The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-26
DUTCN TAXES
|AREN|I||g|REAsED
IBI GREAT WAR
'eopIe Are Called upon 10 Pay
Nearly SIS More Per Head
byMationai Exchequer.

[EorfcGpondencet OF Associated Press.) "A
IHH HAGUE, Nov. The
pukch people are lobe called suponto
ay nearly I'VE dollars per head more
4xe6 every year into the natl onai ex-
'uequer Aes q direct result Of tho war;
ii<herto the annual taxation Of the
'ouutry has usually #amonnted to-
oxnethtng over s. 80, 900 300 IN round
lelfes or about SIS 40 per CAPITA
,llt the new bill Just laid before Par
lament brings the annual total up to-
pproximate IS o5, 000, 900 or s21
)er capita. II 81
Besldes increasing the ratio Of all
eady existing taxes, the govern
nent has declined TOT impose ones
7hich directly affects pitalists, hold I
.rs of stocks and bonds. .pensioners,i
lersons not belonging to THE army
b. navy insttt ntions enjoying I'M:
o1nes from gbeqnests, drawers 81 reg.
stored documents, railroad and
treets car travellers; smokers, card
players ana pcssessors Of more than
pneS front name.
Martb illem Frederick Treub,E
minister tof finance, who himself will
sone into the latter category. has
he ta before him cf conYincing the
o4tct1 bic OF The Necessity of.
aestl lroaSls upon income. II is
seneE ally assumed, however, in par
lament circle that Dutchmen az al
tlle WIN oinctde with him in the
yieNE that 1T is better 10 pay the
dgher taxes rendered necessary by
ne national detense than to leave
ne lierlands open to violation by
1ae or other OF the fighting nations.
which mi CHIT see at to enter its terri
ory In order to further its military
The sum Of the Increased annual
Appeoprtatio tons for the Dutch army
navy (now together about s22,-
800 0000 does not appear very big
Ihen compared with the present MIL
|taTy budgets Of other nations. The
Netherlands. however, make only a,
Fery small spot on the map and the.
t0dtttonl for this purpose Of $780,
30gs TO- the already existing expenses.
pf It's Aye million Inhabitants is re-.
sardeds as a considerable further bur
LEM .:-s 8 n
One Of the principal points Of OBJ
lection by the Dutch public against
ne pewly-proposed taxes is that
spnc erning the impost on railroad
tlcazets. In this proposition the
dutch government has, knowingly or
hot followed the example OF Ger
many where railroad travellers are
faxed pToportionately to the class In
which they travel. { The prosposeds lax
llere ambunts to fifteen per cent on
ne price of first class tickets, eight
pn second class and three on third
lass. Laborers' Communication tick
PTS and school chill dren,s tickets are
~ pc taxation.
Another point has aroused discuss
ion rywhere-namely, the tar on
ront namesfor the Dutch are
prone 70 burden their CHI dren with
rom four to six names. "A glance at
very Dutch directory brings to lirht
nany instances Of family names being.
presided sometimes by nearly half
Eaes alphabet However, the sitax1sis.
evidently not TO be very heavy Al
me total amount it Is expected to
Rrlng IN is only about $20O.0OO.
Distilled liquors, tobacco Of all
slndss beer, salt, sugar and playing
ehrds are all to provide their share
fgMard the increased government
outlay which, in consequence Of tle
recent issue Of loans. promises .evan.
q augment with the coming year. "a
hpeSdnterest amounts to a large sum,