The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-08
MISLEADING THE TAX
STRUGGLE

The Constitution and Bylaws of the North
Dakota Taxpayers Association have been publish
ed They consist of fifteen points, ID of which re-
late for the most part TO technical matters Point
however contains the reasons for the existence of
the association. These as follows:
g The objects of this organization
shall be to make a continuous investiga-
ton and study of the expenditures of pub
lie monies, the levy and assessing of taxes
and assessments, and the reasonableness
and necessity for all public expenditures
and taxes, to secure and disseminate accur-
ate information among its members and
the public relating to such matters; to
make recommendations relative thereto, to
public officers and other institutions, or
CARNATIONS, boards and bodies, and gener-
ally take whatever action may be deemed
advisable in the administration of public
affairs within the state of North Dakota.
This organization shall be non-political and
as an association shall not become affiliat-
ed or connected in any manner with any
political party or faction
The purpose of the organization is to 'inves-
tigate"pand "study" public expenditures, to spread
accurate information" etc., etc. What is the pur
pose of all of this research?
One Cnlng mas not Deen mentioned IN JnlS pro-
gram, or two things. The first is the interests of
the small and middle farmers. The second is the
necessity for struggle of the toing masses for tax
reduction. SasE
They want to prevent the small and middle
farmers from realizing that they are not just tax
payers that they are that section of the farm mass
who are robbed so that the other section of the
tax list can be relieved of taxation.
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farmers from STRUGGLING for tax reduction and
for their other immediate demands as SMALL and
MIDDLE FARMERS They want to prevent the
organization of the small and middle farmers for
their own interests and against the big capitalists,
bankers and railroad owners They want to pre-
vent CLASS STRUGGLE.
We must see to it that this plan of theirs is
defeated. We must see to it that the small and
middle farmers are organized as small and middle
farmers under heir own leadership in the United
Farmers League and not under the leadership of
the bankers in the taxpayers leagues run by the
local businessmen.
We must explain to the farmers that the only
way in which they can achieve tax reduction is
thru militant struggle The research" which the
North Dakota Taxpayers Association is trying to
foster is for the purpose of preventing this srug
gle. Tax reduction or tax exemption for the small
and middle farmers can only be achieved through
struggle thru refusal to pay taxes and preventing
the sheriff from evictng any farmers for non-pay-
ment of taxes. q
The Taxpayers Association goes further in its at
tempt to mislead the farmers
"This organization shall be non-political and as
association shall not become affiliated in any
manner with any political party or faction"
This is the policy of the Farmers Union and of
the American Federation of Labor. AS an organi-
cation they do not Officially" support either of
the capitalist parties but in practice they try to
misead the farmers and workers they influence in
to voting for another of the political parties
of the bankers and the BOSSES They want TO pre-
vent the farmers of North Dakota from voting fol
the political party of all of the toiling masses
the Communist Party.
This is the program of the taxpayers leagues
Of Wall Street and of the Hoover Hunger Govern
ment.