Weekly journal-miner., 1914-09-09
THREE INITIATIVE MEASURES.

Professor Alvin Saunders ohnson of the department ot political economy Cornell university has been asked by the Arizona Taxpayers Association give his opinion o several laws to be submitted people the coming election Pro lessor Johnson of the best known and most widely quoted economists country He the treatise on economies in the International Encyclopedia and the author o many books economics and political science
 Discussing the proposed be submitted to the people of Arizona Professor Johnson says
 From of the should judge that the sole reliance valuation be placed upon self assessment under the possible penalty of appropriation by the state at the valuation given If this true the plan will almost certainly prove u workable; it will further give the serious form Ct inequality taxation The small property holder with his en- parcel of property which may easily be taken by the state will inclined such property at vaue while large property holders realizing that the state take large of property at any one time will fix low trusting to compensation through low risk of assumption of part Of their holdings
 The plan further give rise blackmai Large corporations unpopular with the people, will either have to hN higher than generally prevail make private ar engagements with the politicians.
 T suppce that you of the fact that in the eighteen early nineteenth centuries many European countries employed this plan modified fom in the administration o customs The held itself free take goods at their declared value The abuses arising under the paco upon of officials and loss Of revenuesvere so great that has abolished The only road and equal the direction of the organization of body o pert appraisers protected by civil rules from local and personal influence With such system there could be harm auxiliary provision empowering the state to take such prop ey might require the valuations fixed for taxation poses"
 Discussing eighty per Professor Johnson,
 Under provisions of this would be unsafe for any employer hire non-cizen up the twenty limit, any time the retirement of citizens nigh place technically of the law In effect the very seriously curta chances of employment Of resident the the particular fields where they useful for development purpoerough work railways irrigation works mines The field that would be open would be the small enterprises employing less than five workers.
 Such interference with of labor could hardly unfavorabe effect upon the economic development of the If the social problem of foreign work ing camps under large scale management seriou locally the economic may be worth assuming
 Referring the an-blacklsng law, Professor Johnson says:
 With purposes of the of heartily sympathy. The method proposed ineXpedent.
 " important for the worker and for society that record The prohibits the employment of good record for this pur pose. It is doubtful whether it would attain its end in discouragng backstng Employers would have consider difficulty spite of the provisions of this identifying who have been prominent in labor troubles
 If I to propose for limiting evils of black listing, should suggest the abolition of personal records, which necessary for any position involving responsibility but assumption by the Of the duty of keeping such of investigating the fairness of reports made by poyers With this work taken by the employer could assure himself reliability of a workman without knowing the of single previous employer Private records communicated from employer employer would then exist only for purposes of backlng, and could be properly hibited by law
 Professor Johnson and recommendations worthy of the careful study and thought of the intelligent citizen
 ship of this He has made special study of laws designed benefit the working and is position give impartial advice the effect of proposed which have that ob ject