Show V WHAT ROME DID Jl W III na I r. r 11 J I f n lr 4 j trl 1 I H. H r r r l l J I U I t IDid I- I Did Did'S you ever ever v i notice j a F whenever when when- en- en ever any publicist or politician wanted to sound the alarm he was 11 quite nr to v dra draw a parallel between en enl what l tt is going j on in t the U United States and p. p what at went W t o on in Rome hand nd that the Roman Empire fell because because be be- cause fl e oi of this thi or th that that t and d that that 1 tie tie- United d t raveling tc ie t same road Usually there was was something wrong wrong with the parallel that t the tho o. o pessimist I 1 But know other didn't see But Dut you the day someone e someone said In the the papers papers that I Romo Increased the taxes and t the 1 farmers could not make any profits and that people beg began n to congregate in the cities clUes and that was responsible ble for tor the downfall of or Rome Rom antI and said further urther that that the ratio of the country population In the United States tatos of two-thirds two to one third for the Elie die cities had reversed to one third for or the country and two-thirds two forthe for forthe the cities clUes and this tills was be because ause or of die Increasing burden burde of taxation ind particularly taxation on the tite farmers While It Is Is' Is well to to-no to oo no stOW sow in 11 n hawing drawing conclusions one Is Is' tempted 0 o believe belleve that there 1 l 13 something to to 1 hat reasoning but whether It b be berue berue rue rue or false fals I It remains a an overpowering over over- over ver- overpowering powering fact that the constant efort ef- ef ort to Increase the tho tax burden is tue h most most ost dangerous tendency in modern life and It It is well well r for lor r the tile people eople to realize the truth and m members mem meni- lUers lU- lU bers ers oC of the legislature should beUve be bp five Uve to that that fact tact and amI know J how ow nd whit to do to meet It U UL L. L L A. A II 0 |