Show Economic i Tinkering There Is something woefully o wrong with our e economic system or maybe mayhe lack lad of sy sy em Producers of or basic baste products such hs as ha wheat t corn cotton coHon oil wool and anel base metals arc are dis dis- dis The more they produce tho ho less Ies's they ma snake make e. e Farmers are beIng be be being ing gin given a a. bonus in plain language hut but no one pretends that is a healthy prescription It is almost on a par pitr with the labor dole dolc of Britain for forthe forthe forthe the taxpayers must stand the co cost tt inthe Inthe in inthe the end Under such conditions what incentive is there lucre to throw ener energy y yInto into our productive e industries Just recently r thousands of ml miners lers anti and mill men in iii UtaH utan anu ancl SEttles states have c been thrown out of work because because be be- cause causer there is no profit in silver sll at 40 ce cents or lead and zInc inc at 5 cents Yet when the farmer and tIle the miner go to buy machinery drills powder or any form of steel product they pa pay Just twice what what- they did before the war and they have ha to pay with ith a a. 65 cent dollar The depression in lu farming farm farm- I ing lag fill and mining and stock and cotton raising is bound to reflect on all 1 manufacturing Industries and the tile vicious vi vi- does cious circle continues Tolstoy foresaw fore fore- saw sav this economic coD condition and pro a time when the old system of at barter and trade would supersede our mr ur present cash and nd credit system Russia is on that system but our industrial industrial in in- life Is too intricate to permit permit permIt per per- mit of it Why our dollar does not coma como back to cents is the mystery The only answer is that labor and ami the manufacturer r must come down Iown Coo Mr U H itt LI lU 1 lu tU 41 it kUIA our products When all nU reach the same seine let level le el our dollar will be worth cents cent and we will all be alike pros pros- porous an dour net incomes will be just as good altho aitho less les Ies in volume measured In cash What is the use of 12 12 a day to a lather if he has lias no work r if his dollar is worth only 65 cents In buying power |