The Mena weekly star., 1906-12-06
Ia Income Tax constItutiOnala

..In it's incidents, and apart from the main purpose of raising revenue, an inrorne tax stands on m entirely differ ant footing from an inheritance tax. be- cause if involves no question of the per petuation of fortunes swollen 70 an un- healthy size The question IS III its essence a question of the proper adjust ment of burdens to benefits. AS the law now stands it is undoubtedly diHi- cuff to devise a national income tax which shall be constitutional. But whether 1t Is absolutely impossible Is tn- other question: and if possible it Is most certainly desirable. The trst purely ln- in 1861 but the most important law deal ing with tha--sublect was that Of 1891. This Che court held to be unconstitu-
 @The question is undoubtedly very in- tricate delicate, and troublesome. The decision of the court was only reached by one majority. It is the law of tho land. and, of course, Is excepted as such and lovally obeyed by all good citizens Nevertheless. the hesitation evidently felt by the court as whole Tn coming gether with the previous decisions on the subject may perhaps indicate the possibility of devising constitutional income-tax law which shall suhstan- tially accomplish the results aimed at The difficulty of amending the con- stitution Is so great that only real ne- gsssrsy Tvsrv effort for should be made in dealing with this subject as with the subject of the proper control by the national government over the use of corporate wealth in interstate business. to devise Ieuislation which without such action shall attain the desired end but fl this fails there will ultimately be no al ternative to constitutional amend ment"
 lie makes a strong plea for technical and industrial education for the masses. and while the federal government can do schools of this character be established in the District of Columbia as an ex- ample to the various states.
 Agricultural interests.
 He appeals for every encouragement that the congress can give to the agr- cultural interests of tho country He points to the good that is being done by tho various forms of grange organiza- tions. and says.
 "several factors must cooperate in the improvement of the farmers condition; He must have the chance to be educated in the widest possible sense-in the sense which keeps ever in view the intimate relationship between the theory of edu- cation and the facts Of life. Tn all education we should widen our aims it IS good thing to produce certain num- Der of trained scholars and student~; but the education superintended by the state must seek rather to produce hun dred good citizens than merely one scholar. and it must be turned now and then from the class book to the study of the great book Of nature itself. This is especially true of the farmer as has been pointed out again and again by all observers most competent to pass prac- bcal judgment on the problems of our couutrr fife. All students now realize that education must seek to train the executive powers of young people and to confer more real significance upon the phrase dignity of labor and to pre- pare the pupils SO that in addition to each developing in the highest degree his individual capacity for work they may together help create right public opinion, and show In many ways social and cooperative spirit. Organization has become necessary in the business world i; and it has accomplished much for good in the world of labor. It is no less neces- sary for farmers Such movement ns the grange movement is good in itself and Is capable of a well-nigh infinite fur ther extension for good so long as it Is benefits to be derived by the association Of farmers for mutual advantage are partly economic and partly sociological
 Moreover. while in the long run Volun- tary effort will prove more efficacious than government assistance. while the farmers must primarily do most for themselves, yet the government can also do much The department of agriculture has broken new ground in many direc- tons, and year by year 1t finds how it can improve It's methods and develop fresh usefulness It's constant effort is to give the governmental assistance in the most effective way, that is, thru as- SbclhtipHS or thFHlttS rather tnhn to or thru individual farmers II is also striv- ing to coordinate it's work with the agri- cultural departments of the several educational, to coordinate 1t with the work of other educational authorities Agricultural education is necessarily based upon general education, but our agricultural educational institutions are wisely specializing themsclves making their course relate to the actual teaching of the agricultural ard kindred sciences to young country people or young city people who wish to live in the country
 Great progress has already been made among farmers by the creation at farmers institutes, of dairy aspocia tions, of breeders associations hortl cultural associations and the like A striking example of how the govern' ment and the farmers can cooperate is shown in connection with the menars offered 10 the cotton growers of th, southern states by the advance of tht boil wcevil The dcpart rtment fs doine all it can to organize the farmers lr the threatened districts. just as M has been doing all it can to organize them Tn aid Of It's work to eradicate the caf. tie Fever tick In the south The deuar N. ment can and will cooperate with m auch associations and it must have their help 1T It's own work K to he done In the most efficient style"
 lie urges the extension Of the irriPa. ton and forest preservation system. ana asks Tor an appropriation for building a memofial theater at Arlington.