The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-07-26
THE SMALL FARMER


tra-hazardous undertaking and prob
ably ought TO come under the protec-
ton of the state industrial insurance
commission law. Ii requires consid-
cradle temerity and no little moral
courage TO attempt 10 define an unde-
Unable creed. cult. religion. philoSo-
ply or political program. whichever
you may choose 10 designate il Thus
10 begin with We get what Satisfac-
ton We can out OF this excursion into
the contentious by insinuating that We
are temerous and have some we'll de-
/ veloped moral fieNors.
There seems TO be about as many
different kinds of socialists as there
are republicans at he present time.
/ though the socialists seem 10 work
y It'll more consistency anu III greater
/ harmony in one general direction
I There are the direct action socialists.
/ the fabian socialists. the labor social
/ lists. the democratic socialists. the free
I love socialists. the atheistic socialists.
! the Christian socialists. and how many
/ other scots We dare not even guess.
| This is sufficient To demonstrate that
| no one need fear that this country
| would suffer from monotony in case
| SlOuA0 uENOAAAC trtN-bllSHCd
| here Ii is ample guarantee that the
| spirit of controversy. SO dear 10 the
/ American heart. would be sufficiently
| alive in any one of the possible Ito
| plas 10 provide constant entertain
ment and diversion.
! rhe direct action socialists favor
/ immediate revolution believing that
/ period OF inIeLse human suffering il
a cheap price TO pay for the blessings
| that :he establishment of their ideas
| will bring 10 mankind The fabian
! socialists advocate gradual chang
| To be brought about by education and
| the ballot The labor socialists b,.
\ ieye n subordinating every consider
alton 10 the interests OF the working
| men. and want the change To b- a.
soon as possible. b. peaceful means if
| possible by revolution II Necessary.
| The democratic socialists are striving
| first pure democracy and hope TO
| bring about communism through the
| machinery Of direct government. The
! free love socialists dream OF a sens
Gus bacchanalian millennium wherein
the sexes will BE- untrammled by mar
age ties: the restraints. RESPONSE
biliries and affections OF the family
sill BE-. OboliShed: maring> will take
,iatc a. Internationally as among
the beasts of tht. field and the or
spring shall be- reared by the state
H. ath-istic socialists look upon ali
OF the present religions a. obstacles to
progress, are determined 10 uprooI all
belief in Divinity and feed the spirit
nal cravings OF man with materiahstic
lOaye> ana fishes. The Christian So
iali>t wants 10 u>- thu church as an
agency 10 bring about an ideal mater
ial condition And 81 on and so forth
In all NJ these Different kinds OF so
ci2lism there Is plenty OF genuine sin
cerity and q great longing 10 better
he condition OF all mankind. The de
sire 10 abolish misery and yretched-
Hess from out the world Is the great
appealing motive OF all forms OF so
ialiSm. Socialists l.elieve that the
causes OF all the distress and suffer
ing arr mat-rialistic and that they
ave lhe one SURE remedy. The discs
tA5lishm-nt % all private property
and the common ownership Of the
means OF production and the source
vi wealth i the immediate aim There
ar considerable differences on how
this is 10 D. accomplished. but COM
plete agreement on the proposition
that il must D. accomplished.
One OF the first points Of attack in
the present order i the private owner
ship Of land Some favor direct and
Immediate conhscatiOn without COM
l-nsatlOn. others a gradual puFehas.
by the state. and still others probab-
~ tn majority. want ~ Use The tax
ing power cf the state 10 acquire the
land. This j. indirect confiScation
Inl> method has taken form in thu.
single tax theory Of Henry George.
and l. given sugar coating for the
small farmer BY alleging that il il
directed against Speculative holdings
Of land, only. The purpose. however.
l. ultimately To tax all land until il
.-sch-ats 10 the state. small farms a.
veil a. large. and then permit il.
cultivation on a rental or royalty ba-
SIS No one Is 10 BE- permitted to own
so much a. an acre tract or a build
ing lot, but all must rent from The
state. which becomes the feudaI over
lord. The rental or royalty will b.
fixed at a rate that Nill absorb all
products in excess Of what j. actually
Needed for the maintainance Of the
farmer. thu surplus To b.. divided
among those who arr engaged in other
occupations. OF conrse this renr or
10y o4As III vary dfEOFuIlk tD the
yield, but it will BE- fixed BY agents of
the state, assessors or appraisers, who
Will Of Necessity BE- clothed with this
s0me| hat arbitrary power In pass
ing 1t might be we'll 10 remark that
these assessors or appraisers will be-
human beings just like our present /
assessors, subject 70 the same limira- !
tons, weaknesses and preiudicrs
Socialists have considered the prob I
ability that with the incentive To profit /
and personal gain removed from farm /
ing, il will b. difficult To s+cur.. I
enough voInteers 10 c.ltiyat- all of 4
the productive area Of the country
This will BE- true in every trade and .
profession To meet this difficulty.
they propose thai thu state govern
ment. made up remember by elected
officers like our present government.
snail have the power To compel Indi-
yidhals 10 go onto thu farms and work
them for a period VI years The wish
- OF the individual cannot be con-
suited. Of course. because 10 many
would choose the easier tasks. Society
would have To BE- organized much as
the regular army i. nov ORGANIZED
and the dicipline would have To b.
even more rigid Each person would