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New Zealand (New Zealand) (search for this): entry single-tax
le, as in telegraphs, railroads, water and gas supplies, etc., such business becomes a proper social function, which should be controlled and managed by and for the whole people concerned, through their proper government, local, State, or national, as may be. The single-tax adherents are at present far better organized as an aggressive force in England than in the United States. There the issue is brought prominently and persistently to the front, both in Parliament and elsewhere. In New Zealand, perhaps, the greatest advance has been made in the application of laws that have a genuine bearing upon the doctrine. These laws, of comparatively recent enactment, are looked upon by single-taxers as the entering wedge, and the experiment is being watched with great interest. Single-tax measures are also being considered in several of our State legislatures, notably in Colorado. Of the Anti-poverty Society, a remarkable association which held its first meeting in Chickering Hall,
Milford (New Jersey, United States) (search for this): entry single-tax
Single tax, The doctrine taught by-the late Henry George (q. v. ) in Progress and poverty. For lack of a better name, Mr. George's doctrines have been called single-tax doctrines, and his adherents single-taxers. It is claimed, however, that these terms only measurably and briefly describe the reforms proposed. The following exposition of the doctrine was prepared by Hamlin Russell, of Newark, N. J., who for many years was associated with Mr. George: Progress and poverty, the work upon which Mr. George's fame as a writer and thinker must ever rest, was written between August, 1877, and March, 1879. The book is an elaboration of a previous pamphlet entitled Our land and land policy, published in San Francisco in 1871. It consists of a careful examination in which the author endeavors to seek the law which associates poverty with progress and increases want with advancing wealth. As a preliminary to this search he first endeavors to establish the proposition that pover
United States (United States) (search for this): entry single-tax
at material progress does not merely fail to relieve poverty—it actually produces it. In the United States it is clear that squalor and misery, and the vices and crimes that spring from them, everywhe single-tax platform. Adopted by the national conference of the Single-tax League of the United States at Cooper Union, New York, Sept. 3, 1890. Henry George, chairman of committee on platform: adherents are at present far better organized as an aggressive force in England than in the United States. There the issue is brought prominently and persistently to the front, both in Parliament alifting of the ban by an apostolic delegate of the Roman Catholic Church who was sent to the United States in 1892, the Standard and its successor, The National single-taxer, also contain full accounhe was reinstated to the office of the priesthood. Among the current publications issued in support of single-tax doctrines in the United States are The public, Justice, and the Single-tax revie
Cincinnati (Ohio, United States) (search for this): entry single-tax
cal meeting whatever without permission of the Sacred Congregation Propaganda Fide. Dr. McGlynn disobeyed this order and spoke at the meeting. For this disobedience he was excommunicated, and an attempt was made to have the pope condemn the books written by and the doctrines held by Henry George. The controversy that arose over this matter caused intense excitement, not only in New York, but throughout the country. Anti-poverty societies were formed in Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and other cities. These meetings were intensely religious in character, and were addressed by clergymen of many Christian denominations and in some instances by Hebrews. A full account of the society and of the addresses delivered by Dr. McGlynn and others may be found in the Standard, a weekly newspaper then published by Henry George, files of which have been deposited in the public libraries of New York, Boston, and St. Louis, and perhaps in other cities. Of the excommunication of Dr
Colorado (Colorado, United States) (search for this): entry single-tax
There the issue is brought prominently and persistently to the front, both in Parliament and elsewhere. In New Zealand, perhaps, the greatest advance has been made in the application of laws that have a genuine bearing upon the doctrine. These laws, of comparatively recent enactment, are looked upon by single-taxers as the entering wedge, and the experiment is being watched with great interest. Single-tax measures are also being considered in several of our State legislatures, notably in Colorado. Of the Anti-poverty Society, a remarkable association which held its first meeting in Chickering Hall, New York City, on May 1, 1887, a few words may be said. In the fall of 1886 Mr. George was the candidate of the United Labor party for the office of mayor of New York. Opposed to him on the side of the Democrats were Abram S. Hewitt (who was elected), and Theodore Roosevelt, Republican. Mr. George received 68,000 votes. Dr. Edward McGlynn (q. v.), pastor of St. Stephen's Roman Ca
Chicago (Illinois, United States) (search for this): entry single-tax
future in any political meeting whatever without permission of the Sacred Congregation Propaganda Fide. Dr. McGlynn disobeyed this order and spoke at the meeting. For this disobedience he was excommunicated, and an attempt was made to have the pope condemn the books written by and the doctrines held by Henry George. The controversy that arose over this matter caused intense excitement, not only in New York, but throughout the country. Anti-poverty societies were formed in Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and other cities. These meetings were intensely religious in character, and were addressed by clergymen of many Christian denominations and in some instances by Hebrews. A full account of the society and of the addresses delivered by Dr. McGlynn and others may be found in the Standard, a weekly newspaper then published by Henry George, files of which have been deposited in the public libraries of New York, Boston, and St. Louis, and perhaps in other cities. Of the
San Francisco (California, United States) (search for this): entry single-tax
ook is an elaboration of a previous pamphlet entitled Our land and land policy, published in San Francisco in 1871. It consists of a careful examination in which the author endeavors to seek the lawntages of the improved methods of production and exchange. If there is less deep poverty in San Francisco than in New York, is it not because San Francisco is yet behind New York in all that both ciSan Francisco is yet behind New York in all that both cities are striving for? When San Francisco reaches the point where New York now is, who can doubt that there will also be ragged and barefooted children on her streets? It is difficult to briefly San Francisco reaches the point where New York now is, who can doubt that there will also be ragged and barefooted children on her streets? It is difficult to briefly formulate the result of the author's researches along these lines and to state at the same time the remedy he proposes for the betterment of social conditions. He infers that there must be a common le of these answers was the one prepared by the late Duke of Argyll, entitled The Prophet of San Francisco, and republished in full, with Mr. George's reply thereto, in 1893. Patrick Edward Dove w
Europe (search for this): entry single-tax
is an elaboration of a previous pamphlet entitled Our land and land policy, published in San Francisco in 1871. It consists of a careful examination in which the author endeavors to seek the law which associates poverty with progress and increases want with advancing wealth. As a preliminary to this search he first endeavors to establish the proposition that poverty deepens as wealth increases, that where the lowest class barely lives, as has been the case for a long time in many parts of Europe, it is impossible for it to get any lower, for the next lowest step is out of existence, and no tendency to further depression can readily show itself. But in the progress of new settlements to the conditions of older communities it may clearly be seen that material progress does not merely fail to relieve poverty—it actually produces it. In the United States it is clear that squalor and misery, and the vices and crimes that spring from them, everywhere increase as the village grows to the
St. Stephen (Canada) (search for this): entry single-tax
notably in Colorado. Of the Anti-poverty Society, a remarkable association which held its first meeting in Chickering Hall, New York City, on May 1, 1887, a few words may be said. In the fall of 1886 Mr. George was the candidate of the United Labor party for the office of mayor of New York. Opposed to him on the side of the Democrats were Abram S. Hewitt (who was elected), and Theodore Roosevelt, Republican. Mr. George received 68,000 votes. Dr. Edward McGlynn (q. v.), pastor of St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Church, was an ardent supporter of the single-tax doctrine, and made speeches on behalf of its candidate. His course displeased Archbishop Corrigan, and, having been publicly announced to speak at a meeting to be held in Chickering Hall early in October, he was formally forbidden by the archbishop to attend the meeting or to take part in future in any political meeting whatever without permission of the Sacred Congregation Propaganda Fide. Dr. McGlynn disobeyed this ord
England (United Kingdom) (search for this): entry single-tax
of an advancing civilization. With respect to monopolies other than the monopoly of land, we hold that where free competition becomes impossible, as in telegraphs, railroads, water and gas supplies, etc., such business becomes a proper social function, which should be controlled and managed by and for the whole people concerned, through their proper government, local, State, or national, as may be. The single-tax adherents are at present far better organized as an aggressive force in England than in the United States. There the issue is brought prominently and persistently to the front, both in Parliament and elsewhere. In New Zealand, perhaps, the greatest advance has been made in the application of laws that have a genuine bearing upon the doctrine. These laws, of comparatively recent enactment, are looked upon by single-taxers as the entering wedge, and the experiment is being watched with great interest. Single-tax measures are also being considered in several of our St
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