Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-03

mltteu themselves llurnniltiV 10 -
many Of the reforms which the Labor
party are UNFOLDING.
HAS FORMULATED POLICY.
The Labor representation committed
has already formulated It's policy anC
begun work, and when parliament con
Venes 1t will come out strongly for the
following program. Taxation of LAND
values government 20 provide work
for the unemployed; Improvement OF
housing conditions OF the working
classes; extension Of municipal trading
TO fire insurance, the coal supply, the
milk trade, and even to the making ot
bread; arbitration of trades disputes;
pensation of workmen injured
by accident: establishment OF pensions
for aged workers who have passed the
Cougar limit; the right Of all adults to
vote, whether men or women, abolition
of child labor and sweating In fac
tories. insistence on an elght-hour day
throughout England, and, generally the
stoppage of the expressions OF capital
Ism.
Ramsey Macdonald, when interview
ed, called attention to the fact that.
while England is probably the richest
country In the world today, the condl-
ton Of its laboring and working classes
Is growing worse Instead Of better, and
that material progress has not brought
any relief to the poor, only adding TO
the wealth of the few. THE holding OF
immense tracts Of land In England by
a few landlords" he said rs to be
broken up both by purchase, as in Ire
land, and by making these very rich
persons pay such heavy taxes that they
cannot afford to keep millions Of acres
Of land out Of use as at present, Hun
dreds Of thousands Of acres, both IN the
country and in city suburbs, are In the
hands of land spectators, who are
holding II until improvements, made by
the people themselves, shall bring these
vacant lands into demand and then
the wealthy will reap their harvest,
WILL TAX VACANT LAND.
"The labor representation committee
proposes 10 make taxes on vacant land
so heavy that holders will have TO let 1t
go for improvement. The reduction of
the cost of land to persons who wish
TO buy-owing TO so much more land
being brought into the market--wlll
open up the building trade once more
and afford thousands OF builders work.
Up to this time many OF the unemploy-
ed have been out Of work owing TO
there being no land for would-be build
ers TO put up houses on.
THE naturalization of the railways
and other sources Of industry WILL OF
course. be accomplished by regular pur-
chase from present owners, In the same
manner as the private water companies
We're recently brought out by the Met
ropoltan water board OF London. The
same principles viii apply to coal
mines, milk, and other forms Of trading
which various private industries now
control.
bills for all these objects will be in
PRODUCED into parliament. and II the
Liberal party does not support these
measures the labor organizations will
withdraw their support from the Liber-
ais and force them out OF parliament
Macdonald, leader Of the L. IL. c."
and chief organizer Of the entire labor
movement, has had an interesting ca
reer. He came to London from Lossie-
mouth, Scotland, whore he was born
IN 1856. He hsst became interestd In
social problems by reading Henry
Georges Progress and Poverty" and
began TO take an interest "a social mat
ters at Bristol. when about 20 years old.
He came TO London at the age OF 4
and began lie addressing envelopes at
the rate OF about rs cents n thousand
He managed 20 obtain the position ~
clerk in a small Office at a bare living
wage, but being "A very hard worker
he attended night classes az Birkbeck
college, His lncessant toll brought ON
serious breakdown, and for some
months he was q physical wreck.
ENTRANCE INTO POLITICS.
After the recovery Of his health he
became secretary 10 Thomas Tough,
who entered parliament for London
borough. This was Macdonali's nrst
entrance into political life. He remains
ed with Mr., Tough w to the end OF 1891
and az the same time Joined several
socialistio societies. Among other lnsti-
buttons he became a member Of the
Womans Industrial council, where he