Milford chronicle., 1927-07-08

of her present deDLS, Wnere Woulu
her credit be when she tried to ne
gotiate future loans?"
There is some sound Americanism
and real financial judgment in what
Mr.. Forgan has to say. There is of
course no immediate danger that a
program of cancellation will be
adopted, but the internationalists
are constantly at work both here
and in Europe, and it is good to have
a financier of Mr.. Forgan's standing
occasionally call attention to the fall
lacies of the internationalist pro-
gram.
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS pro-
fess to find in married women the
best workers. And they ought to
know because Uncle Sam employs
about as many women as men. The
argument is that married women are
staid and concentrate on their work
while single girls think more about
"prettying up" and social engage
ments. Even though women are sup
posed to be more irritable than men,
various government bureau heads
prefer old maids to fappers or
bachelors.
The foregoing view, though voiced
in. Washington, should be of inter-
est in considering the same question
in other parts of the country.
School boards in 420 cities have
banned employment of married tea
chers while 1S other cities have i'm
posed conditional rules for employ
ment. Nearly 800 municipalities are
reported as showing preference to
unmarried teachers.
But other professions, trades and
the business world in general seem
equally alluring to married women.
There are more married women
gainfully employed today than before
the war. In fact, the dearth of male
help during the war was responsible
for many married women going to
work who would otherwise have
scorned employment But having ac-
uuired a taste for work and enjoying
the added income it brings them
these women are now loath to give
it up. Consequently the cry is rails
ed that married women deny en-
ployment to men and single girls
who may need the money more.
At any rate, Washington's expert
ences with the married woman work
er furnishes the rest of the coun-
try food for thought.
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OURS is a representative form OF
government and we do not pay a
single cent of taxes we have not vo-
ted upon ourselves, either directly or
through our representatives.
Total cost of government, includ-
ing federal, state and local, as we'll
as capital outlays and debt retire
ments, amounted to $11,124,0 100000
for 1925, compared with S10,9S9,000,
600 in 1924 and $2,919,000,000 in
1913.
Increase in 1925 over the previous
year was wholly due to rising ex-
penditures of state and local gov
ernments, which in 1925 increased
$5OO,OOO, 900, and were largest in
history.
The taxation problem must be
looked at as strictly individual
matter. Your vote is worth just as
much as any other persons in veto
ing proposed measures which would
increase taxes, and in removing men
from public Office who are lax in
expenditure of public funds.
DoG
WE SAVE the cost of a battleship
or two in Limitation Of Armament
Agreements between nations. The
public may well take some pride in
this achievement and figure out the
saving in pennies to every man, wo-
man and child in the country.
But, there is a still bigger tax
FIRE-going on with only a feeble
voice here or there trying to limit
the cost. Where the saving to each
of us in the case of battleships can
be figured in pennies, the cost of un-
necessary fire loss must be figured
in dollars.
The National Board Of Fire Under
writer's in a little booklet just pub
lished points out thirty-two ways in
which our children may help to pre-
vent fire. 1t is equally as desirable
to save life and property from fire