The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-03-28

tuu I'LL IOlu LHut pOllIlCldb
are about as mischievous, active
and troublesome here as else
where.
At home we hear a great deal
about the value of the single tax
system. u It is a single
tax in theory only, since New
Zealand has about as many diff
ferent forms of taxation as any
other country. New Zealand has
tried more experiments than we
have, but gets no better results
from it's laws than we get. 1t is
attacking the trusts, just as we
are doing, and the trusts con-
tinue to flourish; there are some
things you can't do by law, and
New Zealand can't accomplish
the impossible any more than
we can.
| hear that compulsory arbi-
tration worked for a time, as I
hear that week, or month, or
year, before l came, the geysers
shot 800 feet in the air; but it
is positively known that the
country now has as many and as
ridiculous strikes as any other,
and best geysers have done only
20 or 80 feet in my presence.
Their railroads are primitive
compared with ours, and their
rates; yet they have govern
ment ownership, which many
Americans say would solve the
railroad problem.
New Zealanders do not say
their methods are better than
ours; on the contrary, they re-
gard the United States with a
great deal of respect, and know
that we are far in the lead.
New Zealanders have the same
respect for the United States
that you find in Kansas City for
Chicago, we are the Big Boy
in the family of nations, and no
body seriously disputes it.
Some foreigners make fun of
us, because they are envious,
but the New Zealanders do not.
Mr.. Howe was pleased to find tina
he city owned the street car line!
nd had 2 cent fare, but he dis
overed that it cost him 16 cents tt
ide as far as he could go for a mic
:el at home. They have no trasfers
nd every section demands its 2
ent fare. In the capital of the coun
ry the crowds are taken to the rae
S in half dozen passenger coaches
nd ~ flat cars with board seats
lie imagines the protests of "Prc
'ono Publico" and Tax Payer" and
II our other editorial old-timers il
lch a service were provided in this
ountry.
Mr.. Howe of course looked over
he newspapers. "There is a paper
allied the Truth, he writes land
venture the opinion that it is the
iggest liar in the dominion. The last
sue has leader entitled, Christ
aesar-Nopoleon." Under such a
tie the writer might lie abominab-
r."
The labor unions are active in
olitics, Mr.. Howe cited one instance
the case of Candidate Beeby, who
as fought vigorously by the unions.
e challenged the right of the union
dictate his actions, and appealed
, the people land told the union
len to go to the devil" They de-
AIRED he was taking bread out of
leir mouths, etc., while Howe found
i'm really a very fair and sensible
lend of the working class" Beeby
as elected. The Wellington Times
anent the outcome that
lere is good deal Of hostility to
lie labor element because of its dis
gard of the best traditions of con-
itutional government
The writer refers to the probabll-
Y of a strike Of cab drivers there.
hey demanded that the passengers
indie their own baggage. The city
{ k a hand and decided 4; was the
~ of the drivers to handle It, "A
strict delegate has arrived from
lkland," says Mr.. Howe, and last
ght delivered a fiery address about
Q starving poor, the insolent rich,
Q disposition of capital to wiring