New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-05-18
communicated
CALIFORNIA; WAR
MEASURE.

IHe opening dEllclt ol LNcls
man for April begins, Can Lane
Monopoly Win The War; My
first thought was, this is unfair
misleading. We are not depend
ing on land monopoly to win the
war. but on sober second thought
| see the writer, Luke North
father of The Great Adventure is
not SO far atield as would appear
on the surface. The average
American like a young spoiled
boy once thought that this great
big rich country could whip
Germany with her hands tied be-
hind her. Now we know better,
but the average reader does not
know that that is really what
Uncle Sam is yet attempting. and
that his plight and the world
peril, will not improve till the
land through a change in our sys-
tenn of taxation is restored to the
people. Germany has every foot
of her land under cultivation and
her people men, women and chill
dren work even by night to get
the, very best possible returns
from the soil.
A recent Public says editorial
.ly, that should the fighting in
France this summer be inconclu-
We, this will be winter of I'M
dreamed of-privation, that the
food question is rapidly passing
to a crisis. Victory will fall not
merely to the side that has re-
serves of men eft, but to the side
that has an extra ration. Cali.
fornia says. to win the war we
must free the land and give tn
working farmer what he's never
had yet-a chance. In 1916 Cal
ifornia as all style takers know,
got straight out vote of $780,
600 for freeing the land. This
year she expects to put it over.
Her appeals are loosening purse
strings the world over. Taking
an inventory Of those who are
assisting in this country, / rec
ognized many of the names OF
those i know. but most Of all,
perhaps. | was delighted to find
that of j. B. Lawton of Orlando.
Florida, the one time esteemed
and much beloved editor Of The
New iberia Enterprise.
There are MANY indications that
this greatest war Of all history
will last two, if not three years
longer. Should it be so pro-
longed. which God forbid, it may
set civilization back for another
century. Now is the time of all
times to do something, as The
Great Adventure single takers of
California say. I believe in buy
Ing Liberty Bonds. but tax on
land values for these enormous
war appropriations would bring
peace sooner than any other meas-'
ure we could possibly take, and
it would be less felt. California,
the birthplace of the Henry
George idea in this country. is the
State that is destined to lead us
ont into the light of the new day.
To free the land Of California will
be to singletaxers as great a VIC
tory as the winning Of Woman
Suffrage was to the great state
of New York last winter. yea.
even greater, because its bene-
ficient effects would so much be
evidenced in the opening of the
land to the thousands who prefer
California as fruit and vegetable
growing state to any other in the
Union.
To any of our New Iberia citi-
zens that may wish to join The
Great Adventure or assist in so
noble work | would suggest that
thew first send one dollar to Lake
North. editor Of Everyman, 2O3
Taio Building. Los Angeles, CAL
ifornia. For this you will receive
Everyman for the entire incoming
year. and il in that time any OF
Won should decide you have
thrown away your dollar / will
promise personally, to make your ,
loss good.
Josie Thorpe Price.
New York Nav 9th.