El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07

ue tax and in favor of the poll tax
AFTER two years careful investigation
the commission reported unanimously
IN favor of the above changes. which
I Wnen made, will place all British Co
/ lumbia on what the Portland Oregoniau
is pleased to call single tax basis
/ How Royal Tax Plan Is Looked Upon
In victoria.
Now comes the ColOnist of Victoria,
one OF the dailies of the state. and
! says, under date of April g.
! Although the next session of the
/ BRUSH Columbia legislature is vet nine
/ months In the future, preliminary pre-
paratlon of legislation to be presented
70 the house upon its assembling on
the 18th of January, is already COM
! handing attention. 1t is expected one
OF the first Government measures of
the new session will be that effecting
reuucnons IN taxation and rearrange-
nentS IN the assessment system based
wholly or in large measure upon the
recommendations contained in the ex-
haustlVe report Of the Royal Com
mission on Taxation, which ment into
these matters last year"
In reply to an inquiry, Hon. Charles
h Lugrin says:
may say that the ROYAL Tax
commission of British Columbia of
Hnich was member, went to work
with open minds and without precon-
celFed Ideas as to what thew were 90
ing 10 DO. The conclusions we reach
cd were forced upon US by our know
IedSe OF the conditions of the country
ana anu OF the evils of some of the taxes
now 4eFled- 1 confess at the outset 7
was even IN favor of the poll tax
against which our commission is now
unanimous.
me same thing applies to the tax
on improvements and personal Dronar-
ty. We felt from our invesfigattio,11 81
the province that they were uniust.
Indt they could not be fairly levied.
anu tlat It was only right that thew
ShOu4d De abolished, and we believe
ture 'iie ieslsla-
The city Of Victoria, after carefully
observing the results in Vancouver.
mas now also abolished the tax on i'm
l p otEsfIhehts' ana L am satisfied that
Wllhln Two years neither personal
property nor improvements on land will
pc taxed anywhere in British COIUn7-
DID mat this Will encourage enter
Prise l'll ana investment in the Province
goes without saying.
In the communities that have adon+-
ed Ihls system of single tax there is
no influence that can be brought 10
pear That could lead them to depart !
Meanwhile. until the peopIe- Cyybo ara
the Power in every land) awake and |
understand and use concerted methods /
10 Drlng the Single Tax into use in {,
AIneTlca, universally, instead of in a /
-eASss W Z must nave charitable i
organizations.
FauIt Lies Wholly With Submissive
And IndOIent People
And having them. let US find ont /
the truth about their methods before
we accuse them of one or all the vices [
which the unreasOninG and uninstruct-
ed ones lay at their door
Much intimate knowledge of the |
organized Charities has made me re-
gard them with respect and gratitude.
while 1t has made me more and more !
lepIore the condition which necessi-
tates their existence
But neither the founders, organizers
Of officers of these societies are in
fault for these conditions.
The fault lies wholly and entirely |
with the submissive and indoIent peo-
pie. who will not awaken and unite
md demand trial of the principles
Of single Tax in every State in Amer
ca.
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aminer.