The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-24
SURVEY MILL
FIGHT NON
DEFENSE SPENDING

Flint, Oct -. -Nlichigan viii du il
part ia the nationwide For Defense
TODAY For Hope Tomorrow" pledge
CanIiaiSn.
organizations throughout the stat,
lave Joined tl,. Michigan Public ~
lrnditurc survey in coop, rating Win
the Citizens EIuoT@cnc! Commute "n
Non defense Expenditures 81 Na~IIi-
ton To concentrate "n the dcfcu>, al
fort and cuj down all possible nol
military ~ ndinG.
Announcement was made bl J. III
wood Andrews Michigan PublIr EX
tNndilurc survey president and ~ccrc.
tary "t the G. ncScc Count! Taxpayers
Association
The national campaign WIS al.
nDtInct.d Ottunrr rs from Washington
and ~ states already joined The move.
1ncnt, Andrews explain, Il. The drive
seeks to rally the public behind Scrrr
tary of the Treasury Henry Mor@cn
thau and senator Harry Flood Byrd
of Virginia. both of whom Insist that
g.on-d fcnSc spending can In cut from
one to two billion dollars
"CO-$pun>Or of The campaign l. The
Citizens Emergency Committee Il
group composed of educators and civic
leaders throughout the United States
and headed 10y Henry VI. Nrl>Iun.
Brown university president
In announcing the national drive
last week. WriStOn declared
The country cannot today pile The
unprecedented burden of defense cA
p'nditureS un top of the a. usual cA-
IendituTtS of expanded governmental
function. NOndcfen>c expenditures
must be- cut The campaign will seek I"
p.edge the individual support OF mil
lions of American citizens to assist the
President of the United States III per
forming the most difficult task of cut
ting unwarranted spending from gov
ernment in this emergency
As i'll all campaigns sponsored 10y
the Michigan Public Expenditure sur
Vt.y and cooperating organizations, the
drive il strictly non bipartisan and lead
ers of both political parties have been
quick to give their full approval TO the
effort.
Democratic Governor Murray ID.
Van Wagner and Republican Auditor
General Vernon j. Brown are among
the more prominent Michigan leaders
VINO support TIE
Said the governor recently
Il wish you every success in an I'M
Gk rtaking which il i'll the best inter
tsts Of the national emergency and our
future we'll being"
Cooperating with organizations
throughout the state. the Michigan
Public Expenditure Survey Is circulat
Ing pledges To service clubs. chambers
Of commerce. Junior chambers of com
mere. taxpayer and property owner
groups. rural organizations w"menS
clubs and others THESE pledges com
prise Il major part of the For lHfcn>,
To-day For Hope Tomorrow cain
paisn.
The pledge puts organizations on re
cord aS favuring nUn-lCfen>e economy
80 that the United States may survive
the tremendous eCon"mlC wrench oi
an eventual change from wartime
To peaCt-time economy.
IL pledges the organization NOT 10
ask any public official for amy spend
ing which il not now essential either
to defense or To the legitimate wei
fare Of the nation. state ana Cummuh-
ity.
We must exert our efforts toward
two detectives WriStUn insisted ia
making the announcement. We must
spare no expense or effort 10 gain
maximum defense We must work Will
like energy 10 be- sure that our pre-
sent way OF life survives when the
country readjuSts itself after the de
Tense effort
Already. many rcI're> ntative Mich
igan organizations have Joined this
drive and hundreds of pledge blanks
will be mailed shortly Ia other orgaui
cations III all parts of the state.