The Washington times., 1918-06-30
The Greatest Work of a Great
President
Which Is 1t, In Your Opinioni

Which Is 1t, In Your Opinioni
What will be the concluding words of the last chapter
Of really authentic sound history of Woodrow Wilson?
these words up they should his services to this
and other nations what will hstorys judgment place first
in his work?
VIII the last words read
Here ends the history of Woodrow Wilson, who
gave the world what promises to be perpetual peace
by his power of WILL and his refusal to accept
promise Or:
Who established m the United States Government
owner.hp Of public monopoIies, railroads, telegraph,
and an others Or:
Who miimized the greatest danger to a republic
-zcessive wealth and poverty, by establish
ing great national Payrols, giving fair wages for fair
work and setting a standard that other employers had
Or:
Who fixed fair prices for the farmer products,
having first established the Rural Credits that took the
farmer out of the hands Of the mortgage and
small bank sharks. Or:
Who, the wars ending, arranged for public
work and varied a scale to absorb read
ly at good wages the man-power suddenly released
from ammunition factories and from the army-usmg
the ns6on's credit and heavy taxes exeesS profits
to prevent any labor overPrOductiOn making the
wars ending blessing to this country he had made
the war itself blessing to all mankind?
The really great work of Woodrow Wilson as history
viii record it. win not be anything suggested above.
These will be the three most important words in his
He taxed Ueahh
Woodrow Wilson through his wonderful control over
Congress Taught the world that wealth should pay for the
war to protect wealth. just gave their lives to the
war that will make life and freedom safe.
The history of the world up to Wilson's time had been
hsory Of ingenious taxation of the poor first the little
man second, the big powerful man, NEVER.
Woodrow Wilson with not one moments hesitation,
turned the old habit upside down the strongest young
taken first to fight and die if necessary he saw
no reason why the strongest rich should be chosen
and distinguished and honored by allowing them pa
their share of the bill.
War costs ife-the young must give their lives.
War costs money-the rich must pay the money.
That seemed quite reasonable to Woodrow Wilson
Thanks to him, in nation where, under all circuIn-
stances the rich always got richer you find the rich &C.
tuay treated though they important or
immune than other citizens.
One citizen pays in income tax thirty millions in the
year another fourteen mions-what picture of sudden
accumulation and vast profit that puts before you Even
tnat United States sacred the corporation is made to
pay and all the rascay cunning of the corporation trust
lawyer jackalS could not the will of Woodrow
Wilson The Wall Street giants that used send for GER
tain heroic former Presidents and give their orders could
not even gain admittance to the White House They
found there too busy to hear the big pocketbook
tell about the And the corporation assets
In both houses of Congress dared scarcely mutter word
OF protest when their generous friends were fried on the
Wilson profits gridiron.
Before Wilson's day socalled fnanciers and statesmen
had invented ten thousand ways of making little pocket
books pay than their share of national expense Viii
said to his people, Don't waste time You know where
the money is in huge heaps Go and get it. Don't scratch
around in little mems pockets.
And there you have the achievement that will stand
out in the Presidents record above all others.
It is said that money is Like snow. You may spread
it out even, but it will pile up in drifts.
"Al right" says Wilson 'do your shovelng in the
drifts where the snow is thick and you get good
shoveful."
HE TAXED WEALTH
That will be the best Wilson epitaph. And may many
full two score more at before W,odrou