Show r LAKE TELEGRAM TH THU TI-ft l TURKISH TAXES CONDUCIVE T TO CONFUSION CONSTANTINOPLE O May ray 17 By ByA A A. P. P Tho P.-Tho Tho grand national assembly assembly assem assem- bly sits In its capital at Angora barred from contact with the tho outside out out- side world almost Inaccessible even en to to foreign reign diplomats whose In intercourse intercourse inter inter- ter- ter course must be through the medium of or Dr Adnan Bey Its Iti tive in Constantinople The government government government gov gov- thus lives In an atmosphere of or Its its' own creation unaffected J by foreign comment on its actions ana arul to this condition Is attributed some recent governmental actions which havo have aroused n a measurable degree of ef t foreign criticism Until recently the duty on flour into Turkey was as 1 per cent On March 1 the rate was advanced to 6 per cent and made retroactive on all stocks still In warehouse and which had paid the old duty of ot 1 per cent It is recognized that the question of ot this duty i Is clearly a a. matter or internal administration and it Is accepted as such S only with the retroactive retroactive ret ret- aspect have found fault tault A decree has been issued increasing increasing IncreasIng ing the Income tax five fold told and to Include foreigners and tive to the date of ot the foreigners foreigner a arrival al in Turkey Another law increases the conJ consumption consumption con con- J tax on a certain at fat product product prod prod- t from to K-to 80 plasters I and r ft it af affects at- at large stocks at present In transit contracted for tor when the levy was only 6 5 plasters In In local business circles these awkward and unusual proceedings are ascribed largely to the Ignorance Ignorance Igno Igno- rance ranco of ot a n. popular government as asyet asyet yet ret unused to the Intricacies of ot economic eco eco- co- co legislation It is felt that the deputies do not realize the far far- reaching effects of such s measures nor their reaction In western lands |