Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-24

the artificial and unnecessary restric-
tons of labor"
1t would be waste Of space to re-
hearse the other reasons given. The
above are sufficient The article con-
| tinues:
When we look at the various causes,
we are irreslstibly driven to the con-
clusion that the reasons of our economic
decay are the same as those Of our mill
itary humiliations on South Africa
namely, want of foresight, want Of or
ganization, love of tradition, disregard
OF common sense, the rule Of the theor-
let, OF the society man and of the old
man, inattention to the warnings of ex-
perts, official lethargy and unwarranted
| official optimism. Tho we have lost the
first few skirmishes with the CONNER
cial enemy, we have still the child-like
faith that, with antiquated weapons,
under illtfained and selected leaders,
following book tactics instead of COM
mon sense, without knowledge of the
enemy's country at headquarters. with
out a plan of campafgn-in fact, with
out any preparation whatever for eco
nomic war, the magnificent rank and
torious in making heroic but futile from
tai attacks against the willy enemy, who
/ is securely eilsconced behind tariff en-
| trenchments, and surrounded and pro-
tected by the invisible wire entangle-
ments of differential freights charged by
British steamers and British railways
against our own industries. We still
take cur commercial reverses only for
hi. II,
belief that we shall 'muddle thru some
how and proba bly, only when our very
commercial strongholds are closely be-
sieged and starving shall we believe
/ that our commercial methods are anti
quated and worthless, that our system
of neglect. of make-believe and of off,
cial parsimeny in commercial matters is
criminal. and that it is time for US to
put our house in order. And just as our
African experiences have had a SOLDERING
effect on those parts of the nation which
/ had exaggerated opinions of our mill
tary power, owing to fattering official
B assurances, even SO the notions of those
people will be sobered down who fondly
believe the legend that Great Britain is
the richest country in the world. /"
Some indistinct remedies are proposed,
the chief one being protective tariff.
The enormous war expenses and fear
fully high taxes are forcing this ques-
ton to the front in more seriousness
than ii has ever been urged before, but
only feeble impress is made upon the
tory aristocracy which controls parlia-
ment and king. The subject may come
up in the assemblage of English cham
berS of commerce soon to be held in
Nottingham. A sensible protective tar
if upon competitive manufactures
would be a quick and practical relief
from excessive taxation and a help to
manufacturers. but it is only question
rof time when some recognized English
authority will tell England that her
trouble is deep-seated and of long stand
ing. and that the only effectual remedy
! is the removal of the primary cause.
Not until the ignorant classes of Eng
land find their way to the little red
school house, not until SAILOR becomes
honorable and the drones are put at
work, not until substantial food dis
! places beer as national necessity and
4 Clearly living creates new and higher
A national character, will lost prestige re-
/ turn again to England
The burden of taxation lies heavy up-
on the Briton. The war drags indefi-
nitely at cost of over IS 600 week,
increased levies are already exhausted
IN anticipation. consols are at low ebb
and largel increased dividends just an
nounced wind up disastrous year for
railway investors. The Briton is there
fore a pessimist and as he plods along
under heavy handicap in the great in
ternational race he looks slllkily at royal
grants and royal expenditures for ex-
curslors. peers trials and coronations.
Loyal to the backbone as he is, he swal-
lows With bad grace even the $500.0OO
ton top of previous grants and big SAL
ary) to enable Lord Roberts to main
tain the dignity of his new earldom.
Under the late assessment. if an Eng
( ilshman has net income, from whatev-
Il r source. exceeding e106, he must pay
y in the pound, or over one-twentieth
I OF II. as income tax. and in addition
must pay heavy taxes upon the proper
ty he owns or rents for living purposes
! suppose that his salary or income is
s4oO $4,000 in round figures, and that
he rents small house or fiat at $40 a
year. The balance sheet would show
something like this:
Income tax at L on e24O LEGS
Rent, $40 assessed at e33).
abatement of EGO. >. $500 Ella los Cd
Poor rate at 1-7...... 2:11:0
General district rate
at 49,. ...... :. Z: Sc
School rate at Ii. :. 2:12:3
House duty at Sd Ton
s40).... $3.50. -. .. 1O:0--l3 9
e27 Is Sd
In this case the British subject owns
no property at all except perhaps a few
household goods. He has nothing to
identify himself as loyal subject ex-
! cept a hard learned salary of 50 600. and
upon this he is annually taxed s1S5.
Should he have any other income of
whatever nature. he must out of 1t pay
an additional Y in the pound These
taxes are separately levied by different
boards at different times of the year,
| for no other apparent purpose than to
mix things up and give a lot of under
officials something to do. His spirits,
beer. tobacco, tea and some other things
are also heavily taxed.
MARSHALLTOWNsT TOURISTS.
England has been flooded with Ameri-
can visitors this season, and steamship
bookings are filed far ahead by the re-
turn crowd. All go TO London. many
make the pilgrimage to Stratford-on-
Avo,, aud thar, faro a.,