Show DONT OVERLOAD employed Emp loyes are being added to government pay rolls by the thousand alleged expert supervisors teachers and inspectors together with an army of clerks clerics are being engaged as rapidly as official ingenuity can devise methods of spending money from the gigantic appropriations made by congress uncle sams credit is good thus making it certain that these thousands employees will draw their salaries promptly every evert anxious patriot hopes this is all for the best beca because use the cost must all be paid by the great producing masses of the people in the increased price of food raiment and shelter 6 in so far as these employees are necessary to a large military establishment commensurate with our count rys stupendous duty in this great war var they must be employed and the nation will not feel ru ni gardly niggardly about added billions of expense but in so far as these expenses are for multitudes of supervisors to interfere in the production and distribution offord stuffs and other necessaries of life they may be a hindrance as well as an extravagance turning loose a horde of theoretical regulators to meddle with every step of agriculture manufacturers rs and transportation may result in suppressing rather than promoting industry A great man is at the helm in the person of president wilson but he cannot give attention to all that his subordinates are doing some soi he of these subordinates seems to fo ha have ve been seized with a hysteria of expenditures each department racing with another to make a spectacular 4 showing by employing throngs of agents to undertake every imaginable p service ervi I 1 ce that is conceived to be a part of national duty in the present dire emergency it is to be hoped that the press of the country will not acclaim as necessary everyn every new idea advanced as to how the government can take hold of all the different lines of human endeavor and organize them into supposed efficiency the producers of America rca agricultural and industrial will rise to their opportunity if there is not too much red tape interference the highest degree of efficiency will develop in america if if is permitted to grow too many restrictions will thwart industry americans are liberty lov ing their industry thrives under freedom they put forth their mightiest efforts when not hampered by oppressive and paternal guidance why spend sp end millions or billions in civilian pay rolls when every dollar will be needed to support our army oregon voter |