The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-04-06
INTERESTING BOOK
BY PENSACOLA WRITER
Editor Pensacola Journal

Editor Pensacola Journal
Since your editorial of March %,
1913, with above title, have received
number of inquiries regarding the
book. For the benefit of the readers
of The Journal, and with your per-
mission, VIII endeavor to write a brief
review of the book
The title of the book is Social
Wrongs and a Practical Remedy; A
Public Property Reserve" written by
the undersigned. The book contains
fourteen chapters and my own biogra-
ply
In the first two chapters, I am il
Illustrating the present social conditions
in the United States, and how condi-
tons here are rapidly becoming the
same as in Europe. In chapter III,
am proposing as a remedy a public
property reserve. This idea is based
on the homestead act. The PROPOSE
ton contains the following: That
thousands of homes be erected every
year at public expense through the diff
ferent communities, or wherever need
ed, and until the necessity for it dis
appears-the ownership of these homes
to remain permanently with the ma
ton.
No person to occupy a reserve home
more than ten years, during which
time he would pay ordinary rent for
the use of tat the end of the ten
years his rental to be returned to him.
minus the expense of maintenance and
administration. Then, some one else
would get the same privilege, and SO
on.
Chapter w contains suggestions for
laws governing the operation of a pub
lie property reserve.
Tn ;oJ
ism and the doctrine of collective
ownership and am illustrating how
socialism, if established, would create
a powerful Official class" to which
class the people would be obliged to
surrender their rights and liberties as
individuals.
In Chapter VI, I am attacking mon
opolistic capital, but at the same time
illustrating how enterprising and fair
capitalists would profit by the estab-
lishment of a public property reserve.
In chapter VII, I am discussing the
benefits labor would derive from a.
property reserve.
Chapter VIII contains a discussion of
the enormous cost and permanent ex-
pense of old age pensions, and how
in comparison a property reserve after
a few years time would be on a self
sustaining basis.
Chapter TX contains a defense of the
American form of government, based
on past achievements and records Of
this nation, but / am also illustrating
how that nation must heed the warn
ings history teaches US in order to
assure success in the future.
In Chapter X, am discussing pub
lie morals, and in Chapter XI, imnni-
grafton; Chapter XII, poverty and pub
lie health, and in Chapter XIII domes-
tic, national and international peace.
Chapter XIV contains the summing
up of the preceding chapters.
I have a number of manuscript
copies of the book in circulation In
your city, and 1 can state that they
are being read with great deal of
interest; and it is also encouraging to
me that this work has been adjudged
as being Of literary merit by several
competent critics, and I confidentially
expect to have Social Wrongs and a
Practical Remedy; A Public Reserve"
published in the near future.
I also wish to express through The
Journal my appreciation Of the kind
interest my known and unknown
friends in Pensacola are taking in me
and my literary endeavors.
CARf. f SWA NSS0N