Montana labor news., 1937-01-28
THE CITY Sinking"
Is 1t Founded on shifting
Sands?

Have the people of the United
States foolishly built their cities on
the sands?
Used in this sense, sands then,
would be the substance that a foun-
dation rests on, which in turn sup
ports the super-structures.
However, before getting too deep
in this article, let's then briefly out
line, that the materials better adjust
ed, make it easier to the reader.
First, let's pick out the ordinary
American city, namely, one where
there is no revenue off Utilities, and
solely one, supplying its reve-
nue.. This type of city affords an IL
l~ustration, first, as ninety-nine out
of every hundred cities in this coun-
try are of such kind; while the de-
velopment of each, is then along
similar line.
Having then selected the type of
city, there should be no great diff
ficulty, as the city and its govern
ment now lie before one, and the
analysis makes it possible to deter
mine both the structure of the city
as of its government.
In view of the fact, that man"
alone is so interviewer, to be the
cause" for creating the city, but
after, to institute a form of govern
ment therefor, we should by all
means then, give at least a mention
of his relative position with the city
and also the government of it.
With this outline, it then naturally
follows, to determine whether the
fault is in man; or, with the city
government, or with both man and
/ city government.
Then proceed. Man is in the
image of his Maker" Thus all things
are unto Him. He finds though,
when in natural state, although all
are to him; still, readily and sue
cessfully, single handed, unable to
cope with some situations when such
arise; so in number there is strength,
and it gives him security and redress.
At once it is apparent, that man
is in the right. He is aiming at Sc
curity, as we'll as preservation of
rights. No fault is to be found on
such score. Reasonably, it should
then follow, when shifting sands
or that of built on sands were used,
that it could not have been attached
to man as being a part of him.
His joining along with others then
into forming a group of dwellings,
housing both him and family, must
be admitted as an action fundament-
ally proper, and carrying security
along with redress of injury.
Mans action, forming a city, there
by designated, he had of his natural
rights given into the common fold a
part; and this part thereafter, was
known as his Civil Rights"
Shifting Sands Or that of Built
Upon the Sands" is a condemnation,
falling alone on the effect that i'm
proper handling of the collective
power of the Civil Rights pro-
duced.
Then continuing. Each one in the
city made a contribution toward the
expense of handling affairs, toward
the end, so that each person in the
city, should have security, as well as
redress in vindication of his rights.
The inhabitants of the city increas-
ing in number, the difficult
then of observing the action of the
city officers in the expenditure of
funds.
That this inability of keeping close
check on these officers, prompted
legislation of the higher bodies de-
filming the 'lane' city government
was confined to, with prosecution, in
needed cases, before the courts of
criminal jurisdiction.
Without fear of successful contra
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