Evening star., 1902-01-08
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
Officers Elected for the Ensuing I
Other business Matters.

Officers Elected for the Ensuing Term
Other Business Matters.
At the meeting of the Central Labor
Union Monday evening the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing term Of six
months: John Hammerstrom, president;
William Silver, vice president; Charles w.
Winslow, recording secretary; w. A. Nor
rison, financial secretary: F. M. Heisley,
treasurer; Daniel Sullivan, sergeant-at-
arms; J. w. Babcock, J. ]. Crowley, Moses
Peyton, auditors.
Resolutions recently adopted by the
Trades Assembly of Springfield, Ohio, pro-
testing against the ruling of Edwin Z.
Madden, third assistant postmaster gen.
eral, relative to second-class publications.
were read and motion to approve was
amended to instruct the secretary of the
union to communicate with Mr.. Madden
and ascertain, If possible, the scope and
intent Of the ruling referred to.
Resolutions, introduced by Mr.. q. w.
Oyster, were adopted protesting against
District bonds for improvements, and de-
manding that the necessary funds be OBJ
tained by increased taxation Of unimproved
land.
The resolutions recite In substance that
the present Indebtedness of the District Of
Columbia is over $15, 600, ,OOO1$54 per capita
exclusive Of interest, and as IAN effort is
being made to foist an additional debt Of
per Cdpltd-On the people OF
this District under the present unjust and
inequttable system OF taxation, which
would be a heavy burden on the small
property-owning and rent-paying taxpay-
ers, comprising q very large majority Of
the residents Of the national capital" and
under the present system Of taxation, the
enormous increase in land values, due en-
tirely to the growth Of the community, are
monopoliZed by comparatively small num-
Der Of land owners and SPECTATORS; also, as
a number Of improvements are necessary
for the health of the community and to
beautify the city, and an honest and full
assessment on land alone, now, in violation
of law, assessed at only small fraction Of
its true value, would afford an ample reve-
nue. for all public needs.
1.-THE effect Of relieving improvements
from taxation and raising the public reve-
nues by a tax on land values would be to
encourage the building of more and better
houses, to take from land it's speculative
and monopoly value and thereby enable
many more of our people to secure homes
of their own than under the present system
Of taxation, therefore,
1.-The Central Labor Union Of Washington,
d. c., is opposed to the issue of additional
bonds by the District Of Columbia under the
present system of taxation, but favors the
raising of So, 100000 or more If necessary
Congress to appropriate like sum-, by
tax on land values exclusive Of improve
ments; on franchises, and on such occupa-
tions as 1t may be deemed wise to tax for
the public welfare, for the purpose Of beau
tifying and improving the national capital,
increasing and purifying its water supply,
improving and enarging its sewerage sys-
enlarging it's park area, and for the erection
of additional school houses and other neces-
sary municipal buildings"
The resolutions were referred to the leg
islative committee, which will submit the
same to the District committee of Con-