Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-10-02
Thoughts Of Today
Turn Liberty Around?

ing Uncle Sam?" Horrors Impossi
BILE! Well, we may have to do II
unless we establish our economic as
well as our political freedom. We
ARE free-politically. We have an
! honest count of votes and the secrecy
of the ballot. Any one can vote as
he pleases. But we are NOT FREE
economically. We have not used our
political freedom to establish our eco
nomic freedom. There is a saying go
ing around, 1.-THE Lord giveth, and the
landlord taketh away which is most
| expressive Ask the tenants of New
York City and they will tell you that
| they are at the mercy of the man who
has space to rent either for business,
or for living purposes.
Ballot-Not Bullet Reform.
When Henry George was elected
Mayor of New York, in 1886, and was
coolly counted out, he did not call for
bullet reform, but for ballot reform
and we got it. In this he differs from
the Socialists who wave the red flag
and call on 'laborers' to rise and
slaughter capitalists" Hence the
Wall street bomb. You will find in
Henry Georges followers a love of
intensified American freedom. A love
of the Constitution, the flag and all
the great heroes of our history-par-
ticularly Washington, Jefferson and
Lincoln.
Helpless Reformers.
The New York Globe has an arti-
Gle on the Single Tax candidate for
President which presents his views
without modification or slurring over.
OF vast significance is the article in
the New York Times financial section
of the same date referring to the
housing situation and the recommen-
dations of the City Club. The latter are
forced reluctantly to the conclusion
that the only way to get living apart
ments built, is to make them pay.
To accomplish this, taxes should not
be laid on them for years to come
and that the absurd and ridiculous at
tempts of the Legislature to mix in
purely business transaction should
cease What DO those people know
of political economy anyway? And
what could they do if they did know?
Our stupid system of Turkish taxa
ton ties their hands. When you at
tempt to discuss with them the real
solution of the housing problem they
say, Never, why you'll drive all the
voters away
Black Pot, Black Kettle.
Lieut.. Col. Theodore Roosevelt says
that Cox is "hypocrite who is prac-
ticing political demagoguery of the
first water" So? But what of the
Republicans who oppose the League
of Nations and favor it with reserva-
tions, and want separate peace with
Germany and a row with the Allies
and everything? What League do
we favor? Why a League that will fix
boundaries as the boundaries of our
States are fixed-so that Rhode Island
doesn't try and grab territory to make
itself as big as Texas. AS that, when
you stand where Pennsylvania, New
York and New Jersey meet you have
TO hunt through the bushes to find
the place. A League of Nations like
our own United States-no tariff taxes,
but land revenues. Only THAT'S our
idea of REAL League of Nations.
When people like that want to fight
they sail in with baseball bats, golf
clubs and tennis rackets.
An lnfantiie State.
DAnnunzio has created new Re-
public of Quarnero. This consists of
one town and one or two islands to-
gether with any section of the suburbs
that desires to join. Like the man
who marries, his troubles begin.
Where will he get his revenue? If
he levies taxes on Czecko Slovac
trade they will have reason to pro-
test and if they establish customs
line around the new republic it Will
have a grievance quite as bad. With
free trade | could make republic of
Just my own house but with a tariff
must extend my dominion till l
take in the entire earth. You see
from this just what caused the great
war. D'Annunzio must tax the land.
Best for Somebody Else.
People who quote the Malthuslan
doctrine with pious equanimity always
live in sparsely populated sections of
the country. This doctrine declares
that too many people are nuisance
and must be reduced in numbers for
the general good. War, famine and
disease are beneficent agents that pro-
duce peace, plenty and health among
the survivors. AS these gentle and
good forces work to best advantage in
crowds of course the Malthusians are
in no personal danger. 1t makes
deal of difference in our ideas some
times when our own OK is in danger
of being gored.
EARSEN l. SOPEN.
September %, 1920.
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