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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, ORE., THURSDAY, NOV. 25. 1913
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But they're making Holeproofs for
millions, and large output cuts the
factory cost per pair.
They import Japan's choicest
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est cotton fibre grown in Egypt.
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THE GAZETTE-TIMES.
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March SO, 1SS3.
The Heppner Times, Established No
vember 18. 1897.
Consolidated February 15, 1912.
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MORROW COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
Thursday, November 25, 1915
HOW WILL WE PAY FOR IT?
There may be some differences
even among the stanchest advocates
of preparedness as to how the bill
shall be met. The nation's credit is
good, In spite of the troubles of the
treasury, which have become chronic
under the present administration. We
may sell bonds. This has been done
before, even when there was profound
peace and no great constructive work
for which the future could help pay.
But the matter was commented upon
so often by" Republicans that the
present Democratic 'administration
has shied at every mention of bonds.
That is why the so-called war tax was
imposed by the last Congress and
why it will be continued in force by
the next session of Congress. The
free sugar provisions of the Under
wood tariff, which would become ef
fective May 1, may be repealed, giv
ing the government ?j0,000,000 or
so a year needed revenue. But this
will be eaten up by ordinary expenses
without help from extraordinary ap
propriations for army and navy.
There has been talk of a production
tax on munitions of war and ammu
nition, but our State Department has
not passed on whether this would in
volve the government's neutrality.
Mr. Taft, in his 'blunt way, pro
poses increase of other import duties,
in addition to retaining that on sugar.
He also suggests an increase of in
ternal taxes, which probably would
include the income tax. But the sug
gestion of an Increase of import du
ties in general has set certain free
traders wild. Some have called him
a militarist, although themselves fa
voring as large a program of prepar
edness as he does. The Democrats,
through division of the believers In
protection, got full swing March 4,
1913, to try their academic theories.
If they should reflect on the results
before the great war came to check
Imports and boost exports they
should rejoice at an excuse for un
doing their tariff work. But many
are still Joined to their idols.
It is to be hoped that the manner
of paying for preparedness will not
interfere with the main object. But
the Republicans will help the Demo
crats to pay for it out of current tax
ation, if the latter have political
gumption enough to grasp their op
portunity. St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
HOPEFUL OUTLOOK IX GENERAL
BUSINESS CONDITION'S.
From the following article It will
be noted that no less a personage
than Robert S. Lovett, of the Union
Pacific railroad, a man in close touch
with the financial conditions of the
country, makes the statement that
conditions are much improved in all
sections of the country other than
in the northwest. Granting this as
true it Is then but a short time until
business affairs here will brighten as
they have elsewhere. It Is held by
many that the tide has already
changed and that even now business
has an upward tendency,
Mr. Lovett has Just completed a
four weeks' Inspection trip over the
Union Pacific system. He believes
the position of the United States as
the money market of the world will
be greatly enhanced when the Euro
pean war is ended, and that the Euro
pean nations will all have to get mon
ey for the work of reconstruction.
"Business In the east is booming,
largely because of the Immense war
orders," he said. "It started In the
steel Industry and spread to others.
In the west business Is good because
of the excellent crops, while the beet
sugar Industry has taken a new lease
on life and more factories are going
up. The only place where business
was not what Is should be was In the
northwest, where the lumber industry
is the chief business. Things were
pretty quiet there."
The beet sugar Industry Is doing
better now tb,an it ever has, Mr. Lov
ett said, and with the promised res
toration of the tariff on sugar It will
keep business In the west Intact.
When the present administration re
moved the tariff on beet sugar, the
European countries could deliver It
so much cheaper than It could be
manufactured here that the factories
practically had to close, he said. But
the war stopped the importation of
beet Bugar and the Industry boomed.
"I believe that the present admin
istration now sees that a tariff on
beet sugar is required," he said, "and
the manufacturers are sure that
either the present administration or
the next will replace the tariff."
THE TALE OF THE WORM.
History recounts in amplified form
the tale of the apple. i
World records attest the excellence
of the Oregon apple and the homage .
that it commands In every clime.
Statistics refer to the prosperity of :
the apple farmer In good years.
But their is a worm in the Oregon !
oirtm-jnt. I
With the Rreat Northwest States of
Washington and Oregon contending
to the last ditch tor the apple su
premacy of the world at the Panama
Pacific International Exposition at
San Francsco and the committee
ready to award the prize to Oregon,
the last apple in the bottom of the
heap containing about a million ap
ples happened to contain a worm.
It may have been the same worm
that Is said to have been roaming
around the Garden of Eden.
It was a bad worm.
It stuck up its head just as a judge
was closing his clasp knife and re
turning it to his pocket. But It did
the busness.
One measely little worm gave
Washington the championship of the
world in growing apples.
Oregon congratulates Washington,
and reserves the right to provide its
apple packers with spectacles.
Portland Chamber of Commerce
News.
THE HIGH COST OF DEFENSE.
While the Administration Is in
tent upon development of land pre
paredness by means of Army in
creases and establishment of a Fed
eral Continental Army, It might be
well for Congress, In hearing the ar
guments on both sides of the defense
issue, to delve Into purely economic
aspects. What does it cost us today
for the forces we have? the total bill
for the Army is J 100,000,000 annual
ly, or a billion dollars every decade.
In return for this expenditure what
do we get? Our Insular possessions
are policed and we have within the
continental limits of the United
States a mobile defensive force of
30,000. This, according to the last
report of the Secretary of War. The
basis of service is voluntary, the mo
tive mercenary.
This extravagant outlay, is con
trasted with the .Swiss system by a
statistician of the National Security
League, who records that the Swiss
with an army of half a million men,
pay a bill of less than $9,000,000 an
nually. The cost of the Swiss land
force during ten years Is less than our
outlay for a single year. In Switzer
land It Is both a privilege and a duty
to serve the instruction Is commenced
early and completed early, and every
man who receives training Is kept on
the war list. When we have finished
training a soldier we let him go his
way.
Of course, the whole economic life
of the United States Is different from
that existing anywhere In Europe,
and this may be expected to apply to
our Army. But the cost is out of all
proportion to the return and must be
deemed an accusing evidence of in-
clflciency and extravagance. Accord
ing to the pay tables of the several
armies, it costs the United States as
much to maintain 1000 men as it does
Russia to maintain 30,000 men. This
is in the matter of pay, and It is un
likely that the Russian costs more
than the American for his rations,
since ours are the best fed soldiers in
the world. An American private costs
as much as the average European
subaltern, while we pay as much for
the services of a raw Second Lieuten
ant as aEuropean nation dispenses
for the most polished and highly-
seasoned Lientenant-General. That
officer commands, or may command
as many as 100,000 men, while the
American subaltern helps command
a mere 150 men, provided his com
pany is recruited to war strength,
which is rarely the case.
Thus it is apparent that we are
paying for somethng wthout recev
ing it. If we buy preparedness along
the same old lines the bill will be
staggering. If we are to be prepared
we must pay the bill, of course, and
everything costs more in America
than in Europe. But the necessity of
striking out along new lines In devel
oping vast forces for defense Is ap
parent and Congress should accept a
defense plan which provides a strong
er Inducement for enlistment than
the golden eagle. Oregonian.
The Federated Church.
The regular service at the Feder
ated church are as follows:
Preaching every Sunday, 11 a. m.
and 7:30 p. m.
Federated Sunday School every
Sunday 9:45 a. in.
Federated Young People's Meeting
every Sunday 6:30 p. m.
Federated Missionary Society the
last Tuesday in each month.
Prayer meeting every Thursday at
7:30 p. m.
Federated Ladies Aid meets the
2nd Tuesday in every month, 2:30
p. m.
A hearty welcome Is extended to
all.
W. B. SMITH, Pastor.
Parsonage next door to the, church.
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