Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-11
Wealth, Labor and Socialism
Dealt With in "Triumphant
Democracy"
MAKE RICH PAY TAXES
Iron Master Would Relieve Poor Of
Burdens - Temperance the Greatest
Virtue, and Next to That is Thrift,
Carnegie Declares - Details Exper-
fence With Railway Rebates.

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New York, Nov. 11.-Andrew Carne-
gle has written another book.
Mr.. Carnegie is already several times
an author, his triumphant Democra-
cy" and 1.-THE Gospel Of Wealth" be-
ing perhaps his best known books, The
new book is called Problems Of To-
day: Wealth-Labor-Soc
Mr.. Carnegie dedicates his book to
President Roosevelt in these terms:
Il dedicate this book to Theodore
Roosevelt, a good and great president.
who has elevated the standard Of duty
in both public and private life: fore
most apostle of the square deal for
all classes Of men: true man Of the
people and model citizen in example
and precept.'
Wouldn't Tax the Poor.
Early in the book Mr.. Carnegie gives
his views on the taxing of estates at
death. ut is difficult" he says, "to
set bounds to the share of a rich mans
estate which should go at his death to
the public thru the agency Of the state,
and by all means such taxes should
| be graduated, beginning at nothing
upon moderate sums to dependents
| and increasing rapidly as the amounts
| swell. until Of the millionaire's hoard.
as Of Shylocl's, at least the other half
comes to the privy Golfer Of the state
This policy would work powerfully
to induce the rich man to attend to the
administration Of wealth during his
| life. which is the end which society
should always have in view, as being
by far the most fruitful for the PEG.
pie.
Nor need 1t be feared that this
policy would sap the root Of enterprise
and render men less anxious to accum-
ulate; or, to the class whose ambition
| 1t is to leave great fortunes and be
| talked about after death, 1t will be
even more attractive, and, indeed, a
somewhat nobler ambition to have
enormous sums paid over to the state
from their fortunes"
Mr.. Carnegie declares unequivocally
that those whose incomes are only suf-
! ficient to meet physical wants should
not be subjected to taxation at all. He
| lays stress on the theory that liquor or
tobacco. as far as the laboring man Is
concerned, cannot be considered as
needs.
Liquor Greatest Peril.
In his chapt> Il wealth" he says:
"The dire sequences resulting
from the use or liquor would Justify
much higher taxation upon 1t in the
interest of the workers themselves. The
greatest single evil in Great Britain to-
day is intemperance. Seven hundred
and eighty million dollars yearly is the
drink bill When one asks himself
what would most benefit the worker,
there is no hesitation in the reply-to
avoid liquor and gambling. The work.
ingman who INDUCES in either is to the
extent he does so, the architect Of his
own poverty"
Mr. Carnegie does not believe that
the socialistic system harmonizes with
our present home and family relations.
He says that it attacks or belfttles one
of the virtues which, as we believe.
lie at the root Of the progress of our
race, that of thrift. He says that most
men and women are born to poverty,
and speculates on the few who are pro-
vided for and free to spend their lives
at ease. Mr. Carnegie continues:
"Thrift cannot commend itself to the
true socialist who forbids private capt.
tai.
Thrift Second Virtue.
apply to the masses of men any Of
the tests that indicate success or fail
lre in life, progress or stagnation, val.
uable or worthless citizenship and none
will more clearly than that of thrift
separate the well-behaved, respected
and useful from the unsatisfactory
members of society.
"The writer lived his early years
among workmen and his later years as
an employer Of labor, and it is incom-
prehensible to him how any informed
men having at heart the elevation of
manual ;aboring men, could fail to
place upon the habit of rnrift the high
est value, second only to that Of tenn
perance, without which no honorable
career is possible, for against dntem-
perance no combination of good quail
ties can prevail. Temperance and thrift
are virtues which act and react upon
each other Strengthening both and are
seldom found apart"
Writes About Rebates.
"My experience with railway rates
and rebates is the last chapter in Mr..
Carnegie's book.
He dwells at length on the fight Of
the steel manufacturers at Pittsburg to
force the Pennsylvania railroad to give
them fair rates. He says: