New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-28
A NEW COUNTRY.
CARNEGIA is ITS NAME-NO ONE DIES
RICH THERE-A QUEER con-
STITUTION.

The current number of 1.-The North American Re-
view contains description by James Raymond
Perry of imaginary country in which all citizens
at the age of sixty surrender their capital be it
large small. to the State in return for guaran-
tee of comfortable support and leisure for the re-
mainder of their lives The following extracts give
an idea of how the plan works out:
May ask your nationality sir? You speak
Believe me, am not prompted TO ask the question
Il am a Garnegian SIR replied my new ac-
quaintance- Our country took its name from a
Scotchman who early in the century was much
interested in matters pertaining the welfare of
an5 aftsr rlirV WAS man OF Eery great wealth
gradually gave away his many millions. founding
he gave to the Sentiment n That ii
Is a disgrace for man to die rich His theory. as
we in country understand il. that the nom
iRal owner of wealth is not the actual owner. but
merely the trustee of the property his legal pos
1--WE Carnegians, therefore determined that in our
escape the disgrace into which their greed and
after reaching the age of sixty years. shall be pro-
rich or moor must rsnS1iHh To The Stats tbair
property if there be any or # there be none their
right TO acquire and own property. In return for
this the constitution provides that the name of
every such person shall be enrolled upon the lists of
az b ana 9ra liner fnTPqsh Ine
ported by the State. enjoying whatever leisure or
provided fails in any given year to be large enough
20 support each and every honored citizen in ex-
provides that the remaining population shall be
been found unnecessary to impose any tax for this
purpose The property contributors, fund. as it is
support of the honored citizens and each year is
1T was predicted by the critics of our consttu-
ton that men of large wealth upon nearing the age
sell their possessions and move TO some country
danger of dying disgraced not guarded against.
While there were few examples of such individual
cism was not well founded What might perhaps
be called civic SelhshnSss has IN large measure
rence has shown that large property owners aP-
and eagerness as do the tmpecunious ones
e+hs1 Ietsra or aboro ard there have been numer-
instances Of meE at the head of large business
dozen years beyond the age limit Only whatever
profits may result from Their c1nu9Hed actiV ip
becomes the ambition of these men to increase
fnr the suppot of the honored ctizens The nun
Der of honored citizens who elect TO remain Idle Is
prefer work to ideness, Their activities display
ANY position under the government is regarded
as a mark Of added honor by many of our honored
of clerical positions in the government offices. as
we'll as the heads OF the several departments. are
filed by men past sixty whose labor costs the gov
ored citizens others devote their time and talents
to pursuits toward which their tastes have long
attracted them. but which. because or the neces-
sity Of earning their daily bread. they have been
music received some notable recruits. and the
cellence of achievements Of these recruits Is
really surprising. This Is particularly true OF NJ
erature Experience with us has shown that many
men and women have natural talent for writing,
but lacking leisure have INDUCED their taste Tor IL
In only the most desultOry fashion. Passing into
hOnored citizen class at the age OF sixty, these
and women suddenly find themselves released
from the necessity of toiling for existence
The large leisure which they now md themselves
permitted to enjoy is admirably suited to literary
efforts and II they find that the fire and enthu-
siasm of youth have in a large measure vanished
that is Offset in part at least by the ripe knowl-
edge which the experiences of long life yield one
Even when the results are not commensurate with
effort the pursuit proves pleasant and so not
altogether Improbable, pasttme for those VINO love
'syYhat is true OF literature is also though in
a somewhat less degree. OF art. Some very credit
able work in the way OF painting and sculpture has
been done by our honorcd citizens. who, had they
remained under the necessity of toiling Tor Nv
ing might never have reached their present
achievements You will smile, perhaps but In our
art schools to-day there are men and women past
sixty-honored citzens-whO are studying painting
and sculpture with almost as much intelligence ana
enthusiasm as students Of twenty bring 70 their
work In your own schools | tell you, my GEAR sir
that where there is a strong natural bent for ar
tistc effort 1t survives a lifetime OF enforced ef-
forts in other directions.
YOU must be a happy people
I'VE Among other peoples II IS common 10
see middle aged. and even young. persons toillng
and saving. denying themselves food and raiment
SUFFICIENT FOR the body and proper entertainment
for the mind: literally almost starving body and
their Observation-Disclosures OF worry, forever
haunted bv the fear of want in their old age In
their fancy they the almshOuse doors opening
to admit them and shrinking from the shame OF
and so in want and worry out their hopeless
lives And with how different! In Carnegie no