Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-30
WILL FAVOR THIS TAX
The President Will Recommend an h.
 heritance Tax in His Message.

Washington. D. C., Nov 30.-In his forthcoming annual message to
 the Congress, President Roosevelt
 will take strong ground in favor of
 federal inheritance tax. He all
 ready has indicated his views on the
 subject, in the statement of his po-
 sition made last spring in his now
 famous muck rake speech" at the
 laying of the cornerstone of the of-
 flee building of the house of repre-
 sentatives attracting wide attention.
 It is we'll known that the president
 presented the subjet of an inheri-
 tance tax in that address for the pur
 pose of feeling the public pulse on
 the question. He did not care form
 ally to recommend to Congress the
 enactment of legislation levying such
 a tax unless it was reasonably cer-
 tain to meet with the approval of
 the American people. The comment on that phase of his address was comprehensive. and, for the most
 part, favorable. He has discussed
 the matter with many people since
 he announced his own views, the concrete result of the conferences be-
 ing that he will recommend the en- actment of a measure which will en- able the government to profit to the extent of graduated tax on the passing of fortune from one person to others.
 It is quite likely the question may be projected into the approaching session of congress, although 1t is thought to be improbable that defin- ite action will be taken at a short session on subject of SO great im- portance. On this matter, as on some others, the president has ad- vanced. the democrats are likely to stand with him practically to a man. The opposition to the proposition will come, for the most part, from the ranks of the republicans. Many republican congressman. however, are committed to the proposed in- heritance tax and will advocate It's adoption, not oply as a proper means of increasing the national revenues, but as some measures of control of which 1t is urged the government ought to exercise over vast fortunes.
 The presidents recommendation will be followed immediately by the introduction fin both the senate and the house of representatives of bills to carry his ideas into legislative ef- feet. It Is regarded as probable that a contest. similar to that over the proposed income tax measure, will be but that 1t eventually will be adopted by congress nobod- who has sounded the opinion of the legislators on the question seriously doubts. Such a tax appeals strongly to the people and their representa- lives In congress. because it will en- able the government to raise easily a part. at last. of the great sums which will be necessary to carry to success the enormous projects on which 1t has entered The opposi- ton to the proposition will come principaly from representatives os the highly protected industries and their friends. because they maintain that the government ought to raise It's revenues practically entirely with the execution of the internal taxes on whiskey and tobacco-from duties. Even among the high pro,ectionists. however. there are many advocates of an inherit- anee tax and they will stand for such a tax notwithstanding the fact that 't sauints toward an ultimate reduction of tariff rates. It has been estimated thst such a law eventually would yield the govern nent a revenue of annroximaterv sa5-eoo.0o0 year. Indeed. the revenue is likely to be rather more ihsn Iess thar that amount.
 In several Europasr countries s, Inheritsnce tsx is levied ars fl h.- eeen found 'o ro-t admirably pr iha advocates of the n-ono~isson in 'hfs eountrv is is believed to hs . 'olrfinn to rnsnv eooro--ie and sori-l DrrhIe-ps President Rcn.-rsI. h,. -df~st~s hfs trt~-sso, ta ssvn~.,. he srrcf-ent os fhs lsw with srI os he -e-~nnai and oHcssr force st lie