The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-28
SINGLE TAX
PLAN GAINS
n |NuFAVOR
Success al Vancouver Has
Lent Great Momentum TO
the Movement

er and elsewhere the movement has
gained great momentum throughout
the world according to addresses il
Chicago during the National Single
Tax conference. The speakers con
tended that the more equitable ad
lustment of tax for the maintenance
+ OF the government would reduce the
cost OF living by putting an end to
lhe indirect taxes now imposed in
the United States, would relieve the
farmer Of an inequitable share OF the
taxes and encourage thrift and the
movement from the cities To the rur.
al districts which has become essen.
tial TO continued national prosperity.
From the actual results in different
places where all taxes were abolished
but that representing the rent Of land
the speakers argued that the theories
OF Henry George were sound and
would solve the many problems of Ia
Dor and capital. Joseph Fels. found-
er OF the Fels Fund commission, was
present during the conference. also
many other prominent men who ad-
vocate the single tax. including form
er Senator s. a. StockWell, OF Mime
sofa, former Congressman Robert Ba.
ker, OF New York. w. S. U'Ren. of
tOregon City, Oregon George S. Brigg.
of Elkhart, Ind, and Daniel Kiefer,
OF Cincinnati. Mr. Fels, originally d
Pniladelphian, returned to America
recently after nine months trip
through the British Isles inyestigat-
ing the taxation reforms recently in
augurated there. The agitation
caused by reYamation OF lands, start.
ed by the liberal party in England,
is extremely significant, for, as Great
Irltain fiddles today, the entire world
will dance tomorrow, he said.
The ominous shadow Of the ticket
speculator hovers above grand opera
IN Chicago much as ii did ever tne
big league baseball at the close OF
the season. The premium charged by
'scalpers caused an investigation
and public outcry which, however,
has not stopped the scaiping. The in
yestigators admitted that some tick.
cts had been sold to speculators al
though the demand at tne box office
could not be supplied. Now the row
is on, the fat Is in the fire, and
more Is the pity for grand opera
started eff with flying colors. One of
the songsters. whose gestures were
more expressive than her English.
declared Chicago was becoming a fav.
orite place with grand opera stars
Chicago Is either not or cold, either
likes or disiikes. 1t is honest. SO |
am anxious to please Chicago" she
said, gesticulating deliciously. Il do
not feel like some who say: 'Poofi
have the big name. You must give
to me the applause ] must feel the
sympathy of the audience. If the
audience is not warm, if / do not
feel that there Is appreciation | am
not the ginger Then | must make
noises like tie-like the pronograph,
suggested the interviewer. II was
not particularly brilliant suggestion
Madames meaning was perfectly ap-
parent through her gestures To say
'phonograph' sounds fiat when one
has seen songster gesture a phon-
ograph
The warning comparison drawn by
Louis w Hill president OF the Great
Northern railroad regarding the gov
ernmental provisions for new settlers
in western Canada and in the states
south Of the line bids fair to make
his Chicago speech epochal Canada
insists on Canada for Canadians but
when we see America first on a re-
lief map Uncle Sam objects he said
The conserYatists Of the East do not
understand the needs of the West.
When they get some western men
with the right IDEAS at Washington
things will be all right The result
of the order which drove 200 families
off from the unsurveyed region in
western state resulted in their NOV
ing over into Canada where the gov
ernment really protects the settlers
and does not hinder them Some OF
US men In the northwest jumped in
and by vigorous work succeeded in
saving the homes OF the majority OF
the pioneers" This stirring up re-
suited in the investigation Of what
the settlers in central alberta and
other districts Of western Canada he
mentioned fnd in the way Of protec-
ton and help that the exodus to
Canada has become so alarming and /
hat the number who have returned
across the line has been so few. one
-eport shows that the farmers have
he benefit Of government creameries,
government cleaning and inspection /
# grain, and government free trees. /
n addition to these things the Grand /
Trunk. Pacific and other railways |
lave done many things such as the
Of demonstration farms.
he preparation Of lease-hold farms
which are ready for the farmer prior
Y arrived settlers. The fact that
yarrived settlers. The fact taat
he railroads offer a ready market
or high class farm products acts as
stimulus and causes the farmers 70
at forth their best efforts to grade
heir products up TO high STANDARD,
bis report declares. thus shifting
art Of the responsibility from the
houlders Of the government officials
) those If the railroads in The North
est NO doubt this influence is pri-
larilv responsible for the fact that
such expositions ah the New York
md show, the recent Dry Farming
,ngress and the Chicago land show,
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