Show t I j I A Backward r Radical 1 L DALPH ALPH INGALLS of New York complains in an address before e es r 1 RALPH the American Bankers Bankers' asso association that our government i is s getting too socialistic socialist c. c He Heare directly attacks certain policies polices which h are rather dear to us people in the West Mr Ingalls turns his powers of opposition upon the Mondell soldier land settlement bill the United States housing corporation i Ii the federal farm loan system and the United States reclamation 2 a service t 1 g The nationalization of the land the Socialists' Socialists first aim i has has' m made de great headway complains Mr Ingalls Again he says y r. r A Foiled in their attempt to have the g government supply the 2 k one one million new buildings said to be needed each year Secretary J jfe of Labor Wilson and other Socialists hope to effect the same same thing thingS S through the federal building loan bill recently introduced by Congressman Cont Con- Con t gressman essman John J. J Nolan If what Mr Ingalls complains of is s socialism then we believe f most people especially those in the West West have socialistic dies des Reclamation has done great things for the West and we are anxious for more of it We are willing to be accused of of being socialistic if it will bring more government reclamation work The federal farm loan system has permitted many farmers to e emerge erge erger j r from the depths of near bankruptcy to real prosperity and it is still doing good work The Mondell soldier land settlement bill bill is i ik lg but an advance on the reclamation work with a particular d desire sire X k to aid discharged soldiers There is much merit too in Congressman Congress Congress- ss- ss man man Nolans Nolan's federal building loan bill i We believe Mr Ingalls might be classed as a radical radical radical-a a b backward back back- ck- ck ward one He errs when he says the country has been drifting F t toward ward the he nati nationalization of land The drift to the contrary bas has V been toward the utilization of land and th the greater the drift the the ff t butter better it will be fo for the welfare of the n nation ti n. n f 4 I Mr Ingalls appears to feel that if the government aids T the S. S P people eoPle to utilize the land and to build homes it is is going straight I to the bow If the government extended its Jar 1 enough every man and perhaps some women might own a little littler of his her That would would be bee r plot of ground and a home home or own f e terrible according to Mr Ingalls theory because the result would J be brought about by the theory that the government should aid the people who support it This T is is of course a socialistic theory but likewise we believe it a Democratic and Republican theory as well i We believe the nation would be better off if public funds Jh could be provided at a low rate of interest and on a long time Joan loan so that every person could become a home owner and p fa a land tiller If this could be done the period of industrial unrest would pass and much of the problem of the high cost of livin living r would be solved I 1 They dont don't make I I. I W. W Ws W.'s out of home owners and we weH H cant ant see lee any valid objection to the government t helping g th the fhe peo- peo peo- peo eo- eo 1 t p e pie to help themselves to homes i |