The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-01
EDITORIAL SERMONS FROM
TEXTS ALWAYS AT HAND
AVOID FALSE ISSUES.

Today an ever increasing percentage of firmly con
present system tax on thrift and industry ana
eussng the single amendment recently adopted by Everett
The adoption of the single tax not an injury to the working
Dissipation workngcass political such an issue
as single tax is an injury the working class
accepts the main political issue the manner
in which public revenues He seeks for distribution
of the burdens of taxation The problem which he propoond
necessarily the problem of the property owner
socialist the other hand lays main stress upon the
He seeks for distribution
of the products The problem which he proponds the
problem of the aborer who produces all values public revenues III
Year after year the socialist makes campaign changing
the So the socialist forges that his party the party
propeess worker he dyerts hls dsslon from
the terms upon which forced coin his energy into
have reason Tor Dens
parties galore organized to settle upon proper d
vision of the spols among the spoilers -. uo. 81 .o
The the victiment interest profit taXes-a are
No possible combination factors of production produce
wealth ia the economic sense without hand of labor
of fstrate Importance discussion OF wealth
production. -. ..u., ;4.o,e : +bo 1obor by
which the earth is made fruitful
Henry George agreeing he says Now for the
production wealth. things requredabor and land
Labor systems have always determined the conduon Oh e
Cha wage system have been characterized by the
The most startling and gang wrong of every system that
racd association has beeen the enjoyment OF the
products of toll by those who performed no toll
power of has always resided their private owner
ship of the vital factors in production
Land machinery both factors in production
today useless discuss which absolute
admits of no well discuss the relative Importance OF
the stomach the human body as to scs the ae
importance of land and machinery in modern production
The worker robbed through private ownership OF the means OF
In the train of false prophtarff tners prohbionsts trust
the single taxer with his Lo you are robbed by
system of taxation.
Systems taxation advantage of owners
against another The worker has been reserved to produce
the funds which taxes padhe has controlled the
funds
Mr. Kaufman reomer of Belingham, said in
the about that the taxing OF milling ma
tended discourage mill from establishing them
selves and founding roll
We workers the roll but refuse to be blinded
fact that under the single other tax the wage roll
is a robbers device and are its victims
roll the sale Of the workers on
open with calico pig iron and other commodities
his pusng life forever the public auction block
subject the law of supply and demand-movng rsky (ye
ndeedD OF prosperity Stagnant during Oh crlss
The crisis and the system are twin brothers.
Wages to profits to the masters.
represent what the worker produces and above his
wages.
ambitious create pay roll that will bring nc
profits.
Accumulated profits find profitable renvestmen
overproduction Overpoducon crisssagnaon IN
labor market and starvation for the aborer AS ooey would
If the machine relieved OF tax
would be justified fighting for single tax or any
that would increase the profits Of the boss The boss
voluntarily for sngle nails with increase
profits Nor does he voluntarily more for laborpoWer
The market of hnge nails and abopower the same
profits determined the section hand the great rail
be asked work for dollar and thirtyfve cents
a day.
Marks words free trade applicable here
Grant for instant that there gram laws nc
custom houses city osn short that all the acc
dental circumstances which the worker still put the blame
of his miserable existence have entirely dsap
peredand have aside wells which conceal from
his eyes his true enemy.
a slave than capital harassed by custom houses"
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