The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
WOMEN LEAVE HALL
 AS BLEASE BEGINS
 SPEECH ON MOB LAW
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 --~~~~~>~~c-rr>> ---~~~~>~>-r>-~>-~-e>- their just share to the support of the state government.
 The Wisconsin executive said the in- come tax plan had succeeded in Wis consin as against failures in 20 other states where it has peen tried because of the Wisconsin commission and tho Wisconsin law. He attributed failure of the plan in other commonwealths to lax administration.
 The Wisconsin law, according to Governor McGovern, is so drawn as to prevent positively all efforts at evasion either by corporations or individuals. Most important of all probably said MT. McGovern, are the adminis- trative features of the law. For more than 10 years the powers of assessment and taxation in Wisconsin have been centralized in tax commission, con sisting of three persons appointed by the governor for a term of six years each at salary of 5000 per year. .In the face of bitter opposition and a
 multitude of difficulties incident to the administration of new tax law we have l raised the first year over $3,550,000 The Wisconsin income tax law yielded more ! than the first year of it's operation than
 
 eral government collected from income taxation in 1863 but $2,74 S5S."
 Criticises Amendment | Criticism of the proposed income tax amendment to the federal constitution as an encrouchment upon states rights and
 positive impairment of the vitality oi
 the several states. was the theme of ar
 address by ex-Gov. Augustus E. Willsor
 of Kentucky, honorary member of the I conference.
 At the same time MT. Wilson had noth. | ing but commendation for the state in.
 come tax which he declared is the best l fairest and oldest of all taxes if collected l for home use in the locality where other contributors live, and know something ol
 each others circumstances. MT. Willsor
 read message prepared for the Kentucky legislature during it's consideration of tn, income tax amendment in his administra | tion in which he emphasized his belle
 that the amendment subordinates to fed eral control that great attribute of thu sovereignty of the state which is ex
 ecerable to the citizens, and Is the powel of negotiating money. Mir. Wilson saiS
 the amendment made no exception of in
 comes derived from state bonds, and tha | its ratification would give the federal gov ernment power to tax these bonds unless | the supreme court should hold that thu amendment does not mean all 1t says l which he declared too remote contin gency upon which to risk it's ratification | 'I see no difficulty MT. Wilson said l fin starting another proper arnendmen in place of this. giving Congress powe l to lay an income tax, but not on income from whatever source derived. l believ' | the government ought to have the author | ity to lay an income tax for war, ans
 this need could be satisfied by prepar ing an amendment to give that authorit, l in such contingency only, but even then unless the instrumentalities of the state county and municipal governments shoul' be excluded, that authority might destro, those governments to save the nationa government. If the federal governmen invades the states income held 1t woul' | go far to defeat all hope of remodellinl | the general property tax system."