Tax Publicity

The Supreme Court has decided (TIME, June 8, TAXATION) that newspapers, if they want to, may publish income-tax returns laid open to public inspection by the Government in accordance with the tax law. But do the newspapers want to do so? And should they? And will they?

Editor and Publisher, trade paper of journalism, put the question: "Will you?" to the newspapers of the country and published their answers. It also gave its own opinion:

"Just where is the line to be drawn in printing news ? . ....

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