New-York tribune., 1908-03-12

7 The Home Owning class seek peace, steady
operation OF industries. Protection for every
man who wants TO work. and guarantee of his
right TO enjoy the fruit of his labor; Just laws
which hold each and every man accountable to
the law and 10 do his share toward the support
Of public works and charities.
Tho Labor Socialists are. opposed and their
measures are right now being pressed with
The intent underlying each one Of them is 70
| directly. or in a ound-about way, take money
and property from the "Hon1e Owners
Now lets have a look and in considering
each bill or act. keep in mind the underlying
plan.
Extract from the thrifty and home owning
people at least part of their savings, 70 be
divided among the untfrifty Labor Socialists"
You may have TO search step by step through
the apparently harmless part of these proposed
laws. but carefully follow the steps and II will
be seen that the final end and ann Is to take
money away from the Houseowning, thrifty
class and give it to the unthrifty class
Let's first consider the Employers Liability"
movement. They have adroity sought to have
it apply first to Railways for It is now popular
10 attack them ANY employee hurt, even by
his own negligence, IS TO be paid sum TO be
extracted from the stockholders. There are
over 1000 stockholders 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 a
part at least is TO be taken from them to be
given TO the unfortunate ,'Cnthrifty
legal robbery Of some to make gifts 10 others.
Then il is the plan TO extend this forced
the Labor Socialists have succeeded in doing in
England. It Is an active working law there now
house servant has an accident no matter
whether about the house or elsewhere and be
comes disabled. the employers property is held
10 T2av one pound (aboUt $50o( week for the
balanc. Of the life of the servant.
Thus in few years with a bad run Of luck"
the horne-oWner might have saddled on him a
half dozen such pensioners and his property
held to nav perhaps $500 to $1,000 a week.
Do you see how adroitly this extracts money
from the thrifty
We will all admit that the injured should
have help: that is human benevoence. Every
permanently injured poor man should have
public home TO live II free. all the balance OF
his DAYS; he has. va will say, done his share
Of the work of the world and is entitled to
IFS care The law should provide that he had,
small great, towards the support OF such
homes That is the German law In other
words every man. La boT- Socialists and Home
Owner should contribute for this pension.
But the Labor Socialist plans TO take only
the money of class, the thrifty, and give it
TO the unthriftv
THAT would be a fine levied on the man for
being thrifty and offer reward Of immunity
o the # ay who don hoe or h,a s1fn M
become member OF a tH4ss which We propose
TO milk"
for every man when he reaches. say, co years.
That law is under consideration in England
remove that awful ghost of fear which hsunts
most people. Every man should pay a small
tax towards this desirable benevolence. But
notice, when the Labor Socialist leaders in Eng
land were asked if the members of their class
would contribute, the answer was, Not one
farthing"
They propose to secure the entire sum from
the Home Owner Glass"
Back again their principle. you
II seems benevolent TO vote large sums for
public work for the unemployed" That class
is made rp largely of La bor- Socialists and In
capable. hotch workmen- The worthy worknaen
are seldom unemployed Many OF these ''un-
employed" 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 h1z.,>AA>d> factories and destroyed b.si-