The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-12-06

was shown In The investigates o. ne
Standard On company ana nn has been
Tbown rnoe ~ tho f-nveruratton - ths
tobacco and sugar trusts ~ ~ uhs irio-
aure % BIG u~lroada Dtten raArpa1s
rreveuiur = bir shipper from msintaIn-
me i-mpnouer adrantarrH ~ the erueuaa
% amau shippers and n ne sessfal PUB
forbidden ~ law. should be favored IN
other words. 50 should = Ermiie1 q
railroads 10 haks akfcenslT Ff1fdFa
nese a-eemenM Nsfs s2a2sfgfd - ne
zee Satisfied win these Two emfi-
cons camf'led Uitb q iH tmpossible .
see what harn s4gh 2 ei"1A 800
eeti a. 80 cn ~ f1s1utr books : isw
incarabia o. fun euforcEuert because
both judges and iures nslEe
ness OF che country for the reeaft ~ Y
make decent railroad men FlQlat0ra o.
the law against Their vii ard 20 by =
premium on the behavior q the Wllfll
-WronEdoers. Such q result I'm turu tends
10 throw the decent man and the Wllful
~wronEdoer into close association. and tu
Iatter'H level. Tor the man who becomes
a lawbrcaker Oh one way unhapply talda
willing 20 break II IN many Ways 10
more HCnthiuE condemnation could be
visited upon q law , e contatne1 81
tne 49,. c.o--e -
ne fact that the numerous Joint trEEc
associations do technically violate TIE
law. they say. The decision Of the
United states suprene court IN the
Transmlsslssippl case ana the Joint
TraHc association case has produced no
practical eject upou the railway opera
tions q the country. Such Associations.
iu fact. exist now az they I'D before
these decisions. and with the same gen
s sTal nc r455ab IS } 70 tt2at Ii Is aaesit
20 SEE how our lnterstats railways could
be operated with due regard 60 the inter
without cuncHrted action % the kind AZ
forded thru these associations"
This means that the law as construed
business Of the country cannot Be ron
Quoted without breaking g. I recommend
t1at sou give careful and early conslder-
nuuu 20 THIS Eub9ect- and II you md the
opinion on the interstate commerce Col1-
mission justified. that you amend the
law - as 20 obviats the sy1i disclosed
Inheritanee and Income Tax
u was expected that the pres.dent
would refer in some way 10 his belief
Ga the necessity for the curbing q engr-
recommsudlug legislation for both IN
come and an inheutaEcs tax He bs-
leves ne government should imp1se a
graduated Inheritance tax. ald u poEs1-
be. g. graduated income tax He EagE-
T am wen aBars that such a subject
as chls needs long and careful study IN
NaaEA A4a4A auH EEAEAN NNaAN aE4AasaA --aAAAa
lar Win NnA2 = PROPOSED 70 lsl
may clearly see the necessity OF proceed
ing with wisdom n Eaf-Tesura-nt, and
may make up their m-uGB just how Tar
they are willing 20 60 IN the natter
while only trained legislators can work
put the r=sssct - asoeEUary detail But
I feel thai in the near future or nation
al legislators Mould euaEt a law proV1d-
ing for a graduated Inheritance tax hF
watch a steadily Increasing rate o. duty
should Be put upon al moneys or oAner
valEablcs coming by gift, be1uest- or
devise 10 any Individual or corporation
II may be well 70 make the tar heavy
IN proportion as the individual benefited
is remote % KIN IN any event 10 my
judgment the pro rata q the tax should
increase very heavily with tce lnersase
OF the amount left 70 any one Individual
after a certain point has been reached
IL Is most desirable 20 encourage thTlfL
aas a@s,u sns,S a5S 2 PS's 8ss, SS1 65 tS 90
part o. the ~breadWtnner 20 leave his CALL
dren well on This object can be attained
ate amounts % property left; because
the prime object should be 20 put a CON
stanuy Increasing burden Oh the inner
rance OF those swollen fortunes which
IL Is certainly o. no benefit 70 this coun-
try 20 perpetlate.
There can he no question Of the eth
] icai prupriety % Lhe government thus de-
fermlning the conditions upon which any
( gift or Inheritance should be received
Exactly how FAR the tnhertAnSe a.
would. as an Incident have the eject o.
l limiting the transmission ty devise or
gft o. the euormous fortunes In question
. N is not necessary az present 20 discuss
/ 10 is wise that progress In u4s direction
l should be gradual Al hrst a perm0nel
7 national inheritance tax. while u might
l be more substantial than any sUcn TAX
/ has hitherto been, need uot APPROXIMATE.
either In amount or "a ne eAte9t ~ tA
Increase by graduation. % sEh a
tax should ultimately be.
inheritance Tax Constitutional
This species q tax has again and again
Z been IMPOSED. altho only temporarily, By
! the national government u Wea ursi
/ Imposed by the act q July g llss. when
the makers % the were
alive and al the head Of afalrs u Was
"A graduated tax. tho small In Amount.
the rate was increased with the amount
Jeff 20 any individual eNcepuons helms
made ia the case Of certain close Nn A