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Saturday, June 12, 1915 (ID .551 EDUCATWmmomQmLEGISLATIOK (I) Education toDmwy vro. w vupennn w ftiiupiy it; and (3) Lltdo,, 4 Cood Government Jo Promote Eqoaf Ktet JUsn rrogrew -Plain Talk About Men, Mbm. nr Movement. InvoiVtd CLARENCE POE- The Workers T7D c Ecrtb 0 foe the bonds the monev: is to he InanA fh :-fwratrat-same-raterplusaiwaysr6n ali of 1 per cent sinking fund; and enough added to the principal to make? the loan amor tize or -jretire itself within the number of years desired by the farmer, themaximum being' 25 years." v , :-: ',-:.; '-,'' ;.:r .;,.:.. ' The bilt containing, "the foregoing" provisions passed the - Missouri Legislature, hut we nnnVr- Two of our exchanges are '.mncfi perturbed be-, , stand; that; ifc cannot be put into operation until a ause in tneir scuwa . yv,wyi av. "wnnvmai . amciiuuicm . auuionzing it is ap- !e hnsv as bees on the farms, and even the'woinen proved by the people at the next election. We u n i Jir i vru i m ar- . -i r u i i 1 1 11 r i iiiiii iiiiiiii ri'j mn rr t n r r i l t a. 1 m. . : j i. N THIS Education; Cboffctaiumj legislation-1 Page ttllS tta w tf vyyv vinwij not ffly'owis views; tat teiews of other I Every wceic i reaa switc auu yernaps -Hreds of papers front alt part of the ;South, ; and I now j material in mc iywu.wi.. wy5 ui, ; uwoi. us pass some of it on L-1inof 111 U1C . 1 UJU,, : ww: j.va w w w 6U"6 -v itaumt.iuc UIU lUdt 1 DrQViaeS TOr baseball games and listening to the' trial of cases loans from $250 to $ia,OO0; preference being given - at court But that doesnt disturb-us one-tenth as loans under $5,000; loans not to exceed- half the much as would a reversal of these relations. Va- appraised value of real estate and to be made only grancy among Negroes is not one thousandth' part (a) t0 increase; the production of thejand mort- as dangerous to the white rice as vagrancy, among gaged; (b): to-make useful improvements thereon; our own people, and heretofore we have had too (c) to pay off liens and encumbrances, on to mUch idleness anngp The deplorable and sinful fact aMhe Senti-' folks who woric- arc inc iui y w - u u . yay .s pax i ui u e puTcnase money ; nel deciare is that at the prWetit. time lanre es- ture supported a proposed constitutional amend : ment providing for a. graduated tan A tax thzS is . , tosayto tar say the first 500' acres owned 5y any . one man at the usual rate oi taxation, the - next 500 acres he owns: ar a higher rate,; and? the next .1,000 at a yet higher rate, and so on. A somewhat . similar measure has recently: been urged by the oiaiv. auttiiiiiaii clliuu -hi vv esc viri'inia. rnp wpr w m - - j www vrv lands. As the Parkersburg; Sentinel says; ; "This ,bill should have the undivided support of all factions, not only because it will produce , a. large amount of revenue from interests en titled to pay it; but because it isr just hr princi ple Vast acreages of coal and timber are fiefd in this state, principally by outside interests, either. foe, speculative purposes or in reserve for future needs, in. each case retarding the normal development of the regions wherein the holdings arc located.: This constitutes a special, privilege whichr should be compensated ; ' for by. special .taxationw ; Then, usually this clasrof'property M assessed at: only a fraction -of it real value, and is not: only at detriment to the welfare of the state, but escapes its share ; -of the tax burden." . ' ..;; earth. The saying of Dr. Edwar'dcA. Steiner's can not be too often emphasized: . ' t "So long as men are ashamed to do- nothing, " and not ashamed to,do anything. which needs to be done, so long as- the worker is honored and the shirker dishonored; nation is young and need not be-afraid, of death; . There is no truer sign of our growing. oloV. suddenly old, than when men regard orryiirg pickaxe and shovel as degrading; and , carrying golf -club. and tennis-racket-a- ennoBEucr. .... The future belongs to- the workers" the. purposeful " men, the purposeful Pwometu!T . . ' , " White Settlers Needed but Not Japanese DOWN in Louisiana, the paper have been vig orously discussing u proposition to bring a , colony of Japanese to that state,, resulting in a general demand that "the Legislature follow Cal fornia's example and prohibit the sale of land to . Japanese. ,, As the Gulf States. Farmer, says. ; . - .r "Louisiana has had one 'rate; problem' to. fight, and to solve, and shenrfd nra,lcr every' effort to , avoid a second one. Thejapanese in many in stances, and particularly those who) are em- . , ployed as farm laborers, are scarcely civilized They subsist on a few, cents' a day and work -almost twenty-four hours;' thus-coming in con- . " tact with American labor and wurkimi a hard- ship upon the less f prtuttate classes who 'reside , in our rural districts. It is. pfeasing' to note that all the large land companies now operat- v ing in Louisiana are opposed to such' immi- gration, and have signified their- intention of v using every effort 'to forestall the establish ment of such,a colony." (d) 25" per cent of the amount lent mav be used for the purchase of stock and machinery.'" : Tackling' the Marketing Problem EYERYWHERE" the marketing problem is get . ting increased-attention. In the Florida. Leg islature, as, the Eensacola Times, reminds us, a. bill that will probably pass provides for a state marketing commission:. "The measure was recommended by Gov , ernor Trammel! in his messaged the Legisla ture and the . bill will be approved by him if - passed. No one thing is needed more than- a. better marketing system. The farmer's-problem is not ended -whenr he creates- his product. : As a matter ' of fact, it is more important to sell the article for what it is worth than it is to produce tlr " - The Times then goes' on ta tefl us; "la the Roberts-Gonzales community of this county the, farmers1- aire working out the mar keting problem for themselves. They have decided to deal directly with the consumers of .Pensacola by pooling, their "products and offer ing, them for sale at a community market to be established at a Central point m the city. As they will deliver ' their products fresh every day this , arrangement should be satisfactory and profitable both- ta consumers Nand produc- ers A Punishing Guilty White Men tates- and estates field out of use, sex far from being taxed at a higher rate,, are; realty assessed at a ' lower rate than the small holdings of industrious ' and struggling good citizens. As the Marshville Home says : "More money has, been, made without woclc . by land speculators- than by alt other specula tive classes combined. And yet our method ; of assessing taxes lets the land speculator off fighter than anybody else. If you mention: this "crimmal discrimination in favor of the specu lative land parasites to the local assessors you are met. with the response, 'Oh well, this lawf t, is-idle, and isn't producing any income for its owner.' 'There is plenty of land within the corporate limits of Marshville that was bought ; for less than $10 per acre, and it is held now as town lots at $800' ta $1,000 an acre; and some of it is sold as business lots at the rate of $5,000 ; an acre. And yet it is contended that it is. .. . wrong to assess it high, as it is 'non-produc- . - tiveTw ; ;.;:;. J. :V..,,, u.:;r:i:; . Why.isnt it productive ? Simply because the owner puts a prohibitive price on; it, meanwhile holding upt the community and keeping out homer owners in order that he may get the benefit of the community's growth and development without even paying, his share of the tax burden. , What Man Witt Serve the State Best? 1 REQUEHTLY the cry is heard in politics that a "business man is needed for thrs omce or that. Mr. Bruce Craven contributes a good F DISPATCH from Little Rock, Ark tells of po-nt tp thisdiscussion by saying,: tnree.wnite men sentencea to are, imprison ment forthe robbery and murder of a Negro,; ine south needs immigrants whov will raise our a new thingfc"it is said,, in the history of the state. average standard of living.. .-We do not need a sin- . We are glad to see it. The Progressive Farmed gle immigrant who will depress", it. Good - white believes in giving white neighborhoods, a chance to octucrs would raise the standard; but we need no' limit future land sales to white people because we Mongolians. Study This Rural Credits Law NUMBERS of states are also making attempts' tor give some relief hr the matter of rural . t credits. In the Missouri Farmer Hon, Ffed- "icK u. Gardner, the author of tWmpasm: de- rivbt- - scribes "the Missouri State Land Bank bill passed -fin thiscc Jf ' tne last. Legislature, which provides for a mod- . VeasSre this believe this is simple justice iortlie white man, and his wife and children. White men with their families do not butt into Negro communities, and Negroes. should be prevented from similarly com ing into white communities where they are not "The kind of business we need in public a- , fairs is competence; economy and honesty. It is not a matter of occupatioir,, but of atthtuuV and character," Some of the best business men in the state today- are preacher teacftf r& and doctors and some of the worst have charge oi . the commercial enterprrses. that distinguisht themselves only in the bankruptcy proceeoV ings." ' .;;V:,'7.:A";:;riJ: It's a bad sign in politics- when support is asked "e system of state-aid."" The Bill, he says, takes Gufde: -smzance of the drift to' the towns; the general i,n, i n Wlttl "a conditrcms, etc, and as, sm therefore that- X.;-'.J "J st?te is justified m Vrganhinga cor Banl hwn a tha Missouri State Land ihP I'-. m order t0 start this corporation, . " hL Ve 13 iustiffed in making a temporary 'tnefi??111011 dPI!ars as caPal stock,.' the first $500,000 fo be loanedat fixed rate, of, half of ient; t0 thh 4- percent is added one -' an 1 in Lpeicent Provide Tor . a sinking fund be nr,,f-are,i r a11 exPenses; and there should n&rnV as airthe machinery. tHp ct uuuc py state omciais now. in .wanted.; But we believe in being just to the Negro for this or-that man simply; because of hisvoccupa and projecting him in the just exercise of all his tion,, or -'because he can make a pleasing speech, or because he is a memDer or tnis. or mat lacrion connection. toov we notice with some m the party, ihe real test is, wmcii maw wui breasrethis statement in the Norfolk Journal and bt serve the people' interest? And here' the , ; tests are character, - aouity,. ana poutrcat principles.- Unless aman (l) stands for something, dex icating himself heart and soul to some policy for the upbuilding of the state or county and (2 has both character and ability to- carry out his prin ciples .unless he has these two qualifications- the , people wilt gain little by voting for him no. matter what his. occupation eloquence or - factional align ment: Mississippi and South: Carolina especially among Southern stales seem to have been cursed with primaries- without rss,ues and the Laurel, Miss. Leader does- well to-say r ; ; tion Tnlie.mploy without further comp'ensa nf 10 s w add 1.7 peV cent on. account per a!rai! ? we have a. total-of d5 per cent.: in 25 WCh wiU "tirethe. loan m'fuff. commission.)" ' ... - original Jw hzVnZ loaned $500,000" of the.. ways $50oS0n I01131'8' capital; detaining al-debent'r:5as?'0,I-Band--e bank issues' 000 bans for 00,(K0against the $S00,- s whereVlt)Usl3r: madefeThese ,bonaV are' the wod ?mone chP'inrany market in ' and at, whatever price is realized . 'The courts- of Tennessee have decided' that ju white mans Negro-common law wife is en - - titled to his. estate; and accordingly awarded a -'Negrcr woman and her children $80,000 left by ; their white.comraon law husband and father. . A. short while ago a Negra man in Granville County N. Cr sued a white mait for alienating ' the affections of his wife and the jury gave the Negro-a verdict for:$8,000." : : ; ' Thirmay not be just the right plan for dealing with a shameful situation, but some remedy for it . must be found. By all means, if we cant have any more severe punishment for immoral white, men,- :: traitors to their race and blood, let them be made to suffer in pocket. We should like to see the last " one of the guilty ones in future fined, imprisoned -and disfranchised. , Thcf Lend Question a Live Issue EVERYWHERE- in the South the land ques .tion, especially the question of absentee land lordism, is coming to the front as one of the "big issues confronting the people In r Texas re cently a majority of the members of the Legtsla- "The real issue- hr the coming state cam paignseems ta be : the offices, ? AIT else hvti . place seems, to have been; entirely overlooked It is unfortunate that a Mfsstssippf we caxmoe have a pre-primary convention foNprocIants .: platform, of principles on which the candidates. ' can! go before the people and ask for their votes, instead of. denouncing the other fellow withvufgar phrases and oftentimes jnakins ' false and slanderous charges The-right to tfclnk ta fcnaw, and t atter to.ttdeaet of all Ubertles Wtthoet thi vtU there catr 6e nojitbertr tr anr people; withMt Jketr c be- w laiver Wendea f
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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