Show iOWA A ARMAMENT ARMAMENTS S CONfERENCE r f OPENS OPENS First Speaker Outlines Taxat Taxa- Taxa t ti tion on Cost of Past a an and d Future Wars DES MOINES Ia la Oct 28 Dele 28 Dele Delegates gates from all parts of ot tho the state are ment arma-ment attending tt the state limitation armament arma ment conference hero today Representatives of more than a score of ot or organizations or- or are att attending the conference conference confer confer- enc ence which will hold three sessions today today The conference was called caned by the IDes Des Moines chamber of commerce Let the people once thoroughly understand understand understand un un- un- un how much of the money they pay pay to the federal government goes for war var purposes and wars war's popularity wi will slump far below its pr present sent low level Dr Charles Medbury redbury told the conference conference confer confer- ence in the opening address of the afternoon afternoon aft ait- on session It It has been computed he said that hat the average tax paid to the gov- gov in 1920 by each person was How was this money spent Iere is the answer For or w wars gars rs of the past Jast we spent per cent of ot th the tho whole in preparation for tor future wars we spent 29 4 per cent of at the whole Out of every dollar paid to his government government gov gov- by the American citizen in 1920 over 92 cents went to purposes of f war For civil departments of our government we spent 4 48 8 per cent When we pass from war we pass from billions f For Foi public works we spent 1 04 per cent while while listen listen everyone who believes in God and his fellow men mentor men men- tor for research and public health and education education edu edu- c cation and such lines of development of of the people we spent o out t of each dollar dollar dol dol- lar 13 cents r- r I t 1 will not yield to anyone in love for this his land of ours But when this thi showing is made of our use of sacred funds funds you cannot wonder that the cry I leaps t to the lips of critics of our Institutions institutions that we are mad I While war is costly in money th the I supreme cost is not in money but in lives broken careers shattered ideas ideals I 4 of of men and nations For the sake o of I the soul of all aU our people there maybe may t be in a new and living way an emphasis sis s put upon the life cost of the I war war J Both God and man are saying to to the commissioners of the nations who will wm soon be face to face facein in Washing Washing- on that steps must be taken to begin be- be gin at least such a line of world life T-as T as will forbid a a. repetition l of the hor hor- rs of a recent past The vital steps step are an Immediate recess to military and perfectly definite provision that little by little as th the J. J 1 hearts of men can be given the vision the strain of competitive armaments armament Shall shall be positively lessened |