The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-07-08

The committee on constitutional
amendments Is divided on the ques-
ton Of decorations of honor, four out
OF seven being In favor of abollshing
even the Order of st. Olaf.
Certain parties have quietly raised
$SOOOOO for starting new bank In
Haugesund.
Sweden.
Sweden, says a recent press report
has recognized Its entire military
system through special taxation. Ev-
cry branch of the military Is spick
and span; every regiment is equipped
with the most weapons and accoutre-
ments and the entire army Is ready to
take the field. This has been made
possible only through an extra $780,
25O,O00, which has poured into the
Golfers of the state since the world
war began. Special taxes, laid on the
shoulders Of those best able to bear
the burden, have solved the problem
The defense tax, voted In 1914, Is do
ing the work, In spite of the opposi-
ton from those who felt that they
were paying more than their share
Of the amount needed by the state.
For the tax has been assessed only
against individuals with an income OF
more than $3.50 and property valued
n nln haf te.
gressive rate to be paid, which as
cends from 1.5 per cent to - per cent.
The tax was voted for the three years
1915, 1916, and 1917. The tax hits
$1,000 individuals and 5000 corpora
tons. The regular Swedish income
tax begins Mt either an income of $218
or property holding of $1,820 and 1t
ascends from per cent to % per
cent of the assessed amount. There
are certain exemptions and privileges.
Sweden allows the head of family
to deduct SGT for every child, and al
lows certain amounts up to $S1 to be
deducted in localities where the cost
Of living Is abnOrmally high. But
there Is little la the way Of income or
property that escapes the eye of the
tax assessor In Sweden. In the as
sessment Of the tax against property
30 per cent OF the value Of the prop
erty Is added to the income and the
amount thus obtained forms the as-
sessed sum. 1t happens also that divi-
dends of limited liability companies
are taxed ut least twice-frst, on the
entire profits Of the corporation, and,
secondly, rs dividends distributed to
each shareholder.
A cablegram from Stockholm says
that the pro-German party Of Sweden
Is more active now than at any time
since the beginning of the war and is
trying with considerable success to
stir up bitter hatred against England
and Russia. The fertilization of the
Aiand islands byfItussia and the tight
ening of the blockade by England are
pictured as blows to the sovereignty
of Sweden. Some of the pro-German
papers have become so violent In their
attacks upon England and Russia that
tho government has found itself COM
PEELED to suspend and prosecute two
of them, although court circles and
high military and civil officials openly
sympathize with the German cause.
A ,mass meeting held here recently
was turned into n stormy anti-Eng-
lish and anti-Russian demonstration
when the conservative deputy, Doctor
Lindstrom, one of the speakers, shout
ed: 1.-THE hour to end the Russian
peril forever Is at hand. IL we do not
strike now we must expect that with
In two or three years after the pres
ent war Russia will accomplish her
long cherished dream Of subjugatlng
Sweden and Norway In order to get
our always open ports on the Baltic
and the North sea. England, the al
legged protector of the small nations
encourages the Russian plans and Is
trying to make us helpless by destroy
ing our trade and rendering us finan-
cially impotent. The British govern
ment Is treating Sweden as brutally
as Greece, but we are not going to
submit as weakly to the English ty-
ranny as the small and helpless. Greek
nation, because we know that we can
strike hard, II we are forced to do SO.
Our place Is at the side of the CEN
trial powers" The "Dagens Nyheter,"
In an editorial. says: Sweden wants
to remain neutral but there Is limit
to our patience. II Russin continues
to threaten us ard England further