| Show I PEOPLES PEOPLE'S CORNER CORNE Says Human Rights Coded Tour Four Thousand Years Ago I have just read your editorial in inthe inthe the he December 25 Issue which con con- ains a n sl statement which I y challenge to wit wit- But the world was utterly without the discovery of human human hUeman hu hUe hu- hu man rights until tho the coming oi of Christ Thirty years ago the tho French explorers ex- ex In southern Persia brought broughto to o light a great block of black stone slone eight ight feet high On the face of the stone tone was a long document in m the Babylonian script and scholars presently pres- pres translated it The translation proved it to contain a n code of law written and enforced by King Hammurabi Hammurabi Ham Ham- mur bi of Babylon years n ago o. o It Is a n social code from end to end and there ha have been few codes of law lawIn lawIn lawn In n the tho whole of history until recent times imes that have shown so much concern concern con- con cern rent about the rights of common folk talk There is no code of 01 laws in the world today odny that makes so many regulations for or the protection of poorer workers worker against dishonest or oppressive em ern players Below Delow Is la a copy of 01 a letter written by King Hammurabi years ago ago- The messenger has thus Informed mo me He has said On account account account ac ac- ac- ac count of the shepherd Sin t jar the theon son on of my sister and hi his children the lead heed shepherd whom thou hou hast set over us has condemned me to prison He has also brought a scaled sealed document to my house howo For Forthe the he space of three years this head she shepherd hepherd herd Ishtar has on account of the shepherd Sin Sin talar tajar and his children children chil- chil dren Iren kept as ns security ity three oxen mean that belong to me mc Thus has informed me rae I 1 now send this StIll- StIll to thee Have Ishtar also brought rought before thee Examine the I matter and settle it according to the laws aws It J is a typical Hammurabi letter The Tha rich and powerful are arc sharply warned that Justice be done dooe to the weak Your statement qUo quoted d above that the he discovery of human rights was unknown until the coming of Christ Christs Christis Js is s misleading and contrary to facts of history W. W L. L SMITH W. W v L. L S. S The portion of your corn com deleted was barred com I by rule 3 Ed u I 1 Letters limited to lao in Pret the tho lIne true name nanie sn and address addes 2 WrIte o on on one are us only 3 3 of racial oar are not a. a ae 4 4 Writer m sign true nar and I but when hen dUlled desir not be printed Drifted 5 PolItical ri IU lions are r not in g en 5 cx r of the tho contrIbutors are tho and do no not reflect the of C USeS fid Ja 7 an The department f M Im may newl n nI npr not iho pr hOon Comet does not o 1 more I one contribution tr 1 lo a r. r Senators Senator's Proposition i On Taxes Evokes Editor of The Tho Telegram Senator McFarlands McFarland's proposition ol at Increasing the sales sale ta tax a and d raising raisin tho the salaries of teachers and other public officials Is another example or throwing a few crumbs crumb to the tude In to order to grab the loaf lOll for forthe fo for the big boys J i Think of throwing off oU the personal ers nal tax on lumber yards packing hoUiN railroads and putting it Jt on the rn nun mer-I chants where it Is b at present paying little or none of ot it Eves Even those who are supposed to benefit from the sales tax let a squeal out of ot I 1 them like a fire engine when they I arc asked for the penny tax j I There is h a lot of at catering to the tho teachers teacher a lot of crying for them by r rc K c candidates seeking votes Few teach teach- er ers era complain o of salaries Many would be glad to get a 3 chance at a satar salary 1 7 of any size if it they could get in itt the swim 3 A while back there was in the press where worth i of worthless stock was unloaded oi on 1 j the public and 94 per cent was wu old jold j I to teacher teachers doctors etc You can see what the president is u doing with I Then think of or what 1 prosperity could have been spread 1 I throughout the nation if eight times as much money had been spent in v regular channels of trade instead ead of v being turned over to scoundrels The people want the same service servie 5 they got in government and schools 3 before belore the war at before the war j 1 prices All taxes and expenses put on since should be canceled We L have no o more people nor any my more snore J need of the additional expense and no way has hns been invented to earn the f 1 money for tor the increased taxes J No doubt some teachers are get get- j ting tins nothing and others are ara g getting t tit it nIL alL They should have a new deal equal rights to all aU and special rates to none SENATOR WHO |
