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Why Disarmament is Im perative. The latest available report of the expenditures . of the ' United States Government for a full year is inore than a year old. This report, however, reveals an expenditure of money for war purposes so out of proportion to the amount devoted to the works of peace, that any person reading it must come to the conclusion that it is time for disarmament and the. re duction of war forces throughout the . world. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, the United States Govern ment spent $5,686,0.05,705. Of this amount $3,855,482,570 was credited to the expenses of recent and previ \ ous wars. The War and Navy Depart ments for the year, exclusive of war debts, cost the, people of this country $1,424,138,676. The expense of ordi nary government functions, which, in cludes the executive, legislative and judicial departments, was only $181, 087,222.T he Government also spent $186,203,557 on public works, and only the insignificant sum, of $57, 093,660 for research, education and development. Of this vast' total of more than five and a half billion dol lars, the ordinary expenses of the Government consumed only 3.19 per cent, while 2.97 per cent was used in the construction of public works, and 1.01 per cent for research, for education and the development of ?ur natural ^resources. The Govern ment of the United States exclusive = ?f expenses incident to past wars and the preparation for future wars, cost the tax payers $424,384,439, less than one-half of a billion dollars. It is understood that the expendi > tures of the Government for the fis cal year ending June 20, 1921, were somewhat less than that just referred to. But the reduction has been so small that the ordinary citizen has failed to note any difference in the amount of his taxes or the cost of liv ing. We are legally and morally bound to pay the debts we have contracted in the prosecution of war. Until the powers of the world can agree to live in harmony, we must have a navy capable of giving us a full measure of protection against any aggressive act of any other nation. The United States, however, is in such a com manding position among the powers tihat most citizens are honest in the belief that at least partial disarm ament and a sharp reduction in ex penditures incident to further prep arations for war can be made. The countries of Europe are prac tically bankrupt. Their money is not worth face value. Some of ft is almost .worthless. The United States, be cause of its great wealth and natural resources, is the only solvent nation among the great powers of the world. Howevei, should we continue our preparations for war and force other powers to do likewise, becaus? of our example, it will eventually bring about revolution and anarchy, the in . fluences of which will cause ?erious disturbances in our own country. There never was a time in the his tory of the world when the majority of citizens of every nation were so thoroughly convinced of the neces sity for finding a base for permanent peace. The United States, through its representatives at the disarmament conference now in session in the city of Washington, should not lose the opportunity to lead the world in the cause of peace.-Farm & Ranch. The Enemy is not Dead. The worst attack that has been made upon prohibition since the Eighteenth Amendment was passed, was the recent order of Secretary Mellon allowing beer and wine to be used for medical purposes. The quan tity of wine to be used is limited to a pint or so. But according to this order two and one-half gallons of beer can be issued to a patient as often ss his merciful physician sees fit. The order can effect only eleven or twelve states. They are California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Missou ri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsyl vania, Rhode Island, Wisconsin and in the non-prohibited sections under the State law in Louisiana and Mary land. All other states are protected by state laws. There is a bill before Congress to forbid the use of beer or wine as medicine. This bill was held up in the closing hours of Congress just before its recent adjournment and is still to be acted upon. One wonders, since this bill is so near to becoming a law, that Secretary Mellon did not wait until he knew what Congress would do. What he did is not contrary to law; but it was in his discretion to withhold the order; and he is greatly to be condemned for not withholding it But he has stirred prohibition forces up, in and out of Congress, to seek for an immediate passage of the bill forbidding the use of wine and beer for medicinal purposes.-Bap tist Courier. Rural vs. City Conditions. The "unemployed" problem is growing and none of the "commis sions," governmental or others, have found a solution that seems practi cal. If the railroad workers' strike had materialized, the situation would have become more embarrassing, and, beside the fact that additional mil lions would have found themselves out of employment, those remaining an their jobs would have meen se riously hampered by the interruption to all industries. A "hard winter" is predicted and if it materializes, the, millions of unem ployed in cities will find themselves up against the problem of actually ex isting. The vaulted prices of fuel and clothes, which have not been de-1 flated, to any very appreciable degree, and the high cost of food to the con sumer, will, unless some means not yet suggested is found to fe.ed and clothe the idle millions, make the so lution of disarmament and tax re duction easy problems compared to the problems ' of providing ways and means for caring for the unemployed of our cities. Those who live on farms and have heeded the call to "produce for home consumption" are not in the embar rassing position that the idle, home less people out oi" work find them selves.. It is probable that Southwest ern farmers in th\s year of big yields have produced 60 per cent or more of the things needed for living at home, and with no house-rent to pay, though they have been paid small prices for products sold, can pull through with out serious distress. Some may have to live pretty close, but not on the "catch as catch can" principle, as will millions who have not stored up for the proverbial rainy day. Viewed- from every angle, it would seem that the producer is not, after all has been said, occupying a craft that is sinking as rapidly as the boat on which the cities' unemployed have embarked to carry them over the winter. The farmers, generally considered have homes and employment, and those that have not hedged against the future, have neighbors who will extend -them a helping hand to pull them out of the winter's bog into spring's early assistance. ?After due consideration, many con clude that producers will bridge over their living problems more quickly than the cities' unemployed, whether they be out of work from choice or necessity.-Farm and Ranch. The Invisible Voice. This is truly an age of marvels. President Harding's oration at the burial of the unknown soldier at Ar lington was distinctly heard, not only by the vast audience which gathered at the amphitheatre, but by multi tudes in New York City and San Francisco. By an arrangement of transmitting apparatus, thousands of miles of wire, and sound magnifiers, this accomplishment was made possi ble. There has been little comment upon the performance, and yet, it is a feat that a short while ago would have been considered fantastic. The Associated Press description of the results of this experiment, as observed .at San Francisco, 3,000 miles distant, is graphic. "Every note of the band, every throb of the drum, every dull call of the bugler sank into the ears of the auditors as if no telephone receivers, no copper wires, no great amplifiers, but in stead merely a dozen yards of open air at Arlington stood between them and the President," it said. And, from New York comes this account of the success of the performance. "So se curely was the throng held in the spirit if the services that when Presi dent Harding, closing his oration, be gan the recitation of the Lord's pray er, its myriad voices blended in a thunderous murmur of 'Our Father, Who Art in Heaven' with the vibrant lead bf the chief executive." This thing appeals to the imagina tion. In a few years, it may be pos sible for Mr. and Mrs. Columbian to repair to some hall or moving picture theatre in Columbia, and enjoy the full vocal entertainment of a per formance by the Metropolitan Com pany at New York. It may be possi for the President of the United States to direct his proclamations to the public literally by the , spoken word, by the nssemblnig of the popu lation of $the country in various groups, which will be supplied with this latest marvel of the inventor's art. If may be possible for the dis semination of education to be greatly enhanced by this method, for, by its extension. the students of the Uni versity of South Carolina could "at tend" the lectures delivered by the eminent professors at Harvard and Yale. Each community could have its forum, connected with a central dis tributing point from which the words of the greatest educators, economists, scientists and literary men of the day could be transmitted. The possibili ties of this new invention are very, vei-y far-reaching.-Columbia Rec ord. Abbeville-Greenwood Mu tual Insurance Asso ciation. ORGANIZED 1892. Property In surre d $17,226,000. WRITE OR CALL on the under I signed for any information you may { desire about car plan of insurance. We insure your property against destruction by FIRE, WINDSTORM, or LIGHT NING I and do so cheaper than any Com pany in existence. Remember, we are prepared to prove to you that ours is the safest and cheapest plan of insurance known. . 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