The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
single TAKERS
HOLD BANQUET
Representative George and
Amos Pinchot Among
Speakers.
MANY OTHERS HEARD
Scenes of Disorder Mark Discussion
Of Seamen's Bill During the
Afternoon Session.
MANY OTHERS HEARD

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-Four hundred believers in Henry
Georges single tax theory, who COM
prise the Fels fund conference. which
has been in session here since Thurs
day, closed their convention with a ban
quet last night at the Raleigh.
In an address on Privilege and Murici-
pal Reform" Amos l. Pinchot declared
that much OF the conception Of American
politics could only be done away with
by the passage of legislation in favor
Of the single tax. He said the govern
ment of New York City wa. divided into
three parts: namely. tire Edison Electric
Company. the transportation companies.
and the gas monopoiies. He declared
his belief in government ownership Of
public utilities
Expects Legislation Soon.
Representative Henry George, jr.. Of
New York, said the western part of the
country believed In the income tax and
the eastern part wished to rid itself Of II.
He declared II was his belief that Con-
gress soon would legislate In favor Of the
single tax as a substitution measure.
Louis F. Post. Assistant Secretary OF
Labor. speaking on THE Department of
Labor" said the President and Congress
could only reach the wage Garner through
the labor organizations and the same
labor organizations better represented the
unorganized laborer than any so-called
champion of labor.
Among other speakers were George L.
Record. Joseph Fels. Representative
Kent. Of California; George ]. Knapp. Of
Pueblo. Colo, and George Lansbury. for
mer member of the English Parliament.
William Marion Reedy. OF st. Louis,
acted as foasfmaster
Present at Banquet.
Commissioner Siddons. Louis +. Post.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Gompers and
daughter. Frank Stephens, 6. A. Briggs.
Theodore A. Amberg. Frank Parker
Stockbridge, Joseph Fels, John 7. McRoy.
William J. Block. W. W. Bailey. Edw.
Yardley. Mrs. Margaret Lohr. Mrs. L.
B. McCodney. Jennie l.. Munroe. r. n.
Douglass. Bolton Hall. A. B. du Pont, II.
p. Boynton, A. B. johnson, Senator
Poindexter. A. b. johnson. Harry Wein-
berger. Kate +. Bradley, Daniel Kiefer,
Jean Y. Bierman. Dorothy f. Van Hoene,
Luclus F. c. Garvin. Frank Grant, j.
A. w. Whitfield. F. Hinnenkamp. Belle s.
Roberts, Mrs Herbert Quick. Gustav Bas-
sler. Daniel Kiefer. jr., George ]. Knapp.
T. p. Lyon. Frederic c. Howe, Charles
II. IngersoIl, A l.. Cotton. Mrs. c. F.
Mclean, Thomas E Hill. Louis S. Muir
ply, L. o. MacDaniel. Mrs. L. o. Mac
Daniel. Earl H rockingham, ]. b. Vim
ing. Janet l.. Brownlee, Mary ID. Hussey.
f. W. Doty, W. ID George, Banjamin e.
Marsh. Mrs. J. B. vining. II. Martin Will
Jams, F. P. Smith. J. III. Ralston. Lucy
r. Swanton. George Record. Edmund B.
Osborne. John r. Thomas. Western Starr.
Lewis Danziger, Louis A. Danziger. ".
c. Wallace. Franklin f. Smith. Slough
ton E. Cooley, W. r. Hall. Alex. ]. Field.
Mark T. Roberts, Otto Cullnan. Charles
+. Hunt, Annie W. Hunt, j. Stitt VIII
son. George c. Olcott. John ]. Lenney.
Stanley Bommar, J. W. Bogardus.
Walter f Sweeting, Mary Boris Ely,
Donald Stephens, Doris Stevens. George
Edwards. Samuel Danziger. Eleanor Dan
ziger. John B. McGauTan, W. I. Swanton,
z. C. .Keyser. Robert F. Gibson. William
Gordon. Louis Fitz Henry. Charles Cork
hill. Edward Keating. Hainee D. Albright
Vernon ]. Rose, Frederick c. Deubuscher,
Amerlia Leubuscher. Alberta Gieser. John
Goldsmith. David r Emsley. Edward
Coyle, F. w. Garrison. Amy Mali Hicks,
Franklin Smith. Gertrude COLES. John
Buchanan, p. II. Mahaffey. c. Shepherd.
William Marion Reedy, William c. Lee.
Lily A. Ross, Francis !. Du Pont, Charles
]. Ogle. Mrs. Z. S. Tenney. Anna B. Det-
wiler, II. c. Joy, George ]. Bryan. Mrs.
d -
John p. Hermann, C. B. Hemingway.
Nathan B. Williams. T. L. Cole, d.
Thomas Davies. George B. Rose. H. p.
Davis, J. E Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. III.
Ramage. John ]. Crowley. Alric T. Men
CERT. Mrs. Gertrude Z. Mackenzie, George
A Warren. Charles Newburgh, W. y.
Campbell, Jessie l. Lane, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. p Shidy. John Salmon. y. c. Weir,
Alice Thatcher Post, William y. McNair,
Peter Witt Mrs. Peter Witt. ]. ]. Dean.
Judson King. s. A. Stockwell. Emily Mar
ris, Walter G. Stewart. Charley j. Shipp,
John II. Scully. Frank V. Scully. Harvey
s. Chase. William L. Ross. W. A. Doug
lass. W. c. Buch, P. L. Reed. John i.
Tierney. James P. Rossiter. 5. T. Dana,
Charlotte o Schetter. Francis I. Mooney.
W. J. Hoggson. Charles s. Prizer, Spen-
GER Heath. Henry Model. Henry ]. Glib
bons P. Y. Albright, Frederic Newburgh.
Robert Crosser, John ]. Hopper. William
J. Ogden, Frank Pfrommer, James A.
Robinson. a. A. whipple, and W. D.
Mackenzie.
Resolution Is Adopted.
In an address to the public.'' in the
form OF a resolution at the afternoon
session. the conference declared in IA
vor of the repeal OF laws taxing per-
sonal property, buildings, improvements
on land, and for the enactment OF con-
stitutional amendments and laws which
shall Concentrate all taxes on the site
values of land.
A resolution to indorse the La Toilette
seaman's bill was defeated by a vote Of
Il to q amid scenes Of disorder, caused
by those opposing the bill. After several
speeches in favor of the bill. the confer
ence annuIled its rejection of the resolu-