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The Washington times., 1935-09-13

and blessedness of the depres-
sion-which is, to my way O.
thinking, just another cover-up
for cussedness. You can't make
me admit that there's anything
beautiful about babies starving
or desperate men rioting.
Yet I ran across a line the
other day which made me
back water a bit. It was in
that great book by Sherwood
Anderson, "Puzzled Il America" >
Charles Scribner's Sons, Pub
fishers. Anderson, as you may
know, was bewildered about
things. Was the country-so
loosely fabricated-falling to
pieces under this strain?
He decided to take an hon
est Look See: went out asking
everyone, rambling everywhere.
Then sat down and wrote the
finest survey anyone has made
of our present attitude. If you
haven't read it, get it today
and tell all your friends about it.
COMMON JOB
There were, he found, the
inevitable embittered doubters.
Many red-hot rebels. The
usual comfortable fat-heads
ripening for the trimming they
deserved. But, generally, there
was drawing-together atti-
tude, healthy and heartening.
The sort of thing you've Of
ten seen among relations
who've drifted apart with the
years. But let a big blow
come!
That, says Anderson, is the
way Americans are reacting
under depression. Instead Of
drifting apart, as you might
expect them to do in a coun'
try as new and cosmopolitan
as this, they're uniting as they
haven't in years. Taking a
new, common interest in
things-realizing it's their
common job.
Government" writes An
derson, "haS again grown
near to life. It may be that
the politicians remain a race
apart but the politicians are
no longer the government. It
may even happen that pres
emily they (the politicians
will get lost"
I read that passage carelessly
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Not a Partisan Issue
BIZ James T. Williams, J.

clares major measures enacted
at the last session constitutional.
The Radicals apparently take
the position that the Court
should abdicate its judicial au.
thority and responsibility Just
as Congress has abdicated it's
legislative power in recent years.
in order to make effective Ger.
tain legislation which the Radi-
Gals favor.
This is by no means the first
time that the American system
of government has been thus
challenged. But in the past the
challenge has been met by the
people standing.
They have refused in the
past, not to amend the Consti-
tuition in orderly fashion, but
to change the fundamental Sys-
tenn of government either by
crippling the Court or by cut.
ting the heart out of the ConSti.
tuition.
LOYAL SUPPORT
And the people will meet the
same issue with the same cour.
age and common sense with
which they have met it in the
past by adhering steadfastly to
the American system, in prefer
ence to any alien system, pro-
vided the issue can be presented
to them clearly, not as a parti-
san but as a national issue, by
the ConStitutionalists of both
parties.
On this account 1t is for
tunate that the Congress has
made provision, two years in
advance, for the national OBJ
Servance of the one hundred
and fiftieth anniversary of the
Constitution. This resolution
was adopted by both Demo.
cratic and Republican votes.
Both Democrats and Republi-
cans will serve on the commits
sion in charge of this celebra-
ton.
Leaders of the two parties
who are loyal to the American
system should see to it that no
presidential elect on swerve
them from a firm resolve to
save the Constitution of the
United States and the Supreme
Court and the common defense,
all of which the Radicals are
seeking to undermine, from be-
coming a partisan issue. The
American institutions are de-
serving the support of the Con-
stitutionalists of both parties.
And these American institu-
tions will continue to receive
the support of both parties if
constitutional Democrats and
constitutional Republicans, re-
gardless of political candidates.,
insist that party lines end where
the jeopardy of the American
system of government begins.
Copyright, 1885, The Washington
Times.
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An Old, Old Problem

How much the people of the District afford to
Gay for their local government in the fiscal year that
begins next July?
Heads of the local governments agencies WANT to
spend about fifty -four million dollars.
with the estimates it is reported that they plan to cut
about eight million dollars from the amount requested
by their subordinates.
That would send figures toaling about fortysix mil
lion dollars to the Bureau of the Budget ABOUT FOUR
MILLION MORE THAN IS PROVIDED FOR THE
CURRENT YEAR.
Can the tax paying residents of the city afford to
spend that much more to govern their city?
We doubt it and believe that the commissioners
themselves doubt it,
It reported that the Commissioners plan to ask for
an increase in the Federal appropriation for the city
from five million hundred thousand dollars to
eight and third millions
That increase would of course take care OF much OF
the increase proposed in the total appropriation.
But will the Federal Government increase It's share?
Despite the justice and logic behind demands for this
useless to blink the fact that Congress in
years has far succubed to the domination OF
one preudiced member that it has been impossible to
financial treatment for the National Capital
IT WOULD THEREFORE, BE FOLLY TO AS
sUME THAT REASON WILL PREVAIL IN CON-
GRESSIONAL DELIBERATION ON THE FORTH
COMING DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL.
And if the Federal share not increased but the total
of the bill is increased that money will have to come
out of the pockets of our people,
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES EVERY ITEM
SUGGESTED FOR THE NEW BUDGET MUST BE
CAREFULLY SCANNED AND ONLY INSERTED
WHEN ITS NECESSITY IS PROVEN.
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ties watch them with interest.
One of the first State gather
ings to come before the observ-
ant political eye in this time of
pre-campaign activity is that of
the Young Democrats of Vir-
ginia, whose conclave is on in
Richmond.
Sentiments of the Senators
from the Old Dominion State
have been such that politicians
are watching the activities Of
the young crowd Of Democrats
to determine how they will
pledge themselves for the future
election.
Senator Carter Glass and
Senator Harry F. Byrd haze
not been 100 per cent behind
the administration by any
means and haze stood for the
Democratic principles that JET"
terSon kneU.
From the great estate Of the
renowned Virginian there seems
to have been an emanation OF
spirit that may vitally affect the
strategy of the young Demo"
Gratis.
It has long been said that in
Virginia there is widespread
sentiment against the radical
policies of the present Admins
tration.
And it is also reported that
these young Democrats in con-
vention will discuss the wisdom
of commencing the Jeffer.
sonian principles of Glass and
Byrd rather than the leftwing
policies of President Roosevelt
and his henchmen.
Although some observers say
that the young voters are less
apt to fight for the preservation
Of the Constitution and the
Democratic principles of old
than are their elders, there Is
definite reason to believe that
this view is not borne out by
caucus of the youthful elector'
ate.
What the Young Democrats
Of Virginia do in convention,
therefore, may have its reflec-
ton of future political policies.
with the Administration
tnirzv free from strike UorrteS.
the farmers of the Middle West
are causing considerable con-
Sternation By rioting at farm
mortgage foreclosure sales.
In Missouri the situation has
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Little Red School House

All the old jokes about burning down the school to get
Johnny out of the second grade will have be revised in
Rockford Ill.,
And, maybe, elsewhere.
Because the Rockford school authorities that they
will hire only pretty teachers.
"The day of the old battle-ax is oUer," said the
superintendent of schools sour teachers don't haze to
be FOlLes' girls, but they must be Pretty.'
Let that spread far enough and Johnny will be yanked out
of the second grade that father take his place.
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Once Overs

If you have anything 10 co.
be prompt in doing it.
Don't drag around thinking
about it.
The very fact that you step
out with vigor and decision IS
half the battle.
Don't keep talking about 1t.
It is easy to use up all your
energy that way and have none
left to really do the deed.
You need not be noisy.
If you are boisterouS, it an
tagonizes those around you.
Because you are enthusiastic
you need not weary those who
work with you.
Just decide what your job is
and then don't hesitate.
Do it quietly and with dis
patch.
Some are good starters and
very poor finisherS.
That is one reason why 1t Is
well to conserve your strength.
If it is a short job you may
be able to get it done in one
period.
But if it is a lengthy opera
ton, it will not pay to get too
tired.
Divide the work into short
rest periods and work with a
will.
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uses, poverty and unemployment
will exist. When the land mo-
nopolists do permit the use Of
the land, they do so on terms
which extOrt its full economic
value"
The followers of Henry George
are loyal, if few. Philip Snow
den remains one, and perhaps
George Bernard Shaw to this
day holds to the teachings of
the single tax as he heard them
expounded by their author. 1t
was Henry George who first set
Shaw studying social questions
in an economic way. That was
back in the '8Os when Shaw
wandered into a hall in London
and listened "to an American
finishing a speech on the land
question"
Only Sc years have passed
since Henry George published
his Progress and Poverty"
Little noticed at first it was in
time taken up by the liberals
and social reformers all over the
world, something like Darwin's
"Origin of Species"
Political Turmoil
"The California gOldrush had
implanted the germ Of single
tax in Georges mind. He was
40 at the time his book ap-
peared, and his life before that
had been spent mostly before
the mast and in newspaper Of
fices. Born in Philadelphia in
1889, he had been compelled to
leave school at IA. He had gone
to sea and had reached CalifOr-
mia soon after the gOldrush. The
enormous increase in the value
of land attracted him, and from
his study came his theory that
the cure for all economic ills Is
the tax on land values. He wrote
in Progress and Poverty:
"What 1 therefore propose,
as the simple yet sovereign
remedy, is to appropriate rent
by taxation; to abolish all taxa
ton save that on land values"
Later, in 1891, he was to
write in "The Condition of
Labor:
eve have no fear Of capital,
regarding it as the natural
hand-maiden of labor; we look
on interest itself as natural and
Just; we would set no limit to
The Washington times., 1935-09-13

been made increasingly diff
cult by the failure of local
police officials to apprehend
rioting farmers.
The disturbance is one that
Government, officials realize
will necessitate the most ex-
treme diplomacy in handling.
SympathieS of the local police
in most instances is with the
farmers and the Federal au-
thorities are impressed with the
view that any effort to punish
the offenders may result in a
conflict that would be difficult
to end.
Prior to the present riots,
when farmers were rioting in
the Midwest against mortgage
foreclosures, local enforcement
officials were given to under
stand that the rioters would
tolerate no interference.
At the present time when
the Administration needs the
support of the rural element,
attempts at punitive measures
may cause the Federal officials
to wonder what has happened
to the thousands of farmers
who stood on the White House
lawn not so long ago and
cheered the AAA and Mr..
RooseveIt's farm program.
T. D. Webb, vice chairman
of the HOLC, and Mrs. Webb
have sailed for Europe on va
cation.
Prior to sailing, Webb was
asked his vacation plans.
He volunteered the infOrma-
ton that he was going abroad
where he knew he could not
be reached by telephone or
letter summOning him back to
his office, in order that he
might enjoy a real vacation.
Copyright, 1885, The Washington Times
The Washington times., 1935-09-13

One of the few intelligent
things done by the Congress
at the last session was the
adoption of a joint resolution
which provides for national
celebration two years hence in
which every thoughtful Ameri-
can will wish to have a part.
This celebration will mark a
truly national observance Of the
one hundred and fiftieth ami
versary of the adoption of the
Constitution of the Unite d
States. The Constitution will
be 148 years old on September
II next.
A commission appointed by
the President and the Congress
will, in the meantime, recon.
mend to Congress at its next
session the form which the
celebration shall take two years
hence. And a good beginning
toward this significant event
will be the regular annual OBJ
servance of Constitution Day
next week.
Already the Radicals, North,
East, South and West, have made
the Constitution an issue in the
years just ahead by the sap
ping expedition they are organic
ing to change the whole Ameri-
can system of government and
to undermine that which can.
not be directly overthroWn."
SPECIOUS PRETEXTS
These Radicals have resorted
to all sorts of "specious pre-
texts" as George Washington
predicted in the Farewell Ad-
dress would be the case.
These pretexts began when
the Supreme Court last May
handed down three unanimous
decisions calling a halt at both
ends of Constitution Avenue
upon the violation of the Con-
stitution by the legislative and
executive branches of the Gov
ernment.
Instead of accepting these de-
cisions in the American manner
and praising the Great Tribunal
for the conscientious perform
ance of it's duty, the Radicals in
Congress and out began an at
tack on the Court. BY some Rad
icals it was accused of usurping
power. BY other Radicals pro-
posals were made to deprive the
Court of all authority hereafter
to declare any act of Congress
invalid.
Even now Radicals in Congress
and out are by implication
threatening the Court. They are
apparently putting the country
on notice that they will demand
drastic amendment Of the Con-
Stitution unless the Court de.
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"At one time," says Mr..
Stevens, "Virginia had purely
COmmuniStic government which
every citizen of the United
States should read about and
the Brain TruSterS should study,
as its parallel today is found in
our present national program.
"By common agreement, the
Virginia coIOnists took all their
prOductS-cOrn, wheat, tobacco
to the common treasury,
where it was prepared for home
use, or, as in the case of to-
baccO, sold abroad. Even the
furs bought from the Indians
were included. When the set
tiers wanted food or clothing
they went to the common treas
ury for it.
"S0On it dawned on the lazy
that they could get their sup
plies from the 'easury whether
or not they took anything to it.
Many concluded that loafing
was easier than working, and
at one period EIGHTY PER
CENT OF THE WORK WAS
BEING DONE BY FIVE PER
CENT OF THE PEOPLE.
Punishment was tried for
the lazy. They were imprisoned.
Their ears were slit. They we're
branded on the forehead. 1t
made no difference. More goods
On behalf of Prof. Berle, tha
we thank Mr.. Stevens for his
The Washington times., 1935-09-13
The Human Side of the News
Bu Eduin C.. Hill

} accumulation, nor impose on
the rich any burden that is
not equally placed on the poor;
we see no evil in competition
but deem unrestricted cOmpeti-
ton to be as necessary to the
health of the industrial and So
cial organism as the free cir
culatiOn of the blood is to the
health of the body organism
to be the agency whereby the
fullest cooperation is to be Sc
cured.
1--WE would simply take for
the community the value that
attaches to land by the growth
of the community: leave
Sacredly to the individual all
that belongs to the individual;
and treating necessary mOnOp-
Olies as functions of the State,
abolish all restrictions and pro-
hibitiOns save those required
for public health, safety,
morals and convenience"
In the east at least and in
New York city particularly,
these theories caused a political
turmoil not unlike that which
the New Deal is providing in our
days. The bearded and patri-
archa1 George ran for mayor OF
New York in 1886 and was de-
feated. The Rev. DR.. Edward
McGlynn espoused the single tax
and campaigned openly for it.
with the result that he was
'silenced" by the hierarchy.
Again, in 1897, Henry George
made the race for mayor. He
did so against the orders Of his
doctor and at the very end of
the bitter campaign he died,
two days before the election. He
was a noble character and as
such was universally admired.
One hundred thousand persons,
any number of them in tears,
passed before his bier in the
most remarkable funeral tribute
New York has known. One OF
the three eulogies was delivered
by DR.. McGlynn, who by that
time had been restored to his
parish.
STAND STEADFAST
Orthodox economists reject
the single tax; and it is doubtful
indeed that such tax could
alone meet the requirements OF
governments which tax in terms
of billions. But the Single Tax
erS stand Steadfast to their prln-
ciples, pointing to Pittsburgh
and to Australia and Denmark
where the single tax in some
form is employed. And they
say with Prof. Dewey, Colum-
bias philosopher:
eve do not claim that Henry
Georges remedy is a panacea
that will cure by itself all our
ailments, but we cannot get rid
of our basic troubles without it.
Land speculation has caused
high rents, unpayable mort
cages, the sIums of our cities.
and has closed thousands OF
banks. Fifty years ago, Henry
George predicted what is hap.
pening to the world today and
why it would happen"
copyright, 1885. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1935-09-13
Listen, World
By Elsie Robinson

, as one will-then suddenly
found it had stopped me short.
Government. "a g a n grown
near to life? Bigolly! He was
right! I hadn't thought of it
that way. Been too busy cusSing
everything, everybody out. But
he was right. Something has
happened. Something big.
Observation-Disclosures when
Uncle Sam used to seem as near
to us, as part of our personal
lives, as any blood kin? And
the Plain People actually did
the governing, down at the cor
ner grocery and back of the
drug store, sitting around whit
tling, splitting, talking things
over?
NEW ATTITUDE
Then the boom years came
along and Somehow-without
anyone knowing just what was
happening-we lost our grip on
things, that stout, firsthand
grip on things old Doc Jones
and Judge Brown used to have.
And things began to seem too
complicated, too far away for us
to realize the How or Why of it
all; the governing was being
done by a group that, somehow,
didn't seem related to the rest
of us-a bunch of slick-talking,
SWift-moving manipulators who
acted as they'd never even heard
of the Plain Folks. Or gave a
darn.
And we let 'em! Kidding our
selves all the time that we'd
take the job back ourselves as
soon as we got around to it.
The way you'll do with a smart
hired hand. Letting him take
over one chore after another
until all of a sudden he's rum
ming the whole show-usually
into the ground! Which GER
tainly happened to us.
And now? No use pretend
ing that things are perfect
yet, or within a million miles
of it. We've pulled some
mammoth blunders and will
probably pull plenty more.
And don't kid yoursef that
the Greedy Gangs or the
Smart Slickers are eliminated.
But there's a new attitude in
the people themselves. OR IS
IT THE OLD ONE COME
BACK AGAIN THE ONE
THAT FOUNDED AMERICA
AND GAVE HER HER WAL
LOP IN THE BEGINNING?
Be that as it may, the
Common People are taking
part in things as they haven't
in many a year. Chewing
things over and speaking up
round the pickle barrel and
back of the prescription
counter, across the bridge
table and beside the radio.
Talking FOR themselves,
ABOUT themselves, TO HELP
THEMSELVES.
American government as it
used to be-"OF the people,
BY the people, FOR the
peOple"-Maybe the Depres-
sion isn't a total loss if it
can turn a trick like that!
Copyright, 1888, by King Features
Syndicate, 1ne.)
The Washington times., 1935-09-13

left the treasury than were put
in and they faced tho period
known as the Starving PERIOD
in which SIXTY PER CENT
OF THE SETTLERS STARVED
TO DEATH.
Governor Whitaker came
from England and one glance
at the situation told him the
story of the disaster. There
was an immediate change. Each
man was directed to bring to
the treasury three bushels of
grain for the support Of the
government. Then he had to
live or Starve on what he raised
on the remainder of his land.
From that day on, Virginia
prospered.
"Any citizen today can travel
through rural New York, and /
presume throughout the other
States, and find food unhar-
vested in the fields for lack of
help on the farms. He can find
able men who know how to do
farm work lOafing on relief in
nearby villages. Men who are
taking from the treasury more
than they are putting in
"Any citizen can look at our
Federal Treasury and see that
far more is going out than is
coming in.
"The parallel is complete.
The starvation period is ahead"
earnest seeker after knowledge
Eliminating letter.
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Americas First Soviet

Professor A. Beres interesting announcement that the
Plprm Fathers were Communists inspires Mr. Frederick
Stevens of Rochester, n " to write that America did have
Soviet once though in Colonial Virginia and not in New
England
AS Prof Bee have overlooked this historic fact
he will be grateful for enlightenment
The Washington times., 1935-09-13

c We ntiOnS
that may sig
nal the way
of the wind.
Loc a lized
opinion prob
ably will al
ways have a
vital effect on
t h e m ov e =
mentS of ma
tional politi-
cal organiza-
ito ms, and,
consequently,
the men who
map the prog
rncc nf nor-
The Washington times., 1935-09-13

Ver-lining ad-
mont ion is
used by those
who are too
lazy, selfish,
stupid or cow
ardly to get
b u sy a n d
clean up the
clouds.
Because Of
this, I've re-
fused to join
t h ose Polly
annaS W h o
are always
pointing out
Tho hooN "
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George, meets
In New York
city later this
month, a n d
to their con-
vention comes
this message
fr m Wis
count Snow
den:
so long as
land is a mo-
nOpOly q n d
men are de-
MED free &C.
cess to it, to
apply their
HA A. a.
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Still the unlaid ghost is haunting
Sessions of the League Of Nations,
Still the fearful apparition
Menaces the Peace of Europe.
The Greatest Show On Earth
By John Snure, Jr.

AS political observers feel for
the pulse of the voters they
keep close touch on the local
The Washington times., 1935-09-13
"The Single Tax"

A group Of serious thinkers,
devoted to keeping alive the &C.
onomic theories of Henry
The Washington times., 1935-09-13
"of the People, by the
People and for the People"

I've never been one to see
"the silver lining to the cloud"
Mostly, I've observed, that sill.
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OLD FAVORITES
To-Day

To-Day Lydia WGrd
Why fear tomorrow, timid heart?
Why tread the futures way?
We only need to do part
Today, dear child, today.
The past is written! Close the book
Or pages sad and gays
Within the future do not look,
But live today-todsy.
IT'S this one hour that God has given;
His Now must obey;
And it will make earth His heaven
To live today-today.
(Readers are nved to send to the editor their sugges
tons of old tavortes among the poems for reprnting
this space)
The Washington times., 1935-09-13

Haunted is the crumbling palace
By the grim and grisly specter
Stalking through the fragile structure
Brandishing sword Of sharpness.
The Washington times., 1935-09-13

On behalf of Prof Bere that earnest seeker after knowed
thank Mr. Stevens for his Illuminating letter.