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Show THE CITIZEN js a swing of $1,600,000,000 which this Republican admin-ha- s in oue year as compared with the last year of 111-- de ratic ruh. ege figures are not guess work. They are taken from the They are set down, item by item, even of the government.' in a report just made to congress by the director last pem-.lhey answer conclusively and most emphatically the budget, the Democratic party are nc . based upon fact. of that Republican claims to public the report shows that the ordinary expending operation of routine business conducted by the executive of the government amounted to $2,673,435,079 during the nine months of ear July 1, 1920, to June 31, 1921, during filled by Democrats, ill the executive offices were fiscal year which ends June 30, next, the ring the current for the operation of the routine business con-b- y y expenditures the executive agencies will be $1,765,875,672. During all riod these executive offices have been filled by Republicans, is a direct and very concrete saving of $907,559,407, which credited to the policies of the Republican executives. All of xpenditurcs are wholly subject to the control of the executive in charge of the several departments, bureaus and commis-hic- h made the expenditures; is saving of over $900,000,000 in the conduct of the executive is not as the Democrats charge, a bookkeeping saving. ingis actual; it is concrete; it is expressible only in terms of and cents ; it is a saving which means $907,000,000 less money It is ken in taxes from the pockets of the American people. which is set forth in the report of the director of the budget st details in dollars and cents. It is not imaginary ; it is not ted; it is there; it has been made; it is as concrete as a ng into details, ne- - : . W . : saved by this administration as compared e expenditures during the last year of the Wilson adminis-i- s accounted for largely by the abolition of the United States d Administration, the United States Grain Corporation, the ualization Board and other war activities which the Repub-gre- ss elected in 1918 made an end of as rapidly as possible, is a 100 per cent, plus, fulfillment of the 1920 campaign Sof the Republican party to put more business in government. j first and most important step in the program of reconstruc-fettin- g expenses down and putting into effect systems and i that will permanently keep them down is the first and most nt duty of every government today. Since March 4, .1921, the States has made more drastic reductions in public expendi-- d greater reductions in public taxes than any nation in the iiith the exception of possibly two others, it is the only 'hich has made any reduction in public expenditures and other $700,000,000 10 sl was done WO11 Republican then' t law. hound: --- 1 under a Republican administration. Congress made it possible by the early enactment Republican executives, from President Harding down, made Wity a glorious reality by taking every possible advantage ;u get act to install and compel economies. WATTIS MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT. attis, of Ogden, one of the best known and most business men of the state, has announced his willingness for United States Senator, to succeed Sen-- v t,11111 I tj,el jtomation sul,iect to the action of the l Republican state convcn-11- 1 city July 14. h attis is considered one of the strong men of the state in a R financial way. He has long been associated with some S. llnI,crtant industrial S ai enterprises of the west. His can-j- r to lx looked upon with favor by many prominent men parti, Si ncpatcfl that Air. Wattis, about whose candidacy there ? 5 has been much silent talk for several weeks, having come out into the open, other prominent men, with ambitions to wear a Utah senatorial toga; will speedily follow suit. In fact, the few weeks intervening between the present time and the day set for the nominating convention, makes it mandatory upon prospective candidates to get busy and very busy at that. .' Who among our ranting advocates of closer political relations with Europe who stand for cancellation, repudiation, amortization and the Wilson league, but will hail with joy the partial frutition oi their dream in the action of Germany and Russia in forgiving all and forgetting all, even though it brings England into the ring caparisoned for a fight and sends French troops into Berlin? ''. the About this time of the year amateur gardener becomes convinced that he can grow them just like the pictures in the seed catalogues. r Where Is Justice? Catholic Organ Asks That the labor policies deliberately put forth and pursued with vigorous country are far from being in accord country are far from benig in accord with the dictates of Christian sentiment, and that they even fail to measure up to the requirements of a finer humanity, will clearly appear from two typical incidents of recent date that throw a lurid and damning light upon our industrial situation and that may with fairness be regarded as the barometer by which the general attitude of large capital towards labor can be gauged and ascertained. In a West Virginia county the miners were enjoined not to organize. This injunction was granted, as the judge explained, to safeguard the interests of the operators. By all means, the legitimate interests of the mine owners should be protected and shielded from unjust aggression. But pertinently it may be asked how will the interests of the miners be protected if the only means by which they can prevent exploitation is taken from them? This is not justice. It is a dangerous thing if the courts of justice become tools of oppression and if they show manifest partiality. That is like closing up a festering wound and forcing the poison that seeks an outlet back into the even-hande- d The consequences of such a temporary cure usually prove fatal. Organization is absolutely necessary for labor in its struggle for fair wages and decent conditions of work. Moreover, labor has an indisputable right to organize. To deprive it of this fundamental and basic right means to degrade it to the low status of slavery. The injunction against organization is a step backward in dealing with the labor problem. In its one sided application for the protection of the interests of the operators, it is a rank injustice. Courts must exercise Justice towards all. If a large part of the population lose sits confidence in the fairness of our tribunals of justice, incalculable mischief will ensue. Such action by a judge is a grave blunder that will bear evil fruits. The other incident alluded to is an interview in which the chairman of tho United States Steel Corporation states his views concerning labor. The gentleman still persists in considering labor as a commodity, the price of which is determined .in the same way as that of any material commodity. Wages, he says, respond to the law of That wages supply and demand. ought to be based on the needs of the organism. . worker, he will not admit The obligation of an industry to pay a living wage to its employes he repudiates, being of the opinion that the wages of the head of the family should be supplemented by the earnings of the wife and the children. His second contention is that it is more important to pay regular dividends and to build up a huge reserve than to pay the workers a living wage. Asked what he would consider a fair return on capital that is invested in manufacturing properties, he frankly declared that he deemed a return of 15 per cent not excessive. Wages are a minor and secondary consideration. The main thing are the dividends. There is a certain callousness in this view and it certainly runs counter to the principle? set forth by the Papal Encyclical and concurred in by all enlightened economists of modern times. The views referred to above are an anchronism at this late day and an outrage to Christian thinking. These policies, that unfortunately are widely accepted in modern business life, cannot be defended on the basis of Christian ethics. Neither are they wise, for they will perpetuate the war of the classes and finally lead to a disastrous and ruinous clash. Injustice is an expensive thing in the long run; society pays for it in wastage, wreckage and not unfrequently in bloodshed. It must be reasserted that labor is not a commodity and that a living wage is one of the fundamental obliHuman values gations of industry. are higher than material values and the former may not be subordinated to the latter. Profits and dividends may not be piled up at the expense of wages. The cost of maintaining a. decent and comfortable standard of life must be used as the basic of deSotermining the rates of wages. ciety will have to pay the costs if mothers and children under sixteen are driven into industry on account of the inadequacy of the wage of the father. Our courts must not lend a hand to the oppressors of labor, but protect both the interests of labor and of property. If they fail in this high office, they undermine the foundations of order and give comfort to the enemies of society and the apostles of anarchy. These matters are of vital importance. Upon them depend the stability of our economic order, social peace Catholic and national prosperity. Standard and Times. |