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"0-19 (11-22-55) h ra TTHESE: DAYS: Gen. MacArth D Pr ’ . Views on Taxes. a a & =i a : By ‘GEORGE. E. OKOLSKY = tg ~\ENERAL DOUGLA ”MacARTHUR in: his role. ot : Chairman of the Board ‘orihe Sperry Rand Gor- poration delivered an address. which ‘pecause .of, its Umited purpose and locale passed: unnotic. dace arthur’ 8 address was more like that of a Britieti ‘poart: ! chairman who often uses sich an occasion to speak Son subjects which interest him and which may: be ‘of ‘public moment. On this occasion, General MacArthur “commented on taxes and what he said seems to be ot +value in the record: © 0: res | be ..In the lexicon of government there is ng ‘more : grim and pertinent aphorism than Chief Justice John .Marshall’s warning as early as 1819 that-the power-to tax includes the power to destroy. Indeed, this is the ‘weapon that Karl Marx declared was the vital oneto ‘displace the system of free enterprise—the system -. on which our nation was founded—the system which hes | made ug the most prosperous people of all history. : Rah ual - Reasonable taxation is of course an essential of govern-: . ment, but when taxation is used as a social regulator it becomes a menace to freedom. When its rate ig 0° . excessive that men work month after month with-all -that they. earn. going to. government, it amounts ‘ almost to forced labor, It practically reduces them for protracted periods to something akin to involuntary - servitude. It is an unwarranted arbitration that a j handful of men, centered in government, largely bu- reaucrati¢c not elected, can spend the proceeds of tail . (and jabor to greater advantages than he who creates . “the money. Its excessive application can reduce free | men to serfdom, can destroy initiative, absorb ‘the “capitalistic system and Teve) tepresentative government to sovietism.” — | ' Similiar Platforms ‘The two “open” conventions at Chicago and Francisco which adopted platforms that. are: sO much "like each other in essence that there is little quarrel]: Sn the country over fundamentals offer little more hope | «to the American citizen who would like-to save a few‘ rdollars, honestly earned and honestly. set aside, for-his own later years or for his progeny to inherit. We are | sliving in the era of Keynesian economics and the twe Aparties of moderation plan to do nothing-o help restore | prorality toa nation which is suffering from ‘the psy- | 3 . 4 4 cee reg SUSE: mon san find tex sancteaties sbrosd: | leet ordinary citizen oan only hope.that the Seguctions ; -help him over a’bad year and that he will ip against a “field man” who enjoys making miseri}! wiyone who earns more than he does. One cnce told. ‘ hen I Raha seam of his.-general attitude, whet “a Nease Winterrowd ———— Tele. Room ——— Holloman ———— ld aa 133k abil “3 ise 3 — Wash. Post and Times Herald Wash. News Wash. Star ———___—__ N, Y. Herald ——_—_—__ Tribune N.-Y. Mirror N. Y. Daily News -— Daily Worker \ The Worker Ne Leader Aimeout vee Dats EP 4 jo5¢