Evening journal., 1919-03-26
MASS Meeting TO
Fight INCOME TAX
Planned by Workers for
Friday Even ng at
Opera House
ATTORNEY ADVISES
THEM Mt 10 PAY

A meeting Of men opposed TO paying
the state income tax because il oX-
empis The proceeds OF agricultural op-
crations, was held last night at The
Friendship fire house and was we'll at
tended. Workmen from the biggest in
dustral and manufacturing concerns OF
the city were present. Colonel Weller
L. Stovcr, member OF the City Assess
ment Board, and Henry r. Isaacs, at
torney, were speakers and both made
emphatic statements regarding the un-
business Of the law.
Mr.. lsaacs, who is attorney for the
opponents OF he law as framed, In
structed The members not 20 pay any
state income tax until a test case was
settled In Court. lie said that anyone
who paid the 1917 taxes would have DO
suffer a loss, but that IL was hoped to
bring the test case during the MAY term
OF Court. should any trouble come 90
the members through non-payment OF
The Old State income tax, Mr.. lsaacs said
that such members should Immediately
notify HIM 50 that the proper legal as
sistance could be given them.
During his talk. Andrew l.. Cross
stated that when the State income tax
bin FIRST came up before the Lceisla-
ture for consideration, 70 called for an
exemption OF 5000. lie asserted ne
fought that amount and asked that 10
be raised 10 $3.50. Mr.. Cross said that
the exemption was finally compromised
at $1,000.
The league will hold a mass meeting,
open to all citizens Of the city. at the
Opera House, on Friday evening. A
committee Is at work arranging ths
fnal details and 10 is announced that
several prominent speakers viii be on
hand TO address the assembloge.
As a prelude 10 the mass meeting. a
street parade has been planned. Whelh-
er the league will be able TO have this
or not depends upon the ability 20 Sc
cure the services Of a band A COM
mittee is working on the project now
and definite announcements viii be
made,
A warning was sounded 10 the public
at the meeting last evening that the
league has no street solicitors working
for IL. Word has reached the ears of
officials Of the association that there
are persons at work making q house-to-
house collection supposedly 20 be de
voted TO financing the league
Nearly $500 was turned over % the
officials last night. as The amount con-
tributed during the week by the men
in the various shops. with which 90
light the income tax law
Among the shops renresented by
committees at last nights meeting
We're: The p. r r. motive power, the
p. r. r. blacksmith shop; Harlan boil
er shop; Brandywine migwrlght. Bran
dywlne machine shop; Belts machine
shop; J. Z. Rhodes shop; Harlan pant
shop: Hilles and Jones; F. T. Slocum
and the Edee Moor Iron Works
Rumor that the league intended dis
banding because Of the amending Of the
income tax law was denied by Presi-
dent Budd last night He said that not
only would the association continue its
fight 10 the very end, but that after IL
had finished with the work now in hand
10 had other matters which 10 would
take up. Just what the nature Of these
were Mr.. Budd refused 20 say.
I'VE are a permanent organization"
he declared, "and feel certain the league I
viii prove - great benefit TO the pe0- |
pie Of Wilmington. as 10 will enable /
hem 10 condense their ideas along cer-t
ain matters, into one form. We arc /
not waging a political light Justice Is /
our password and we are determined to !
have IT,"