Evening journal., 1894-01-30
MORE SINGLE TAX IDEAS
The Delaware Leader Becomes
a National Committeeman.
vAETIaB A CAPITAL COMMANDER


Strong Hopes That He VIII BE Chosen to
Lead the Grand Army OF Delaware.
More Recruits for the Jail Bring the
Population Up TO the Summer sched-
uIe-other Matters.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Jan. 30.-As a result Of
his tireless efforts for the promotion of
the Single Tax idea in this neighborhood,
Chief Clerk Harold Sudell, OF the Del
aware Iron Works is now the representa-.
tive Of Delaware in the National Commit.
tee Of the Single Tax Land League of the
United States. Hon. Tom l. Johnson is
chairman OF that committee and Louis f.
Post, who lectured here last December to
advance the theory in this community, is
member at large. While little has
been heard of the Single Tax since Mr.
Post lectured here, Mr. Sudell has been
doing quiet but progressive work along
this line and will not hurry the formation
of club here that shall lead Delaware
until the next Legislature session is In
sight. To an EVENING JOURNAL reporter
Mr. Sudell said
The following resolution shows the
progress the single-tax idea is making
outside the United States, and unless
all signs fail it will not be long before
the question will come into prominence
here, also. II is not generally known
that Congressman Tom l.. Johnson,
whose great free trade speech recently
created such sensation, is chairman OF
the Siugle-rax League, of the United
States. All Of his Congressional salary
is devoted to forwarding the single tax
ideas. over 200 600 copies Of his speech
have already been called for. The Phil
adelphia Evening Bulletin says that
there are now in Congress thirty-fvt
members who are favorable to the
single-tax. Besides Johnson. the out
spoken single takers are: Mcguire OF
California Deuru Warner, OF New York
Jerry Simpson, Of Kansas As the last
Congress was the first one which had a
single-tax member, the rapidity with
which the idea is growing, can bs
realized.
'rhe Trades'and Labor Congress OF
Canada, at its late meeting at Montreal
passed unanimously the following resolu
tlons with respect to the rights Of labor
The earth, with It's lands, forests
mines, and other natural opportunities,
is gift of nature, mot TO part, but to
the whole of humanity.
while men have an unquestionable
right to charge for the crops they raise
the houses they build, the services they
render. we denounce as utterly unjust
that any man should be allowed Ia
charge for land and other natural gifts
that he never made.
ss'The value that accrues to land from
the presence and concentration of popu
lation should not 60 TO the enrichment
of spectators aud collectors of ground
rent, but should be applied TO public
purposes
TO impose taxes on the making OF
improvements is to discourage the bene
hcent use of capital in the employment
of labor and enrichment of the country,
while encouraging its use iDjuriously IN
speculation and monopoly.
Therefore be IL resolved, That we
urge the Provincial governmentst to grant
municipalities the power TO remove all
taxes from the products Of industry
And be II resolved further, That W,
urge upon the Dominion Government
the removal Of all duties and imposts
levied on the products of industry either
imported or manufactured in tn,
country, except such as are levied will
a view to restricting the use and con
sumption of any article OF product held
to be injurious, and the substitution
thereof as a means Of raising the revenu,
required for the government of the
country of a single tax on land snC
natural opportunities
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