The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-01

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centration that, already prevails>.to so
great a degree.>4 Az, part of the rem
edy, we pledge the enactment OF such
laws not only as measures Of revenue
production. but, as measures sof social
protection TO prevent the accuhnula-
ton of great fortunes: 49,.
THE large. inheritance taxes and
income taxes: ipaposed+ row in the
warning. European *. countries. have
been Justified correctly on. the ground
Of patriotism. It is: declared correct
ly that in time Of war, q nation has
the: right to. collect, large returns. and
that those who have the ability to- pay
should contribute such large returns.
We declare. that the patriotism Of
peace. affords at least. an equal JUS
LITIGATION for the imposition, and col
lection, Of equally large RETURNS. We
declare that ttcls, as ,propeY4y neces-
sary for national defense and for ma
tionaI welfare 1xhats@s large ~s1eturns
should be collected from those who
are able to pay for the development
of schools; leisure Of children. and
the proper feeding, housing and rec
reational adVantages Of all the peo-
pie. .::. ~>>..e..~ -. :"
1--WE believe that, restitution is not
confiscation and that all land titles,
franchises and other special privileges
that have been secured by fraud or
the fraudulent exercise Of influence
and, power, should be returned to the
government. On this point we specif-
ically recommend:
vigorous and unrelenting prose-
cution to regain all land, water power
and mineral rights secured from the
government by fraud.
| Revision of Land Laws.
IA general revision. Of our land
laws, so as to apply to all future land
grants the doctrine Of superior use"
as in the case Of water rights in Cali
fornia, and provision for forfeiture in
case Of actual nonuse. & ,>. *
1.-THE forcing of all unused land in
to, use by making the tax~on n6npro-:
ductive land the same as on produc-
tive land Of the same kind, and 2ex-
empting all improvements:
I'VE believe that the public should
own it's public utilities, whether the
unit of ownership be city, state or
nation. We declare specifically for
national public ownership Of rail-:
roads, telegraph lines and telephone
lines. We declare that such neces-
saries Of industry and commerce as
coal deposits should be owned by the
government and the mines operated
by the government, or at least oper-
ated on leases conserving the public
interest and ownership.
"Recalling the enormous waste Of
the public domain and public natur-
al resources in the past. we pledge
our party to conserve the water pow
err of navigable streams and streams
in national reservations, as we'll as to
recover as far as that may be done
such resources and springs of nation
al wealth as have already passed out
Of public ownership and control.
1--WE recognize the growth Of ten
ant farming and its twin evil of alb
sentee 1an1ofdfsf and ?" speculative
ownership In land. 7:*'o =,
~ 1--WE declare: tlfat"our credit system
should be recast WITH particular ref
erence to the needs Of the rural work.
er and the potential producer who is
now crowded into the cities, largely
| because Of the system OF land rlonop-
oily and a system of credits :based on
! the privileges Of bankefsa and invest
ors rather than oh: THE rights and
necessities OF farmers and; other
workers. -: ''''3'.": ri: i.~-~-.'':.
- Oppose Milftarism. S"|''
1--WE condemn" t6 the strongest pos
sible degree the efforts OF financiers
I and 1nonopolists to create and use the
army ana navy to- putt the Omitted
States into entang1img' alliances with
| other nations. We condemn the ef-
| forts: Of SUCH persons ITO Use or to
have ready for use: the sarinys and navy
to exploit .orr" bully little nations and
to place them Under huge debts for
which they receive NO adequate COM
pensation. We believe that our COM
merce should win tts way abroad up
on It's own merits and without the in
| fluence Of militarism :sthat inevitably
breeds wars and fosters national and
international cruelties. In this con-
nection we declare our adherence OF
making profit out Of war, We de-
clare that so far as the manufacture
of munitions of war of any or all
sorts may be necessary to. the moder-
ate needs Of an :unmilitary nation
that this country should manufacture
such munitions itself. -.
1--WE declare that scientific manage.
ment, SO called, is both unscientifie
and intolerable. It treats the human
being as a machine and sets him OF
fhec at the mercy of a stop-watch OF
Eother device of speeding up, workers
beyond the limits Of normal anG
workman-like ambition. We believ'
that whatever good can be procured
in industry through scientific man
agement will come through creating
for the workers an interest In thei1
work founded on proper pay, proper
hours and conditions. Of labor, ant
such a, general readjustment of in
dustrial relations as shall make tn,
worker prosperous, and secure.
I'VE find that the limitation ;o1
the right Of suffrage to men has beer
I a most serious handicap to women ii
industry in their long and ssplenlit
4! struggle TO Il secure d comp ensation fol
II their labor, hum ane5 working :condi
4 tons and prote ctiye law. W. there