The daily morning oasis., 1918-04-11

ALLEGED REDUCTION OF TAXATION IO BLAChAAoiD ELI
Tho confirmation from Washington of the 30 per cent reou
ton in taxes Mexico which have been placed on m
American blacklist shows that Caranza does not yet
that the United States at war; He may De oea 70 ie
arguments are presented him by Americans but etne ne m
listened to German propaganldsts or mas some iS p
visers.-Douglas Dispatch.
There has been made most persistent effort oy Ae ~
to msrepresent the attitude OF the Mexican
ment in this matter of alleged rebates OF taxes 10
II; Mexico who have backisted by the American govern
- And among the most persistent in this matter nave peen
The Douglas Daily Dispatch and the Nogaes Daily Herald
FIRST thew laid the allegation the door of General Gales
That brought from that gentleman most POSITIVE u 80
lowing that denial the Dispatch after alleged thorough mVe
oation repeated the cauy and practically accused ehe
Gales of falsehood That publication the Nogaes Hela
dcd Then through system of dissemination OF news p
the Associated Press they get the same IalSenooo
h;+on bt the blame laid at the door OF the Carranz
government instead of the Gales government IN Sonora
"Tba Oasis has maintained that stirring up this mate
odes not help American interests IN Sonora ana II iS
detrimental to that friendly feeling between the TWO
so necessary to those living along the border lns w
prominent operator Sonora, Mr. w. G. Laugnnn VINO mas W
Grated in mines Sonora dozen years or more anu m
s oterrses running when all other American enterprises ha
+ and abandoned the state called at The OASIS oI1ce anu
urged this newspaper voice his protest against tnese
ranted attacks American newspapers upon tne s. anu
eral governments in Mexico Ihe Oasis cneerauy ~
S, +ho so of its columns editorialy The gentleman
banded the attacks which he complained as utterly oe
able and damaging to American interests sonora anu
Mexico u. e -,
Mr. 1auob film further gave "rhe Oasis an outline OF tn
lows Of Maxico and Sonora which throws deal OF hgf
,,non the ISSUE and accounts in way Tor tnelaSe
; have spread so far and much damage tie staO
that in Mexico there three kinds OF taxes la) MINING
and import taxes; (b) land tax; (c) mercantie taA'
f Mnno taxes collected by federal officers IN the Vaf
~ districts with export import taxes collected at the Gus
toms houses are strictly federal mposs and the states nave
nothing whatever do with them General Caes' nor
IN Sonora has anything to about those.
fbY Land or realty imposts upon lands, mnes
houses buildings, Those are state taxes lhey
been collected Sonora since the Madero feVou'o
aoo Recently the authorities have undertaken coecto
+h +axs and an of all properties is III couis
of making an having visited San Javler Tor tnat
inst nrecedng the departure of Mr. Laughn last weeh
r., Merchandise tax That is tax upon sales Anu ~ 10
+ox II is Maid by all engaged in merchandising IN MEX
co Each business selling commodities OF any A p
given sboleto" which is displayed consplcuousy III 'e
or office The "boletos are issued Dy tne 4n LARGO
each "tercio" or period of four months Inc ooeo
of naper that has printed legend stating It's oDect
use and is divided into four sections-one tor eac
Each day the house calculates the aggregate Oh M e
afxes to the to the value OF ne
+h roy hears to the volume of sales AT the end Oh te
the boeo is to the revenue OFFICE the stamps are
celed and new boleto issued The books Oh ene hou @
checked against the stamps upon the ooleto' anu Il any
ancy appears there is penalty. - ;s
AS a matter the tax paid by that metnoo lle
with the volume of sales When sales are large many STAMPS
required and the large When sales fall OH 1ewer
are required affixed the boeto and the sums PAID are
tt the percentage of the tax to the volume OF business N W
same aays So automatically the tax paid by any mousse III
crease or dmnhes as volume of sales wakes or ws
all there is to it. that automatic reduction or IN
crease works alike in business, whether they are Neras
Chinese Americans British, French, or whatsoever.
That there has automatic reduction OF this poeo
+n taxation upon German Mexico who have peer
hlacksted by the American government goes without saying
Since the war their of supply (or nearly so) mas
been the United States they bacsted they coue
et No more merchandise to Naturally the volume OF the
sales fell off, and with that there reduction the snml