White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-14

government, COgeCner WIN all DuuQ-
ings and Improvements of every class
and nature; also, all mortgages, inter-
est, liens taxes or other encumbrance
would be automatically cancelled and
the land would be absolutely free and
at the service Of the whole people and
for the benefit of the whole people.
No rentals would be collected, and the
homes Of the people would be free and
remain In the possession Of the fam
ily, Just 40 ttsy are now.
The farmer would remain upon the
land and go right on producing grain
and root crops, fruits, vegetables, cattle.
hogs, poultry products, just as now,
except that his products would not be
his private property, but the property
of the people, and that he and his
housekeeping wife and all Of his as
sistants would be paid salary for their
services, direct from the government.
so that the farmer would be relieved
of all responsibility and risk, except
that he would be expected to produce
from the soil an equivalent value for
the money he and his assistants receive
as salary. All farmers would of course,
retain sufficient fodder for their stock
and such grain as needed for re-Seed
ing and for the proper maintenance
of his farm and stock, but all surplus
products would be delivered to the gov
eminent for distribution when required.
| The farmer would be expected to use
reasonable diligence and to produce
from the land good average crop,
but he would not be held responsible
for crop failures resulting from drought,
excessive rain, hail, storms or other
conditions and acts of nature over
which he has no control But the
farmer who, through his energy and
SKILL produced more than an average
yield from the soil, would receive
higher remuneration than the farmer
who, through Incidence, failed to pro-
duce reasonable average and would
be penalized by proportionate re-
duction in salary. And this feature of
paying premium on energy and pen
alizing Incidence would be carried out
! through every form of industrial and
professional occupations. Efficiency in
every line of service would be recog-
nized and rewarded, while Incidence
and incompetence would be made un-
profitable
No salary would be paid to healthy
all SUCH shirkers would be compelled
by law to work in prison if they re-
fused to perform reasonable service in
freedom. The world owes no man his
living without work, as some people
pretend that it does. All would be re-
quired to perform some useful service
and for this work his welfare and Sc
curity would be secured throughout
tho o,,ti,.a yooriorl Of I,ic 1ifo
i Honesty and reliability of character,
together with physical and mental en-
ergy, are the pre-eminent factors nee
essary for human advancement, and
these sterling qualities of character
must be cultivated and fostered in
every possible manner as they are also
the chief Wealth-producing qualities
possessed by the human race.
Returning to the case of the farmer,
it may appear to some minds that in
taking his surplus products the govern
ment robs him of his wealth. This,
however, is not the fact of the situa-
ton, for with his surplus products he
repays the government for the salaries
it has paid to himself and his wife and
to his farm assistants; also, he pays
no rental for the land, no taxation or
interest charges. ALI of his farm i'm
plements, buildings, fences and repairs
would be supplied free of cost to him
by the government, and he would be
relieved of all fire and other risks to
his buildings and crops, all of which
would be carried by the government
In case of crop failures, his salary and
that of his wife and assistants would
be paid just the same, so that he would
never suffer from the risks and hazards
which so frequently destroy the farm
er's crops and property. All such risks
and losses would be carried by the peo-
pc by the whole and not by the pri-
vate Individual.
If, through the acts of nature, any
section of territory loses out during a
season, other sections more fortunate
will supply the needs of the people,
including those of the territory afflicted
and, as nature always RECEIVERS it's own
devastations, it is but matter of time
until an afflicted section will be pro-
ducing again and helping out some
other sections having their period of
reduced production. In this manner
nature always balances itself, and man
has only to adjust himself and his
economics to the conditions of nature
to assure his safety against all periods
of famine and want
What has been said of the farmer
and his buildings and equipment ap-
plies to all of the manufacturing in
dustries The government will build and
maintain the plant and equipment, pay
the salaries of all persons employed
and own the products of the factories,
to be distributed and sold back to the
people, who will pay for the products
with the money they receive as salary
for their service. The statement is fire.
quently made, that if all wealth was
equally distributed to all people alike,
it would quickly flow back into the
hands of the few, just as now. This
statement is perfectly correct under our
present economic system, and any new
system must prevent this concentra-
ton of wealth into private hands
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