Prices had fallen 40 per cent
and our. industries were operating
on a basis of less than 60 per cent.
There was an army of about five
million unemployed. Commerce was
held down by heavy taxes brought
about by waste and extravaganza
We were getting closer and closer to
a war with Japan and respect for
the United States abroad was lower
than ever before in history. We
were still without peace with Ger.
many and Japan.
Business couldn't start without
peace and that was the first step ac-
eomplished, secure peace without
ny tangling up with the world club.
Peace soon restored business with
chose countries and the next step
vas the arms conference at Wash
.ngton, reducing navies and cut
ing down expenses and bringing
about friendship with Japan.
But what about the govern
ment itself" you ask, "is it being
run any better?"
Mr.. Silver State Reader, there are
over $4,000 less civilian employees
doing work for Uncle Sam than
there were at Washington on March
1, 1921, and the army has been
cut from 225,000 to $4,000 men.
The navy has been cut from 1884,
900 to $4,000 men and the budget
system has been put into effect,
reducing the government expenses
from $5,53S, 100000 for the year
ending June 80, 1921, to $3,770,-
100000 for the present year. This
means saving there alone of ST.
76S, 100000.
That's some amount of money
saved, you must admit.
The Funding Commission was es-
tablished to arrange for the pay
ment by foreign countries of the
money borrowed from us and Great
Britain has already handed US an
enormous check in part payment of
interest. These payments will bring
the United States treasury about
S200,000,000 each year. You know
that the war veterans are being
cared for under "a central system
and where there were 100000 cases
of disabled men not attended to
when the administration came in,
they have been taken care of. By
saving in other departments it has
been unnecessary for the admins
tration to skimp on the veterans.
Over s100,000,O0O a year is being
spent for their welfare. Do you
remember how low Liberty Bonds
were in value? Since March A,
1921, they have been increased ID
per cent in value. Taxes have been
cut by more than 100000, 900, all
IN Is months time.
"What about the farmers?" you
ask.
The administration found the
farmers in bad condition in March,
1921, because they were unable to
get credit or find market for their
products. Hundreds of little banks
had loaned the farmers much money,
and, the farmers being unable to
pay it back, these banks were in
terrible fix. The War Finance Cor
poration was put into effect again
and it wasn't long before $780,
100000 of Uncle Sans money was
loaned to the farmers to see them
through their troubles. This brought
farm prices up about 20 per cent,
saved hundreds of the banks and
put the whole farming section of
the country back on much firmer
basis.
In other words, Mr.. Silver State
Reader, there is no section or part
of our government but where the
Republican administration has ac-
complished some fine piece of work,
and the test of it all is that we
are prospecting. Europe respects us
once again and we need not fear
the terrible consequences of an
other war. Our foreign policy is
safe in the hands of Warren G.
Harding and Secretary of State
Charles E. Hughes.