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,
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.. In llf Itt.f.M an,l ,, ,
of if ,M)( rnnniJt
mil yl.,Ulln. wlii..
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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."
Extract from the Boston Herald of
September 19, 1903: "Professor iciys
volume is one that should be read and
pondered by all who are allw to tl0
gigantic problems of society as H ey.
1Mb today. His style is calm, Judicial
rnusunlly clear, and he Is constantly
Interesting, even to the carets
leader,"
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each): "The Socialist Partv," giving
national platform, resolutions ami ill
rectory of socialist locals; "The r;i.
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ganized Ibor Movement."
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