The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-04

AuuoEltouC0 Tux " W0JC0 U DIS90lly IN.
creasing rate Of duty should be put
upon all moneys or. other valuables
coming by gift, bequest or devise to
any individual or corporation. There
can be no question Of the ethical pro-
priety Of the government thus deter.
mining the conditions upon which any
gift or inheritance should be received.
As the law now stands it is undoubt-
edly difficult to devise national In.
come tax which shall be constitutional.
But whether 1t Is absolutely impossible
10 another question, and II possible it
70 most certainly desirable. The first
purely income tax law was passed by
the congress In 1861. but the most i'm
portant law dealing with the subject
was that Of 1894. This the court held
to be unconstitutional.
The question is undoubtedly very in.
tricate. delicate and troublesome. The
decision Of the court was only reached
by one majority. 1t il the law of the
land and Of course is accepted as such
and loyalty obeyed by all good citizens.
Nevertheless the hesitation evidently
felt by the court as whole In coming
TO conclusion, when considered to-
eether with previous decisions on the
subject, may perhaps indicate the pos
sibility Of devising constitutional in
come tax law which shall substantially
accomplish the results aimed at. The
difficulty Of amending the constitution
b 20 great that only real necessity can
Justify q resort thereto. Every effort
should be made In dealing with this
subject, as with the subject Of the
proper control by the national govern
ment over the use Of corporate wealth
b interstate business, to devise legis-
lation which without such action shall
attain the desired end. but IL this fails
there will ultimately be no alternative
10 constitutional amendment.
Industrial Training.
Our Industrial development depends
largely upon technical education. in
GLIDING In this term all industrial e6u.
cation, from that which fits man to
be good mechanic. a good carpenter
Or blacksmith to that which fits man
to do the greatest engineering feat.
The skilled mechanic. the skilled work
man. can best become such by tech
meal Industrial education. The far
reaching usefulness Of Institutes OF
technology and schools of mines or of
engineering is now universally &C.
knowledged, and no less far reaching
Is the effect Of good building or me.
chanical trades school. textile or
matchmaking or engraving school.
In every possible way We should help
the wageworker who tolls with his
hands and who must I'VE hope in a
constantly increasing measurel also
toll with his brain. Under the constitu.
ton the national legislature can do but
little Of direct importance for his vel
fare save where he is engaged in work
which permits It to act under the in.
terstate commerce clause Of the consti.
tuition. and this is one reason why !
SO earnestly hope that both the legis-
lative and judicial branches Of the gov.
eminent will construe his clause of
the constitution in the broadcast posi-
BILE manner.
The Farmer.
The only other persons whose vel.
fare Is as vital to the welfare Of the
whole country as is the welfare of the
wageworkers are the tillers of the soil
the farmers. =.
Several. factors must cooperate in
the improvement Of the farmers con.
dition. He must have the chance ia
be educated in the widest possible
sense. in the sense which keeps ever in
view the intimate relationship between
the theory of education and the facts
Of life.
Organization has become necessary
In the business world, and It has &C.
complished much for good In the world
Of labor. 1t is no less necessary for
farmers. Such movement as the
grange movement is good in itself and
IL capable Of well nigh infinite fur.
Their extension for good so long as 1t is
kept to its own legitimate business.
The benefits to be derived by the as.
ISOLATION Of farmers for mutual I'D.
vantage are partly economic and part.
ly sociological.
Irrigation and Forest Preservation.
Much Is now being done for the
states of the Rocky mountains and
great plains through the development