The daily worker., 1931-02-13
On the Eve of Election in CHICAGO

per cent 1t is very hard to sell now real estate
in spite CT all the own Your Own Home" prop
aganda of the bosses. In spite of this, Thomp-
Son-Cormack' and Co. raised the recent reyaIua-
ton Of property considerably and the tax rate
was also raised from 1.12 to 1877 Property own
ers have to pay taxes for 1881, at a time when
even the 1923 levies are not fully paid, and the
delinquent taxes amount to So million dollars
Inc protest OF the various tax payers asso-
Citations, asking for moratorium and for a review
OF all revaluations has been ignored by the
bankers tools in the City Hall and Courts
County Judge Jarecki ruled out the other day
protests on technical basis and we are sure
that the decision on the remaining so million
dollars will be the same. The economic crisis is
hitting not only the workers very badly, but
also the store keepers, small property owners
VINO are faced with sheriff sales, with the COM
plete loss of their savings.
tty-Bourgeoisie Cannot Fight
The petty-bourgeoisie in the leadership of the
taxpayers movement is, of course getting very
militant" Besides pulling their aldermen and
ward healers by the coat tails, and getting at
least empty promises, they are threatening with
tax payers strike. Unless the city will re-
consider its present excessive revaluation reduce
the tax rate, and issue bonds to cover the def
icit due to the moratorium, they viii refuse to
pay the 1929 taxes! So they speak at meetings
and resolutions This threat, which, of course,
will not, and cannot be carried out under the
leadership of the petty -bourgeoisie is, however,
an indication of the discomfort of the middle
class and the narrowing down of the social base
capital
The threat of the tax payers trike brought
forth quite a CONSERVATION in the bourgeois
camps. The Civic Federation issued mani
festo to the taxpayers, begging them not to
strike because it will only lead to chaos, by un-
derninig the police and fire departments schools,
hospitals etc, and because in the long run they
will be forced, even at the price of sheriff sale,
not only to pay the full amount due, but also
the penalties, ranging from 10 to so per cent.
This panic stricken warning was echoed by all
the capitalist newspapers. 1t is natural that
under the leadership of the capitalist politicians.
the interests of the small property owners will
be betrayed, and the workers and small -busi-
ness men, and not the big corporations will be
forced to pay the costs of the crisis.
Communists Have Only Program
The Communist Party is making the fight
against high taxes, graft, corruption an issue
in its election. We demand that the cost OF
the crisis be paid by the big capitalists by specia,
taxation of corporations who made profits Of
over $4,000 year and persons having an in
come of over $4,000, besides slashng by so per
cent the appropriation of the police department,
courts and many other municipal offices and big
job holders, We demand the appropriation of the
nearly go million dollars provided in the budget
for bond redemption and bond interest, and trac-
ton fund, for unemployed relief. We demand
the stoppage Of all sheriff sales, and moratorium
in taxes to all workers who own property and
the complete exemption from taxation of all
unemployed workers. The Communist Party is
calling on all workers to vote NO on the various
referendums for bond issues and for reorganiza-
ton of the government, which can and will only
lead to further fascination and further dictator
ship of finance capital. Boycott the capitalist
priI laries! Vote Communist!