Show I Uncle Sams Sam's Sum Sam's Conscience e Fund The conscience fund of the Treasury Treasury Treasury Treas Treas- ury is not as is popularly supposed an idle fund which is added to from time timeto to time time lies dormant and is never used Contributions to this tIlls so-called so fund are turned into the regular government gov gov- receipts ts and ou on the books appear appear ap ap- ap- ap pear pem under the heading To Account Conscience This account was opened by bythe the United States government In in ISn 1511 It would not be fair to ir it r from this fact that the American conscience conscience conscience con con- conI I science had its awakening at so late a date in the country's history but that year witnessed the first return to the government as the result of the still small voice of money of which it had been beeri defrauded some time before President Madl l n found on his desk on one one one- I morning an unsigned letter in which which the writer confessed to defrauding defrauding defrauding defraud defraud- ing the government of 2 2 for which his conscience had made him suffer sor sorely ly This amount was enclosed with the request that it be turned into the National Treasury the writer expressing express express- ing the hope that this full restitution and repentance would restore a n clear and easy conscience Contributions have hav since been received varying In amounts from a cent 2 postage stamp to ten thousand dollars or more Up to date the amount received from those who have defrauded the government government govern govern- ment and become stricken conscience-stricken Is is over over ver f |