(Jewish Telegraphic Agency Mail Service)
The results of the “taxing out of existence” policy of the previous Polish governments with regard to the Jewish population are evident from data collected by the Jewish statistician, Ignatz A. Czerniakow.
It appears that during the year 1925, the number of Jewish artisans who received government licenses was 5,218 less than in the year 1924. This means that more than 20,000 Jewish skilled workmen were taxed out of existence.
Figures available for the year 1926 point to the fact that the ruin of the Jewish population has grown. In several districts the number of Jews who obtained artisans’ licenses was reduced by one-half, the cause being the pressure of taxation and economic ruin.
The headquarters of the Jewish Merchants’ Association in Warsaw has just concluded an inquiry in several hundred Polish towns. The result of the inquiry shows that 72 per cent of the industrial licenses were issued to Jews and that 83 per cent of the commercial licenses were held by Jews.
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