Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1885-08-22
HENRY GEORGE IN LONDON.
HIS SPEECH IN FRONT OF THE ROYAL
EXCHANGE.


! Che demonstration in front OF the Roy
al Exchange, on the second airiVa! o!
| Henry 0.orge IN London, under the au-
spices Of the English Land Restoration
League. was remarkable tribute from
the English working peopls 10 the great
land rcformer and reYoiutonist OF Amer
,ca. The following resolutions were then
proposed.
Resolved. That the eever-recurring deprcs-
sion of trade the chronic poverty OF the M
dustrial classes and the difficulty OF finding
work. even on starvation wages, are In
tole erable evils, which ought not to be
tamely endured by those who suffer from
them, and cannot safely be ignored by
any class in the nation.
Resolved, That these evils are the re-
suits of the denial of equal rights to men
in the elements provided by their Creator
for the employment of labor; and taat we,
therefore, pledge ourselves in every way
to imperatively demand the restoration to
the whole people of their birthrlght
in the land.
Henry George was then introduced "S
foreigner whose name was to them
household word. The scene was almost
indescribable. The vast multitude sway
ed with enthusiasm, while hats were
lrantically waved, and cheer alter cheer
rent the mir. 1t was some minutes before
Mr.. George could proceed, and when he
did, his short, Isiye sentences were pro-
iected by a resonant, thrilling voice
much further distance over the surface OF
the crowd than any OF the other speakers
had been able to penetrate. Additiohai
force was lent to his words 10y the dram
attic gestures of the speaker.
Addressing bis vast audience as "Men
of London" Mr.. George made happy
hit by disclaimIng the title OF foreigner"
He gr eeted them as fellow>citizens OF that
republic which was greater than any pol
itical divisou--as fellow-citizens OF that
worldwide federation they had yet to
make-a federation not OF kings, but OF
people. Cheers Mr.. Miller Continued
the speaker) has pointed to the vast area
now under the flag of the British Em-
pire-one seventh OF the habtabie globe.
Yet, as 1000 years ago Tioerius Grac-
chi said TO the citizens of another worlds
wide empire, "Men of Rome, they call
YOU masters of the world; yet there Is not
one inch of soil you can claim as your
own" SO say to you [Ch'rs. Men OF Lon
don, men of England, what rights have
you9 None whatever, except as you BUY
them from day to day, from month TO
month. from year to year. rms meeting
has been called together to consider the
subject of industrial depressio n. and 1t Is
time when men in the streets and in the
workshops should take np this question: |
" hat is the use Of leaving 1T to a Royal
commission9 [Derisiye laughter What is
the use OF leaving il TO professors III the
universines2 These men, in considering
this question, are seeking Tor somethlng
they do not want TO tind industrial de-
preston. There is no DOUBT an 10 rs
cause. Men OF the class OF whom aad
spoken cali It over.pgoduetion. Over pro
duc,ion was humhug.. There are not 100
many good things IN The world Taere
is not a man here vino does MOI want
something more Of wealth than ne now
has. Why are goods giutted IN ware
houses2 Because the mGn VINO want them |
can not pay Tor them. They had moths
inc to offer in exchange, and the rea-
son oi this glut il simply because men
could not employ thcm-eIVes- what IS |
the reason Of the want oil emp'oyn ent! !
Simnlv that tho natural means of en- |
plovment the land-is shut up. Look
(said Mr. George, pointing to the inscrIp-
tion on the front of the Royal Exchange |
on that Exchange. "The earth Is the
Lord's.n A voice: "The landlords"
Av. the landlords. You have substituted |
ne landlords for the Lord above all. and
che want of employment, the misery
which exists frora one end of the king