Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30

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ference between victory and defeat.
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The Allies - British, Fighting
French, and Americans are
steadily forging ahead on the Tu-
nisian battlefront. Latest reports
indicate that they are now within
90 miles of the great Axis base of
Tunis. and are admitted by Axis
sources to be even closer to BIZ
zerte. These advances. however,
are costly in both men and mater
ial. but at long last the Allies have
perfected their long line of supply.
and the guns many of which for
time were held in reserve until
larger quantities of ammunition
was available. are blasting the
Axis lines all along the front. This
incessant pounding coupled with
round -the-clock aerial lombard
ment. should cave-in the enemys
redoubtable mountain line. within
the week. and then the infantry and
mechanical units of the allies and
Field Marshall Erwin Rommel will
join battle on the ancient plain of
Tunis. This battle will rage for
several days or until all of the
armOr of the Axis is destroyed;
then the NaZis and their weak
kneed companions in arms. the |
Italians. may attempt to stand siege
in Tunis. This however. is thought |
unlikely for the Allies. particularly |
the Americans. are known to have |
some very efficient heavy motorized |
artillery of the siege type busted !
off and ready for Just such an ac-
ton, while Admiral Cunningham is !
reported to be moving a portion of
his feet into this section of the
Mediterranean.
/s/s/
The question of how to collect the /
Federal income tax is not settled |
by any means. The pay-as-you-gO |
idea gets on its feet as rapidly as
it is knocked down. Polls over the
nation show conclusively that the
people favor such a plan.
In regard to the Treasury's OBJ
lection that the Ruml plan would
favor the rich. Congressman Celler,
Democrat. of New York. says:
THAT is untrue. 1t is demagOgic
slug below the belt. The Ruml plan,
with all the bugs taken out. would
favor no one class. All can be
treated alike. All would benefit
and the government would be en-a
riched with less tax delinquencies.
and refusals to pay"
AS taxes get heavier. and as mill
lions of people. for the second
lime. pay an installment of their
Federal income tax. demands will
grow louder for pay-as-you-go
lax plan.
/s/s/
Ben Franklin made speech be-
fore the Constitutional Convention
in Philadelphia in 1887. He warned
the builders of the Republic against
the dangers of bureaucracy. say
ing: There is scarce a king in
hundred who would not if he could.
follow the example of Pharaoh
get first all the peoples money,
then all their lands, and then make
them and their children servants
forever"
Senator O"Mahoney of Wyoming
in a recent address said: We do
not want the government TO run the
whole show. The natural and ine-
vitable result of concentrated pow
er is the limitation of growth. We ,
must realize that though the gov :
may create debt. only the !
people can pay it. Production by :
he people is the only dependable =
source of government revenue. The :
supreme task of the democracy, ,
therefore. is to enable the people tc /,
produce. The only alternative is !
some form of national socialism, :
When the king" (the govern !
nent) referred to by Ben Franklin, =
soes into business in competition :
With private citizens, the seeds of ;,
socialism have been plant
ID. That has already happened in G
,ur country. 1t remains to be seen n
o what extent the people will cul j
ivate this alien crop. If they per- r
nit it to flourish. it will swallow :.
heir money. their lands, and leave n
hem and their children its SER :
ants. r
This nation resulted from indi- II
idual ambition and enterprise de- n
'eloping the natural resources of a
he country-with government the q
ervant, not the master of the peo- I,
lie. Remember Ben Franklin's h
words whenever some one talks |,
bout the government going into n
usiness in competition with pri- n
ate citizens to furnish service O
at cost" When it does that. the f,
eople go out of business, national e
ocialism is established. and we s
II work for the government in a
tead of ourselves. 1t becomes the e
laster instead of the servant. Il
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