Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-18 | Page 4 | Worse than War

WORSE THAN WAR REAR AD ADMIRAL BYRD hero of or flights vL over both poles has accepted the chairmanship chair- chair manship of the National Economy league which is dedicated to a war on extravagances In ln government t and to force a reduction In taxes v- v Our enemies ar are ourselves s says ys Admiral Byrd In accepting the responsibility with Lour our wild city state and federal extravagances extravagances gances and the organized minorities ties who shout loud enough to get special privileges In a few words he exposes the very kernel of Df the situation Honesty efficiency and economy in government would be ass assured red at l lonce once with the organization of a strong ma ma- J or ty to compel them f The majority of ot the people who provide the money for public ex extravagances must lick themselves Into a fighting mood It always has been up to the responsible citizen to protect pro- pro the country from gross inefficiency and continual raids on the treasury but it also Is the responsible citizen who has been content con- con tent to pay with only an occasional mild mUd protest protest protest pro pro- test as the tax burden Increased The task of the league is to consolidate the majority of the people into a powerful cohesive mass strong mass strong enough to oppose e and defeat defeat the raids of the little minorities It Is worse than war this bloodless battle o but the prize Is worth the conflict