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...position to rival us. On the other hand, Europe's debt to us must be paid in goods, and to have these come in under a high tariff would have a much worse effect than to have them come in free. The big question in the internal revenue problem just now is the adoption of the sales tax. My personal opinion is that this will be a good thing...
...discussion of the tariff question which is perplexing the new administration, there is one phase of the problem which should be given careful consideration. It is very important for the people of this continent and ultimately for the entire world, that the United States and Canada should develop harmoniously. Were Canada forced to build herself up as a part of Europe rather than as a part of North American, it would be a detrimental matter to both continents. There probably would be very little advantage in a political union of Canada and the United States. Both Washington and Ottawa have...
...workers can by persuasion be brought to see the follies of existing institutions and the necessity for change. Parliamentary action cannot accomplish the necessary end for a variety of reasons; revolution directed by intelligent, class-conscious members of the proletariat is the only possible solution of the intolerable problem which faces the entire world. Wage-slavery, class divisions, capitalist oppression, all these must go into the discard; the inertia of the working class holds it from action; freedom can come, then only through the determined action of clear-sighted leaders who will bring about the revolution at the most opportune...
...administration. In view of the fact that the stated capitalization of most corporations is largely a matter of accident, it follows that a just estimation of the actual return in excess of normal profit cannot in many cases be attained. The evaluation of the surplus income presents a problem no complex that even the Treasury Department can offer no general solution. The continual change in the personnel of that branch of the government leads to contradictory rulings and an irritating vacillation of policy...
...Unionists do not desire a three-cornered election in which the Labor party would have a large chance of winning. A third element is that the Conservatives are willing to allow Lloyd George to struggle along with the Irish question since they have no better solution of the problem. From all angles it appears that no party is ready for a political debacle in England at he present time except the Labor Party...