The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-15

to work, and a guarantee of his right
to enjoy the fruit of his labor; 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.
i The Labor-Socfaiists are opposed
and their measures are right now be-
ing pressed with great strength to
make them into laws
The intent underlying each one of
them IS to directly, or in a round
about way, take money and property
from the "Rome Owners"
| Now let's have a look, and in con-
sidering each bill or act, keep in
mind the underlying plan.
EXTRACT from the thrifty and home
| owning people at least a part of their
savings, to be divided among the I'M
| thrifty Labor+SociaIists
| You may have to search step by
step through the apparently harmless
part of these proposed laws, but care
fully follow the steps and it will be
seen that the final end and aim is to
take money away from the House
Owning, thrifty class" and give it to
the unthrifty class
| Lets first consider the Employers
Liability movement They have
adgoitly sought to have it apply first
to Railways for it is now popular to
attack them. Any employee hurt,
even by his own negligence, is to be
paid a sum to be extracted from the
| stockholders. There are over II 900
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 "Unthrifty."
That would be benevolence If it was
not legal robbery of some to make
gifts to others.
Then it is the plan to extend this
forced benevolence to the individual
employer, just as the LabOr4Socialist
have succeeded in doing in England
1t is an active working law there now
in operation under which, If, for in
stance. a house servant has an acct
dent no matter whether about the
house or elsewhere and becomes dis
abled, the employers property is held
to pay one pound (aIbout 5000
week for the balance of the life of
the servant.
Thus in a few years with a bad
run of luck" the home-owner might
such pensioners and his property held
TO pay perhaps $500 to $4,000 a
week
Do YOU see how adroitIy this ex-
tracts money from the thrifty?
We will all admit that the injured
should have help; that is human be-
nevoIence Every permanently iniur-
ed 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 its care The
law should provide that he had, dur
ing his well days, contributed his
share, small or great, towards the
support of such homes. That is the
German law. In other words, every
man, Labcr-Socialists and Home
owner should contribute for this pen
sion.
But the Labor-Socialist plans to
take only the money of one class, the
thrifty, and give it to the unthrifty.
That would be a fine levied on the
man for being thrifty and offer a re-
ward of immunity to the man who
would drink up" his extra money.
1t says, don't own home or you will
become a member Of a class which |
We propose to milk"
Later on We are to have sold Ace
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 peo-
pie. Every man should pay a small !
tax towards this desirable benevol- |!
ence- But notice, when the Labor |
Socialist leaders in England were |
asked If the members OF their class |
would contribute. the answer was, |
'SNot one farthing"
They propose to secure the entire |
sum from the HomelOwner Glass" |
Back again to their principle, you |
see.
1t seems benevolent to vote large |
sums for public work for the ''unem- |
ployed." That class is made ND large |
~ of LaborSocialists and incapable, |
botch workmen. The worthy work
men 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 de-
strOyed business. compelling other /
Workmen to lie idle.