The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-06-05
Let Us Buy Bonds
THE FACTS OF OUR LOCAL m
PROyEMENTS

Before we can state the facts In
figures we perceive some OF our
prominent men going and coming
from church with their Bibles. That
was away back before we started
the heavy regarding Of our city. II.
perchance, they were reading Mat
thew xxi. ,ls-22. verse II would
stand out In flaming letters. There
all the cunning OF the Pharisees was
brought TO bear TO tempt the Savior
OF Mankind" with the question: 'To
IL lawful to give tribute unto Caesar
or not" In our Christian nation Ne
are preaching and living over ana
over the livese and stories of the
founders OF ourreligion to which Ne
adhere. Then saith He unto them:
Render. therefore, unto Caesar the
things which are Caesars. and unto
God the things which are Gods"
Today we pay tribute to the elected
Caesar CRevenue).
To the Commercial Caesar (Profft).
To the Financial Caesar Interest
and Rent.
To the Military Caesar tfor safety
and protectionl.
And--to the Invisible Caesar tail
he can RetlE
o Temporal, o mores,
Don't hate your co-religionists on
account OF their nationality. They
all are OF the same body. Love your
enemies.
If THE LAW Is At FAULT. IT
Is IN YOUR POWER TO
CHANGE THE LAW
In the old city hall you have seen
the sign: Local Improvement and
Bonds" etc. which is a misnomer.
Department OF appropriation and
Confiscation would be the proper
name: the officials rs such are innc-
cent. Their shield Is the law per-
tanning to such matters. IF there IL
such national combination called
the insidious lobby. or the invisible
government, trying and actually
thwsrtinr the Will of the people.
then we have the proof in our state
legislature that they have used their
evil Influence with no other motive
than exploitation for all they can
get. There is a huge sum of our
money taken, not illegally but cum
ningly, and tthe offieialo our SER
acted by the invisible governments
through corrupt influences. o say.
can YOU see by the twilight the
branch of the insidious lobby. put
la tive halls? We perceive the scope
Of their actions and hasten to cut
them off The eternal fight for lfb-
erty is on. Real Qualifications. RAM
parts. outer and inner trenches. with
entanglements. etc. are visible OBJ
stacles In modern warfare. but the
hidden financial counterparts which
you must overcome represent our
laws as theN are enacted. or agree
ments between those under orders OF
the Financial Caesar.
THEREFORE,. CHANGE THOSE
LAWS
In the halls or corridors in the
now so-called Safety's building you
could often hear vile oathk and
words Of condemnation uttered
against the system OF our Local I'm
proyoments, which those people did
not understand. Many thousands q
our people had to mortgage their
property to carry the improvements:
some others had 10 sell part OF their
holdings to carry the balance, ana
many. many fell by crossing the
deadline of the Financial Caesar.
The rest, Mephistopheles like. were
lured on. No money loaned on I'M
improved property or property sub
icct to improvements, at least not In
tho outlying districts. In district
with an improvements In and paid
for, Including paving. IL was differ
ont. 20 carry q mortgage and pay for
the local improvements. aud if some
~ the indictments should become
DELINQUENT, the abnormal costs. fines
and penalties were the cause OF
thousands of people losing their all
1including their faithl TO start over
again Maybe they will be converted
TO the faith OF the rising sun. shin
toism (whstever that Isl.
The figures on our local improve
ments WIN furnish the last Article On
tAts auhiect