The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-26
From Other Pens
REAp1Ne AS HE sowED..

Mr.. Bryan his discovered by pain
| full experience that destructive criti-
cism is q much easter task than con-
structive administration. In practice
1t Is not such q simple matter to con-
duct a department Of the national
government 30 that other people will
not find fault. The secretary Of state
has now become tie universal target
Of all the administrators opponents.'
and the situation IL plainly getting ON
his nerves. He quarrels with the re-
porters. He resents requests for in
formation. The moro he IL criticised
the more secretive he seems. Accord
ing to all reports from Washington.
he is careworn. anxious and irritable.
Mr.. Bryan is probably astonlshed and
indignant at the character OF the orit-
icism directed against him. He Il
not only held responsible for his own
department, but he il blamed for ev-
erything that happens outside of 1t.
He Is the administration scapegoat.
A Bull Moose newspaper In New
York even took him to task the other
day because the number Of help
wanted" advertisements in tho Sum
day papers had greatly decreased.
Scurrilous refugees who have been
got out OF Mexico at great trouble
and expense sail into southern ports
shrieking ITO h-Il with Bryant"
Jingoes accuse him Of lacking pa
that he Is sacrificing his country In
the hope of securing the Nobel peace
prize. Senators picture him ~ the
ally of Villa Standpat Republicans
are ready to prove that he IL running
the country, and nothing can save Il
ing Mr.. Bryan Is generally regarded
as a much safer amusement than
criticising President Wilson, and
doubtless 1t is. The secretary Of state
is vulnerable. but nobody could be
against Intelligent government As MI.
Bryan's enemies are charging
against him. The very excess Of ac-
cusation should bring him comfort
and consolation. In spite Of adver-
sity, however. we hope he will recov-
er his philosophy. For sixteen years
Mr.. Bryan was very free in his crit
cism of other administrations. in
Washington. He 10 now taking q
dose Of his own medicine. It may
taste bad. but 1t will do him no real
harm.-New York World.
TAXING ENGLISH INCOMES.
Additional taxes imposed in the
new Lloyd-George budget have led to
q fresh study of English incomes, and
the economic expert. L. q. Chiosza
Money. has endeavored to fill in by
calculations the queer gap in the sta-
tistics which Is due to the irregular
tiles Of the English system. On in
comes between $500 and $500 an
abatement II given upon declaration.
50 that these small incomes are q
matter Of record. At the other end
OF the scale. taxpayers with more
than $4,000 year are assessed .
superfax. and are therefore Obliged
to declare their incomes. But be-
tween these extremes taxpayers are
not obliged to state their incomes
from all sources. and therefore q seri-
Gus gap intervenes. The largest group
IL that with incomes between $500
and $4,000. numbering SIS. 400. The
next groups, to $500. $1,000, $500.
contain. respectively, 1880. 44.700.
1880: the group paying = supsrtax
1850. with = total income Of $780,
100000. Mr.. Chioxza Money esti-
mates that the vague middle group
contains 304.597 taxpayers with an
aggregate income Of S1,8e6, OO0. 900.
making the commercial backbone Of
the country. AZ . statistician he II
naturally impatient with the irregu-
lartttes OF the system ana would pre-
fer to have all incomes, large and
small. reported. No doubt 1t pres
ent many get on more lightly than
others. for the discovery Of . big i'm
come - largely . matter Of chance,
but II II urged that the present loose
system = lees tnqufsitorial The con-
people Of moderate means have 8
chance to- secure abatement, Bot tho
mass OF pfopor45ed peorlo are a.
ae1oed In = Ho1hor 1oooas6nt tdHernbIw
e1caetouo pr1ngneo9 0aDa1
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