Evening journal., 1912-02-17
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
THAT NEW COLONY.
Probability That Along Right Lines
il Would be Successful.


il Would be Successful
Editor of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
notice that an effort is being made
to start a new colony near Whining
ton, the promoters Of the project be-
ing some persons dissatisfied with the
way in which things have gone at Ar
den. No sooner. does it become known
that a new colony is contemplated
than Mr.. Upton Sinclair rushes into
print in New York with the statement
that the new colony is Arden bud
ding" He thinks that the notoriety
thrust upon Arden by the doings Of
himself and some others has nothing
TO do with the agitation for the new
colony. Perhaps not.
may be wrong when / fancy that
the promoters of the new colony will
want Mr., Sinclair to keep his hands
off it. It may be true that the matter
was discussed with Mr.. Sinclair long
before the divorce scandal. but it may
be taken as a fact that if Mr.. Sin
clair and some Of the ideas that he
stands for are concerned in the pro-
posed new colony, the scheme might
as well be abandoned before it is
started.
am not directly concerned in the
new colony, but only realize the pos
sibilities of such a colony for good,
should the plans for it embrace sane
and sensible ideas as / believe they
will. The Fellowship farm idea seems
to be both practical and desirable,
and if a colony should be established
similar to that at Westwood | can see
no reason why it should not be sue
cessful
The scheme is a combination Of in
dividualism and socialism-the best
taken from each. Under the plan as
presented a man would have his acre
of ground and his property as his
own and a large tract would be
worked in common. There is nothing
dreamy about this Then. again, as
understand il, a committee or some
thing of that sort would be named
which would pass upon the qualihca-
tions of those seeking residence at the
colony This would keep out chronic
disturbers of the peace, hot air cranks
and Missionaries, who would not be
satisfied with anything, and the
chronic notoriety seekers who look
upon the colony scheme or anything OF
the kind merely as an opportunity to
exploit their own egotism before the
public.
In passing I may say that it is
rather amusing to hear some of the
vivacious advocates of the Single Tax
apologizing for Arden and declaring
/ that it is injuring the cause of Single
/ Tax. They admit that there has been
dissatisfaction at Arden because ol
the rents and other things that go witt
\ the Single Tax. The managers Of Ar
den, IL seems, made a mistake wher
they admitted other persons thar
Single Takers into the colony. But i
the Single Tax does not work in AT
den. why should II work elsewhere
If the Single Tax as applied in AT
| den village eventually appropriate
the poor man, as il surely will d.
why would not the same theory O
Single Tax applied in the world a
large have the same effect-that is, b
a means Of depressing the poor ma
instead Of bene6ting him, as elaine
by its advocates.
There will be no Single Tax, an
informed. about the proposed ne'
colony, and with that feature cut ou
I see no reason why the new colon,
under proper restrictions, should no
furnish home for those who desire
resting place and for those who ar
weary of the burdens Of the presen
industrial system.
Anu-Single Tax
Wilmington, Feb. 4
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