South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-07
MORE EQUALITY
NEEDED BOTH I'M
SCHOOLS AND OUT

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that the holders of these idle lots
must stand a double taxation in order
that the burden can be taken off of
improved property then there viii be
a penalty which will discourage an
owner from holding a lot idle. On
the other hand if a lot be improved
it will bring the benefit of no taxes.
If, however the idle lot be disposed
of by the owner who would not pay
double taxes then someone else
will improve it and in either case idle
labor will be employed thereon, the
supply of houses will be increased,
rents will go down and unemployed
poor instead Of taxing the charities of
the city will furnish a home market
for city merchants"
Economic Solidarity.
Economic solidarity was the argu-
ment given against war yesterday aft
ernoon by Herbert S. Bigelow in his
second lecture TO the st. Joseph coun-
ty teachers. Mr.. Bigelow explained
to the teachers some of the lessons
being taught by the present conflict
in Europe.
"The reason the nations Of Europe
are fighting" he said, lis because of
tAACAA AclASC luciS Oll pOllllCdl y.
They think they have not enough room
TO live. They are in error. They have
enough room, but do not know how
TO use it. And the same condition
is liable to face the United States some
day. Its population is growing daily
and If proper Legislation is not made
to fit the economic situation trouble
is likely TO follow"
Continuing he said: THE European
war is due to collosal stupidity an ig-
norance of economic law. Germany
would not be richer for anneXing Bel
gium.- There are ESQ people to the
square mile in Germany. There are
500 in Belgium. The political bOun-
daries would be changed, but the prop
erty of Belgium would remain in the
hands of the neople of Belgium. The
only use Germany can possibly have
with Belgium is to trade with her
people and they traded together be-
/ fore they started fighting.
shoot Their Customers.
did you ever hear of a business
man who undertook TO build up his
trade by sending his salesman out to
shoot his customers2 That is exactly
what the nations Of Europe are do
: ing.
mo nation lives unto itself. Half
| the world cannot go TO war without
| hurting the other half. The war in
| Europe imposes a war tax on the peO-
/ pie of the United states. The Brit
ish ambassador is given his passports
/ in Berlin and 5000 men are turned
out of a factory in South Bend. That
is economic soliidarityN That is what
gives us an interest in the peace of the
world. What the world needs is a
United States of Europe 10 join hands
with the United States Of America in a
/ pact of peace that will end the var
forever.
1.-The time will come when the ma
tons will no more be permitted to
fight than are individuals. We use
our police force not 10 fight. but 70
keep men from fighting. England
Germany, France. Norway, Sweden
| Holland. Belgium. Switzerland and
the United States ought 10 have ar
international court, disarm and agree
TO take their disputes before this tri-
bunal. The court ought to have It's
army and navy TO enforce its DEGREES
No other standing army should be per
mitted. in all the world.
Before this war this was an i'm
possible dream. But possibly all Eu-
rope will be beaten into humble and
a contrite heart and will learn in 1t:
unutterable misery 10 cast aside the
old anita gonisms and make this the
last as well as the wickedest war II
history.
Need Better Education.
a plea for a better and broader ed
ucation for the child in the rural sec
ton was made by p. p. CiaXtOn, L. ;
commissioner OF education. lie sale
that g. - per cent Of the children
are residing on farms and that the ma
ton and the city depended on thes'
sections. He held that the rural school,
are the most important today.
The farmer must be a mechanic,
merchant, a banker, a carpenter,
forester. and an engineer. he said. II
addition ne must know his soil, plan
and animal life and chemistry. IL
/ must know the fundamental principles
His wife must know many things