The Washington times., 1931-07-25


proposing restoration of child labor and the Inauguration
of 1O-year holiday for the mature They suggest that
can't be serious or aernativey that some sort OF
monster. lot of people ddnt think slavery would work,
anda lot of others keep insisting that must be kept
of factories because their place in the home 1t the
usual fate of poneers especially when their ideas are as
sound and revolutionary this one to be ridculed.
A Modest Proposal
In case you had something interesting read when the
original proposal appeared will summarize it briefly It's
object to provide 10 years of leisure for and
at their highest point of maturity when they want and
need leisure and get the best out of it. Tentatively
suggested the years between 25 and 35 the first 10
after marriage The glowing benefits of this 10year
period, when everyone would have health, modcum Of
wealth. and free mind to enjoy the whole world, too
obvious to be abored The negative argument enough
under the present system haven't time in mature
years, to enjoy the most precious things in life whatever
they ove travel art oafng food and drink and pure
purposeless lving).
Necessary, Not Evil
To insure this 10year period of leisure proposed that
labor be made obligatory for children they
be taught the handling Of simple machinery. Anticipating
the cry of black brutality asked for only four hours
day in the factory for the really tiny tots and insisted upon
good ventilation proper canteen and they for that
sort of thing, little community singing. I still think the
days would be attractive than school days
No one seems to mind the other part of the program
obligatory labor for the old All hear about is the sacred
of childhood and from one correspondent, a little
lecture the value of youth This one apparently,
written the correspondents hirtyfh birthday, yet it
that the emotional responses of youth rca
while those of maturity fanced and of senity but
synthetc'O
Cynic or Communist
They will have through with less sentimental
arguments before abandon my plan Mrs Morgan" the
quotations around the her own) writes that the
mothers of America would revolt at the thought of their
children being put to work-hat is if am serious She
explains by the assumption that had unhappy child
hood Of course all chldhoods unhappy because they
periods of growth and change and uncertainty but if
moved to write modern photographed novel
Heaven forbid my report childhood would be almost
dylc Ny hero would only regret that he wasn put into
factory at the right time.
Work for the Workers
Another correspondent gets home when he says
that my scheme is communism" I'm afraid he right but
calling the project offensive also form of sent
mentality 1t proves nothing and say that Stain
sent Russian gold to propagate my idea. 1t is
munism because the State will put the children to work
and their for them; but it is good American
capitalism too because proper age the State will
over to each individual the amount he has earned plus
interest, and let him spend it as he pleases
Work for those who haven't anything better to do
the immature and the old. In the prime of life, No!
Abolition Of Yorktown
From time to time receive impersona letters urging
to cooperate with the Governmental committee on the cee
bration the twohundredh anniversary Of the birth Of
something crops up Today it is the report that
depicting the surrender of Lord Corvallis planned as the
climax of pageant Yorktown, Va, has been ruled out
on advice State Department officials lest offend British
visitors. ,.
The State Department. if it has taken this step, gives us
all clue the history of the future History according
to the historians something fixed and definite learn
more facts, but bound by what actually happened
The new theory history has to be rewritten in accord
ance with our own needs If have to create "a usabe
past might we'll create false one, provided the
falsehood suits purpose better than the truth
No United States
For the purposes of celebration Especially Of the truth
telling Washngon surrender at Yorktown mistake
Out therefore goes CORVALLIS did not surrender and the
United States existed.
The joke in all this that the British not sensitive
about the Revolutionary War They their defeat be-
cause they think that the world would have been better
place if England America had remained but they
eternay grateful Washington for having carried to
cess the which taught them how to deal with colonial
empire.
Who Burned Washington?
As for our other little with them, the English in
state of beautiful unconscousness The American writer
Margaret Wilson married Englshman tells of audng
4ho that