Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-04
M ADOOTAKES UP
!. TARIFF DIRECTION
Treasury Department Plans
Rules for Enforcement of
Revised Schedules.
BRYAN ENDORSES LAW AS
BEST SINCE CIVIL WAR
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-With the
Democratic tariff law consummated,
activity today was transferred from
the halls of Congress to the treasury
department, where Secretary Nc
Adoo and Assistant Secretary Ham,
lin began the development OF a plan
of enforcement.
Treasury officials declared that the
new act was the lowest tariff law in
the history of the country, with the
possible exception of the Walker
tariff of 1916 and its amendatory
tariff of 1857 With President Wilson
and the congressional trainers of the
law they declared it was COM
petitive tariff" and freely expressed
the conviction that business would be
invigorated and sustained through its
operation. Officials were equally con-
fident that it would afford the gov
eminent ample revenue.
1t is roughly estimated that 500
100000 worth of merchandise, held
in bond, soon will be withdrawn and
payment of duty made under the new
law. Compared with the Payne
Aldrich act, this will mean a loss of
$10,000,000 to the government. Treas
Jury officials maintained that these
Withdrawals would have no percepti-
BILE effect upon the business of the
country.
Experts to Work on Income Tax.
General regulations will be issued
within a few days covering the tarifr
as a whole and these will be followed
by specific rules regarding each of
the intricate schedules. The most
difficult administrative feature of the
new act is the income tax provision.
This entirely new venture will re-
Quire the work of experts to draft a
workable plan that will insure the
government receiving its lawful dues
\ from every taxable citizen.
William II. Osborne, commissioner
of internal revenue, today began the
task of formulating as simple n plan
as possible. While no official an
nouncement has been made 1T Is be-
lievedN that L. F. Speer, of Bangor
Pa. at present chief of the corpora
ton tax division of the treasury de-
partment, will be appointed deputy
commissioner of internal revenue in
Immediate charge of the income tax.
Bryan Endorses Work.
Secretary Bryan today Endorsed the
new tariff law as the best tariff mea-
sure since the civil war and predicted
the early passage of the currency
bill Mr.. Bryan issued this state
ment:
"The tariff law that went into force
last night is the best tariff measure
since the war and all who have
taken part in preparing and passing
1t are entitled to great credit. 1t is
better bill than we were able TO
pass twenty years ago and l rejoice
that political conditions are such as
to make the present law possible.
Iii oil la4 n
carry a burden that will not fall upon
the present law and ought not to
have fallen on that law. The Wilson
law provided for an income tax
which was held unconstitutional by a
divided vote, the one majority having
been secured by change of opinion
on the part of one judge between the
two hearings of the case
Defends Wilson Law.
1.-The notification of the income tax
portion of the Wilson law reduced the
governments income until 1t would
not meet the expenses of the govern
ment and this compelled an increase
of Indebtedness that threw upon the
bill an undeserved odium.
81 mentioned the law of nineteen
years ago because it is the only thing
since the war with which we can
compare the present law. Both eco
nomic as well as political conditions
make 1t possible to do now what could
not be done then. We have, too, at
this time united party, Which is
great asset. The President and the
!. Democrats of the House and Senate
have been in full sympathy and have
worked unitedly in the accomplish
ment of this important work. They
share the honors together and the
honors are sufficient to give distinc-
ton to all who have participated.
Predicts Currency BiIps Success
October, 9 marks an important
epoch in the economic history OF the
generation and / am confident that it
will not be long before the country
will be able to celebrate second tri-
umph for the President, Congress, the
PARTY and the country when the new
currency bill passes and receives the
Presidents signature
President Wilson went to the golf
links early today, according to his
Saturday custom, and when he re-
turned to the White House shortly be-
fore noon found a pile of telegram
oongratulating him on the signing of
the new tariff bill.
The messages came from chambers
of commerce as well as political or
CARNATIONS from various parts of the
country. With the congratulations on
the completion of the tariff came in
many cases, the sentiment NOW for
currency legislation" In this spirit
the President took up the task of
securing the accomplishment of the
second big measure of his admins
tration.
At the White House and executive