Show SINGlE T TH TAX X EXPERT ASSEMBLY 5 EMBlY SPEAKER Curtailment of Industries by Unequal Unequal Unequal Un Un- equal Taxation Hinders Preparedness Preparedness Preparedness Pre Pre- Says Speaker John Z Z White a member of or the Henry George Lecture Bureau a and 1111 a lecturer of national prominence addressed addressed addressed ad ad- dressed the students at the tho weekly assembly Tuesday on the subject of in Political Economy particularly its relationship to the social group Mr White who is a prominent advocate advocate cate of or the single tax laid particular emphasis on the economical problem of landed property in contrast with industrial enterprise According to the speaker our much advertises advertise system of government which gives to every man free and equal rights is more moro theoretical than practical in so far as our past history history his his- Admitting Ad demonstrating tor tory is capable of or nutting that the fundamental basic principles are correct in their original conception Mr White declared but there thero is something which contradicts the ideal which dominates the situation situation situation situa situa- tion regardless of the fact that from pulpit pit and anel rostrum come the assertions assertions as cl- of politicians that we are supporting supporting sup- sup porting a government which gives to every man the right of equality We e have have- instituted property inland inland in land but we wc have not as yet regulated regu regu- regulated the they price in coma commodities p commensurately com com- with the de decrease rease in the cost of labor This difficulty declared de de- Glared the tho speaker is the problem which constitutes one of the stumbling sturn- sturn I bling bung blocks in our ur standard of ideal government 11 Mr White carried his discussion further in an attempt to show that the present inequality in our our system of taxation is largely responsible for forthe forthe forthe the lack of expedition and efficiency in carrying out our present war program pro pro- gram lie declared that over oyer half of the land in American cities is vacant due ue to excessive taxes on industry and enterprise in contrast with a relative- relative Continued on Page 4 4 Column 2 I I SINGLE TAX EXPERT ASSEMBLY SPEAKER SPEAKE R I Continued from Page 1 Column 4 4 l ly low land tax This inconsistency inconsistent y in our system of taxation encourages encourage yr an accumulation of idle land held fo for r speculation and necessitates a lac lack of unit unity and energy enerS- in our industrial industria l le and commercial organizations because e of the exorbitant prices demanded fo for forland r land This curtailment of industries rs s resulting from fromn unequal taxation ha has s according to Mr White indirectly y hindered the military tar preparations o othe of yf f the United States States in the present war var Tile The under tile the direction of Pi Prof of Thomas Giles rendered several several several sev sev- sevI I eral selections I |