The Detroit times., 1908-03-12

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 TO do ms share towards
the support of public works and chart
ties.
The Labor Socialists 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 round
about way. take money and property
from the "Home Owners"
Now let's have a ,cok, and In COLI
sidering each bill or act, keep In mind
the underlying plan.
EXTRACT from the thrifty and home
owning people at least part OF their
savings. TO be divided among the I'M
thrifty Labor-Sociallsts.
You may have to search step by
step through the apparently harmless
part OF these proposed laws. but care
fully follow the steps and 1t will De
seen that the final end and aim is 10
take money away from the House
Owning, thrifty class" and give 1t to
the unthrlfty class.
Let's first consider the employers
Liability" movement. They have
adroitly sought to have It apply fret
to Railways for II Is row popular TO
attack them. Any employe hurt.
even by his own negligence. Is to he
paid a sum to be extracted from the
stockholders. There are over 1900
stockholders In one American Ry
Many are widows and IN some cases
their hard earned money and savings
invested thus, Is the main source or
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 II 1t was
not a legal robbery &C 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
Rave succeeded In doing In England
II is an active working law there now
In operation under which, IL, Tor In
stance, house servant has an acct.
dent no matter whether about the
house or elsewhere and becomes dis
abled. the employers property 10 held
to pay one pound (about 5000 a week
for the balance of the life OF the serv-
ant,
Thus in a few years with a Lad run
OF luck" the home-owner might have
saddled on him half dozen such pen
sioners and his property held to pay
perhaps $4,000 to $4,000 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-
nevolence. Every permanently injur-
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 It's care. The law should
provide that he had during his well
deys. contributed his share, small or
great. towards the support OF such
homes That Is the German law. In
other words. every man. Labor.Social-
lists and Home-Owner should CONTRIB.
ute for this pension.
But the Labor-Sociaiist plans 60
take only the money OF one class, the
thrifty. and give II to the unthrifty.
man for being thrifty and OFFER a re-
ward OF immunity to the man who
would drink up his extra money. II
says, don't own a home or you viii
become a member OF lass which we
propose to milk"
Later on we are to have "OId Age
Pensions" for every man when ho
reaches say so years
That law Is under consideration In
England now. The plan Is noble
one. for Il would remove that awful
ghost OF fear which iaunts most peo-
rie. Every man should pay small
tax towards this des lrable benevo-
fence. But notice, wien the Labor
Socialist leaders In England we're ask.
ed II the members OF their class wouli
contribute. the answer was mot ono
farthing." -
They propose to secure the entire
sum from the Home.Owner Glass"
Back again TO their principle. you
see.
II seems benevolent 10 vote large
sums for public work for the "unem-
ployed.y That class Is made up large
ly OF Labor-Soc.alists 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 o.
good men from work.
81. They boyeot;ed factories and de-
stroyed business, compelling other
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