We ave accustomed to the repeate! slogan of the Nationalists to cancel all illegal taxation, 'We do expec! that the Nationalists will afford full protection to the merchants, so that they can trade with freedom, But the proposed official sale of is a monopoly, which will force the merchants to' stop their business also contrary to the principle as ad sated by the late Dr. Sur Yat-sen, who used to pay special attention to the livelihood of thy people. Our cigarette business also a leg:
livelihood, and has close connexion with the welfare of the community.
We suggest to promulgate uniform tax system on cigarettes, so that, both Chinese and foreign made cigarettes have to pay th jame amount of tax. The bet thod is to collect the tax righ: in the factory.
There will be ne ing tax at all.
The governme thus wwe the expenses. of collecting, ind officials will not have far as we can see cigarette industry ness as heretofore. do appeal to our and not to destroy thi important industry of Chit We never re-agnize the fal sale of cigarettes the Chekiang province."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.