Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-03
Would Abolish Money,
japanese Prescription for Bringing in
a Paradise Of Peace.

SAP@Ou 1Or In
a Paradise Of Peace.
We will make here a suggestion
which furnishes us a method to pre-
ven the appearance Of the rich, and
avert the consequent result of the diff
ference between rich and poor. The
suggestion consists of the entire dis
use of the money over the world, in
order to give the struggle for exis-
tencs q check, to make way with the
dinerence of rich and poor, and thus
to promote peace and equality In the
public life Of mankind.
1t is through the medium Of the
money that wealth is accumulated,
n the accumulation entails the diff
ference OF rich and poor, with it's re.
sultant struggle for existence.
n state Of things is most unde-
sirable. The end Of mankind is not
to be proud of individual talent or
ability. but to co;enjoy the peace in
the world, just as in a family, and any
cause which brings about any in
equality in public life must be radi-
cally eliminated. It il for this rea-.
son that we dare to suggest the DIS
use of the money to prevent the Diff
ference OF rich and poor.
What crafty fellow ever introduced
course, naturalization Of various val
tables. such as gold, silver, Jewels.
etc, shall be implied in the disuse OF
h money and their ownership by in.
dividuals be prohibited. Such VAL
tables retain their values only when
they are used as a means of Unequal
ity. but will be nothing more than
ity is to be prevalent. They may have
some value in giving us a good feel
ing on account of their elegance, then
they may De used, under public own
ership, for the decoration Of shrines,
temples. churches. hahn and many
other like buildings to the common
pleasure Of sthe public at large.
Most complicated troubles may
arise from the adjustment of proper
ties after the enforcement of the dis
use of the money. With the proposed
suggestion mines. railroads, ships,
electric and gas plants. waterworks,
and many other properties essential
to the interest OF a nation
shall be transferred to the national
ization of land, and they shall be
equally compensated for, as FOR the
c~onfiscation of none and several
bonds, with a kind of registration
bond newly issued for the purpose,
which should have the CHARACTERISTIC
Of temporary transitional means until
an improved feature makes its ap-
! lS1Ao w III a SAS
In other regards individuals may be
permitted to retain their W prop
erty, personal and real, and maintain
their professions Or occupations.
TRANSACTIONS shall be carried on by
the exchange of kind in kind, OF bar
ter. But as barter is too inconvenient
ITO be enforced. a ticket system may
be taken for the remedy Of this de-
feet. AS has been stated, our ideal
disuse of the money does not admit
any accumulation of wealth, and so
the tickets shall be given each a GER
tain period of time. say ten, twenty.
thirty years or more, during which
they can be in use. and after which
their circulation ceases.
When this is accomplished, there
can be no more complaints. no more
dissatisfaction. no more contradic-
tons, and no more misunderstand-
lied into a, paradise of peace.-Sei-
jiro Bawashima in Dali Nippon.