Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-10
ENGLISH VICTORY
FOR HENRY GEORGE
!, Positively Stated That New
Premier is Committed to
Single Tax.
MEMBERS OF CABINET DITTO.
,, british Landlords Will Have
~. pav ON Real Value Of Their
Immense Holdings.
snsclal Correspondence.

snseial Correspondence
oNDoN Feb, l.--Upholders OF
Henry Georges principles have
cause to rejoice in the great LID
- eral landslide in England. Sir
uenrv Campbell Bannerman, the new
nremIer has definitely committed his
government to one Of the principles adj
,cated by all Henry Georgians from
Time immemorial--the taxation of lana
values.
Resides the prime minister, the most
nportant members of the cabinet are
v,ll known advocates of taxation OF the
.,lue OF land. Among these are Mr..
A,oulth chancellor OF the exchequer;
sir Edward Grey; Mr.. John Morley
AZ, Haldane; Earl OF Darlington; Mr..
Bryce; the Earl of Aberdeen; Mr.. Her
hsrt Gladstone and others.
There Is naturally great rejoicing at
the Offices OF the English League for the
Taxation Of Land Values. Frederick
ysrnder, its secretary. who has been
connected with this movement in Eng
lard for a quarter Of century, eX-
messed himself as elated at the results
obtained by the agitation which prac-
,Ieally began on the street corners in
Isl.
HENRY GEORGES BOOK.
cBy the way" he said, people all
over England have been surprised at
the arguments advanced IN this election
BY working men, and the supposedly
ignorant classes on the mooted points
q! protection versus free trade. so Il
may,isterest you to hear that Henry
Georges book, Protection and Free
Trade, 10 the extent OF 10000 copies.
was placed by our league where II
would do the most good; and also sent
out daily, long before the election, prac-
tically hundreds OF thousands of leaf
lets setting forth plainly just what we
meant by land-yalue taxation"
But is the prime minister sineere I'm
his utterances on that head, or were
they only made to catch the popular
yote?" | asked.
BELIEVES IN ZIMMERMAN.
Il have every reason to believe that
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman
means exactly what he says" an
ssered the single taxer. land viii car
~ out all his promises He IL commit
ted definitely and irrevocably 10 the
principle of taxation of values,
and, even II he were not, there are
many other members of the cabinet who
are In favor Of the principle"
Il suppose. ip England--with the
great landlords, and all the property
N the hands OF few, II was not easy
TO get these principles before the coun-
try?"
ENORMOUS DIFFICULTIES.
well, | admit there were enormous
dlnieuties. and now that we have won,"
replied Mr.. Verinder. Il feel that we
have right TO feel In high spirits over
'he real triumph Of Henry Georges
principles"
A PERTINENT QUESTION.
Have any Of the great landlords be.
sun 10 gee things your way; are they
wiling that their individual property
SHOULD be taxed on q land value
Nheme?" was asked.
The Marquis Of Northampton" re-
pned Mr.. Verinder, zone Of the greatest
property owners In England, who has
srse tracts In London itself was or.
,gnaily one of the prime movers in the
Iahd-value direction; one OF our vice
W., Tesiqenis was Lord Hobhouse, and so
was Earl Compton.
II does not seem to be at all well
anoWn he added, that a bill for the
snHauon OF land values has long been
@lore Parliament. In 1904 and 1905
was carried by majorities Of 81 ana
" votes respectively; though in the