Show 1 b y OT A P A released by western newspaper union THE TOMORROWS OF AMERICA THE TOMORROWS OF AMERICA will be radically different as compared with the years of yesterdays ter days we have changed our philosophy ot of living our way of life whether for better or for worse only time will tell we are sailing a socialistic sea but what specific form of socialism is not yet apparent that the tomorrows of america will produce another henry ford is improbable individual initiative will not be encouraged as it was during the yesterdays the effect such a course may have on our continued increase in national wealth is today unknown during the years of yesterdays government was supported by the people it was the servant of the people for the tomorrows the people expect support from the government they are willing that government shall be the master will it work only time will tell within another year america will have a national debt of or more that is approximately one third of the total of our national wealth it is much more than the total of national income for one year to what extent can government continue to support the people of america to what limit can such a system be financed can and will government create wealth as the american profit system has created it during the years of yesterdays the change from the yesterdays we have known and under which we have prospered to the questionable tomorrows has come to us through a revolution which we asked for and insisted upon but which we did not recognize by classes vo actions we have demanded special consideration we have asked for and received class legislation to benefit one minority after another those of each class or vocation have considered only themselves not the american people as a whole and and have been given what they asked for we can look forward to the path of the tomorrows with trepidation but with a hope at least that it may lead us to a desirable destination it is a path we are to follow regardless TOOK BALLYHOO TO SELL LIBERTY BONDS THE UNITED STATES will offer us war savings stamps baby bonds and regular government bonds the sale of which will at least partially pay for our own preparedness and our aid to england will the american people ipuy buy in any considerable quantity without an accompany accompanying i ng sales ballyhoo the first world war was financed largely by the sale of government bonds but that sale was effected only by a vigorous and spectacular sales campaign the effort was to sell to the people not to the banks the government wished the people the toms dicks and harrys to have a direct financial interest in the war to have them feel it was actually their war and that they were the fellows who wanted to see the kaiser properly licked with spectacular showmanship the government put it over in the large cities for the first loan it did not work so well in the country where big parades scores of minute men speeches and other spectacular methods could applied for the second and future loans the government appealed for support to the country press it proposed to publishers that they sell un der written adver advertising to local merchants banks churches lodges and to individuals country newspaper publishers did that to the extent of more than pages from the second to the victory loan in response to that advertising people of rural america bought liberty bonds the national treasury can sell government bonds by telling the banks how much each must take but can it sell them to the extent of several billions to people of america without arousing through some method an enthusiasm for preparedness and for aid to england that is a question to be answered my guess would be no we would all like to see the ero european dictators licked we do not approve of them but we should like to have some idea as to what the result of such a licking would be will it result in a better world for fol all concerned or will it be but a prelude to more rivalry more selfishness ish ness more greed and in the end more war what are we paying for and possibly fighting for HAWAII IS AMERICAN A distinguished california official in a recent speech told of the import from foreign lands of the pineapple juice now consumed in am america erica we have spent half a billion and more dollars in fortifying that foreign land that it might protect california and the rest of continental united states from a possible enemy the foreign land referred to is the united states territory of hawaii we do not import from hawaii any more than from rom california or iowa |