The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-13

Protection for every man who wants to work, and guarantee of his right to enjoy the fruit of his lahor: just laws which hold each and every man accountable to the law and to do his share towards the support of public works and charities.
 The Labor Socialists are opposed and their measures are right now being presnea with great strength to make them into laws.
 The intent underlying each one of them ie to directly, or in round about way to take money and property from the @Home-0vners."
 ering each biIl or act, keep in nina the underlying plan.
 "Exeract from the thrifty ana home owming people at least a part Of their savings, to be divided among the un- thrifty Labor Socialists" You may have to search step by step through the apparently harmless fully follow the steps and it win be seen that the final end and aim is to take money away from the House. Owning. thrifty class" and give 1t to the unthrifty class"
 Let's first consider the Employers Liability" movement. They have adroit- ly sought to have 1t apply nrst to Rail- ways for it is now popular to attack them. Any employee hurt even by his own negiigence. is to be paid a sum to be extracted from the stockhold- CTS. There are over 77.O00 stockhold- CTS in one American Ky. Many are widows and in some cases their hard earned money and savings invested thus, is the main source of their bread and butter. But q part at least is to be taken from them to be given to the tfFTnfhrfHfxg
 That would be benevoience if it was not legal robbery of some to make gifts to others.
 Then 1t is the plan to extend this forced benevolence to the individual employer. just as the Labor Socialists have succeeded In doing In England. It Is an active working law there now in operation. under which. If. for in- stance. a house servant has an acci- dent no matter whether about the house or elsewhere and becomes dis abled. the employers property is held to pay one pound (about 95.00) a week for the balance of the life of the ser want.
 Thus in a few years with bad run ot luck" the home-owper might have saddled on him half dozen such pen- sions and his property held to pay perhaps $25.00 to S50.O0 a week.
 We win all admit that the injured should have help; that is human be- nevolence. Every permanently injured poor man should have a public home to live In free, all the balance of his days; he has. we will say done his share of the work of the world and is entitled to it's care. The law should provide that he during. his well days. contributed his share, great or small. towards the suppoht of such homes. That ig the German law. In other words. every man. Labor Socialists and Home-owner should contribute for this pension.
 But the Labor Socialist plans to take only the money of one elaas, ths thrifty, and give 1t to the unthrifty.
 That would be a nne levied on the man for being thrifty and offer a re- ward of immunity for the man who would drink up' his extra money It says. don't own home or you will become member of a class which we propose to milk"
 Later on we are to have "OId Age Pensions" for every man when he reaches say SO years.
 That law is under consideration in England now. The plan IS a noble one, for it would remove that awful ghost of fear which haunts most people. , Every man should pay small tax to- wards that desirable benevolence. But nOLiCes WHon tuG l<hDON ON-ouSAdtASlb Ape-a~ CTS in England were asked if the mena- bers of their class would contribute. the answer was Mot one farthing." They propose to secure the entire sum from the Home Owner Glass" Back again to their principle, you see.
 It seems benevolent to vote large sums for public work for the "unem- piowed" That class Is made up large T.Na workmen. The worthy workmen are seldom "unemployed." Many of these "unemployed" are the noisy chaps who called strikes during the prosperous years. They wouldn't work themselves and kept thouSands of good men from work.
 They boycotted factories and des- troysd business compeIling other work ! men to be idl4