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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT OCTOBER 29, 1903. The Philosophy of Freedom An Open Forum for Singl Taxert The firm Issue of the Canadian Sin gle Taxcr appeared yesterday, and It j.. a credible llttlu ei,;ht-page affair, niwcy ami typographically i.eat. Hh appearance la tine to the fi"'t "that the B,iij.li' tax movement hss made Bin fi ai. advance In Canada generally and In Toronto In particular, that thn time has coiiin when a single hx paper is cfsenllal to maintain the ground' we lu:vo already won." It will ho the ofllclnl organ of the Canadian single U xors. -Toronto World, THE SUBMKIK1ED TENTH. A Charitable Person had a groat house, the cellar of whl-h waH flooded with wafer, ho Hint IiIh HervantH, who J.vrd thorn, were In misery. Eu-ry day, therefore, knowing that dampness caused malaria, thn Person dried them off, and dosed them with qulnla. When noma. of the HervantH objected, he (jailed the Hoard of J'callli, which "troalod" them by fore p. A few of the neighbors would occa sionally hall out pallfuls of water. "Hoe," said they, "now wo ore rellev Jt.k poverty." On man of largi phll orthrophy contracted for a pump, at which ho wor' ed both day and night, to that ho broie down his health. The wator h had pumped out soaked lacif again through tin lower walla. Now then? was a spring, which was Ir (ended to supply the house with water; but It had been diverted from lit- course, ho that thorn wan no wa ter In tho pipes, b'tt only in tho cellar. The Benevolent Person Maid, "God made thci;e pooj poor, that he might arouse In me divine compassion.'' His wife said, "Oh, how good you ore! Besides, if thorn were not Hinh poor, who would carry up water for uh?" HIh Ron nald, "leH, but lot me turn the spring back into Uh ooiiruv?, no that the. water .III flow Into all tho pipes, and wo whl mop thin wretched ness." Tho OharlK.ble Person answered: "I em not familiar with your tnoorios of strings, but experience teaches me that there Ik no euro-all." HI' diuehr.or, who was a sweet glrl graduate, nald, "To understand Ihn i)"d of people, one needs to live anong them." Therefore, she made a college settlement In the cellar. After elx month' residence among the poor, ehe Bald what th- lower classes chief ly needed waH a lioat. From Holton Hall's "Things Ab They Are," CRITICISES WILSHIRE. Editor In. pendent: la your Karl Marx Edition there la an article by Wiltshire on Chamberlain's program in England about which I would like to make a few rcmar'.ti. Mr. WiUhlre'v statement of facts are mainly correct with the following exceptions: Free trade I not dead. Chamberlain has not declared for pro tection. It Is not true that England will ultimately come to protection. For the present agitation, emanates from the privileged classes to try and head off the taxation of land values to which the libera' party is pledged. Nations do not trade with each other either for racial or economic or any other reaHons. All trade Is be tween individuals. England is not the dumping ground for industrial na tions. Though she does levy tribute In the shape of rent and interest on most other countries. The great American trusts do not menace En gland. Though they do menace the United Ijl tea. It is nut necessary to get a Jot to get money. A privilege is more pro ductive of money than a Job, A cor rcr lot in the business part of Chi cago or New York pays better than a dozen laborers' Jobs. There Is not too much wealth produced In the United Slates, or anywhere else. It U not true that men want wor'f In stead of wealth. It Is the full product of their Inhor that thev want. Bai fi nr has not committed himself to snv change In the British tariff , With these trifling riimticum niost of his DON'T READ THIS Nn-vrrllit Iru II ) in four U'Mi HI A I I lK VtlliM(ij I id (uMI'lit M, Tim tmivtoful illwirti-rir of the ,Mh rcnliirv t-im, It run' nr Hit lrra-tiil illuw it, (,,.,, I.I I'. . MMill i.ll. , ,!,,, 1,1,,, hB ,,( l-cllfw It r k I .1. . ;v K( ...Mir, A.k ;....( In, !.( up M ill li r ' "i'i ri'il. i. M. ..lilt lUuin nl.i AUillrw, ALPINE MEOICJl CO., I.IS MyrlU At troUyn, N. Y, other facts are near enough to the tiuih to escape criticism. It would take up too much space to criticise his deduction:- in detail, but the statement that there Is too much wealth and that a protective tariff by hindering produ :tlon is beneficial to (ho laUjrer who wants a Job, is cer tainly a novel defense of protection, 1 would suggem as a belter means of supplying not only Jobs, but the wealth necessary to maintain those out of worl( and at the same time l ooping down the surplus wealth, that they should be organized Into bands of robbers and should systematically ta' e, say, GO per cent of the wealth from the factories, the farmers, the coal dealers and other producers. In this way employment would always bo furnished those out of productive la bor and reduce the supply of goods which Mr. Wilshire says Is excessive. If only the very large accumulation of foods were liable to this toll it would not bear i; n the small pro ducer or consumer as does the tariff. A well organized fleet of pirate ves rcb; might be nl.-to used as a substi tute for a tariff. It would tend to dlHcotimrfl international trade and also five employment to a large num 1 oi of penons who would In this way help to keep down overproduction. If this should offend against Mr. Wll shlre's Idea of morality, though as a matter of fact there Is no difference In robbery bv government and rob ber bv Individual, what 4 the matter with a lurire sending army and a big navv? Both these nre good Institu tions for keeping down the unrplim wo'tlth and then they may be used In time of need to keej the people from ii'H"ttlnir the pres'.nt. svstem wherebv t'eo who own the earth chaire thlr fellows for IMng on It and grow fat on the proceeds, Af AN C THOMPSON. ?W Kino- st.. West. Toronto, Can. This lettor wss wrltn prior to Ualfour's recent speech. Ed, Ind. SEfRFTW SHAW Kandrr iifTh Inflindnt f'rlllrlr.ct th Kdllorfor AlUrkt DiarcUry if TrMtary Editor Indenendenf f am a ,..n. slant reader of your vahiable paper and in the main agree with you In your DOI Ilea Views- hut I nrn In. dined to criticise you rather severely lor your attacks on Hecretary Hhaw. Let me relate a few facts: I believe careful ri!nnrvor will agree with me that a year ago this monin on uctober, 1W2) the perlwl or rising prices reacned a climax and the Inevitable reaction began. The enormous Inflation of Industrial stocks had tronfl in the limit Anv mnra nro. sure nd the bubble must burst with. aisanrous consequences, both to stock gamblers and legitimate business men. The situation was similar to that pre ceding the crash of 1893, Hut Secretary Shaw Is a resourceful man. Tf hml nn Intonllin nf A, Ann as waa done by the Cleveland admln- isrrarion sitting lie a bump on a log while the whole business structure of the nation should be torn down by the financial hurricane. He knew he could ease the Inevitable fall by throwing the entire United States treosorv un der. Intead of comolaeentlv witch ing the business of the United Statos po down tho toNurean of loworlne irlcos at ever-lneren!ng speed which must spell uriIvorl ruin If not checi-ed. Secretary Rhw has not hes HMed to throw from time to time mil lions of donors of nMionnl revenues i-nder the slldlntr vehicle thus check. Inir Its speed In 8 word. letHn t reh the bot'om without a ersih, Hut vou sv, he h violated the Inw. Yes without dobt. nt nyes Kw Vnows no nw. A strict fwhulcaj orvnre of thw low would m" h. rlfht now we would be In te p.i.i, f n worn tisnle thn ht of 1 I should not be imrnrl-e.l i0 I- nrinf Mint M.r or Sl of thst l'.f. e-n (ton P,,, r,vV0l h rf,n. i(i.,w sn't tn.nnv n, fo fh n' It Tilht pven , thsf n.rl f o(,l,t riit f m, (livklm . r. hn. ,, n, wv p(, ntw,..r. It U lei hl,. vloUln of t-.w hut If ( ),,, ,,.),,5 . iw.nlrv tr,m tiiilni P'lr lbn . 0KW .w Vl, l U.n l,..l.,., (lf V4,rmBW) ,n .. In llf Itt.f.M an,l ,, , of if ,M)( rnnniJt mil yl.,Ulln. wlii.. I ,..IU. yn. (,v) , Y U W.n.l mt , (h, )Htf m ( lfUh. n lflil hv dose lhn ,,, thing In 1893, but proved himself a nonentity when face to face with a crisis. . SAMUEL MILLEIt. Washington, D, C. (Mr. Miller has In a measure mis understood The Independent. Aa a general proposition It opposes or fav ors measures, not men. Shaw typifies a financial system that Is essentially rot ten, proof of which Is given by Mr, Miller himself. When The Indepen dent scores Secretary Shaw, It Is In reality an attack on the financial sys tem he stands for. Personally, Mr. Shaw is doubtless a man of ability and a thorough gentleman, Mr Mili,.r'. urn ho nt hlm i . ' V '"l('r C L 3 UB ""'rued. n what can we say of a financial sys n which requires officials to n.alut . nlcal criminals of themKelvoH' If It Is necessary for the i't(,, States government every nm,. wllll' U, place all its vast resources , disposal of a set of pirates Hi,iy save innocent persons from lr,':i,., disaster, why not change the hvm,,,, and et the government v, i,,,;, , hanking buslnws In" real earm si'-, AsHodale Editor.) ' ' Independent School of Political Economy Hlreotor I. 8. P. K.: Your answer tr (I. Mgon In The Independent of August 6 Is all right as far as It goes, and I agree with you that a tax on buildings cannot be Immediately hhlfted, but. a tax .on buildings dis courages building until tho Increased demand for buildings enables the own tr to shift the tax. JAS. 8. PA TON, Klverslde, Cal, I'JLY'fl STUDIES IN THE EVOLU TION OF INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY, Opinions as gtven In letters to the author and In reviews. Extracts from letter of Dr. Arthur Kewsbolme, author of "Vital Statis tics," of Brighton, England, dated August 4, 1903, to Or, Richard T. Ely: "In many respects It presents ideas which to tne are new and brings or der out of chaos on many problems which Incidentally have occupied my mind. , . , I must again thank you for your book, which is suggestive and original. If you saw my underscored py, you would realize how much 1 have appreciated reading It," Extracts from letter of Edward A, Ross, university of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb., dated September 13, I'M. to Richard T, Lly: "I am grateful to you for causing a copy of your new book to be sent to me. It is In the highest degree meaty and Interesting, and Is. I think. HMy to detach many economic dogmatists from their previ ous notions. There is nothing like the exhibition of move.no.nt, of present evolution to loosen the crust that forms over men's minds. It beats argresslve criticism every time , . , On such topics as 'Competition,' 'Riv alry,' and 'Success,' etc., your analysis li pretty close to bed rock. Extracts from the Manchester Guar dian (England), of September 15, 1903: "The author Is perhaps the best rep resentative of a considerable class of American teachers whose professional eoqulBltlvenewi never blunts their In terest In practical reforms nor leads them to settle In tt lotusland of aca demic quietism, , , , Dr. Ely has com monly been reckoned among the 'So cialists of the Chnlr. This book will relieve him of this Imputation, for It contains a direct assertion of the 'reedlessness of socialism on account of the strength, actual, latent, and po tential, of the existing socio-economic order,' " (p. 4G4.) Extract from the Literary World, of September, 1903: "Professor Ely obeys In his later thought -the voice obeyed in his younger dayB, but It Is an obed ience characterized by the larger wis dom of mature years, anxious to do full Justice to all sides of difficult problems and apparently opposite In terests. His tone is hopnful and cour ageous, as It may well be when the author sees so large an acceptance of proposals which seemed radical when he made them fifteen or twenty years ego." Extract from the Municipal Journal (london), of August 13, 1903: "As an Introduction to the general study of economics the book Is of decided val-to" Extract from the Dally News (Ion don), of October 12, 1903: "Profes sor Ely. In his outlook upon those and kindred questions, occupies a position which, this side of the Atlantic, would be called cautious, and, on the other side, advanced." Extracts from the Montreal Ga zette, of August 19, 1903: "One of tho most Important works of our time. , . . Proiowior Klv is equally on his guard agalnHt tVylla and Churybdls, While hn Is more practical and mod ern, ami has his enthusiasms more ender control, than Mr. Rust-In, Ills moral standards are 'quite as high and his aspirations for true reform an sln- ( ire OS those of that nrea her of rli'titco'isness." Extract from the f'hbaKo Chron- hie, of rtepli.ih.r 14. I'."'): "He Is (bar In his statements, free from dog- it'stiKin bikI broadly human In bis sympathies. At the 101 m,i t,p . duett imt allow sentiment override nn is and lie bue with courage ai t Hill conditions I Intesil of HHnit thn ixler part of dreamer of Utopias." r.iiraei trout the Baltimore Hun, of September 17, 1903: "His many hool , art characterized by the er!Wi fi;ii. I'Cbb and courage with which i. V, w present social conditions, and e( ,' suggestions in the way of reform are r.ever unscientific, nor are they tnrr.fj with that element of Impractlrahlijiy which Is so usual to earnest writers or Industrial problems." 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