The Washington times., 1915-11-16
SPEAKERS GO AF|ELD
At FISCAL INQUIRY
Organic Acts Foes Take Final
Fling At HaIf-and- Hall
Principal.
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when A. 8. Worthington will take the
stand again. Commissioner Brownlow,
who has not asked for any specific
ume' tn' also VIII have something to say
Another allegation by Mr.. Trundle
which started an argument was his
statement that the Federation OF Citi-
the citizens committee had appeared
at tho hearing as representatives of
that body and declined to indorse the
hs,fISndrhSIf Wii1ISm Mcp plan; e,.v,o, ,,., 90,
said he wished to make a statement. He
was told he would be heard later by
the committee. Mr.. Trundle said he
would place on file with the committee
vember to prove his point.
A. b. johnson made an argument for
the single tax and said the real fight
would come when this question was
taken up before the House and Sem
Mr.. Noyea called the single tax
confscatory." he said. 'It has been
said that the power to tax is the
power to kill. We don't deny that
to stop speculation we must tax the
III you recommend the plan OF Sen
ator Works you will have something
more stable than the half-and half
because II is folly to say that the
Government Is not more stahl" IN n
it's laws. The citizrne' commtt,o.
seems to have lost faith in the Gov
ernment after feeding at the Federal
trough for thirty-seven years"
Capitol Turned Around.
Mr.. johnson said one effect Of real
estate speculation had been ito turn
the Capitol around" and to send the
city to the northwest. instead Of devel-
oping the eastern part of II.
Ao o,l t,l
Cooper. the District was created to
insure the safety OF Congress. That
was a matter OF high public policy. Ia
there any way this safety could he m
sured and give the people self-govern-
ment here as you seem to advocate?"
Mr.. johnson said that a careful read
ing of the speeches of Madison. whose
arguments before President Washing
ton he compared with his own appear
| ance before the joint committee. would
| show that the Congressman OF that day
did not trust the people as they do
! now.
! Make this a State. and make 1t as
| free as any other State" was his clos
ing plea.
Toward the close Of his argument Mr.:
statutes Of Maryland were still in ex-
listing codes. Mr.. Worthington inter-
rupted with the statement that they
were not there unless they were put
| pAck py special leBiSiatlon Inc HTst
section Of the present code expressly
The French revolution was touched
upon when Mr.. Kehoe declared that the
and caused the French revolution.
| The people took their axes and cut
of the heads Of those single takers.
said Mr.. Kehoe.
marked Senator Chiffon.
After Mr.. Iichoe and Senator Chiffon
had debated for several minutes on the
financial condition Of France after Ma
polcon's downfall. Senator Works sus.
gcsted: III you and the chairman are
going to discuss Napoleon you won,
get through with your argument"
Mr.. kehoe then turned to Ireland and
said most OF the troubles caused over
there had been due to the single tax.
Assails Partnership.
In conclusion. Colonel Lancaster as.
sailed anv partnership between the bis.
trict and the Federal governments.
THAT arrangement is n fnancia! team
OF an elephant and goat. The e,e.
phant is Uncle Sam and the goat Is
Billy. u. c. The driver of that team Is
Herbert J. Browne. He drives it NJ
Pennsylvania avenue to the hnancia
crib of the Treasury Department. .nC
there the elephant helps himself. Bu
Mr.. Browne comes to the rescue of IN,
goat and gives him some dead chestnuts
from the George, report. or course. n'
gets Indigestion
Colonel Lancaster said the darkes
hours came just before the dawn. enc
the dawn. In this case. he pictured tt
, be the Joint Congressional committee.
william J. kehoe attacked the single
tax theory. He said idealists were NO
tably elusive IN Their mathematics. an'
he illustrated that shortcoming bv quot
Ing from u speech by w. J. Bryan OF
Immortality, - in which he. charged tn,
former Secretary with Understanding
the potent1alities OF the grain OF whea
he found buried with an Egyptian
mummy.
Chased Out of Dublin.
MIR, Browne said his ancestors wer
chased out OF London by Cromwell
said Mr. kehoe. well. mine wer
. landlords. 1t now looks as If an
about to be chased out OF the Dis
trict.
If Mr.. Georges Progress and Pow
erty' had been read here you woul
, have had all the information OH sin
gle tax theory these gentlemen hav
given you. They have not set fort
a single origin Il idea
| Mr.. Kehoe contended land never wa
taxed justly at rate greater than
per cent. He said that when the singl
takers talk about unearned increment
they forget the element Of time. II
compared value increases that came |
lapses OF time to interest rates o
4 money.
DO you think the Government ha
a right to regulate interest rates." In
quired Congressman Cooper.
1T has the right. but such regula
e ton never does any good" the speake
replied. Money is Just as free wher
! there are no limitations"
| Capital Mr.. kehoe said. double
n every twelve years at per cent r
, tcrest rate. hut. he said. property lyin
+, idle was compounded at loss at tn
! same ratio.
Members OF the Board of Trade al
called plutocrats." he said We'll the
g have no more money in their pocket
= than the rest Of us. Their money is ir
n vested where 1t Is working. Mr.. Rockt
feller does not bury his money; 1t
out doing good in every corner of tn
= United States; II Is building house
opening up railroads. laying street
paying the salaries OF members {
| Congress"
} Cooper Objects.
y "Rockefellers money paying our sa
10 aries?" said Congressman Coope
"Well. I like that"
e 'I mean his money. not MIR. Rock
II feller," replied the speaker. You mu
distinguish between man and Il