Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30
|0LD PLAN TO STAY FLY WAR JUST ON
Henry George Not Considering Record Is Expected for the
HaIf-and-HaIf Principle. Month of June.
Subject NOT THOUGHT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN TO AID
Inquiry Into Taxation System Ranks Swatter Will Largely
for Other Purposes.
BROWNIES VIEWS PERSONAL BURDETTE HAS
Witness Before House
mittee Had to test Ends
Speak Congress
BROWNIES VIEWS PERSONAL
Witness Before House District Com
mittee Had No Authority to
Speak for Congress.

Representative Henry George. jr., of
New York, who is just about ready to
recommend revolutionary change in
the taxation and assessment methods
in the District of Columbia. denied to-
day a published statement that he has
completed the abolition of the half-and-
half principle of appropriation, and that
all he has to do is to present the bill
to Congress.
He denied absolutely that his investi-
cations have been touched by any
thought of the money which the United
States contributes to the District OF
Columbia by virtue of the covenant con-
tanned In the organic act.
A witness at the tax investigation
made statement yesterday afternoon"
said Mr.. George today. in which he said
that under a just assessment in this city
the revenue would be much greater. II
he had any views on the half-and- hat
principle they were his own personal
opinions. No witness can foreshadow
what Congress or the United States will
do"
Mr.. George has been investigating rec
ordS in the assessors Office and when
he makes his report to the House COM
mittee on the District of Columbia he
Will recommend an annual assessment. a
larger force at the assessors Office. and
assessment at full value instead OF at
two-thirds, and will make other recon-
mendations which his Investigations have
led him to believe are necessary in order
to eQualize taxes.
No Thought of Half-and-Half Plan.
There Is no use in befogging the is
sue." he said. land to drag in the half
and-half plan is unnecessary. The sub
committee which is investigating the tax
system here has not the slightest thought
about the half-and-half plan. The COM
mittee is not even considering the matter
now Herbert Browne has been investi-
eating the assessors office and other
offices for this committee and he has
made various reports. His own personal
opinion is that with a just assessment
and just taxation the District would have
a larger income. When he expressed that
opinion he was merely expressing the
opinion of a witness and was not fore
casting what the committee would do or
what the Congress of the United States
would do. This subcommittee intends to
make a recommendation concerning taxa
ton and assessment only. Then what the
full committee will do and what Con-
gress will do cannot be predicted. | do
know that 1t is unnecessary to predict
an abolition of the half-and-half principle
on the remark of single expert en-
ployed by the committee.
Il regard the matter of the half-and-
half principle of appropriation as
something entirely outside the scope of
this committee. If it is ever to be con-
sidered, it would be at another time.
1 am sure that every one understands
the policy Of appropriations is a mat
ter for Congress to determine. or per-
haps something for the appropriations
committee to determine"