Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-09-03
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THREE N0ThBLE MAYORS. I
HOW SOCIALIST Is GROWING IN AMERICA.
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At the recent convention of the
ague of American Municipalities,
he IS cities, with population aggre-
ing several millions of people, were
resented by about 5000 municipal
mayors, aldermen, heads of
bartments. At the first convention
host determined effort was made by
anti-public-ownership interests to
troll its deliberations. This utter
ure, and the victory of the public
bership forces was marked by the
tion, as president, of John McVicar,
was elected and reelected mayor
bes Moines, on the issue of public
ership of the city water works VS..
Fate ownership.
otable among those representing
anced thought in municipal govern
t-direct legislation, civil service
rm and public ownership of monopo-
were Mayor Hazen S. Pingree of
foit, John McVicar of Des Moines
S. NJ. Jones of Toledo. Three not
addresses were delivered by Profs.
blk Parsons, Edward Bemis and
bard 7. Ely.
e give below some extracts from
ADDRESS of Mayor Jones of Toledo,
shich we are indebted to the Com
Nation.
is League of American Municipali-
A. may well be called the morning
y which ushers in the dawn of good
Frnment in American cities.-Ed.l
THE GREAT QUESTION.
be great question that is rapidly
ing to the front today in this coun-
}; Shall the municipality own or
Tned?" Shall the general govern
own the telegraph and railroads
hall these corporations own the
Fal government? The danger that
Onts us and threatens the perpe-
Of our institutions is not from the
popularity known as lawbreakers,
found in the lawlessness of capital
narchy of corporations, and the
ion to which the American people
efore long give an emphatic affirm
answer is this: "Can capital be
subject to law" We have had a
ing example OF the lawlessness of
in the experience of the govern
in attempting to tax corporations
Use revenue for the war. The
|nment says, 1--WE will tax the
faph companies SO much for each
(ge sent" 1t would have been
enough for the trainers Of the law,
fy desired to tax the individual
to say that each person sending
lssage should pay SO much; but
bad no such purpose. Their pur-
vas to tax the telegraph companies
ey plainly stated in as plain Ian
as can be chosen; but what did
anarchists and lawbreakers do?
overnment says, we will tax the
aph companies; but no you don't,
Fhe telegraph company, we will
E people, and Immediately an or
issued that every patron of that
my shall contribute his mite to
the corporation OF a share of the
mat the government sought TO
upon it. Identically the same
) true of the express companies.
PROGRESSIVE GLASGOW.
pc parks and public Fairgrounds
gov | saw neat porcelain signs
The inscription: ''Citizens, pro-
pur property" and when my eyes
II upon that inscription | confess
feeling of delight as l never
experienced through looking at
b sign board. 1t was in such
= contrast TO the boss idea ex-
in the order keep OF the
a thing that never should be
Ecept by the man who hangs up
premises that other iniquity
re OF the Dog" The policeman's
on is another atrocity | would
see linked to the two have just
ned and the hideous trio con-
TO eternal oblivion.
pDEL HOMES FOR WIDOWS.
Tow leads the cities of Great
and the world in ministering to
Pal needs of her people through
Pdium of collective ownership.
owns, not only the waterworks,
plant, street railways and
but in addition public baths,