Evening star., 1916-06-29
QUERIES To Be PUT
BEFORE CANDIDATES
Campaign Is Planned to OBJ
tain Views on Economic
Problems.
HEADS OF PRESIDENTIAL
TICKETS NOT TO ESCAPE
Propositions Each Will Be Asked to
Favor Made Up by Conference
on Real Preparedness

Plans for a countrywide campaign
among labor and grange organizations
to obtain expressions from candidates
for federal Office of every political
party on economic and social problems
were discusse dtoday at the CONFER
ence on real preparedness" at the Raj
eigh Hotel.
The conference is to vote late this
afternoon on a proposal that each of
the presidential candidates in the
present campaign be asked to favor
these propositions:
The untaxing of improvements and
all other products of labor, and heavier
taxation of land values to maintain
local and state governments.
"A rapidly progressive tax on large
incomes-especially on unearned in
comes-for the federal government, and
reducing taxes on consumption-such
as tariffs on the necessities of life
"A rapidly progressive tax on in
heritances for the state and federal
governments
Federal Ownership Favored.
Federal acquisition of natural
hiolopoheS-siHCc pfiNllcBeu HloHopolS
is un-American-the present owners to
be paid only the value they have given
to those monopolies. plus the present
value of improvements therein and
thereon made by them.
Termination of perpetual franchises
and municipal ownership and operation
of public utilities. the present owners
to be paid only the value they have
given such utilities plus the present
value of improvements therein and
thereon made by them.
Social insurance against sickness
and accidents.
The enactment of the Keating Owen
child labor bill by Congress and of uni
form child labor bills by all the states"
Want Troops Withdrawn.
Resolutions urging President Wilson
at the earliest possible moment COM
patible with the rights of the United
States to withdraw American troops
from Mexico. so that friction due to
the presence OF our troops on Mexican
soil may be eliminated. and normal re-
! lations between the two great repub-
! lies of this continent may be restored;
and to take all necessary steps to con-
vince the Mexican republic that our
purpose is merely to prevent raids
from Mexico into our country. and of
our citizens in Mexico. and not to an
mex any Mexican territory whatsoever.
either permanently or temporarily" are
to be introduced late this afternoon.
Democratic preparedness involves
protection from enemies within the
country as well those without: and
financial and economic forces are at
parties that will inevitably lead to
twar and conflicts with other powers"
| said Frederic c. Howe. immigration
comm issioner of the port of New York.
I4-l ~I l..
| sponsible for endless imbroglios. that
the activities of ammunition makers
lead to war scares and the plunging of
nations into colossal expenditures for
| ornaments.
! Compete or Combine.
Declaring he is believer in prepared
ness in all its phases. including the mill
tary plan. Prof. Irving Fisher Of Yale
University prepared a paper which was
read before the conference.
America must either compete with the
rest or combine with the rest" the writer
stated. I'm fact. consider it our duty
to make it clear to all nations that SO
long as they engage in their mad race in
naval and military power the United
states also must and will compete"
William Lustgarten, president OF the
Loyal American League. New York city.
spoke on Economic Justice Essential to
Real Preparedness
Everywhere the struggle for mere ex-
istence is becoming more intense and is
destroying forces that make for improve
ment and progress" he said Disease
because Of lack Of food. bad lodging, mo-
notonous and weariness Of toll and child
labor are constantly on the increase The
first requisite Of preparedness requires that
every man have a real stake in the coun-
1 try.
] Mrs Joseph Fels. the only woman speak
er at the conference, had for her subject
Economic Freedom and Real Prepared
ness"
Intellectual Preparedness Urged. j,
/ At the session last night Albert J. Mock
urged Intellectual preparedness to meet the
changed point of view of other nations
He said he believed the whole theory of
government would be radically revised as a
result of the European war. Its functions
would be simpli1ed and reduced and
while it would continue to protect
property rights. 1t would no longer be
able to defend monopoly rights or
privilege. or to safeguard capital in
come above service income.
4 Frederic C. Leubuscher of New York
city, president of the Society to Lower
+ Rents and Reduce Taxes on Homes, also
spoke last night
The speaker said Americanism is
much on the tongue. but it Is still un-
defined. He said a survey Of existing
Industrial. social and economic condi.
! tions In this country warns US that
Americanism is not yet achieved in our
! own land. Monopoly of natural re-
sources is utterly incompatible with
real Americanism and real prepared
ness" he said in conclusion. ''Profits
from such monopoly are equally so.
produce. and until they do so we are are
un-American and unprepared."