Show PEOPLE SHORN OF POWER ISLE OF MAN CLAIMS CLAIMS' T Taxation Without Representation Representation Representation tation Charged to o Britain S By Milton Bronner LONDON LONDO l f March 18 No No tax taxation tion without representation Some Somo odd years after the American Ameri Amen can colonists shouted this in defiance of or King ICing George Georce III of England the same bat Is being raised by the p people ople of the little Isle of Man who are ruled by V V. of oC England And their voice will probably be heard in parliament The isle Isles Isle's s ruled by a lieutenant governor governor gover rover nor ner and an upper council named by the crown and bv by a hou house e of eC Keys elected by bythe bythe bythe the people The council and the keys set get et tog together ther from the he legislative body known as the TAKE DRASTIC STEP I Apparently with the approval of of ot th the taxpayers the house of keys has taken the drastic step of refusing to meet with the he lieutenant governor and the upper council because salaries have been in increased increased in- in creased without its consent The salary raises amount to tO which is equal to about one fourth of the revenues before before before be be- fore the war It is estimated that other raises bound to follow will run it up up to A much higher rate of pay has been given the police who it is claimed have a ahard ahard ahard hard time tithe finding anything to do except when the summer tourists begin to ar arrive ar- ar rive nyc Other officials have also been fa favored fa- fa a- a The gist of or the compla complaint nt Is s s' that the the increases have been granted without consultation consultation consultation con con- with the parliamentary body elected by the themselves They say in IIi the last resort this means the isle Is governed by permanent officials officials daIs at the home office in hI London who have responsibility neither to the British British British Brit Brit- ish house of ol commons nor northe th the M Manx people peo peo- L ARE ARE DEMANDING REFORMS The Manx are tre re peculiarly peeved be because because because be- be cause they have no old age pensions and tate insurance such as the rest of ot Britain Britain Brit Brit- am ain has being told that such luxuries cannot be afforded They are therefore asKin j why the luxury of ot raising salaries can can be afforded They are are re demanding a reform in their constitution and nd the house of or keys is being strongly backed up up by the folk of the little island which sent out of its population of ot to fight for the I empire |