The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-27
BIG INCOMES
TO PAY BILLS
FOR DEFENCE
Democratic Leaders Say No
other Revenue Meas
urcs Will Pass.
ono PER CENT. RAISE:
STRPRISE FOR WILSON

V,sytxGrox. Jan. 26.-Developments
,oaa, indicated that the Democrats OF
me House will repudiate President Will
SIMS suggested revenue programme and
,,..t that the income tax be relied upon
D., an,rre the national defence expend-
lures J..
a The d. disclosure that the Democrats OF
IN, House are likely TO oppose all reve-
nil. measures FOR defence expenditures
e,cep, the increase OF the income tax
lay came as surprise to the Presi-
dsn,
The information resulted from care
mi canvass Of the situation in the House
made hv the Democratic leaders. 1t de-
yeloped that fully ffty members have
written letters 10 the House leaders ex-
messing their determination to vote
against all new excise taxes or other
le.islat.on designed TO pay for the army
ard navy increases, except changes in
the income tax Law.
!, Was said authoyitatively tina, fully
h',y members In addition to the num-
b.r who have written formal letters to
he House leaders entertain the same
y de'errnation.
~ result of this development II
was said on high authority to-day that
'he ways and Means Committee Is
ike,y to present to the House caucus a
bib Increasing income tax rates by $50
or goo per cent. The committee will re-
port such a measure not because OF any
conviction on the part Of the majority
nat other proper sources OF taxation
FOR defence are not available but in
ecognition of the sentiment among the
Democratic membership OF the House.
support Of All Needed.
The leaders OF the committee, includ-
rg Majority Leader Kitchin are con-
vnced that the revenue measure to be
Famed at this Congress must he meas
IRE for which the support OF practically
every member OF the Democratic caucus
car Ne secured.
One Of the leaders of the committee
pointed out that II as many as fourteen
members of the caucus are opposed to a
revenue measure presented from the
WAYS and Means Committee the meas
u'e may fail OF passage In the House
he ,u.o' q. ,hair dafac,,op II will he IN,
,5l,y ~ ihe naio-ity leadership IL
,rs1,e a hill embodyinc every concession
r, .,sstry 10 secure the undivided an.
p.u,r' OF the House caucus.
The measure which the Ways and
y Means Committee is now inclined to re-
n ro., ir answer TO the demand OF the
House Democrats will not provide 70,
srut.,.a The sentiment which demands
'r4. ..on,es shall hear the expense O,
tie u,tforal defanre increases is A sen.
,,,,.,, f,r tho ,,x,,ior ~ u.,,,h
The J.r,orra,s IRON, whom this sep,i
rc-, ..,,.,,,as ha,ia,.a ~, ,h. mo,
ub,.c i,c,,,,o, mo ha,ou ,ho nro.e,, .x
,rr,ior ro,,,s ,ro aIr.ady sufsc,.rtl,
,.,.J t,,. ,hn Go,'arrn,no, rha,. h.I,oy,
y., n,,S,,,s ,,.,a,.' ,nno,',o. go, q. onn
al -, t,u.. 80 ,,.,as :. - t.,,,.. ~
t'' ''"H '''' "o'"el" VI ''e ~. o'"e,
A., .,.1.'.,t.. w -. So, o., o., vs.
-, Nre'''''u's 'o' '"e P"'e''''
~ '"' '"""''''
I,. A., s
're"He !" S"Ts"A'
a., Increase of from $50 10 900 per cent
I, ,' ~. vse't .,'eoIne t"N Ia'e soa''
-, .,,, ''' ''e n"' 90 % VI ,'o ,a' :.
80, Pt''en. "lHpo''''v' vi ~.
49,, 'U" he"ns committee ~ 'o o
sDn'' "S ms sentiment.
~ "'N "ots there seem 10 pe sen
,u'h' among House Democrats Tor forc
"''ih 10 pay the cost OF additiona
.H'H'altles or defence. but ther
demand for the repeal of the pres
en- eNnises levied by the so-called wa
az Jaw II Is now probable that tn
r''seN' House VIII repeal this law, whicl
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