Evening journal., 1916-07-13
Mr.. miller SCORES
Revenue PILLAGE
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because with only three votes in this
body their voting strength was prac-
tically nil and therefore the great
copper industry within the confines
Of their respective States must sub
init to the terms Of this measure and
be satisfied with the verbal protest
expressed by their representative
These men were performing their
duty in bringing to the attention Of
this body the effect that this bill will
have upon one OF their great indus
tries; and the fact that l, too, occupy
the position Of lone representative Of
my state on the floor does not deter
me from making this statement in the
Record concerning the effects Of this
measure upon the people OF my State.
The banks of my State are numer-
Gus and prosperous, but they are al
ready taxed as much as they should
be without having assessed against
them the provisions of section 3O2 OF
this bill. Bank failures are practi-
cally unknown in Delaware, and the
banks throughout the State, in the
rural and city districts, have helped
considerably to make the farmers and
city people of my State thrifty and
prosperous. II is only natural that
they should protest against double
taxation. which will be the case with
section 3O2 included in the bill. Hap
PLY it was stricken out not only IN
committee Of the whole but also in
the House on a roll-call vote
Congressman Mllerread protests Of
the Delaware State Bankers Associ-
alton, the New Castle County Ma
ton Bank of Odessa, the Security
Trust Company and the Delaware
Trust Company against certain pro-
visions of the revenue bill, and added
Another section Of this bill TO
which / desire to address myself IS
the munition manufacturers tax.
There is no denying the fact that the
people of my state will be affected by
the provisions of this munition sec
tion, and are just as much and as vi
tally interested in its provisions as
are the people Of Arizona and Mon
tana in the copper tax. Coming from
the State of Delaware I may be said
to be prejudiced. but granting that !
am, / feel that it is my duty to pre-
sent facts on the other side Of the
question Of the munition tax. ] have
no hesitancy in saying that, in my
opinion. q number of the provisions
in this bill taxing the makers Of muni-
tions OF war are almost confscatory
in their effect
Frenzy Over Powder"
Il realize full we'll that the temper
Of this body is inimical to this great
industry located in part within my
State and am fully aware that the
mention of the word munitions or
! powder almost drives certain of our
1 friends on the floor into a frenzy,
which may explain why certain in
dustries in the munitions trade are
( taxed with viciousness that
amounts TO almost realization.
Since the outbreak Of the European
war the Democratic party has been
forced TO pass two reVenue-raislng
measures. and this is the third one
proposed The first was the so-callet
war tax bill passed in October. 1914
This was made necessary according
to the claim OF the administration and
the party in power because Of the
falling off Of customs receipts due Il
the stopping Of imports on account oi
the war II was apparent to the coun-
try, however. that there was a deficit
| in the Treasury at the end of the
fiscal year on June 80. 1914, the first
full year under the Democratic ad-
ministration, and after the Under
wood tariff act had been in opera
ton for almost a year and some
months before the European war was
started. There can be no disputing
the statement that had there been no
war in Europe the Democratic party
would have meen compelled just the
same to pass this legislation which
was dubbed a war tax although this
country was at peace. The second
measure passed was a resolution pre-
sented to Congress in December, 1915
extending the provisions of the So
called war tax, which is repealed
in this measure presented today.
"The prosperity which this coun-
try has enjoyed since the outbreak
of the European war is due to the
trade in munitions of war supplied by
this country to the various belliger.
ents, and IN that respect it may be
termed a fictitious prosperity foi
which no party. be it Democratic, Re
publican, Progressive. and so forth
can take any individual credit
The industrial conditions existing
! in this country at the time OF the
elections in 1914 are not forgotten,
and they represented the true con-
ditions that would have existed in
this country had not the great
war in Europe favored this
country with a trade that has
made practically every industry hum
Why is II therefore. that this bill dis
eliminates against the manufacturers
of explosives while others engaged
in the manufacture of other muni-
tions of war and making equal or
greater profits are permitted to GO
free?
Exports For War7
1T is interesting to note the ex-
ports Of other commodities from the
United States TO belligerent nations
since the beginning Of the war. and
which might rightfully be considered
as munitions Within the 20
months after the outbreak os the war
rubber to the value of SAP 900. 900 was
exported from the United States for
military purposes; likewise automo-
bile trucks and passenger automo-
biles to the value Of S142 ,000. 900 were
sold for military purposes abroad
aeroplanes and parts TO the value OF
about SS 100000; motor cycles to the
value of over 100000. and woolen
goods to the value of $4,000, 600
These are authentic figures with re-