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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.
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