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DO AWAY WITH ALL TAXATION IS PROPOSED Let Government Co Into the r" V1 • ! N Banking Business. FOR THE-PEOPLE War Financing Did It Success* fuHy—Plan Provides Food for Thought, at Least. (By Dr. Ji. Q. Alexander.) “We believe in no taxation what ever and a pencion to all who deserve it. We believe a organiiod system of banking owned exclusively by' government will produce a social condition from which taxation may be eliminated. “We believe the present system of private banking assumes and exer cises functions belonging exclusively to government, which assumption and exercise breeds a power menacing to government and hurtful to the gen eral welfare. “We therefore pledge ourselves tb vote only for such candidates for Congress who will use their influence and vote in support of the object we have in view, which is the estab listment of government owned bank ing.” Read this platform very carefully. You have been told that two things were absolutely sure and unavoid able—taxes and death. IF you can be convinced, not only by intelligent reasoning, but by positive proof, that it is entirely possible, feasible and practical to abolish all taxation, then are you willing to join in a move ment to establish an Anti-Taxation League and pledge yourself to sup port the above Platform? Will you do it? Venice Did It. For more than six hundred years the little Republic of Venice was the leading, maritime nation of the world. The government of this Jittle'coun try abolished interest and eliminatedJ nearly all taxation. It was done by issuing legal tender currency and paying it out for salaries of govern [ ment officials, paying for government : supplies and public improvements. | - - ' War Prove* It. | The government of the United ; States can do what Venice did, and more. It can do it by the same method followed Vehitian gov ernment. It can do it through gov ernment oyned banking. It can pay off every dollar of debt without col lecting a dollar in taxes. It can abolish interest as a source of private income or public revenue, so that all productive business can secure money for operating expenses, or any other constructive purposes, at one half of one per cent interest the cost of ad ministration. The war demonstrated the possibilities of banking. . Finan cing the war established positive proof that, government owned bank ing ca>* pay off alt debts and abolish interest and eliminate all taxation. _ Are yon surprised, astonished at such a statement? The bond sale drives are still fresh in your memory. Ypu got' together your little savings and bought saving stamps andrbonds. Y;ou did it to help your government, and beeause you knew you would be hounded as “pro-German" by a “tyept” press if you failed to do it. ,; Go Into Banking. You believed then and you believe now that the subscriptions of the peo ple were absolutely essential to the financing of the operations of your government in prosecuting the war. This kind of propaganda was kept be fore you constantly without let-up or cessation. Pulpit and press, bill board and poster, church societies apd fraternal orders, the schools and colleges, little children and college professors, young ladies and mothers ip Israel, the lawyers and the doc tors, the “banker and the baker and the candlestick maker”—all institu tions and all organizations, all pro fessions and all vocations, were en listed in the ‘^patriotic drives” for njoney as though the very life of the Republic was in the balance and could only be saved by the people throwing iri every dollar they possessed, for tfie saving of “democracy” and “to niake the world a fit place to live.” , By Banking. And yet the war could have been financed if the ‘peo'ple had not given a dollar. As a matetr of fact it was financed without the money of tlje people ever getting into “action.” It v>ps financed by banking through the medium of checks and the clear ing house associations and debit and credit figures on bank ledgers. Sec retary McAdoo had only to secure kITSELF^ RECORD TIME At this laundry you can get family bundles containing not less than half flat work individually washed, starched and ironed, weighing as follows, for the following prices: Minimum Bundle __ __ __$1.50 20-lbs. half flat work__2.50 I21bs. half flat work --. - 1.70 22-lbs. half flat work __2.70 14~lbs. half flat work- 1.90 0, . _. _ _. 16-lbs. half flat work_ 2.10 24'ms- half flat work-2.90 18-lbs. half flat work: — 2.30 26-lbs. half flat work-3.10 Phone Us For Further Information. NEW WAY LAUNDRY 708 Sooth Brevard — Licensed Operators — Phones 3763-4202 New Way Family, Washing and Ironing Syitsn the “checking privilege’' with the banking system; and this was done by the government depositing with the bank its “notes’* jest as the t‘checking privilege” of an individ ual borrower is augmented by putting up his “note” at the bank.” The “notes” of the government were call ed “Treasury Certificates of Indebt edness. “Thery were nothing more or less than the “notes” of the gcrv evrnment put up with the banking system to secure the “checking privi lege.” How McAdoo Did Jt. These certificates, or “notes,” were allotted to and put up with the banks sometimes before each bond sale drive. Thus armed with the “check ing privilege,” Mr. McAdoo, Secre tary of the Treasury of the United States, went right ahead drawing checks against banking; checks to the steel trust; checks to the powder trust and other munitions Manufacturers; checks to the ship-building trust; checks to the leather trust; checks to the coal trusts; checks to the rail roads and all concerns furnishing the government with supplies. AND BANKS HONORED AjLL THOSE CHECKS. BANKING, AND NOT jTHE PEOPLE’S MONEY, FINAN CED the WAR. Banking is a government function just as the postal service is a govern ment function. Banks should be gov ernment institutions just as posit offices are government institutions. If government had owned the bank ing system there would be no war debt on our nation today. Govern ment could not be indebted to itself. If a privately owned banking system CQUld and did finance the war by means of checks, the clearing house and debit and credit figures on bank ledgers—banking efficients, without the use of the people’s money, and did it to the extent of twenty-three billion dollars in 18 months, then a government owned banking system could have financed the war without the issue of a bond or “treasury cer tificate of indebtedness,” without borrowing a dollar out of the chan nels of legitimate business, without any debt. Then if banking could (and did) finance such a destructive institution as war to the extent of 23 billions in 18 months, why should not a govern ment ownfcd banking system be es tablished and operated for such con structive purposes as defraying the expenses of government, salaries, etc., schools, public buildings, roads, bridges, canals, hospitals and asy lums; all the institutions that are now built and maintained by taxa tion? There are positively no reas ons why this can Aot be done, and all taxation abolished. There could be established at least one government owned bank in every county in the United States. Thg' proper officials of Uie federal govern ment could draw checks for the pay ment of all government expenses, just as MfcAdoo drew checks for the financing of the war; but checks drawn upon the government’s own banking system without the necessity of putting up “treasury certificates of - indebtedness” to secure the “checking privilege.” Where Salaries Come From. The official budget of every state government could be certified to the federal government and the “check ing privilege” granted to state offi cials under proper restrictions and safeguards; and through the channel of State governments, county and municipal government could be finan ced the same way. Public buildings, roads, bridges, canals, etc., are not constructed of money; labor and materils have built up our modern civilization. In the last .analysis money does not pay salaries: It is a universal order against the markets and theh older of it goes to the markets for his pay. But under the present division of industries, and classification of so ciety, a “medium of exchange**- is ab solutely essential to the life and growth of civilization. This “medium of exchange” now consists almost en tirely of the efficients of banking; checks, debit and credit figures on bank ledgers and the clearing-house. More than 90 per cent of every bank loan consists not of money but mere ly of the “checking privilege.” The borrower secures the “checking priv ilege” by putting up his note; he draws checks which serve for a few days as a medium of exchange, are returned to the bank, charged to his account and cancelled. But his note remains unpaid until due and. then becomes a demand for money whicli is not inexistence'. No Banking as It Is. Therefore, while government banking could and should be estab lished for the financing of all gov ernment and the abolition of all tax ation through the efficients of bank ing, government issuing universal orders (checks) against the markets, wheih serve their purpose and are returned to bank and cancelled, this substitute for money should be lim ited to the defraying of the legiti mate expenses of government. No fictitious substitute for money should be permitted to be loaned as money. There should be a dollar of actual money in existence for every dollar of debt created by a loan. Under our present banking system we have a total indebtedness of at least $150,090,000,000, with only five billion dollars of money; ■ and our banks loan more than ten dollars of “checking privilege” to every dollar of actual money. Purpose of Money. The righteous and moral purpose of money is to circulate fis a me dium, of exchange; not to be hoard ed by banks and the people forced to pay tribute for the use of it. IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, AND THE WE OF THE B8AYE Mine Union Official Beaten Brutally By Hired Thugs of Coal Company-—Hadn’t Spoken a Word, Ate Lunch, Sat Down on Porch, and Thu«s Began Earning Their Money. Coal Commission Appealed To. py International Labor Newt Servlet. Washington, Sept’, 5.—Hope that the Unite^ States Coal commission will emphatically condemn rule by gunmen in non-union coal fields is expressed by the United Mine Work ers of America, in again directing the attention of the Commission to out rages against union miners. Hope is also expressed that the commission will clearly declare that every man has the right as an Amer ican citizen to join a labor union if he sees fit, free from interference by thugs and gunmen employed by the coal companies. The commission is reminded that the United Mine Workers have al ready informed it of hundreds of cases of assault and mur&er commit ted in the non-union coal fields and a recent case in Kentucky is cited as showing to what lengths the coal companies are going in. their reign of terror. The facts as to conditions in the coal fields are brought out in the fol lowing communication to the com mission : "Gentlemen: “Our understanding is that the commission will, as a result of,,its investigation of the, subject of viola tion of civil rights in the non-union coal mining fields of the United States, have something to say on that subject in its forthcoming report and, perhaps, that it will offer rec ommendations for methods by which individuals employed in those fields may be assured of better protection in the future. “A mass of information has been filed with _ the Commission by the United Mine Workers of America for the purpose of showing to the Com mission the outrageous conditions that surround those men who dare to espouse the cause of trade unionism in those dark regions. We have given the Commission the details of Money is a creature of law; it is cre ated by an act of Congress; it be longs to all the people alike; and it is a grievous wrong that people should be burdened with taxation which can easily be abolished by government owned banking system. And most certainly the people should not be tyeld up and charged a high rate of interest (6 per cent is dear money) for a fictitious, false substitute for money which becomes, when due, a demand for actual money. Money is also the measuring me dium which determines all prices and all wages. Double the quantity of money in circulation and all prices and wages will double as soon as the money has time to reach all channels of business. Money is the most important in vention of civilization. The power to control the quantity and circula tion of money means the power to control the nation im everything; -every activity, every institution, in cluding church and government. It is the Ipower of life and death over civilization. This power is now held by the al lied bankers of Wall Street. Less than one hundred men rule this na tion more surely tnan the Czar ever ruled Russia. Our people have the name of freedom but four-fifths of them are economic slaves; and our false money standai'd and banking system is the cause, direct and in direct, of all the economic ills of our nation. A Man Needed. We need an Andrew Jackson in the White House at Washington. A man who is not afraid to defy Wall Street and spt free the government and the people from ^banker-rule. And Henry Ford is such a man. He is independent of Wall Street; He re fuses to come under Wall Street di rection and control. The. platform at the head of this article is copied from a splendid booklet by Wilbur Eastlake, 858 Cauldwell Avenue, New York City, where he shows how taxation can be abolished by government owned banking systems. Price 50 cents. The people should demand pri mary elections for nomination of President and all members of Con gress; and vote only for men pledged to use their vote and influence to de stroy the octopus that is strangling civilization to death. The first act of Congress should be to pass the Ladd bill which will break the monop oly of Wall Street and fix 4 per cent as the maximum rate of interest; then the fight will be continued until we establish government “of the peo ple, for,the people and by the people” instead of government of and for and by Wall Street, as we have it today. The people should inform them s;elves on the Ladd Bill, and on the whole money question, by reading several books by T. Cushing Daniel of Washington, D. C., and Wrights ville Beach, N, C. These books can be ordered from The Monetary Edu cation Bureau, 1416 F Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Prices are from 25 cents to $1.00. The question of interest is covered completely by “COMMON- SENSE,” by W. H. Harvey, which can be or dered through The Heral^ office. Price 10 cents. case after case where union miners have been assaulted, beaten, wound ed and even^fcilled Sjt gunmen and thugs in tMSemploy of non-union coal compdiBs. The sole and only bffense of these unfortunate victims was that they were union members or that they wished to become mem bers. “We have even filed with fhe com mission copies of official court rec ords in certain cases in which the brutal assailants of these men were prosecuted for their crimes. We have asked the commission to make its own thorough investigation of the cases cited by us and the hundreds of others that the commission could easily, find upon an inquiry in those fields. We say hundreds, because the figure would even then be con servative. “The hillsides of Southern , West Virginia, -Alabama, Colo rado, Northeastern Kentucky, and other unorganized or partly organized fields are dotted with the graves of union miners who were shot down or beaten to death by these hired assgssins of such coal companies. “In mo3t instances, when the United Mine Workers of America has attempted to bring to justice these desperadoes and have them punished for their Crimes, the union has met with little success because of the apparentjndifference of local officials, who seem to regard the tak ing of the life of a union miner as a legitimate pleasant pastime which may be indulged in without hind rance, by company gunmen. It is our hope, therefore, that the United States Coal commission will take an entirely different view of the matter and that it will condemn that practice in its most severe and emphatic man ner. “We are hoping that, when your report on this subject is made public it will declare positively against a continuance of the present gunman and armed guard system in these coal mining fields. We are hoping that the commission will pronounce clearly the principle that every man has the right as an Ajnerican citizen to join a labor union if he sees fit te do so, and that this right shall not be interfered with by coal companies through the use of vicious, violent, unlawful, murderous methods. “As further proof of what we have told the Commission in regard to the policy of assault other violence with non-union companies seek to keep their employes from joining the miners’ union, permit us to point out to you a very recent case in North eastefh Kentucky. Samuel Pascoe is President of District No. 30, United Mine Workers of America. District No. 30 includes the Northeastern Kentucky mining field, which is prac tically all non-union. The United Mine Workers of America has a few local unions in that field, But the membership is small, because of the methods employed by coal companies to prevent the union from obtaining a foothold. Uji August 3 Mr. Pascoe went from his headquarters at Ashland, Ky., to Pairitsville on business. Upon his arrival at Paintsville, Mr. Pascoe was followed and his footsteps were dogged by hired emissaries of coal companies. These men remained out side a restaurant until Mr. Pascoe had finished his luncheon at noon. Mr. Pascoe came out of the restau rant and sat in a chair on. the porch. Without warning and without saying a word, one of these company thugs walked over and struck Mr. Pascoe a terrific blow in the face. This was followed by a general and complete ‘beating^up.’ Blow after blow was rained upon him until Mr. Pascoe was ■rendered entirely helpless. His jaw was dislocated and his right cheek was dislocated and his right cheek bone was crushed. Ifis f&ce was com pletely disfigured as a result of this beating. Mr. Pascoe identified his assailant as a hired guard of a non union coal company in that field. It was only when a railroad employe in terfered that the company thug ceas ed his assault on Mr. Pascoe. "Following this brutal attack, Mr. Pascoe went to a local hos pital at Paintsville for first aid and treatment, but thi« was re fused him. The influence of fthese coal companies in their communities is so powerful that no one is safe in doing anything for a union miner. Therefore, M-. Pascoe was obliged to nurse his own wounds and await treat ment and relief until he could get back to Ashland. "This is but one of the hundreds of cases that are on record, but it is a fair sample of the methods that are employed by these non-union coal companies. The Pascoe case is no different from the scores of others that happen continually in Southern West Virginia, Alabama, Colorado, Utah, Maryland and elsewhere where the union is weak. The United Mine Workers of America are praying this commission for some sort Of action or recommendation that will bring the true situation squarely before the American public. “Ellis Searles, James Moore, Thos. Kennedy, Committee, representing | United Mine Workers of America." .*■»*> 111 11 ■■ .HBKXOK | WIT AT RANDOM j The-soldiers marched to the church and; halted in the square outside. One wing: of the edifice was under going repairs, so there wa3 room for only about half the regiment. ‘'Sergeant,” ordered the captain, “tell the men who don’t want to go to church to fall out.” A large number quickly availed themselves of the privilege. “Now, sergeant,” said the captain, “dismiss all the men who did not fall out and march the others in-^they need it most.”-—The Continent (Chi cago). A young salesman has embezzled from his 'land-hearted employer a considerable amount of money and had lost every cent of it on the races. He was apprehended, and the boss didn’t know just what to do about it. “Keep him on the job and deduct what he owes you from his pay,” counseled an adviser. “But,” wailed the victim, “the amount is too large. He could never make it up that way. His wages are too small.” , The other fuminated for a mo ment. Then his face cleared. “Well, then, raise his salary-;” he (suggested—American Legion Weekly. “I think that children are not as observant as they should be,” said the inspector to the teacher. “I hadn't noticed it,” replied the teacher. “Well, I’ll prove it to you”; and turning to* the class the inspector said. “Some one give mo a number.” “Thirty-seven,” said a^little boy eagerly. The inspector wrote 73 on the board; and nothing was said!. “Will some one else give me a number?” f “Fifty-two,” said another lad. The inspector wrote down 2S on the board and smiled at the teacher. He called for another number, and young Jack called ou£: “Seventy-seven; now see if you-can change that.”-—Public Opinion (Lon don). , SHEET METAL WORKERS GAIN. Ottawa, Ontario, Sept. 5.—Sheet metal workers have negotiated a new wage agreement. Rates are advanced 2 1-2 cents an hour, and in three months an additional 2 1-2 cents will be paid, D. J. 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