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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPe*
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Entered as second class matter Feb
24, 1007, at tbe post office at Nome,
Alaska, under the Act of Congreao of
March 1274.
Copy for regular advertlsments
must be In by 10 o’clock on the day of
publication.
NOME ALASKA, JULY 2, 1917.
EXCESS INCOME TAXATION.
The proposal of the senate finance
committee to place a war tax on what
is generally termed "excess" profits
may be considered as one of the most
timely and sensible proposals to which
the august governing body has given
its attention. As to its justice there
is little question although its applica- !
tion will probably make many a bond i
holder squirm with wrath and male-1
diction.
And the larger their income the
greater will be the howl that will be
sent up to high heaven at the rank
discrimination that is being displayed
against the. solid interests.
Yet, though their clamors may fill
the earth and the skies above, their
Is no discounting the fact that finch
n tax is eminently Just. And there
should not only be a tax on large
profits but also on all large incomes.
The poor man who answers the call
to war sacrifices home family and
often life Itself, in the service of the
country without the slightest hope of
return aside from the salvation and
future well being of the nation.
On the other hand the larger proper
ty owners, the solid business and pro
fessional men, the men who control
the great corporations and represent
the larger aggregations of capital, are
men of mature years and usually un
available for active army service by
reason of age and Impaired health and
are therefore dependent on the younger
and less prosperous citizens for the
protection of their wealth.
Under such conditions it is only fair
and just that they should bear their
share of the burdens of war by con
tributing financially, according to their
income. Uy no manner of reasoning
can it be considered as other than Just
that all citizens should bear an equal
share of the burdens which are forced
upon a nation by conflict and should
equally devote themselves to its safe
ty and protection. And If they are
not able to do so in one way they
should do so in another. If they are
not able to share in the primary duty
of bearing arms in the service of the
country they should, if possessed of
large means, contribtue financially,
according to their income, to the sup
port of the armies and the widows and
orphans of those who peilsh In the de
fense of the nation.
Another and equally important rea
son why those of large Income should
be taxed in direct ratio to the volume
of such Income Is that they alone
share In whatever profits are to be
derived from war.
The poor man receives nothing from
war save the benefits of peace when
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the war Is over. At best he is seldom
able to gain more than the joy ot
returning to the bosom of his family
and resuming his customary occupa
tion at so much per day. War never
brings him anything in the nature
of a betterment of condition. In fact,
other things being equal, he is usually
worse oft in a financial sense than
before the war, even though he re
ceives the same wage, owing to the
increased burdens of taxation thrust
upon the nation as a result of conflictJ
But, to those of great wealth war
| is usually a financial harvest| Their
' ab'ility to supply the vast quantities
of supplies required by the army
through the medium of their factories
and lands makes war anything but a
detriment. War represents to them
scarcely more than a most excellent
opportunity to make profits. Assuredly,
oven at the worst, war and its at
tendant trials and horrors touches but
Tittle upon those of great wealth. ..
It is admitted that in the armies of
Europe many men of fortune are shar
ing with the poor man the maximum
of all that war can bring to a nation.
They are fighting beside their poorer
brethren in the trenches with just as
much devotion to flag and country as
the most humble “Foilu" or "Tommy.”
.Men who do as they have done should
rightfully be subjected to no greater
taxation than their poorer comrades.
But those who stay at home and share
in the protection the country affords,
in addition to deriving great profits
as a result of such protection, should
by all means be compelled to pay well
for the privileges so gained.
As Gifford Pinehot, chairman of the
American war finance committee, said
in a statement some time ago: “There
should be a genuine partnership in
patriotism between the working people,
who will be asked to volunteer their |
lives, and the wealthy who will be
called upon to give their dollars.”
Laying as'ide the personal aspects
of income taxation for war purposes,
it may be said that under the scheme
of taxation proposed by the senate
finance committee a sum equal to
more than one twenty fifth of the total
estimated cost of the first year of war
will be in this manner be placed upon
the shoulders of those who are the
best able to bear it.
According to Its own showing the
Steel truRt piled up profits for its
stockholders last year amounting to
The tremendous total of $300,000,000
while the Dupont fanVily, of gunpow
der fame, realized, according to pop
ular report, an Income of more than
$80,000,000 last year as a direct result
of the European war.
Is there a single logical reason why
such huge profits—and they will prob
ably be even greater now that Amer
ica is in the war -should not be taxed?
NOTICE.
Did it ever strike you Mr. Husband
that Mrs. Wifsy is entitled to have the
Nugget in her household—Do it new.
ed—$2.00 per month by carrier.
SEATTLE EATS TON OF
WHALE MEAT IN DAY
Jonah is avenged!
Had the ancient biblical explorer of
submarine mysteries been alive ard
in Seattle, yesterday he probably
would have smiled broadly says the
Seattle Times of recent date.
Two thousand pounds of whale meat
—that's exactly a ton—was sold and
eaten in tills city yesterday. And
more could have been put on the mar
ket. The entire consignment for tills
city was sold before 4 o’clock yester
day afternoon and dealers at once
began to beseech the supplying
sources for more.
The American Pacific Whaling Co.,
operating at Grays Harbor, was re
sponsible for depositing the first ship
ment of whale meat on the Seattle
market. Eight hundred pounds were
distributed around the local hotels and
the remainder was sent to the various
city meat markets.
The various hotels found ready de
mand for the steak in their dining
rooms.
Whale meat, yesterdays' experiment
proved, looks and tastes much like
beef. It is a little more grainy than
the ordinary beefsteak According to
scientists the whale steak contains
more protein. If the demand for the
meat locally is constant the company
prom'ises to suppy the market with
a large quantity. The low price—10
cents a pound yesterday—proved at
tractive.
We want every one to be a eub'
scriber to the Nugget—Do it NOW.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
Tlie best guarantee you can have
for a successful issue of your clothes
is do patronize an old established
house; a house that wants you to
come back and be their permanent
patron.
Such a house is tlie Nome Tailor
ing Co., we make alterations.
We do cleaning, pressing and rc
pairlng. We make suits to order.
We guarantee all work and our
prices are reasonable. We appreciate
your patronage.
NOME TAILORING CO.
Next door Segerstorm & Hagen
Jewelry Store.
FIRE ALARM SIGNALS
12 .Standard Oil Co.
13 .Cars tens Cold Storage
14 .J. J. Season Co, office
15 . ..Headquarters Saloon
21.The Lobby
24.Pioneers Igloo
26.Catholic Church
31 .Polet's residence
32 . Yoi key’s Cigar Store
41 .opp. Webb's Market
Engine House, Phone Main 97.
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