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business leagues and pleasure clubs.
cemetery companies. labor. agriculture.
drainage and ditch companies. are ex-
| ,mpt from the proviHions of the
measure.
Explained by Alice.
Just before the Senate adjourned un-
/ I'll tomorrow. senator Alice addressed
his colleagues Hs follows
! Il rise "a the point of personal priv
iloge so that the newspapers may be
/ properly informed na 10 conditions Of
the present tax provisions of the pro-
posed school law whether these state
uentH being made by the presa are
caused hy personal propaganda or not
] do not know They refer to the
opinion Of eminent lawyers who say
that corporation income tax affecting
Delaware corporations doing business In
Delaware will seriously affect our Gen
i oral incorporation act They haN"
+ started, beginning yesterday morning,
80 carry on before the people that sort
1T propaganda II was - avoid just
that thing that We employed Mr. 9ulick
II ia cmincntly unfair 10 make the state
ruout that certain attorneys say II viii
affect our General Incorporation act
without giving the names q those at
torucya am not an attorney at law,
1T l.a4t am not admitted IN Delaware.
But ve have consulted many attorneys
,u thia question ard they tell ~ Il Will
iu 40 way ane,t the earnings of our
prcHent General Incorporation net.
II say il ia absolutely unfair 70 tho
people of Delaware 20 make n state
mont and keep making that statement
in order to try - deceive the public into
throwing hark on roai estate the lnad
FOR school purposes. when. aa n matter
81 fact pal estate IN Delaware only
holds prohahly 1s per cent 81 the pcr
capita wealth The press has got 10
he fair in thls matter w hRve con
fronting ~ school problem which
Affects every man woman aud child ~
the state ~ Delaware. and sny Il l.
absolutely uulair for The press 10 conn
ont H. scare head articles and editorials
and stat, tile passage ot corporation
ircomo tax. ~ proposed under this
school law. VIII mean the loss of an
enormous amount Of revenue from oHr
Corporation law ! would like to ask
those attorneys whom thry arc quoting
now corporation income tax which
only affects business done III the stat
of Delaware il YOU plcase-uot corpora
tians domicied here. but which il
figured on the net income on business
done tn Delaware must ask thcse
!, eminent attorneys they quote wherein
that will affect tn returns from om
General Incorporation act.
Strong Fight Against Bill.
There are indications Of a strong
movement 10 defeat the bill providing a
rew school law. "a repeal the Schoo
Nv enacted last spring and 10 re-enaci
the School law that existed previous {
the enactment of the School Code. II
a19 Many persons believe that tbs
,acesSary three-fifths vote could b,
,btaiucd - override the governors Nett
+ - school legislation that failed to NEE
H.s approval II is said incorporating
iaX provisions IN the school hill Is help
! tul to opponents of the bill Consider
able objection 10 the proposed tax Is
heard Every citizen OF Wilmington
would be taxed and In the distribution
. of school funds Wilmington's l401'
puhlie school children would he con
sIder,d. il is claimed, but its a.o00 par"
chial school children would not be con
sidered By this method of distrihu
tlon II is declared. Wilmington wouh
lose "a large sum to which IL is entitled
The parochial schools are not asktns
for an appropriation.
Wilmington Legislators are INSISTING
that Wilmington be made a unit unde
: the School bill. instead of a part OF Ney
: castle county.
We are unfortunate Il am going I
speak out in meeting) III Delaware Il
i. having press almost exclusively con
trolled by a certain interest. The peop
!, have no right If we take the state
ments OF that press to know the abso
ute facts Now | claim that tn
people have the right TO know thes
facts. and tlfe minute that press start
" out through misstatements and through
people ! claim that press just tha
= minute commits q breach of trust an
= deceives the people. and just that min
: ute that press should be called by tn
peoples representatives, the Legisla
ture.
u would like 20 know what attorney
in Delaware claim that an individua
should pay an income tax and that /
individuals because they see fit TO OF
ganize a legal entity, should not pa
:. any income tax. would like to knoN
d the workings Of the minds Of those eni
i nent attorneys who claim that 90
= of the school load should be borne b
e % per cent of the wealth | woul
II like 10 know that and | would like I
Z know the names of the men who max
Il the statement that Delaware shoul
,s not maintain her schools by taxatio
, from the source best able TO pay tn
tax.