ments of every province are draining the nation's wealth and dissipating the means of public improvement, the development of! means of communication, the ex-plaiting of natural resources, and the organization of the public services.
The Revolutionary - leaders 'Swatow are in the same state their enemies, "the—militaris When they retook the district in November they widely published the statement that the anti-Reds had! taken, $4,000,000 in taxes and exaction in' their short term, They themselves required little first, but now their hand is being heavily felt, Possibly the Russian milch cow is getting dry. A winter season has set in for the financial milk, and while fodder, in the shape of the oil monopoly, has to be bought to keep the cow going, milk has meanwhile to be bought elsewhere, in the shape of new taxes.
How is the monthly deficit of; half a million to be raised? The heavy house tax has been imposed. It is interesting to note in connexion with it that while, to make seem consonant with the treaties, it, was announced by the Mayor te be for the upkeep of the police, and therefore, it is claimed, justly. to be levied on foreigners, notice: has already been given that the first three months are to 00 collected in advance, and the proceeds applied to' the road-widening schemes.
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