The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-27
PETITIONS FOR MORATORIUM ON
TAXES

TAXES
A movement is under way to induce the
State Tax Commission to suspend payment
of taxes without penalty until fall Petit
tiOns are beng circulated asking that this
be done.
Less than half the taxes of 1881 have
been paid. Many people find it impossible
to raise the money to pay either the first
half or the last half of their taxes, the last
half of which is due and payable IN a
month.
If the law permits any method of sus-
pending the payments of taxes for few
months it should be done and, doubtless,
the responsible officers will do So The
law provides that the taxes must be col
lected in definite and certain manner and
neither the governor nor the county treas
urer has-any power to suspend the prOvi-
siOns of the law. Under general powers
the State Tax Commission might do some
thing to alleviate the distressing tax situa-
tiOn. Attorneys feel that that is doubtful.
Petitions are being circulated in different
parts of the county to present to the Gov
ernOr and the State Tax Commission.
Will these petitions win tax relief for the poor
mers? THEY WILL NOT! These petitions
, being circulated for the purpose of preventing
: farmers of Kansas from organizing into their
n militant organizations to carry on a real
uggle for tax relief
What do the petitions ask? THAT "THE
ATE TAX COMMISSION SUSPEND PAY
SNT OF TAXES WITHOUT PENALTY UN-
L FALL? The small and middle farmers of
nsas and of the other states will NOT be able
pay taxes next fall. Postponing taxes until
It fall would mean that the tax collector and
agents for the machine companies and the
1kers will take EVERY CENT that the farmer
IS out of his crop
The Johnson County Democrat reports that
ny of the farmers cannot pay their taxes now.
ose who are circulating the petitions are doing
in order to get these taxes for the capitalist
te. 1t is not to help the farmers that the post
lement is being asked but to aid the capitalist
te-to get its taxes for it when they can be got,
t fall, out of the farmers crops
The Johnson County Demscrat admits, however,
t the capitalist class will not even postpone its
Der demands for taxes until the fall BE-
USE 1T is NOT LEGAL UNDER CAPITAL
1 TO POSTPONE THE PLUMBER OF THE
Hing FARM MASSES. 1.-THE law provides
the taxes must be collected in definite and
tain manner. Something NIGHT be done but
tOrneys feel that it is doubtful"
THE LAW PROVIDES THE WAYS AND
ANS BY WHICH THE SMALL AND MID
E FARMERS MUST BE PLUNDERED TO
PPORT THE CAPITALIST STATE.
Editions to the Governor and to the State Tax
nmission will be considered" but will not win
ef. The tax plundering and sales for taxes
mount higher.
nly mass organization and struggle will win
ef for the toiling farmers from the tax bur-
heaped on them by the bankers. The United
mers League win support all struggles Of ne
ing farmers to win postpOnement of their taxes.
members Of the United Farmers League win
1t side by side with all farmers in this strug-
While ready to cooperate to the fullest ex-
with the unorganired farmers or farmers IN
ctionary farm organizations in the struggle for
tpOnement of their taxes the United Farmers
que unhestatingly points cut to these farmers
inadequacy Of these demands.
ostponement Of taxes until fall means agree
with the capitalist class to give them the plum