New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-23
In "Red-Hot Letter" She
Protests Against Pay
ing Taxes on Home.
OFFICIALS BLANK
RETURNED BLANK
uoylan. Pennsylvania, Now on
Map as Result of Stand
Suffragist Takes.

II the authorities at Moylan Penn. sell
FIR Anna Howard Shaw's home there fol-
the taxes she protests against paying,
vba, part Of its equipment. if any. VIII
she be permitted to keep That is what
the suffragists asked themselves yester-
dav when they read the rcl-hot letter She
sont the Moyldu assessor along with the
Hank form the assessor wanted her TO FIJI
out with the details of her property, and
which was still blank when ne got il back
for principle kept her from oblising him.
If my hand isn't strong enough to cast
vote il isn't strong enough to fi'l out
that form" said Dr. Shaw.
If the assessor sells her out will he let
5cr keep her little red wagon. the red
wagon which is one Of her most valued
possessions. which she trundles around
the place on her rare days at home. gath
criug mp leaves ana doing other chores?
Diogcues lived in tub. and at a pinch
Dr.. Shaw might live i'm her little red
wagon BUT If the Moylan assessor fol
lows precedent lie may even sell the
wagon for Dr. Shaw recalled yesterday
that Alice R.ackweUs cradle was sold
at auction when Lucy Stone. Alice
mother, refused on principle to pay her
taxes
In her letter to the assessor DR.. Shaw
reminds him of the seven years bitter
war fought 10y men and women against
the tyranny Of a government which taxed
them without giving them representation
in the body which imposed the taxes.
The daughters Of 1918, she tells him. are
no less loyal TO that principle, and there
fore she declines TO aid a government
which with equal tyranny. taxes women
while denying them the vote
First and last. Dr. Shaw has had a good
deal of sport refusing TO pay her taxes.
Conscientious Moylan officials not up in
suffrage matters would pass her letters Of
protest from branch to branch of the town
government and Al intervals send dele;a-
tons to her asking what she wanted 10
vote for anyway. She always has uaiI
her taxes ultimately. before this, but sis
never before went the length Of refUs-
ing 10 i'm out the assessors blank.
They viii now send d man to guess the
value Of my property" she said yestcr-
Nols ana 10 lIIt sum NC e u'nsNf7f WIN 't
won't be q small one. they will add %
per cent and mulct me that. Women
arc always taxed more than men, even
when they don't refuse t. declare their
possessions.
81 own d piece of land on Cape Cod
which for years 7 have offered for sale for
Se Last year 7 was assessed at "A $1,000
valuation. ] asked why. and was told
that "A man there said it was worth that
Immediately wrote back that I'd be glad
10 sell 81 To the town for $50. but thy
don't take up my offer Assessors will
acc5u mans valuation of his proper
Is. but they won't take q woman's yalUa-
ton Of hers
Women aren't honest assessors have
told me. Wen. I'd like TO know IL men
are honest about what they possess when
the tax man comes around
Just what will happen when the asses
sor comes TO guess the value Of her
property DR.. Shaw hasn't decided. She
wants TO live up TO her principles, hat.
on the other hand. she would hate 70 see
her home and flower garden and the grove
Of trees that she has brought from vari-
Gus parts OF the world and planted with
her own hands-shc'd hate 70 see those
sold Up for taxes.