Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-10-01

| remains. But If they keep on exempt
ing government bonds as they have
done now with Liberty bonds the tax
will have gone while the income re-
mains.
Beneficial Poverty
The unemployment situation has
been brought to public notice by the
near riots in New York City that have
developed by the efforts of the police
to suppress the auctioning of Slaves"
in public. In consequence all kinds
of schemes and plans are being sug-
gested and adopted to relieve the I'M
employed. AS result about one man
in thousand is getting relief. The
real cause of unemployment is kept
hidden from the public view. 1t is a
fact that idle men are benefit to
some interests. They form mence to
all employed men-an object lesson
as it We're. Whenever a movement is
inaugurated to reduce the pay of those
at work the idleness of other men is
a powerful weapon to effect the pur-
pose because any idle man will jump
at chance to get work at any reason
able (to them) pay.
The Doctors Assemble
The list of the Unemployment Com
mittee appointed by President Harding
is now~published and by study thereof
we can see that he has selected men
representing all schools of thought.
Many Socialistic, and all kinds of in
terests, with one vital element omit
ted. President Mckinley defeated Mr..
Bryan with a phrase. Mr.. Bryan said
"Open the mints" Mr.. Mckinley re-
piled "open the mills, the mints will
open themselves" There are many on
that committee who know this to be
the truth. How many of them will
have the courage so to declare? Mr..
Hoover. the chairman of the commit
tee, says that the cure for unemplOy
ment is employment. Sure, but en-
ployment upon what if not upon the
land and its products?
Save Wisely but Not Too Well
Thrift Week is upon us; a week de-
voted to a drive that shall drive all
spare money out of circulation and
confine it in banks that cannot release
!! it except in loans on real estate. This
means that everyone in the country
must stop buying and consuming goods
which will add to the stagnation of
business and the consequent increase
of unemployment. The best policy is
to spend money (wisely) rather than
to hoard up. A small reserve should
always be on hand. The poorest coun-
tries in the world are those that save
most
Questionable Criticism
Senator Harrison of Mississippi Sc
verely arraigns President Harding for
taking vacation While men were
being sold on the auction block in
Boston. But what could the President
do to prevent it, or to ameliorate the
conditions? His hands are tied. He
cannot recommend legislation that
WOULD prevent these conditions, for
the public generally does not demand,
nor would even approve such legisla-
ton Certainly neither the Republican
] nor the Democratic members of Con-
gress could say they were fulfilling
] election pledges if they took land
values that are created by the cOmmu-
nifty for community purposes, and
| abolished taxation. We kiss the rod
j that lashes our backs, and delight in
! self-infiicted poverty. Let us be honest
j and tell ourselves the truth. But let
us not be so contemplate and mean
] as to blame the wise Providence that
gives us Il super abundance of wealth.
] What do you think of the lunatics that
are congratulating the South on a
short cotton crop, while the Depart
ment of Agriculture is straining every
effort to preserve it by fighting the
boil weevil and churches are praying
for rain to Ieak the drought and in
crease the crop?
EARSEN | SOPEN.
Sept a 1921.