Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-01-21
Scottish Land Restoration Federation.


n. McLennan. secretary Of the Scot
fish land restoration league, reporta
that the annual business meeting OF tho
Federal council was held at As Nom
trose street, Glasgow, on Saturday, tho
I4th of November. The meeting con-
sisted of delegates from eight federaoeo
associations, and Mr. Alexander Bow
man, president occnpied the char.
After preliminaries had been attended
to. the secretary submitted report OF
the executive for the past year he re-
ported that since the accession OF the
now retiring executive in November
last. two additional land restoration
associations had been formed in Spring
burn and in Govan respectively. and
added to the federation, and the exeeu-
tive had been negotiating for the form
alton of similar associations in other
places During the past summer Sc
ries of open-air demonstrations had
been organized, of which thirteen were
held in various towns and districts All
of these had been supplied with good
speakers, and many of them evoked
quite unexpected interest and enthu-
siasm- For some months the executive
were embarrassed by the lack of suita-
able propaganda literature, but latter
~ the difficulty was overcome. and q
stock of single tax leaflets and PAM
phlets obtained. large quantities OF
which were distributed and sold at the
demonstration and otherwise. The re-
port also dealt with the pushing of the
petition for the single tax, the efforts
which had been made to secure large
house and good debate, when, in Feb
ruary last Mr.. Provand moved his res.
olution on the taxation of land in the
house of commons; the interview OF
candidates for parliament on the land
question, the establishment of litera-
ry corps to push the reform in the col
umns of the press, the supply of sim
gle tax lecturers to various societies,
the mass of correspondence which the
secretary continually conducted with
influential men through the country
anxious TO know more of the objects of
the federation, and other miscellaneous
items of propaganda work. He COM
mented on the great progress which
the ideas of land restoration had made
during the year. In January sub
committee of the Glasgow police COM
missioners strongly recommended the
adoption of ground values as basis Of
local taxation. In February Mr.. Pro-
vand's motion elected large support
from the liberals in the house. In Oc-
tober the conference of the western
section of the Scottish liberal associa-
ton, held in Glasgow, unanimously
adopted the resolutions: THAT the land
belongs to the whole community and
that the value or rent should be used
for public purposes only" And the
conference of the eastern section, held
in Perth, resolved, THAT the time has
come when the monopoly Of land
should be dealt with in such a manner
that a common interest shall be secur-
ed and the right of the people to its un-
earned increment recognized" At the
recent municipal elections four addi-
tional declared single tax men were re-,
turned to the Glasgow town council
Over the seas large number of single
tax men have been returned to the par
! Lament of New South Wales, while an
| act has actually been passed in Queens
land permitting the taxation of land
values for local purposes to the extent
of Sd. in the of capitalized value The
| treasurer also submitted a financial
statement for the year. Reports read
from the federated associations showed
that seven of them were in a flourish
ing and progressive condition, the
eighth had encountered serious difficult
ties, but it was expected that these
would be surmounted. An executive Of
fifteen was then appointed for the en-
suing year, including Messrs. Alexan-
der Bowman, president; Thomas Cam
| eron, vice-president; N. McLennan, sec
rotary; and John Cassels, treasurer.