The Crittenden press., 1922-02-10

Total sssssssss.sssssss.s...s..s. . ~ aplon
Substantially all the expenditures
entering Into this total. and q larEr
share % me expenditures ca various
minor accuunis. represent burdens Al.
rccily traceahls % ne var. % past
wars or % prepareduess iuf future
uars These hgurcs serve o. indicate
the difsciion which s.ncsfe Efforts o.
rciuce the coat u ths government
must take.
Thea ! found Mr Gilbert. fhe under
sccreiury % che treasury. saying
Ttsrs has ussn much .dis ak b N
s1sli tlaf fhs excessive cost " Elfffns
fusnt a ias i1 inffrIsneI ana sttrata.
narrs in fha eafIaffs dsIaumsnts
Wiffoat tauti thsfs has been ~asis ant
infH |FnrI 'n az tanoaa sntsrumani g.
psrineuis AMI rsiatl.ahmsnta. and mIrh
can ts ar0uml lisnri anl haa aIrraaF
tssu aooampiist-i tI ths iHir duli.sa
OF erreHi and aaaunmII mrfnufa of "a.
min'sfrafan ani t1s fum.raUau ri a..
piulfIUn an1 lnnelesslfI aufs ii mIEHf
ssN tr r01rInIr n save al uarf aH
- sn ss af tIssf aa tI lafafll anI o..
H & ilHNN
taHnfas
Ihs nrarsa sfdu mat over ~ ~
osnf of ffs total annaal rtgrnfItlfts
% ne r1ternnenf are rtIaisi ta aar
OF of total rtrfniIflraa alHrr uN ri
ae1li tsa ssI about th tUuons 80.
fssaafei strendIfarea ffrluI ua0aa1Is
a. ttH saf tn Iasf aafa. af o. prepared.
rssa fnf flfafr sara 90 fIa thnuf
Ne soaso eeri f1f fhe armT ana naff
ever teie' ss fof tns sH'r4.nr tuard
ever . a'sIlisIlss for ne faUr1aia anafhrr
i.ss|0sit ilf irisrssf on ita rlni'. fatt
aiHlns' 80 st'." Coz lIfrhase af atIFa-
tors % FOREIGN ErFFrrueniH rn Account
sf Us'f Nar THpTriliafea ara frr rrmaIus
dsr CO.. pfra'nna uar rsa aHofnrra ard
uifrfIanrHla items related fo aar 40
aralrsa ~ ma expenditure of ffn Gfaf
sit uenfha 10 ihf ns0al year uI gives
similar feaaiis The nFafra ais1 sh1s
uaf ne total rnft uf rlnu'nr SHAT maI
b. termed tHs cIrII esiatHshmsrf proper
thaf ia fa aaf. ffr taraaa r.Frfnmenf
dstartmrnta boaffs anI .Hmm.ss. fns ani
ths legislative esfatI sHnant have nuf
nufh eaTrs.ifd 80 a. .ss even in tfe 40.
nqfual ear Irars
sought details n more Than In
per cent ~ ihe entire Disbursements
~ in1n ueui fur pest and prospective
wars. haw much bad We hc,n spend
ing 90 keep the world safe Or democ-
rucgt We are an familiar With tho
argument that The best way 10 prevent
war T. 90 be prepared for war
thought ! might mud out whether that
vas true went hack into the re
or,is and found that year hy ysar.
frum 1874 % 1919 Inclusive. the trees
ury department had Kept an acrount
of the actual disbursements DOT ap
pruprailous mind you. bot actuai
money etpcndcd-of the War depart
ment the Navy department and fof
pensions When ! 80, all ths nrurrs
before me ! couldn't add them up.
In the bureau of Internal revenue
they loaned me q machine aud On
operator. and ~ ! know and can tell
yos that FROM lisa 20 and through
1913 the War Department actually dis.
hurssd t23oO2NoOoSoa. IN he same
period the navy Department spent
fdelT 80 Ol2si. and pensioners of
paAi uars rot fi.Gitu5pmfg1
That o. Numbering total NJ 50
po5ioOii in fur the army and navy
tla1e leaving out of aruuut ths
gN3luWClt2l for pensions
I wll iet you decide whether any
. part ~ che twenty nine billion dollars
spent for prcparcdncss and Cor war
prevented QUE golng to war nr found
b. prepared when We vent o. war
The three items have enumerated
an only ribs ~ the skeleton of the
cost of war preparation and activity.
[ have not been able 90 cxcnvnte any
other detn. ngures nui Il d known
that the war of 1912 oosi about sia1..
Tru M
The cost ~ the Mexican war IA eati.
mated 10 have been ttl0dO2i
The total cosi of the Clyll war. tai.
ing the period from June g0. isai. TO
June ao. 1914 may he nrurrd closely
at S1tnoOoOO
The treasury IN the winter Of 1910.
"a estimated In report sent 10 cun.
Errus through the secretary that the
ccst of the World war 10 us 10 that
date had been s2aio0oaOo0. etclu.
sive Of our loans to the alllss and
other foreign nations
80 you see the cost of wars Il 70.
ina un. no matter how much money
We spcnd By way of preparation