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Show Fifflfi Tim Henry Swift Ives This year government is spending about $14,000,000,000 cf our money one dollar out of every four w! earn. Government i n d e b t e dness represents ten per cent of our national na-tional wealth $287.50 for every man. woman and child in the country. It's time to attack the tax-eaters before they eat us up entirely. Eighteen years ago when the fate of France was at stake in the first battle of the Marne, General Foch sent the following telegram to French general headquarters: "My center gives way; my right recedes; the situation is excellent. I shaU attack." That's the spirit which is needed need-ed today. The situation on the economic battleground is in many ways similar to tliat which Foch faced in 1914. Although we seem to be holding our own Just now against the forces of depression and to be even making measurable advances, yet our front line remains re-mains wobbly. Our salvation lies in attack; just as did the salvation of the French Republic. Indeed, tho attack already has started. The forward movement, however, needs support. We see everywhere evidences of sturdy courage in the face of extreme adversity. We see the lines rorm-ing rorm-ing for the great push towards the goal of prosixjrity. But that isn't enough. There must be a universal determination to advance: ad-vance: an attacking force united as to purpose and objective. The enemy is stiU militant. It is strongly entrenched. It has seized upon our economic misfortunes misfor-tunes to promote socialism and communism and the ultimate destruction de-struction of democratic institutions. institu-tions. In the front ranks will be found the tax-eatei-s, the government govern-ment ownership advocates and all the rest of the army of paternalistic paternal-istic pillagers who advocate soaking soak-ing the rich to help the poor lose their jobs. There are many able and brave men who are striving with nil their might to lead in the attack on this motley army of economic confusion. The trouble is. however. not lack of leaders but lack of followers. The time has come for all of us to get into the fight and take part in the attack already under way. Wear The Shoes Not The TanU In the past most of us have been too busy wearing out the seats of our ' pants complaining about conditions while tax-eaters, chiefly to blame for our present plight, have been wearing out the soles of their shoes protecting their jobs and their pay. So let ur, quit whining and wear out the soles of our own shoes chasing the tax-eaters and their satellites to cover. If we won't or can't lead, let's follow those who can and will. The call to anus should be responded to by millions of real Americans who will agree to quit sitting around and do some heavy work with their heads and their feet. There isn't a chance for this country to get back to a situation of normal prosperity through the activities of political snake-charmers and medicine men. Demagogues Dema-gogues and economic soothsayers always have been our greatest liability. li-ability. The theory of rescue by legislation has been tried and found wanting almost countless times sice the dawn of " history. The orgies of a modem jjolitical imperialism already have drained our coffers and we can hope for no relief by lurther promoting governmental dictation and control of our private allalrs. If recovery Is to be speeded, il the attack already begun is not to lag the rank and flic of Ameri -cans must bring this about through their own efforts They have got to get busy promoting confidence In our fundamental Institution:; and showing by their own example: that they have Inlth In America Business iHht dead. There are more than 35,000,00 people at work. The country isn't going to hell. We arc the richest, the besl fed, the best housed and altogether altogeth-er the most prosx'rous and contented con-tented people in the world today the professional apostlcM of discontent dis-content to the contrary. The situation situ-ation is excellent. Let's attack. Cash lor The Tax-Eaters The total cxix'nditures this year for all governmental purposes, federal, fed-eral, stale and local, will amount to ubout 114,000,(100.000. Our national na-tional income in 1M1 was estimated estimat-ed at f.5.2. 000,0 U0. 000. This year it will be less than J,r,n,000,000,000. In other words we are spending .this year more than one dollar out of every four earned by the American people tor so-railed public purposes. purpos-es. This iii the amount, the tax-oat tax-oat era have to play with. Compared Compar-ed to this contribution the bitterly complained of tithes exacted from the ancient Hebrews were pin money. In addition, the grand total of federal, state and local indebted -noss in round numbers amount, to 134,500,000,000. This is suUrt.an-tialiy suUrt.an-tialiy more than ten per cent of the national wealth. Thl Is u debt of $2R7.SO for every man, woman wo-man and child. It cannot be won-(Continued won-(Continued on last page) |