Evening journal., 1911-08-04
PEACE HOVERS
OVER ARDEN
CcontInued from First 20
minds. and he referred to the duties OF
the lnasn hnldors aud Ll1o L.-naLnoa


ferred 10 tho land rentals. This
referendum was refused, he said, and
when a motion was made to appoint
committee to investigate the major
ity of those present at the meeting
last night voted il down.
Upton Sinclair said he never heard
of il but he never saw a lack of
democracy in Arden. He then paid a
tribute TO Arden, comparing il to Fair
Hope, Ala. which was controlled by
one hundred shareholders and while
he did not think graft existed there,
he did think il was due 10 a waste
of money that conditions We're such
Sinclair said he had decided in the
past spring to sell his home and go
abroad and this gave rise TO rumor
that he was disgusted with the col
ony. while l am going abroad
Will keep my home here because
cannot keep away from one of the
worlds greatest humorists," he an
nounced. "As for pleasures here we
have them that cannot be duplicated
for $4,000 and we pay but SO a year.
When ! go to New York ] feel like
lonesome wolf in a dangerous for
est
Charles +. Shandrew spoke OF the
opportunities accorded the residents
as the rental of the lands increased,
and referred TO the premium being
paid for the lands. He favored the
paying OF the premiums TO the COM
munity as they were created by all.
William Ross. a Philadelphia law
yer. told Of the foundation Of the
colony and he referred 20 the so
called opposition by telling of a man
who contracted to furnish carload
of frogs to a hotel keeper, and when
he went TO deliver them he had two
dozens Of frogs in a box. The hotel
keeper asked where the carload was
at and the man replied that he thought
that he had that many Judging by the
noise Nov where is this oppoai-
tionl' Ross asked. The audience
came near being disrupted by laugh
ter.
Rent Question Over.
Mrs. Brown then took the floor and
made a motion that the rent question
go over until next Monday evening at
the Town Meeting. This motion pre-
vailed.
MIR. Price said Arden was not a real
for Il. He referred to the founding
and the deed of trust AT this George
Brown. Jr., aged rs years, asked why
II was that a man whose land had
not been located definitely had been
refused a lease for 80 years, but was
given a yearly one. Frank Stephens
stated he did not know and the youth
replied, "Well, it is time you should
find out ] move that a committee be
appointed to investigate" This mo-
tion was lost. II was stated that this
action on the part OF the trustees was
due 90 the survey of the lands not
being completed.
Louis Kramer. a Single TaXer, said
that the methods of taking the land
values caused the troubles and that
protests had been met with rebuiis.
Emanuel Gerstine, Philadelphia
anarchist. and follower OF Brown,
said there was little or no democracy
in Arden and then Brown sprung his
sensation
Brown After stephens.
'When ! ordered this meeting said
Brown, and the crowd laughed, as he
had nothing to do with IT, "the pur-
pose was to discuss the troubles OF
Arden, but YOU are lodging the ques-
ton But, I am glad TO know that
Il viii be announced throughout the
country that single tax is not de-
mocracy. ! charge that there has
never been a square deal in Arden.
Bring out your real grievances. You
are surring over them and / claim
that men are being prevented from
making a living here This suppress
sion has in large measure been ac-
complished by c. Frank stephens,
who / charge is n coward before men
and a bully among women.
II can give names of twenty mon,
six of whom ! heard say they would
give Stephens q licking. physical
one. I am not one of them, and IL
present ! would not allow IL. would
take Mr.. Stephens part ] can give
the names of women no has bullied.
Do YOU want TO hear them?"
There were cries of mo- from the
audience. comprising two-thirds Of
Arden. Brown continued. There was
ono woman who complained of a
stone in front Of her gate-post and
she was ordered out of the colony I
also charge that he kept the good Jobs
for himself while another woman was
told she would be made to sweat. Re
ferring TO the men. Brown said:
"Some of those who have been dis
criminated against by Stephens are
Monte Beane, Lightbown, Pierce and
myself
"A week ago / went TO the Work
house and ] showed you my liberties
were joys. If ] am boycotted you
must suffer You can't take my
liberties without losing your own. But
If you come out in the open and pro-
test, Stephens or his milk-white lambs
will do his bidding. AT this stage
of the address the chairman, Joseph
Cohen. called time.
Stephens In the meantime sat still
under this tiradc directed at him.
Sinclair, who appeared to be the
ideal of the followers of the idyllic
life, took the floor and said: while
Will not indulge in any personali-
ties, ] am grateful 10 hear Brown say
he would protect stephens from a
beating. have heard of others ap-
preaching the young men here and
suggesting giving Brown a licking
and / want to say TO those silent
voices of these human beings that
that is not the way things are done
in Arden. Our life here is on a higher
plane"
Had a Lot of Pun.
Brown then announced he would
retire from the limelight 81 have had
a lot Of fun during the past two
weeks" he said. Part Of il was in
the Workhouse, part on the stone pile
and part here. l have found all pos
sibilities for humor. But I have or
dprod the 1imelfphf ch,t off aud fhe