Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-06
ENpENDIrIRES ARE IN ENCESs Oh
TIE RECEIPTS.
A TAX ON GRAIN PROPOSED
No INTENTION OF TRYING TO cur
DOWN EXPENSES.
IrOtectiOnist Plan for Raising Rev
cnUc Causes No Alarm Among
the Peopic-Irob'cm Is TO
Have u Great Effect .
In Politics.

! CHICAGO March 5-The Inter Ocean
| prints the following cable dispatch. from
I London:
The British budget for the first time IN
| many YEAR, is going to show a deficit. The
financial year ends March y. and the 70
! ceipts are already cje0t-4' below Sir Mich
acl Hicks Eeaci's cstima;-. II Is evident
! from tie departmental programmes ihtt
| he Will nave to raise s3VG.0o9 by Increased
| taxation To meet The coming years require-
ments.
Tho country has been so accustomed TO
| surpuses that II is quite nonplused. The
| Times warns it that grave fiscal prob
| lens" must ID. faced Immediately. OF ne
| two alternatives, TO spend less money
| raise more revenue. it may be stated en-
| phaticaiiy that public opinion rejects the
| former.
| Mr.. Novleys taunt that lie could now
| define the lingo man willing to spend
| $50 0c".ooo annually n time of peace on the
| military equipment has not stung the elect
! or.
! 1t will doubtless be often repeated dur
ing the coming bulge; debate. but only BY
, the dwindling group of the Manchester
| school of doctrinaireS, ard not by the prac-
+, teal politicians who are concerned for
! their coun'ry's position in the world.
Cannot Reduce Military Forces.
Even the moderate Spectator declares:
| No one but u madman would propose to
| reduce either the land or sea forces at the
| present time and this in a week when
| the army estimates are nearly u million
! and half above those of 1888, and the
! country knows the navy is to follow suit.
The expenditures for the two services
for the next year Will be nearly EiSeyp..l0.
| This says the Outlook. lis the COS, Of
| keeping these islands and the coasts OF the
empire inviolate, and no sane man will be-
| GrudGe the cost"
II is true that SIR Michael Hicks Rea oh
is personally very angry at some of his col
| leagues, who, he thinks, have put the
! country III its present semi-h hostile attitude
| toward Europe. and has vetoed the su-nd-
| ing OF more money in Africa, North South
or Central, but his prescience fails to ac-
| cCmpish his desires.
He has not the slightest notion of cutting
| down the navy and military expenditur.s
| lie Is not the man TO follow Lor! Randolph
churchill and resign unless the spending
ministers reduce the department estimates
The problem of finding more revenue finds
many suggested solutions.
Protection No Longer Feared.
The really startling thing is how many
ID
| ing degrees. Evidently the nation, during
its fat years of surplus has ceased 10 tre,n-
bic at the word protection. The Times
| points out that ii is not merely Tie ex-
| pcdient TO tide over Il single year that has
TO be found. 1t says:
| The mischief goes much deeper than any
casual miscalculation OF this and that
chancellor of the exchequer. For at least
twenty years back the country has been
| pursuing the course of a financial policy
| which has disturbed the financial euuiib-
rum and tended more and more TO alter the
center Of gravity of the taxation danger
1t is so eas? TO get over temporary dit-
cuitios by the simple eNpedient of raising
the income tax by an additional penny in
the pound.
Ils conclusion. which has taken the free
chievous TO encourage the idea that the
free breakfast table is a privilege of Brit
ish subjects. like trial by jury or the writ
of habeas corpus. The tue policy is 10
extend the scope Of indirect taxation by the
reimpcst!on OF shilling duty corn,
which would not be Itlt White it Vas III
operation, and would bring II. the present Z
very large sum.
Tux Sugar Also Proposed.
This is one proposed reform and the
duty OF 4 half penny in the pound on sugar
| y
another. If some such measures not
adopted We VIII lind ourselves confront cd
| with far more serious financial problems IL.
the immediate future
Carioonist +. {. Gould has already neatly
| pictured This as bread and treac.e tax
| The Speaker, in accents OF rage shrirks
| They are reviv,ng the corn laws. Ii pro
| lection Is good for shilling per quarter. i,
is good FOR nve. The Troy chancellor OF
| the eAChuiurr might as well be hung for
| cen "A M
The sign.iicant Thing is that the people
| now wa:It reason Iur rejecting such pro
| posals made hs the Times. ana no,
vituperatlon. the corn and sugar propos-
ais not likely To lie made by the gov
ernment this year or the next. but the
| revolution III England i that they are be.
ing calmly discussed
Sir Michael licks-EeacL's friends 50.
| that he intends 10 pat Il smiling per barre
| on the beer lax and rein!pose The d pen .
per pound tobacco tax, which WAS "lta
drawn IN lSss.
The problem is going 10 have great effect
III British party politics. iiichs-E-uCh III.
, l..nm.s is Sir William iiarCuurt opportI
ity. lie is primns himself iur the April de
bates i'll the house of commons. and 1s
the MOST successful! Laauc!rr there ci'
ignore mis- Rosebcryite rivals as the chic
critic of The government,
Sir William can TAX" Tins position le
| cause his rivals, who studied only The IN
significant liberal opinion Of London ani
I yhr south OF England entirely m!sjudss,
th. success OF his Protestant campulsI
against riiuali$m IN the north Of England
!. Scotland and Wales, wne!e the only vital
| itN ut liberalism exists.
l;u, the great Importance of this week
: taN..tton discussion is that the country /!
: willing 10 spend al! that Is asked and j. no
| afraid 10 hear the reasons why il shuult
raise the money Needed by indirect tan
alton. Ii is i striking repudiation OF Cob
drliSin.
SIN More COuuterfcitins.
Tie secret service has uLearthed anothe
| band Of counterfeters ard secured !ars
quantity OF bogus bills. which are 50 clever