Milford chronicle., 1922-03-31
MISINFORMATION
CFrom State Sentinel, March 22nd)

doubt Delaware has been fed on more misinformaton
through the press this State than other State IN the
Union Many of newspapers not only don't explain
conditions misrepresent facts and color happenings
and events in order to them nearly represent
their wishes the public general of necessity is not
only grossly misinformed but becomes non-belieVer
Laws which are passed for the welfare OF the many
and which do not grant special concessions to the few
especially happen to control the newspapers
generally are the first criticised by the press And
to criticism appear just and well founded the
provisions of the law either not explained or mis-
stated and the trainers of condemned in the hope
that the people, through misinfOrmatiOn and lack OF
knowledge will repeal the law at the next session of the
legislature and thereby law which will relieve
the special interests their preceptors from carrying their
fair proportion of the cost of government.
In many of States when laws are passed, men or
women are appointed to administer them who COM
petent explain them the people, that the people
are informed their provisions and the press of the
medium for disseminating that information
but Delaware. Here the people are allowed to
stumble along continually fed lot of false
until the law though it be an equitable and
just law wiped off the statute books or allowed
lay by failure of enforcement which accom-
pshes the purpose.
The many columns of criticism in the Wilmington
newspapers of the tax law for public school main
tenance are illustrations of what mean
with no uniform rulings or explanatory information by the
Tax Department famarize citizens with its
visions
The Wilmington Star of Sunday last carried a<front
page article the evident purpose which the making
of the unpopular 1t claims that there is much objec-
ton to the law because the date of filing made the
the Federal Law. If it had been made another
the would likely have been kicking then claim
ing the absurdity of compelling the average individual
to worry himself nearly death making two sets of
reports when the data compiled at one time could have
been used for two purposes namely the compiling of the
State well the Federal returns thererom The log
time file State report when has his figures
all front of him for his Federal report the Star to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
The Star also wonders why the taxes couldn't have
been collected the partial payment plan The schools
needed the at to meet their obligations Tea
take promssOry notes for their monthly saar
les and partial payment plan would not only not get
money schools needed it, but the cost OF get
ting would be much greater, which would ultimately
mean taxes Star would then have had that
= to growl about
The Star asks why the State doesn't make the stand
ard for a married $25OO exemption instead of $2
exemption The Star might have asked with just as
much foundation in reason why the State didn't charge
40 $780, does the Federal gov
eInment instead of 10 tax incomes from $4,000 to
$SOOO State; but that wouldn't have helped
the Star in it's desire to find fault.
The Star doesn't probably know that the Federal
exemption raised from $4,000 to $4,000 since the
passage the State Act and that when the State Act was
passed it's exemption for the head of the family was the
same the then existing Federal Law.
that hasn't thing in the world to do with it.
It costs the State of Delaware at least $22OOOOO to sup
port public system and the States law
passed to raise those funds How the Federal government
frames it's law has nothing to do with it. Our prob
lem was problem The funds had to be raised and
the trainers the law the peoples chosen representa-
es concluded that the people of the State of Delaware
should support public school system in proportions
that equitable and just placing the burden on all
of wealth in the proportion those forms of wealth
should rghuly carry and if of the friends OF the
hut
had been dumping their neghbor who happened
to own his own home little peeved frank to
say very glad Of it.
As to the filing fee, it is merely captation tax of
three dollars made filing fee to lessen the cost of col
lection It lieu of the six dollar capitation tax all
male citizens have been paying county for years.
and five dollar capation tax they have been paying in
Sussex.
If citizens of New Castle county and the city of Will
mngton haven't been paying any tax unless they owned
estate only this say to them, that if
the real estate owners Wimin gton willing to be
"goat" other kinds of wealth.
public schools made into a State unit, we in
Kent and Sussex did not to remain the goat
let the high saaried and the wealthy
stock and bond holder continue to packmule
to carry their school tax burden.
Three dollars year to person means less than
cent day support of public schools far less
than the spends matches and the
face powder; and if there are any of our cit
zens who begrudge that amount order that may
have system of public education, they do not de-
serve the advantages and protection Of American
monwealth and it about time the press Of the State
stopped msrepresenng the facts and proceeded to
courage law and order and aided in settling difficult
problem rather than confusing the minds of the public for
the promotion of unrest.
Delaware has got to have public school system. An
efficient one present time is costing $2OOOO0O
This must be raised by taxation twenty-five cent of
the wealth. which all there is invested in real estate
can't and won't carry the whole load The present tax law
is fair equitable and just and it should be enforced