The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-25

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chants Loan and Trust company
of that city:
1.-THE farmers will not buy Lib
erty bonds, pay taxes, sell thelr
produce or fight have asked many
out of town bankers who have
called here and ! have learned of
but one instance in which q farm
err has paid an income tax. They
have profited throughout the cil-
tire period of the war, but are uli-
willing to help the government ~
any OF the four ways mentioned.
For those who do not know, 1t
NAV be said that Mr.. Hubert Is
the head of what is known as the
Marshall Field bank that i. the
bank in which the interests OF the
great Field estate are FREEDOM
inant. II money was ever men
ace. then the interests Of Chicago
are overhung by great shadow,
for this estate under the terms OF
Mr.. Fields will is absorbing
power and wealth yearly TO 9
degree, that amaZes people VINO
are familiar with conditions.
Mr.. Field, in his will, instructed
the trustees Of his estate to invest
the income preferably III Chicago
real estate in the business dis
trict. As a result, the holdings
have increased to enormous pro-
portions and at the present rate
of accumulation, it will not be
long before the entire loop dis
trict will be under the control OF
this Frankenstein Of money.
The only heir Of this estate IS
one of Mr.. Fields two grandsons,
the other having died recently.
This young man, hardly more
than twenty years Of age, will not
come into his full inheritance UNI
til he is fifty years old. When he
reaches that age, he will hold the
business and industrial life OF
Chicago in the palm of one hand.
Ii ever there was plain arSu-
ment for an inheritance tax OF
the confiscating order, it is found
in this instance.
1t may be added that Mr., HUI
bert is also a leading Chicago
democrat Of the silk stocking
class. His appointment as comp
troller of the currency MAS urged
bv United States Senator James
Hamilton Lewis. Who makes a
specially OF placing the claims o
rich people for office, as III Tho
case of The Young society ldlcr
Ira Nelson Morris, who repre-
SCENTS our government at Stock
holm. Mr.. Hubert stands high II
The regard Of President Wilson
and his administration and i hl
trusted adviser III Chicago. |
will be interesting to ohSerN'
whether the administration re
pudiates Mr.. lluibert'S vindlctlv'
and altogether uniustllahle at
tack on the farmers.
1t is not SO many wears slllr'
the farmers We're a large debto
class, poorly clothed, tolling Ions
hours With no recreation AM
robbed Of the results Of Their tol
by the huge trusts that controlle'
legislation everywhere. All o
the subsequent prosperity Which
the farmers enjoy hd> been VOL
fairly. No one has suffered b,
reason OF extortlon 81 their hands
The lie Is given 10 Mr., HUI
bert's charge by the crop figures
We have record breaking return
OF wheat. corn, barley and oat
because the farmers have arise
to the call OF patriotism and pro
duced the food. Vet we find then
penalized by the government il
the present fixed price Of wheat
It is even prophesicd that tn
government may investigate tn
farms with a view Of coniIscatn
harvest stores. We have nc
heard Of any plans Of the admin
lstration to fix prices on farr
machinery or clothing, or indee
any of the manufactured article
used by the farmers.
So far as Montana is concerned
Mr.. Hulbert's charge that tn
farmers refuse to fight or pa
taxes or buy Liberty bonds Is.
gross and insulting hbol. The
are doing their share in all re
speets. II they. as we'll rs othc
farmers, have protltcd during III
war, they have done no NOR
than the great house Of Marshall
Field or its bank or The vast mu
milton industries that have grow
mlliOnalreS over night. The
have grown food on their soil an
sold it at the market price, an
that, we submit, is OF much NOR