Show Huge Il Increase crease in Taxes Since Ac United States Pays Annually New York The Tork Immense financial burden Imposed upon the principal nn- nn nations na nations n associated during the World war against the central powers le 18 analyzed In a comparative study ot of taxation In the tha allied countries made by the national Industrial conference board Taxation In the United States nomi nomI- nomInally nominally nally has tins more than then trebled since pre pre- prewar pre pre- prewar prewar war days The total amount of ot local and federal taxes tuxes levied In the fiscal year l 1023 24 1923 4 amounted to 7 7 as compared with 2104 2104 In l 1913 14 Taking Into so- so account ac account count the tho decrease of ot purchasing pow V power power er of the dollar during the war decade thIs represents an nn actual Increase In Inthe Inthe Inthe the tax burden of ot two and a n quarter times that of ot the last prewar year ear Per Capita Tax Doubled Doubted Per capita taxation more than dou dou- dou doubled doubled bled In n both the United States and Great But nut Great Greut Britain 10 1024 1924 4 six years after the signing ot of the armistice led all nil allied countries both In amount of ot taxes levied per head bead of ot population and In the proportion proportion proportion tion of ot total national Income diverted Into channels of ot governmental so expend expend- expenditures expenditures France Italy Belgium and the United States follow tollow In order nc- nc according ac according cording to the burdensomeness whIch their respective tux tax systems imposed upon their people as measured by the relation of ot taxes to national Income British per capita taxes amounting to 2711 In the fiscal Oscal year ear l 1913 14 had bad risen to In l 24 1023 4 In terms ot of 1913 1013 purchasing power per capita taxes In the United States figured Ilg on the same basis Increased from 2 2273 73 In 14 1913 to 4 j In l 24 1923 4 In France from from 2470 70 to 2953 2053 In n Bel nel- Belgium glum gium from 1139 to 1776 1770 In 10 Italy the per capita tax remained the same 14 1425 taking Into account the lower purchasing power of or the 1924 1024 currency Comparative figures for Cor Germany are not available I Increased Relative to Income In both the United States States and Great BrItain taxation In proportion to na- na OSO HO A 9 p Forest Fires Cost Coat CoatS S 2 0 in 1924 b 2 0 0 Washington There were 0 nearly g forest fires tire fire In Inn Ing n g 1924 1 which swept s sA A T acres of ot public and private Q 2 lands and did dam dam- damo g 0 o age ago of ot Injury to young 2 0 growth watershed protection I r wild life lito and recreation radii radii- f g ties 0 9 0 The figures gathered by for tor- toro for y 0 p estry officials are arc said to be accurate accurate ac- ac acQ curate and to Indicate bow how trim trim- y crim-y Q w inn lual Inal Is tho the carelessness of ot those 2 0 responsible for tor much of ot the loss S 0 o Many of the worst f fires res It 2 6 o was reported occurred In say sov- sova sayera g BOV-g a era eral of ot the tho southern states state and andin J g d gIn 0 In California 2 sC Income approximately doubled In Belgium more than doubled since prewar days While taxation In the United States and Great Britain Increased In about the tho same proportion and these two countries lev levy the hl highest hest per capita taxes among tho the allied gilled nations the greater material wealth and productivity of ot the American nation make its tax burden comparatively ely lighter than that borne by any of ot the European nl- nl allied al allied lied countries Net revenues In the United States moreover are arc spent lar largely el tor for universal education good roads public buildings parks and oth oth- other other other er reinvestment of ot the taxpayers money mon mon- money money ey the tho conference board analysis In- In IndIcates indicates In Indicates while the proceeds of ot taxatIon In Europe are aro to a great extent ab- ab absorbed ab absorbed In paying the cost of past wars |