The Press., 1914-12-02
THE PATRIOTIC.
 DOLLAR
CONGRESS DEGREES DOLLARS IN- DULGING IN LUXURIES MUST
 FIRST SALUTE THE FLAG.
War Revenue Tax of $1o5, 100000 Levied-Beer Bears Brunt of
 Burden.

Congress has levied a war tax of $105 100000 to offset similar amount of loss on import revenue due to the European disturbances and of this amount beer is the heaviest contributor, having been assessed ap- proximately $50, ,000,00O; stamp tax on negotiable instruments, it is estimated, will yield $31,OOO,0OO; a tax on the capital stock of banks of $4,300,00O and tax on tobacco, perfumes, thea ter tickets, etc, makes the remainder
 Congress has decreed that the brewer, the banker and the investor must shoulder the musket and march to the front; that milady who would add to her beauty must first tip Uncle Sam, and a dollar that seeks pleasure must first salute the flag; that Pleas ure and Proft-the twin heroes of many wars-shall fight the nations battles and by an ingeniously ar ranged schedule of taxation congress has shifted the war budget from the shoulders of Necessity to those of Choice and Gain, touching in it's various notifications almost every line of business.
 All hail the dollar that bleeds for it's country; that bares it's breast to the fortunes of war and risks it's life to preserve the stability and integrity of the nations credit
 The market place has always been a favorite stand for war revenue col lectors The trader is a great finan- cial patriot. His dollar is the first to rally around the star-spangled banner and the last to hear the coo of the dove of peace. He is called upon to buy cannon; to feed and clothe the boys in blue and each month cheer their hearts with the coin of the realm. Men can neither be free nor brave without food and ammunition, and money is as important a factor in war as blood Many monuments have been erected in honor of heroes slain in battles, poems have been writ ten eulogizing their noble deeds and the nation honors it's soldiers while they live and places monument upon their graves when they die, but very little has been said of the dollar that bears the burdens of war.
 Honor to the Dollar that Bears the
 Burdens of War.
 All honor to the dollar that an swers the call to arms and, when the battle is over, bandages the wounds of stricken soldiers, lays a wreath upon the graves of fallen heroes and cares for the widows and orphans.
 All honor to the industries that bend their backs under the burdens of war; lift the weight from the shoul- ders of the poor and build a bulwark around the nations credit
 All honor to those who contribute to the necessities and administer to the comforts of the boys who are marching; cool the fever of afflicted soldiers and kneel with the cross be- side dying heroes.
 A dollar may fight it's competitor in business, industries may struggle for supremacy in trade and occupations may view each other with envy or suspicion, but when the bugle calls they bury strife and rally around the flag, companions and friends, mess mates and chums, all fighting for one flag, one cause and one country.
 The luxuries in life have always been the great burden-bearers in gov ernment. We will mention a few of them giving the annual contributions to the nations treasury: Liquor, $25O,- OOO,O0O; tobacco, $1O3,OOO,O ,OOO; sugar, $54 ,00O,0OO; silks, $15,5OO,OOO; dia- monds, $3,837 ,OOO; millinery, $2,479,- 900; furs, $2,O24,OOO and automobiles, $870,O00. We collect $665, 100000 of internal and custom revenue annually and $45O 100000 of this amount classi- fies as luxuries, and to this amount we should add the $1OO,OOO,0OO war tax now levied.
 The war tax is immediately effec- tive. Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! the industries are marching $1OO,OOO,OOO strong and beneath the starry flag they will fill the treasury again while they shout, "Hurrah for Uncle Sam!"