Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-02
M|LL|ONA|RES ARE FIGHTERS 0F INCOME TAX Rockefeller and Morgan Named As Chief Opponents
 of Amendment ALL OF WALL STREET
 IS INTERESTED TOO Same individuals Fought the Adoption of this Measure
 In 1894
Special to Reyiew.l

WASHINGTON. May I.-The stub born fight being made against the in come tax amendment to the tariff bill may be traced to the same sources which maintained such a relentless enmity toward the income tax provis- ion of the Wilson bill of 1ss4-Wall street capitalists. Eastern millionaires fought the income tax feature of the democratic Wilson measure until the Supreme court held the legislation un- constitutional as being a direct tax.
 The fight now being waged can al- most be traced to the same individuals who aroused fourteen years ago-John Rockefeller and Morgan find them selves in a better position to throttle an income tax than they were in 1894. Senator Aldrich. chairman of the Fi- nance committee, may be depended upon to prevent the income tax amend ment from being enacted into law if such a thing is within the range of possibilities. MT. MOrgap's former personal attorney is now Attorney General of the United States. and could go to MT Aldrichs aid if it was necessary.
 The Wilson bill provided for a per cent tax on all incomes of more than 4000 The manner in which the Supreme court helO against the bill was such as to amount to national scandal Many democrats as well as republicans express the belief that it an income tax bill should be passed now the supreme court would sustain it.
 The Wilson income tax was popular throughout the south and west, but was bitterly opposed by the eastern capitalists, who would have been re- quired tO pay a tax on their fortunes. Their position was that the govern ment should raise it's revenue through the tariff on fCodstuffs and articles oi general consumption.
 As soon ss the Wilson bill became a law preparations were made to col lect the tax. Blanks were printed. and while they were being distributed to the various collecting offices test cases were prepared and rushed to the Supreme court.
 The circumstances under which the decision was handed down caused deep feeling throughout the United States. A partial decision had been ftnQFItl Al E hiil O. io'cr lAA 'AAANh that part of the law which taxed values derived from land and from state or municipal bonds was held unconstitutional A final decision was deferred until Mir Justice Jackson, who was III. could recover. When the latter recovered and rendered his opin- ion the decision was finally handed down which pronounced the income tax unconstitutional as being a di- rect tax.
 On April Mir Justice Shiras stood favorable 10 the coustutionality of the law. but he later went over to the other side. Had he not done SC in the eleventh hour the opinion Of Mr. Jus tice Jackson or May 20 would have re- suited in the court standing five 70 four in support Of the income tax. As it was after Justice Shiras change Of views the court stood against the in- come tax by vote Of five to four. Justices Harland, Brown. Jackson and White voted in favor of the constitu- ,ioualffy of the tax. and Justices Ful- Ter. Brewer. Field, Gray and Shiras against it.
 A feature of the situation which ex- cited considerable adverse comment was that in 1880 the Supreme court