Jews and Arabs Launch Vigorous Campaign Against Income Tax in Palestine

A vigorous campaign against the projected introduction of an income tax in Palestine was launched yesterday by Jewish and Arab organizations.

A joint meeting in Tel Aviv of Jewish merchants and industrialists, as well as representatives of all political parties with the exception of the Jewish Labor Party, resolved to cable a protest to the Colonial Office and also to urge the Jewish Agency Executive in London to act promptly to prevent the introduction of an income tax.

An income tax will deeply affect the interests of the Jews, the meeting held.

Simultaneously the Jerusalem Chamber of Commerce, composed of Jews, Arabs and British representatives, held a meeting in which a resolution opposing the tax was adopted.

The Palestine Jewish National Council has called a meeting for next Monday to deal with this subject.

The entire Arab press carries articles today rejecting the proposed tax.

In the interim the government is making extensive preparations to impose the tax and a special expert is expected to arrive shortly from London to advise the government.

The prevailing Jewish sentiment is that the committee which the government plans to create to assist this expert be boycotted.