WCP6314

Published letter (WCP6314.7308)

[1] [p. 238]

[April 1871]

It would be very useful to the Association1, and a great pleasure to myself, if you would consent to be one of the speakers at the meeting. There is the more reason why you should do so, as you are the author of one very valuable article of the programme2. Were you to explain and defend that article, it would be a service which no one is so well qualified to render as yourself.

1
J. S. Mills refer to the Land Tenure Reform Association (LTRA), a British pressure group for Land reform which he founded in 1868. The LTRA advocated taxation of the unearned increment of rent. A number British MPs, economists and working class politicians joined the association. J.S. Mill wrote to ARW from Avignon on May 19, 1870 asking him to become a member of the General Committe. ARW accepted the offer and proposed several new clauses. (Wallace, A. R. 1905. My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 2 vols. London, UK: Chapman & Hall, Ltd. p.235-6).
2
ARW proposed a clause for the right of the State to take possession of all natural objects or artificial constructions of historical or artistic interest with a view towards their conservation.

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Transcription checked by Paterson, Gavin [2018-09-11] Transcribed by Beros, Matt [2019-05-08] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10]

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