Show washington snapshots by james camei preiton lur for huid hard and realistic lions of what something really memis iva its usually a good baud idea lo 10 go the dictionary or encyclopedia mio defini definitions Llona contained therein way may not be very poetic but they KUO give a xeal real picture of the hard lucas lieres hues thu the definition of war contained ou M in ill the encyclopedia luiu act of war wai consists I 1 la tile the destruction deabi of mens bodies and the work of th belr hands more moie aud and more us as reports croul all over oui the world come pouring lulu into washington experts ure are being made to realize the destructive offett of war either directly or indirectly to the work of mens hands handa to the industry aud and enter pile that in tame of peace uie are devoted to making uie me material life of people happier and more comfortable for table the iho first observation naturally made by on this subject Is that war expenditures gen orally are aie not what Is called productive duc tive to put it allo 9 her way money that goes into an all explosive bhola does doea not produce anything instead it destroys deb troya not only life but other things wiloh also cost money A tractor for example Is productive it if it is used to plow and plant llant a farm faim the food it produces pio duces goes to the general benefit but if the tractor is with armor plate and guined into a tank it becomes a destructive rather than it constructive weapon thus the present war like all others Is proving a serious drain upon pull every nation it would ap pear that most americans now realize that without perhaps pei haps having baying put it wo into those words willy industry as its attitude is s reflected through the recent lecent anti war declaration declai atlon afif 4 alie national association of realizes aes it Aine american manufacturers manufacture is would it a lot rather sell bell plows than swords for foi plows plow 3 produce goods which a farmer can sell for foi money with which to buy more moie plows confidential reports leports which have hae just reached washington tell a tragic story about the cost of war to tiny neutral switzerland perched high in the alps and lacing belligerent on cm two sides aides the swiss are well aware that their fertile plateau and valley lauda lands offer one or oc tile oest jest strategic mill tury tary routes kroutil the magluta line and the siegfried west wall to avoid offending any nation lon and thus offering an excuse tor for invasion they have made neutrality almost a religion they have carried this so BO far that lihen their president recently visited the frontier on an inspection tour lie he gave cigarettes to both the french rench li and german soldiers posted on the border but the neutrality is an armed neutrality the swiss are determined to defend their land against any invader consequently their c craftsmen rafts men who are famed throughout the world for their ability to ma make ke delicate mechanical devices have been called to take up arms that I 1 la where the tragic part of the story enters reports iKe porta seeping into washington tell that itis it is costing switzerland more than a million dollars a day to keep the workmen mobilized that is a tremendous sum when milieu one remembers that the swiss governments expenditures for all purposes lu in 1938 1038 were only maintaining her present army aim alone would cost nearly three times that much liven even more moie important is that lands foreign trade Is dis appealing up in ill the one month of september Septem bei the lost 54 per cent of their trade so long a aa her men stay switzerland will s ill have the terrifically increased cost to meet and i reduced deduced income to meet it |