Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-18
DENIES TAMMANY
RULES NEW YORK

Monopolies Controlling Public
Utilities Govern, Says Amos
|. Pinchot.
That Tammany Hall is not the ruler
or New York, but is merely the executive
arm of the monopolistic interests con-
trolling the public utilities of that city,
and that these are the powers that
govern the metropolis, was the statement
made by Amos l.. Pinchot wealthy
| sociologist, who addressed the banquet
| of the Fels fund conference at the
Raleigh Hotel last night. and who shares
with his brother. Clifford Pinchot a deep
interest in conservation
Mr.. Pinchot gave as the reason for
his interest in the single tax, his con-
viction that the land privilege is the one
privilege on which the exploitation of
the American people most depends. He
told of his efforts to get his party, the
progressives, committed to the single tax
idea in the progressive municipal plat
| form at the recent New York elections,
anu tHdL inc only possible way TO
free that city is to cut out from the
sphere of speculation the ownership of
her public utilities
Many Attend Banquet.
More than $50 delegates to the con-
ference and their friends attended the
| banquet over the program of which
William Marion Reedy of ST. Louis pre-
sided as POSTMASTER. Nearly every
speaker of the evening made enthusi-
astic mention of Henry George, and of
his book, PROGRESS and Poverty"
memory is held by those who are pur-
suing. the idea of which he was the
apostle.
The POSTMASTER, in his Introductory
| remarks, called Mr.. George the man who
replaced materialism with idealism and
to whose inspiration this country owes
what progress it has made in tariff re-
form, education in dealing with public
utilities and the emancipation of woman
Herbert s. Bigelow Speaks.
Herbert s. Bigelow of Cincinnati. one
of the leaders among Ohio single takers
congratulated himself in that he had
been a good enough citizen to merit and
receive the i'll will of those in his COM
| munity who stand for the wrong things,
and characterized editorials written
against him in a Cincinnati paper as
credentials to heaven that probably
would .'rhd be ,s,t ACCEPTABLE to st. Peter.
idea is nothing short of the establish
ment of the kingdom of Heaven upon
earth. There are two PHILOSOPHERS in
this world: one placing the evils endured
by mankind as due to an error of God
the other, that of the single takers, plac-
ing the blame on the mistakes of man
Kind i'll allowing by erroneous laws the
interference with natural laws by special
privileges, of which the most vicious is
the land monopoly. We are going to put
frank and clear single tax amendment
on the ballot in Ohio next fall and
to keep on doing it until it wins said
Mr.. Bigelow.
Discusses Tariff Law.
Representative Henry George. jr, of
New York, son of the great single
taxer, in his speech concerning the I'm
derwood tariff law claimed that the in
sidious thing about the tariff as a
means of taxation was it's indirect in
cidence. and that the reductions
brought about through this measure
were helping the change from indirect
to direct taxation, so that men can
now see what they are paying.
Mr.. George said that i'll the future
more and more men believing in the
single tax would come to both houses
of Congress- and the single tax ques-
ton will be a living issue. CONCERNING
women,s suffrage he 1n"de ~ srate-
ment that Those who think that
women will not soon play an important
part in the government of this country
are not thinking"
For Benefit Of Laborers.
That the new Department of La.or
Is for the benefit of all laborers, and
that wage-laborers are the best ex-
ample of what is meant by the word,
was the statement of Louis F. Post OF
that executive department How else
can the President and Congress keep
in proper touch with the laborers of
this country except through the channel
offered by organized labor? SAID Mr.
Post. II believe that organized labor
is a better spokesman for unorsanized
labor than those usually employed by
the latter class. In speaking of the
head of the department. Secretary Will
son. he characterized him as "a man
who knows through experience, if any
one does. what wage labor and hard
labor mean"
Joseph Fels. introduced as the man
who responds most gracefully to the
touch of any in the world, described
his feelings on the occasion by the phrase.
II never thought, five years ago, when 1
was crying in the wilderness. to see so
much in 30 snort time OF the, coming
of the Lord! We must reconsecrate our
selves to the work in hand and l. with
Daniel Kiefer. will continue TO match
from my pocket what you will let us
have for its continue ton
Hopes to Aid Campaign.
George j. Knapp Of Pueblo, Colo, said
that as he belonged to the first city
that will see the single tax in actual
operation, SO he hoped to take part In
the campaign that carries it in the first
state.
Among those who delivered short talks
Under the five-minute rule George Lans-
bury of London, former member of the
British parliament, declared that the
party system both in his and in this
country was vile Institution. That
laws taxing personal property produce
not revenue, but a crop of liars, was the
statement of Peter Witt of Cleveland.
Ohio, who. with Senator W alsh of Mon
tana, concluded the program of the even
ing.
The Deibert Manufacturing Company,
with q capital stock of $4,000, has been
organised at Elkton. Md. The company
will erecf textile mill and start buSiOeSS