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the earth were not governed as these people are�察�for then there would be
no need of battleships and the kindly earth would slumber lapped in
Universal Laws。
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CHAPTER IX。
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE。
On inquiring at the Department of Commerce I was informed that it
had charge of all vessels engaged in internal traffic as well as in foreign
trade�察 �and operated lines of steamers running to all ports of the globe�察�
carrying freight at a rate between home and foreign ports that defied
competition�察�but they did not carry freight between foreign countries。 The
men for the Mercantile Marine were furnished by the Army and had the
same pay。 They were required to load and unload cargo in every port
where they took on or discharged freight�察�and shippers did not have to pay
wharfage charges or pilot fees�察�for everyone took his ship into port and out
without a pilot。 The department also had charge of all Government
warehouses�察 �wharves and docks and appointed all consuls to foreign
countries and received their reports�察�which were published in the National
Gazette。
The business of the Department was run on the principle of the
greatest good to the whole people�察�so that whenever the profits any year
exceeded the expenses and the sinking fund�察�freight rates were reduced。
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CHAPTER X。
DEPARTMENT OF RAILWAYS。
I went from there to the Department of Railroads and was given a copy
of freight and passenger rates which on examination proved to be very
simple and that required no great lawyers with legal cunning to draw up as
they did in my country in making tariff schedules to fool the people and
open a wider door for graft rebates and special privileges。 The passenger
rate was five mills per mile for any and every distance�察 �with children
under seven years of age free�察 �with but one exception´all children
attending the District High School were carried free to and from school。
Sleeping cars were provided for all persons traveling over one
thousand miles on the train�察 �but no person under that distance was
permitted to occupy one。 There were no Pullman or Palace Coaches and
no special train was allowed save only to the President or member of his
Cabinet on official business。 The railway lines were run through the
country so as to bring the produce of the people to market and to bring all
the people in touch with one another。 Hundreds of short lines were in
operation that by themselves did not pay operating expenses�察�but as they
formed a part of the whole railway system of the Republic under one
management�察�they were beneficial to the people。 The rate for all kinds of
freight�察�except grain and vegetables�察�was five mills per ton per mile for all
distances�察�and for grain�察�fruit and vegetables two mills per ton per mile。
All Government freight and employees were carried free�察�but a strict
account was kept so as to prevent fraud。 No discrimination between
persons or places was allowed。 Everyone was placed on the same footing�察�
but to prevent conspiracies in restraint of trade if a person in any district
shipped goods into another district and offered them for sale for a less
price�察�with the freight added�察�than he sold them for in his own district�察�he
was punished by six months' imprisonment at hard labor in the district
where he violated the law�察�and if any person�察�either of his own account or
acting as agent for another party�察 �sold goods brought from a foreign
country for a less price than the wholesale price of the goods at the place
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where they were produced or manufactured with twenty per cent。 added
for freight and other expenses�察�was punished by six months' imprisonment
at hard labor�察�and if not a citizen of the Republic of Eurasia�察�was expelled
from the country after serving out his sentence�察�for�察�as a prominent officer
remarked to me�此 �We do not permit any Standard Oil methods in our
country。; There were no tariff duties levied。 Every article produced or
manufactured ��except those produced or manufactured by the Government�察�
which were prohibited�� were admitted free�察�provided the Government of
that country admitted articles produced or manufactured in Eurasia free�察�if
not�察�then a non´intercourse decree was issued by the President of Eurasia
to be in force until the other country accepted free trade。 The railways
were built directly by the Government�察�employing soldiers to do the work�察�
and no contracts were allowed�察�Government superintendents and foremen
bossing theconstruction�察�even to getting out ties in the Government forests
and the rails made in Government mills and foundries。 The Government
built railroads at less cost than they were built for in any other part of the
world and politicians had no chance to get their political friends into soft
berths at the expense of the taxpayers。 No money was paid by the General
Government for right of way。
All claims for damages arising out of the building of railways had to
be presented to the District Court�察�and the law provided that the District
Court could grant such compensation as was just�察�but in no case could it
exceed the assessed value of the land per acre that the owner had sworn to
previously as the full value of his land�察�to be paid out of the funds of the
district。 There were only two forms of taxation in Eurasia�察�a land tax and a
graduated income tax。 There was no tax on improvements of any kind�察�
either on city or country property�察 �but on the land only�察 �by this wise
system of taxation encouraging the people to improve their property and
beautify and discouraging land speculation�察 �and when the Government
wanted land owned by private parties who were citizens of the Republic
��for no foreigner was permitted by law to own land directly or indirectly�察�
so that the curse of Absentee Landlordism which was the ruin of Ireland�察�
should never blight the happiness of the peo
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