The Detroit tribune., 1940-02-10
A NON PARTISAN
NEWSPAPER
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BY Ulysses w. Boykin

Has the administration OF relief been fair 10 81
groups, regardless OF race or creed? What has been
the attitude of your u. s. congressman and senators
on the Anti-Lynchirg Bill? These and many similar
questions must be answered by voters OF our gronn
before the fall election rolls around. Although We
are cOlored citizens. should not forget thai o.r
representatives In the nations capitol should act for
the good OF all Am' ricans. They should agree that
taxation be primarily for revenue that il X An
obligation to citizenship which should fall less he,
y upon the than on the wealthy: also that fed
eral revenue must be increased. Although the bud
get cannot be balanced Immediately. cycca bal.
ance Is imperative II we are to retain the capitalist
system Our governmental representatives must also
bear in mind that taxes must be imposed SO AS 10
place the least hindrance upon economic progress
The present tax system seems inadequate. because
II cannot raise enough revenue and It bears too
heavily upon industry thereby retarding investments
and employment
our government officials should also remember
the reed for reform OF corporation taxes. 10 el
inmate double taxation OF divided capital stock rax
and the excess profits tax. as 10 permit con.
soidatcd returns reasonable allowances Tor depre-
citation and the carry over OF losses. Other tax re-
forms are also greatly needed.
We cannot forget that we have nearly eleven
millions OF men out of work in our country! Few
new industries are beingcreaed and little new
capital being Invested What type Of good will or
poliey he brought about TO change this picture?
Remember that this country is better able Than
any other democracy IN the world 10 maintain ils
traditional institutions and standards of liyins II
Is St the richest. frecst and safest country on
earth With more leisure and wealth than amy other
land we can find peaceful ard democratic solution
10 our problems Yet. what going TO DO about
it The Negro has not Jared so well under the pre-
sent Republican administration in Michigan Just
about a handful OF people have henchicl We
have been lefi most OF the good iohs We have
lot Of faith in the Republicans. but II they hone 10
carry The Negro vote IN Michigan. fhe, Will have 10
wake up and stop handing us this old "l'nelc Tom"
stuff
When the civil service system In Michigan VAS
SIT up Negro Jobs well as jobs held by Whites
were supposed be secure. In fact the majority
Negroes even after they had passed the cNii sei-
vice examinations and qualified. wor, let out
According 10 the daily papers, the STATE M'rt
board seems 10 have turned into Joke leA,iNs we
Negro as usual out in the cold.
We recently read in a news fVlra~c from lANs
ing that the payroll in addition io the commission
members themselves now includes Sl2O0 wear
for new pctitical apponiees of the commission Pay
ron records show u at unclassfed employees n'nde
the four commissioners. william A. Irving William
A. Comstock. John s Haggcrty and John y STRANGE
each AZ $3.50 a month or $4,000 year indc ne
civil service law. prior to the Ripper Act eonms-
soners received only per diem compensation lney
were paid SIS day, hut only FOR those na' tney
were aCtuallS in session
The Negro's employment record in me 'oHny
government is very good Even the local city govern
mcnt couG take few lessons in this respect II
IN 10 us 70 keep and improve county conditions uA'
lob FOR lsio is TO ioir in plan for the de'eop-
mcnt of political activity So on with The bis sno"
You haze the material What are We going 70 20
about it,