The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-31
DUT|ESONNECESS|T|ES
Should Be Lowered, Is Presi-
dent Taft's View.


Is Easily Collected and Comes From
Unearned Money-Prefers a Stamp
Tax to Imposition Of Duties on Food
stuffs-Mr. Barrett Points Out Bad
Effects Of Proposed countervaiIins
Duty on Coffee.
Washington, March 80 - President
Taft, 1t is stated intends to leave all
congressional matters to congress and
does not intend to dictate to that body
what 1t shall do. At the same time he
takes advantage of the calls made upon
him by senators ard representatives
to state anew, in response to their re-
quests for suggestions, his own position
and the policy to which he believes
the Republican party Is committed
Representative Hinshaw after his
interview said that while he was not
at liberty TO quote the president he
felt sure that the chief executive would
not object to the statement that he fa-
vors the lowering Of duties on import.
ant necessaries Of life.
Growing Treasury Deficit.
President Taft it is said believes
that the system of taxation to be
adopted to meet the growing deficiency
in the treasury should be one calcul-
ated to cause the least friction. II Is
for this reason that he strongly favOrs
the inheritance tax idea. The collec-
ton Of such tax is easy and comes
from unearned money. The fact that
several of the states have gotten ahead
Of the national government in adopt-
ing the idea is the only drawback to
the scheme. The governments adop.
tion of the principle would mean
double taxation in some states and
might cause some friction between the
national aud state governments. This
is the argument made to the president
against It.
The president does not believe that
a stamp tax would be a great burden
upon the people. A stamp tax at this
time would not go to the extent Of the
war tax imposed in 1898. Such tax
would be far better It is declared at
the White House, than the imposition
of such tax or duty on foodstuffs as
would cause unrest and anxiety on the
mort of tho panoroI fuhlic
President Taft has let 1t be known
that he approves the Payne bill In prin.
ciple and that he believes more sched-
ules in the Dingley tariff should be re-
vised downward than upward If any
should go upward at all.
President Taft does not share the
general belief that the senate Is op-
posed to the principle Of maximum
and minimum tariff as proposed by the
Payne bill and he appears to be conf
dent of the ultimate outcome.
Countervailing Duty on Coffee.
Mr.. Barrett presented to the presi-
dent his views as to the effect OF the
proposed new tariff bill on the export
trade OF the United States with Latin
America, with especial reference to the
proposed countervailing duty on cof-
fee. He said he believed that the i'm
position of this tariff and a further
tariff on the raw products OF South
America which are not produced In
this country will set at nought all the
recent efforts TO build up an increased
trade with Southern republics.
Brazil, II is declared, with an annual
foreign commerce valued at s5o0,OO0,-
900. feels that the new tariff bill
strikes a vital blow at her prosperity
and practically dictates to her, Mr..
Barrett says, how she ought to raise
her own revenue, in that 1t declares
that duty on coffee Is to be collected
in the United States provided that the
country of It's origin applies an export
tax
when 1t Is understood" said Mr..
Barrett. that Brazil Is absolutely de-
pendent upon It's export tax on cof'
fee for it's revenue; that such a tax
has been imposed for years without
objection upon the part of the grow
ers or buyers, and that now In some
cases It is guaranteed as security for
foreign loans, 1t will be seen that
Brazil cannot possibly remove its ex-
port tax except by great embarrass'
ment and international complications"