New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-01-28
WARS FOLLY AND FUTILITY
BY A. W. WRIGHT

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Existing only unjust, but they
nexpedient for when the time unsuspecng but
pcous toers find out as they surely will that all
pretended the burden Of sustaining
poticosocia organization being shifted off them onto
else have always been still and must remain
alleged have and produce promised effects
but for ndrection whereby the burden Of taxation was
concealed always with overcharge, and instead
rested with crushing Weg 1r upon them emu ali the time and with
intensity than it had been directly placed at first
the cause Of high cost Of living resides taxation
ese what will the long and much wronged workers do the
by constituted authority itself is retaaon Is it
probable that Life Insurance Companies having rich
for risks will feel peed out Of business the first day
will happen would it be better administrative agencies Of
government dealt fairly and honestly with all? That instead
every should be directly dealt with and honestly affected?
Under existing taxes laid in accordance
by individual accordance with the doctrine that
should be made to who best abe in accordance
with the doctrine Of equal sacrifices accordance with theories
& Gt dopmas Of oteeo are laid upon this a
qurement Of Justice 1t said that taxes inevitable And
they will BE- and a i;5nt y and PGsl as
. Taxes inevitable! Aye But why? and what for? Are
purpose taxes? Do people live solely that
they may contribute their lives energies to support political
Of Cooperative political assoaton Or is it an ncdent
end people be considered only slaves
of the organization? Or the organization when property con-
sidered employed by people, means ZOE ac
>complshment of desired social ends?
It asserted by apologs for the existing order that
ca compexty and comprehensveness necessarily increase
of civilization; and matter OF the de-
complex and comprehensive Burt will the defenders OF I'M
perasn say necessity for reguatve restraint OF people
nutples they intellectual and moral
development? Will they say that propoonaey people
cease be barbarous rude become gentle and refined the
mechanism appliances for fOrclby keeping them IN ofe
must strengthened broadened and multiplied? Will TREY
people advance intellectual and moral development they
less and less capable OF
discerning recognizing and conforming to peaceful customs
usage amicabe dealings with each other? Is it not true
these for necessity OF enlargement ana
increase of government power scope and
ness is sheer hypocrica subuge whereby actual
and caed and concealed? Is it not that
those who WELD authority coWardy and
dare purpose? Is it not that the real
control people by physca force resides in love OF dominion
and power that has and developed III the mn
of men association with influences born OF wal and
warie activities; influences operative continuously exenong
hack origin through all of the past until their eects
have become Incorporated the human makeup an inherent
and predsposng heritage? What is the testimony OF exr-
Does not testimony of the show beyond dubta
tion that once invested with authority invariably ana
navtab he seeks to extend the reach Of author
itative jurisdiction? Is it not among the
that good Judge seeks to enlarge the OF has 1u
Are who act as Judges olereHI roh oelee 's
personal attribute and desire? : 49,
Taxes are nevable is it also inevitable that power
Of taxation shall be employed that in effect Will mark OH
nvidious and unjust determinations and distinctions Its
examinations distinctions which excite ever increasing
ities among those affected finally separating and arrayng
hor into dsrstng antagonisic the members OF
each group so with bitterness OF feeling that hey lace
Zach other in warlke attitude and with angry threat?
i each ot''oA " ~ robe continue