The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-05
WILSON MAKES
STRONG PLEA
ADVOCATES IMMEDIATE TAX.
ALTON TO MEET TREAS
URY DEFICIT
GIVES HIS REASONS
If 1t Is Not hEade Treasury Bal
ance Deposited With National
Banlts WIN BE withdrawn
(By Associated Press }


(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept Ave shall
pay the bill though we did not deliber-
ately incur it.sssaid President Wilson
today, presenting before a Joint ses-
sion OF congress, his appeal Cor an
emergency internal revs-ue measure
to rais'e s100, ,09b.o0g. the governments
probable loss In customs receipts be.
cause 'of the European war. Prompt
action was necessary. the president
said, ito keep the treasury strong"
His only suggestion as to the method
Tor levying the tax was that sources
be chosen that would "begin to yield
at once and with q certain and con-
stant flow
The appeal met Wit, quick action.
AS soon as the president had left the
mouse chamber amidst an outburst of
applause. Speaker Clark referred the
measure 70 the swaye and means COM
mfttee. Democratic members of the
committee met tonight at tho call of
the chairman, Representative Under
wood, and began considering plans to
arrange the additional revenue. Var
ious members sugested sources which
they believed would be properly sub
jected 20 additfUnai taxation. On the
list suggested ~eres
TaxatioEs Saggestea.
Gasoline, a tax OF one or two cents
gallon raiiFoad and amusement
tickets, o tax OF I'VE to 10 per cent;
neer, an increase pf so cents a barrel;
domestic wines, fh:skey, an increase
Of 10 CENTS a lion; proprietary ar
ticies; tcbSceo and tobacco products;l
fr,lrr :.
cards. ..is,ss =
s !. n The fssa9nssi s tax RAILROAD tickets
was not received with enthusiasm, byI
mem berg of,the committee, ar.itIbuRh
IT, was estimated that fiveS per cent
tax would sTaiss. = ~ j.u.a, u. ss s1.s - 1
Chairman Underwood said the ar-
nolese suggestsd twould be gone over
End q list Of, taxable articles agreed on
by elimination. This list would be
submitted to the treasury department
probably early next week.; When the
bill is completed In MSebmmittee, ii PRO-
badly would be brought back into the
house under special rule and hur-
ried through.
President Wilson was given an en-
thustsstic greeting when he entered
the house chamber escorted by Sena-
tors Kern. Clarke and Gallinger, and
Representatives Underwood, Ffta ger
aid and Mann. The president said he
had come to discharge a duty he WISH
ed he could avoid, but made it plain
that additional revenue was necessary
and that he performed his duty with
out hesitation or apology.
Unforeseen conditions occasioned
by the conflict In Europe, he said, had
created conditions which unless dealt
with promptly might involve conse-
quences : Of the most embarrassing
end dsplosable sort To borrow
money, the president urged, was un-
wise; bond Issue would make an "un-|
timely and nnjusli liable, demand up
on money mar rkets, leaving taxation
as the only method left to raise rev-,I
enue. In this connection he appealed
ito the pgqfoandiy patriotic people OF
the country to take up the burden.
\ Washington. sept. President
Wilson personally addressed con-
gress in joint session today urging
legislation to raise $100,000,0 900 a
year additional revenue through in
ternal taxes TO meet treasury de-
felt threatened ny inc conflict .n
Eurnne
The president eaid that the treas
ury could get along for considerable
period despite falling customs reven-
1ea without addition X taxation, hut
pointed out that IL saew revenue leg
islation were not enarted IL might be
necessary 10 WIinQraWFITUT iiie nat
ionai hanks the 5000 900 treasury
balance deposited " its them. He ad-
yised ugainst the Eoeefnment borrow
Ing money or selling bends, and APP
peaied to the fHsesiigcnt and pro-
foundiy patriofic ic pnbli ii 10 bear the
burden OF q special tax.
: : The pfesident said Ii 9{,fi
NJ AQ071 s,es 70 Make.
81 come to yon today TO discharge n
duty which I wish with all my heart
I might have been spared: but Il "a o
duty which Is very clear, and there
FORE perform ittwffboht hesitaticnl
or apology come 10 ask very ear
nestly THAI additional revenue be pros
v.ded for the governmeht.
DI;ring the mouth Of August there
was, hs compared with the corre-
apdil6 Ing month of last year, a fall
ing on of SIC. .s2s, ,sss III the revenue
collected Irorn enstetns. A continu4
tL0n of fhia decrease IA flle same pro.
portion thr0ughout the 2urrent fiscal
year Woula probably mean loss OIL
customs resenfes OF from sixty to one
hundred Millions. need not tell you
to what this failing Oh Is due. Com
ditlons have arisen which no man
foresaws they afsact the whole world
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