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Foreign News
May 17, 1925
The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
What is this article about?
In Southampton, England, tax collector A.G. Parry resigned his $1,500/year job because his conscience wouldn't allow him to collect high taxes causing distress to the poor, leaving him unemployed with a wife and three children.
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TAX COLLECTOR QUITS JOB SOONER THAN TAKE LAST CENT FROM POOR
SOUTHAMPTON, England, May 15.—The most talked-of man in Southampton is A. G. Parry, tax-collector of the South Stoneham Union, who resigned his job because his conscience which, he said, would not permit him further to collect the high taxes which he felt were causing distress among people of the district. Mr. Parry has a wife and three children and no work in sight. His position paid $1,500 a year.
"I could not continue squeezing people for taxes," he said recently, "as I have realized for two years that when I took $5 from many persons, it meant they would be short of food. I understand there have been several hundred applicants for my job."
SOUTHAMPTON, England, May 15.—The most talked-of man in Southampton is A. G. Parry, tax-collector of the South Stoneham Union, who resigned his job because his conscience which, he said, would not permit him further to collect the high taxes which he felt were causing distress among people of the district. Mr. Parry has a wife and three children and no work in sight. His position paid $1,500 a year.
"I could not continue squeezing people for taxes," he said recently, "as I have realized for two years that when I took $5 from many persons, it meant they would be short of food. I understand there have been several hundred applicants for my job."
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Southampton Tax Collector
Resignation
Conscience
Tax Distress
Economic Hardship
What entities or persons were involved?
A. G. Parry
Where did it happen?
Southampton, England
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Southampton, England
Event Date
May 15
Key Persons
A. G. Parry
Outcome
resigned position paying $1,500 a year; no work in sight; several hundred applicants for the job
Event Details
A. G. Parry, tax-collector of the South Stoneham Union, resigned because his conscience would not permit him to collect high taxes causing distress among the district's people. He has a wife and three children.