Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-06-25

ment of labor; better federal en-
ployment service; q public works COM
mission to provide jobs for the unem-
ployed in emergencies; old age, sick
ness and accident Insurance; voca-
tional training for mutilated indus
trial workers as we'll as for mutilated
soldiers; land settlement project to
relieve congestion in the towns, and
q permanent Industrial relations COM
mission to collect and coordinate all
data on wages and conditions of en-
ployment. y
An Acre Worth $4,000, 900. i
Is 100000 an acre a fair price
for land? Vincent Aston thinks it IL
not too much-when he is selling: it..
The Farmers National Single Tax
league furnishes the following details:
When Colonel John Jacob Aston lost
his life in the Titanic disaster. he left
to his son Vincent, by his first wife.
along with other great wealth, piece
OF New York real estate, 200 feet on
Broadway by 207 feet on Forty-third
and Forty-fourth streets, improved
with buildings and bringing an annual
income of $4,000. This property
had been in the Astor family for three
generations and was probably a part
OF the old Long Acre farm. During
all the years since the original Astors
immigrated to America and managed
to secure a large part of Manhattan
island, this property has been grow
ing in value with the growth and de-
velopment of the city. When the bare
ground sold the other day for about
$3,500,O00 the people of New York
made young Vincent Astor a present
Of that princely sum-.
Republicans Face Deficit.
The aviation section OF the war de-
partment asked the present congress
for $83,000,000 to spend during the
coming year. The committee in con-
gress has decided to let it have $751;
100000. By careful study of that brief
news item any one may obtain the
key to much that will figure In the
foreign and domestic policies of the
United States during the next -
months. From all sources of revenue
now In operation and reasonable pros.
pect, the government will collect $5,-
OOO,O0O,00O this next year. Senator
Smoot and others figure that Uncle
Sam will have to spend no less than
$4,000 100000 during the same per.
Rod.
The missing $4,000, 100000 is giving
politicians a headache already. It is
perhaps source of secret satisfaction
to the Democrats that they are no
longer directly responsible for rails.
ing revenues. The Grand Old party
has come to bat just In time to enjoy
that postwar burden.
The greatest consolation may be to
compare our lot with that of Others.
When France adds all the German in
demn1ty In sight to her present
strained income she will still have to
add 200,000,000 francs of fresh taxa
ton to pull through the fiscal year. All
that, provided the franc continues to
be worth 10 cents. It is actually worth
less than 10 cents abroad, and that is
why the French government will not
allow the French manufacturer to 70
abroad for materials to resume indus
trial operations. Italy is in the same
plight. And unless industry is re-
sumed in both countries very soon a
sure collapse is in sight.
Government Insurance.
Through the war risk insurance bu-
| reau the government has written
about $4O,000000,0OO in life insur.
ance for soldiers and sailors. That is
more than all the private insurance
companies combined have written.
That Is why the private companies
are desperately anxious to have the
government turn the business over to
them, free, gratis and for nothing.
That desire may not be gratified, how.
ever. The war risk bureau has pre-
pared a new policy to be substituted
for the wartime contract, one that
| Is said to contain all the ADVANTAGES
possessed by any private company
contract and others besides. The de.
partment of justice Is now examining
| the new contract, and If it be approved
congress will be asked to provide for
permanent business of government in.
surance.
The Berger Controversy.
Victor Berger, Socialist congress-
man-elect, continues his fight for a
seat in the house. The special COM
mittee of nine began early in June to
hear arguments from his counsel and
the attorney for the Democratic can.
didate, Carney, who ran second to Der.
ger in the fifth Wisconsin district.
Berger contends that he has violated
no law and has not been finally con.
vtcted OF any violation. Carney claims
the seat on the ground that Berger's
alleged disloyalty made him ineligible
from the start. Everybody expects
Berger to be kept out and nobody ex.
poets Carney to get in, The house
is against both of them, though fol-
different reasons. -
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