Evening journal., 1908-03-16

share towards the support OF public
works and charities
The Labor Socialists are opposed
and their measures are right now being
pressed with great strength to make
them into laws.
The intent underlying each one Of
them is TO directly. or IN round about
way, tako money and property from the
l"Hone- owners.r
Now let's have a look. and in consid-
ering each bin or act, keep in mind the
underlying plan
Extract from the thrifty and home
owning people at least part of the r
savings, to be divided among the un-
thrifty Labor Socialists"
You may have to search step by stem
through the apparently harmless part
OF these proposed laws. but carefully
follow the steps and 1t win be seen that
the final end and aim IS to talge money
away from the House, Owning, thrifty
class" and give II to the unthrifty
Glass"
Let's first consider the employers
Liability" movement They have
adroitly sought TO have il apply first 10
Railways for it IS now popular TO at
tack them. Any employee hurt, even
by his own negligence. rs 10 be paid
sum TO be extracted from the stock
holders. There are over 77O00 stock
holders in one American Ry. 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 part al least is 20
be taken from them to be given to the
unfortunate "Enthriftyr
That would be benevolence II II was
not a legal robbery Of some to make
gifts to others.
Then It is the plan to extend this
forced banevolence to the individual
employer, just as the Labor Socialists
have succeeded in doing in England.
II Is an active working law there now
IN operation under which, II. for in
stance, a house servant has an accident
no matter whether about the house or
elsewhere and becomes disabled. the
property is held to pay one
pound (about $1,000 a week for the
balance Of the life of the servant.
Ihus IN q few years with a bad run
OF luck the home-owner might have
saddled on him half dozen such pom
sioners and his property held 10 pay
perhaps $500 to $4,000 a week.
DO you see how adroitly this extracts
money from the thrifty9
We will all admit that the injured |
should have help; that Is human be-
nevolence. Every permanently injured \
poor man should have a public home 10 /
i've in free, all the balance Of his DAYS: I
ne has, we viii say. done his share Of /
he work Of the world and Is entitled \
70 its care. The law should provide I
hat he had during his well days. con-
.ributed his share. small or great, to-
wards the support of such homes That (,
s the German law. In other words
very man. Labor Socialists and
Home Owner, should contribute for
his pension.
But the Labor Socialist plans 10
AXE only the money Of one class, the
hrifty, and give it 70 the unthrifty.
That would be a fine levied on the
nan for being thrifty and offer a re-
ward Of Immunity to the man who ,
would drink up" his extra money. It Il
avs don't own a home or you win
ecome a member Of a class which we ,
ropose to milk"
Later on we are to have "old Ace
PENSIONS" for every man when he :
caches say so years.
That law is under consideration in I
lngland now. The plan is a noble /
ne, for It would remove that awful I
host Of fear which haunts most peo- ?
le. Every man should pay a small
lx towards this desirable benevolence.
tut notice, when the Labor Socialist I
'aders in England We're asked If the !
lembers Of their class would con- J
ribute. the answer was, mot one (
lrthng" L
They propose to secure the entire
um from the Home Owner "Class." h
Back again TO their principle. you t
ae. /
It seems benevolent to vote large "
inns for public work for the 'unem-
Ioyed" That class is made ip largely n
Labor Socialists and incapable, o
otch workmen The worthy workmen d
re seldom unemployed" Many VI a
lese unemployed" are the noisv q
laps who called strikes during tho "A
roSperous years. They wouldn't
ork themselves and kent thousands 4
good men from work r
They boycotted factories and ds- n
royed business. compelling other q
orlsnen TO lie idle. v
They stopped the loading and un- Il
aiding Of ships and Rv. cars, stop
d work on buildings. the mining Of p
I'D. silver. copper and coal stopped ii
e manufacture OF millions Of dol i