The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-06
GOVERNMENT
LECTURE COMES At
OPPORTUNE TIME
In View Of city's Facing New
Form Of Administration Coming
Of ]. z. White Is Considered
Fortunate by Rotarians.

Tonight at = O'Clock az the High
School auditorium. Albuquerque IL
Going TO have an opportunity 20 hear
a lecturer who Commands for his SER
Vices as rnuch as s25o per night. hut
Albuquerque IN going To hear him
without cost TO the city or to those
who attend the lecture. He IN going
10 speak on civics-municipai govern
ment--to he more explicit. tho city
manager plan and the Initiative. refer
endum and recall.
John y. White will lecture tonight
under the auspices OF the Rotary club
and his coming was born OF a desire
on the part Of their president. Or. a.
a. Shortie to do something for The
Town We Lave In"
Mr.. Whites coming at this time vs.
most opportune ~ the citizens OF Al
buqueraue will Don have to face the
responsibility OF selecting "a new form
Of civic administration. 1t is expected
that there will be an unusually large
attendance for there Is no greater ex-
ponent In this country OF the commits
sion form OF government than John u.
White OF the Henry George Lecture
association.
other subjects Mr.. White Is par
.ticularly conversant with along STINT
lar lines are The Relation OF Taxation
10 Community development" owner
ship OF Public Utilities. The Sources
Of Municipal Corruption" and Kindred
subjects. While Mr.. White Is equally
at home on any phase OF municipal gf-
fairs the subject Of tonights lecture
~ his fayorito, The City Manager
Plan. and the Initiative, Referendum
and Recall
Some idea OF the esteem In which
Mr.. White Is held by those AIbuqucr-
.oueans who have been fortunate
enough TO have heard him lecture
may he had by perusal OF the follow
ing statements;
When interviewed, Mrs. John stTum-
quist said:
lilo ~ a forceful and convincing
speaker and his extraordinary powers
Of observation combined with his eN-
tensiye travel have resulted in a
knowledge Of political %ccenou", OF
history and OF law. have given MIN an
outlook concerning sociological and
political conditions in this country.
shat make him an interesting and
convincing lecturer.
mo Albuquerquean having IN mind
the civic problem we have 10 face can
afford 10 miss this opportunity 10 hear
q man OF the caliber Of John =. White.
Mr.. White Is a thinker who makes his
thought 80 plain that n child can
grasp it.
Mr.. W =. Metcalf. vice president
OF the Commercial club when seen
said
John = White has been n national
figure in the movement for the single
tax. the short ballot. the initiative aud
referendum aud recall. commission
government. n other measuAes Of
reform now generally accepted. For
many years scarcely a Legislature on
constitutional convention engaged 10
re-making It's laws but has felt the
weight OF his Influence. The Joseph
Fels fund which is devoted to these
matters has employed him constantly
and probably no man In the whole
country Is better posted and entitled
TO speak on these subjects than John
Il. White"
Or. A. c. shortle. president Of the
Rotary CLUB and second ylco pres!den:
of the Commercial club also com
mented upon the great lecturers work
follows.
while Mr.. White Ome here as the
guest OF the Rotary club our primary
purpose In inviting him to our city ~
all a part Of our plan to assist Afbu-
querlue In securing for herself a civic
that her citizenry may
DE proud OF. one Of the fundamental
objects II the Rotary club IL 90
quicken the interest Of each member
IN the public welfare OF his commuu-
ity and To cooperate with others In
civic. social, commercial aud indus
Development. Let IL be under
that whereas we have made ar
rangemeuts so that Albuquerque may
this Internationally famous lee
turer free, those who attend the lee
have "a rare treat in store for
them. Mr. White is eloquent, force
ful, and inspiring, ana his work ON
thc lecture platform shows great study
ana a sincere appreciation Of the
many problems that are faced by the
modern city lie has the happy facul-
ut treating the most weighty sub
IcDts in AN entertaining n with
'ut resurting 10 lotIty and has "a sty!'
NJ delivery that holds the closest at
.eutuu Of his hearers
Mr. White was 90 have reached AL
luqucrque this morning and was
Gao speak ut the Rotary
'lub's luncheon which was postponed
rom Thursday 20 today Boo his hoont.
So enthusiastic. however, were the
of III Paso whore he spoke yes
.arN.a. Fh.H Ia. r.. .-U V.aVVaHFFFI IN