Evening journal., 1917-09-03
RADICAL WAR TAX
believed DOOMED
Amendments Schedule by
Senate Radicals Now
Seem Doomed
FIX RATE ADOPTED BY
FINANCE COMMITTEE

amendments 10 inc excess pruliN
schedule OF the pending war revenue
lHlwiu fail The efforts Of senators Of
Various degrees OF radicalism TO I'M
crosse The rate per cent of suriax
tiiruurf line introduction oE anirttd-
menls proeNding Tor lhe imposition of
1lst rates raNgng from 50 per cent
down 90 a po'Qt which is close 90 the
average rate of lhe Finance Commit
tees provision are admittedly doomed
90 failure
The admission comes from the camr
81 the radical element too, although
members of The finance committee
stlndmg behind Senator simmons, such
~ senators penrose. Lodge and McCum-
ber. are likewise convinced that
through the concessions made by the
committee last week 90 the element IN
The Senate. which felt that the excess
profits taxes were too low and yet was
unwilling 10 so 90 the extremes adro-
Gated By such leaders as Borah ana
ia Toilette, there will. IN the final trial
of strength. be a majority backing the
committee.
At today's resumption Of the. discus
sion Of Senator Ia Folleties series OF
amendments, which number eight ana
propose increase IN the rate per cent. 81
excess profits suriaxes ranging from 20
per cent down 20 As per cent, with a
prospective yield Of revenue ranging
from s.. 2s0O00O00 down 10 a little more
than i.250O0OOOO, will be voted upon
serially by the senate. This 70 per
cent amendment will he voted upon
first. 30 one in the senate. OF out OF 10,
FOR that matter. anticipates that the
minority Of seventeen which voted for
senator Hiram Johnson's amendment
on Saturday win be- increased On this
frst test Then viii follow vote on
fho p Der cent. proposition. and here
also a similar situation Is anticipated.
on down through the list Of amend
ments the rollcall viii proceed, with the
prosnect that from time 10 time IN the
series OF eight rollcals certain Of the
lower rates will receive q slight IN
crement of votes from senators who be-
lieye that the finance committee has
not been sufficiently "conscriptive' In
its attitude toward the wealth of the
nation: but il is hardly 10 be expected,
according to leaders on both sides OF
the contention, that any of the In
Toilette amendments win receive AZ
most more than thirty votes from the
eighty or more Senators present in
Washington. out of the Senate's mem-
hership of ninety-siX.
The Senate has until o'clock We'd
nesdav afternoon 10 consider tho excess
profits program. At that hour n vote
on the section and all amendments
pending thereto must be had. That the
finance committees amended provision
win then and there be drafted into the
bin appears to be a foregone conclusion
Following definite action ON the ex-
cess profits taxes, the Senate will ther
devote two days to the consideration OF
further amendments 70 the income tax
section Of the bill. and between 4 o'clock
of Friday and the same hour on Mon
dav. September 10, tho Senate will con'
slider such Of the oth'> sections of thi
bin as remain vet unsettled. y
In the course Of this consideration
II Is now known that the Mcclellan
amendment. providing for the appli-
cation OF the zone system 70 the pos
fal rates on second class mail matter,
will receive its final disposition which
Will be defeat Senators who voted
for the McKo lar amendment in pref
crence 10 the proposed per cent
fax on publishers receipts. oud
others who We're not present az the
time tho vote on The Mcclellan amend
ment IN tho committee of the whole
WAS taken. will. when the bin reaches
Tie Senate itsel,. vote TO eliminate
this schedule altogether
The increase in the rale for first
aid fIfs 81 m NtnnH
stricken from the bill it Is predicted
with great confidence that All items %
he measure IN any wise altering pos
al rates VII meet the same fate.
After definite cction on the income
iaN rrov'si 3, is anticipated an ef-
fori viii be made by the radical group
iY The senate. this time however
with certain very substantial backing
from some OF the conservatives look.
'1g 20 The elimination from the bill
a. several other items now In the
lioo sure.
There Will ho strenuous and prob
nhly successful opposition to III;
consumption taxes which fx impost,
'iron The consumption OF sugar. tea
coffee and cocoa There will be a.
effort TO strike ont ali the taxes npoi
freight and passenger receipts of III.
common carriers. an of which toxe.
would be borne by the shipper OF
traveller. On this point there is con
siderable doubt. with the chances ia
voring the retention Of these items Z,
the bill. Also an effort will be mad,
10 bring about revision or eiimina
ton OF the taxes on admission II
places OF amusement. This movement
IS. however. fored0Cmed 10 fixture.
Altogether the Senate Is cOnfronte
Wits 0ne ~ tho ius'es' weeks i'm III
t.ei1rv of itr recent busy months
iav not those who ton and ihos
vh6 have made common cause OF IN
ltrr'r hope FOR the masses of mankiu
tNke renewed heart as they think O.
tho days when america has taken 4
stand for The rights Of humanity an
Che fellowship OF social and interni
tlonal iusiice?n
Among the speakers at the eonfe
ence viii De samuel GOmpers. Ioll
Hall. president or Tic Minnesota Sta
Federation OF Labor Charles Edval
Russell. John II. Walker. president
fhe Illinois Stale Federation OF Labo
Frank ~. Walsh. Governor Burnuui
If Minnesota. JOHN Spargo. John LIN
hose Pastor stokes Rabbi stephen
Use William English Mailing Nus
Franc ~ New \ ork eastern rfIr
seniaiiVe ~ American Federation
Labor. Frank r. NOife. ". j. Chen
Mas Frederick Meyer. professor OF ps
fhology - lnirersity ~ Missouri.
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