Show Views of the Nations Nation's Press I Word comes from Washington that congress and the treasury I have about decided to start collecting collecting collecting col col- some of the CS in new war taxes through a 5 per cent levy on gross in incomes incomes incomes in- in comes to be withheld at the sour source e. e The measure which is expected to raise about annually will go into force as soon boon oon as it can become law What this means dear reader is that within two or three months you are going to get a 5 3 per cent cut unless cut unless your employer employer employer em em- absorbs the difference It means that although you willbe will willbe be able to deduct the 5 per cent Ent Entin in figuring the 1942 income tax you will actually have hav to pay the 1941 tax ant out of an income smaller small small- er than you reckoned on New Years Year's day I No one will complain complain now But a great many people are likely to be seriously embarrassed embarrassed embarrassed embar embar- later in the year If they do not take this impending legislation legislation legislation leg leg- into account Even without it those persons who had not taken the precaution to budget their infinitely higher 1941 income tax payments were riding for a fall We Ve have had more warning than Admiral Kimmel and General General General Gen Gen- eral Short had at Pearl Harbor It will vill be our own fault if we I also are caught flat j Chicago Sun Winston Churchill's speech yesterday was primarily an appeal appeal appeal ap ap- ap- ap peal to the people of the United Kingdom and this was the es essence essence essence es- es sence of it You have a government government government govern govern- ment that will never give up dont don't defeat yourselves by weakening weakening weakening weak weak- ening or changing it Note well the point of his warning that the greatest thing the British people people people-or or any of their allies have allies have to fear even amid the worst news since Dunkirk Dunkirk Dunkirk Dun Dun- kirk is not Germany or Japan but a weakening of purpose No defeat is fatal as long as the united nations have the will to win and Churchill whatever his mistakes or faults is the British symbol of that will The lesson is one Americans can translate in terms of our own extremity Criticism debate debate debate de de- de- de bate advice advice we we must have all these and freely BUT WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT NOBODY NOBODY NOBODY NO NO- BODY WHO WOULD LOSE HEART OR WHO WOULD COMPROMISE IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES CIRCUMSTANCES CIRCUMSTANCES CIR- CIR ON ANY TERMS SHORT OF COMPLETE COMPLETE COM COM- ANNIHILATION OF NAZISM SHALL BE ALLOWED ALLOWED ALLOWED AL AL- LOWED TO SHAPE OUR COURSE OR HELP STEER OUR BOAT Every debate criticism every of our conduct 01 of the war must start from that premise Minneapolis 1 Star Journal |