New-York tribune., 1921-08-28

~Asre are irrumeraoie reasons why
.s. natural desire TO own a home
'..r,d be encouraged until realized
yothinx seems 70 have more universal
..,k;ur than the own your own home
'd,. which after all, is wish based
:. r.c;al traditions reaching back cen
mr;.s and centuries. The renting sys-
..r which now is deeply rooted in
.-.rv corner OF this country, was
.,curht about BY such colossal develop
-.n,s S. that Of New York, Chicago.
pos.ou. Philadelphia and other large
.,,iss. 1t stands for congestion of pop
s,stion. high rentals and fee values,
I'D intensive structural developments.
Abuormalitiss in every direction is
/ ~ consequence. Renting IS the mod
rn ghost Of the land systems of coun-
Sjes Of the Old World, where great do
..ins, the gifts Of appreciative gov
suments, are held in perpetuity and to
| Ae disadvantage OF the peasantry. who
would ike to realize that natural de-
dre. the ownership Of ''little brown
/ tot"
Even Stone Age Men Loved Home
IN sections OF the Old World where
rsat estates are not general there ex-
s.s the highest degree Of happiness.
T social peace, Industry and national
ur;de. These qualities will be found in
rreater evidence in the family group
vbich owns the head over its head
than in the family that lives in a
rented house.
Co back in history to prehistoric
isys and it will be found that the
| inhabitants Of the earth considered
- .heis crude abodes with regard and
veneration equal to that displayed hy
folks Of this advanced period of civil
| i.stiou. Natural instinct accounts for
/ ibis similarity and not education. Folks
| Of those early days were not subj ect
' 70 mental training; they followed their
| Inclination and held steadfastiy to their
cave homes in the hills or mountain
sides Animals. too. show strongly
| tie home instinct and will trek to their
airs at the end Of the day. even though
forced to travel long distances.
Word With World of Meaning
Home is one OF the most used words
/ in our language. Hardly day passes
| hat we do not speak or write the
word at least once. Words meaning
! home in other languages, no doubt. are
J Used equally as often. 1t is word
With world Of meaning. q term which
represents something of the highest
order. In the old days OF this coun-
try men risked their lives and endured
great hardships in establishing homes.
It was in regulation of the rental
system Of Europe as much as desire
| for freedom Of religious worship that
men crossed the seas in tiny ships and
faced the savages of the New World.
/ Il was for home life that the foreign
srs pushed into the wIlds OF America
and fought the red man for the right TO
build houses and have farms, privi-
.ge which they were denied in the old
countries because of feudal laws. which
. demanded homage and tribute to the
eudal lords The savages, on the other
! ,snd, fought the advance of the white
nan into his country because he en-
:,oached or his land and his tepee So
t will be found all through history,
ran fighting for his home regardless
# the odds.
4 Americas Freedom Won by Owners
/ It has been said that home owners,
|ig rather those inbued with the de-
! nn, won Americas freedom. They
.sd come across the sea to be free Of
lie Old Worlds customs Time dis
aosed the fact that though a great
san Of water separated them from the
Bld countries. political connections
s.re bringing TO the new land the Gus
! sns which they rad fed from These
a ardy pioneers saw the coming of the
hay when the parent government would
q E.ant their lands TO sclons Of court