Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-04
TUMb[|NG BLOCK FOUND
 IN SENATE ID. BE WAR TAX.
Fight Between High War Pro- fits Tax Advocates and Those Favoring Moderate Rate Rages During Long Holiday.
(By Review Leased Wirel.


 WASHINGTON. Sept. S.-The Sen ate spent today's holiday in the sharp est classes of its fight over war pro- fits taxation and again decisively de feated proposals of the high tax advo- cates
 Final Vcte "Wednesday.
 The final vote on the war profits section is to be taken Wednesday. The bill's provision as now written for an increase of about one-third or s1,O60.- 100000 is expected to stand.
 But three recruits were gained in today's voting by the high tax advo- cates, in addition to the seventeen who voted Saturday for Senator John sons maximum proposal of an 30 per cent tax. Senators King, Nickel lar and Trammell voted for both of the proposals.
 Corporations Taxed Half.
 Senators Simmons declared that un- der the bill as it now stands at least one-half of the corporations of the country would be taxed more than half. the tax alone of the U s. Steel corpor- ation amounting to $1S3,734, 900 this year, while the tax to be paid by the Dupont Powder company will be ten millions more, and that of <he General Motors S1,5OO, 900. The next increase to be paid by the twenty other leading corporations of the country would amount to $21, 1,136,O ,O00O, he said. Sen ator Frelinghuysen said it was fraught with great danger to both interests.
 Would Impair Industry.
 "To impose such unfair taxes and impair industry" he said, would practically insure the victory of Ger many"
 Citing the increasing war expense items of Secretary McAdoo. Senator Borah said he believed they ultimately would reach between s22.OOO, 100000 and $23 23,O0O.OO0,OOO and possibly $25. 000.OOO,0O0 for the first year, including loans to the allies.
 The Final Provision.
 This bill p robably will finally pro- vide $2,5OO, 100000 in taxes" he con tinued. There is no record in his tory of such a shrinking from duty by a legislative body.
 'Is S, $2,5OOOO00,O0O in taxes the stand ard of patriotism that men of wealth are willing to contribute to the war? l do not believe it."
 England Is Cited.
 Senator Borah cited England's 80 per cent levy on war taxes after two years of war and asked:
 Are we not better able eo meet an 80 per cent tax at the beginning of the war than England after two years of it? On what theory can it be said that We would break business or make the war unpopular if business makes 20 per cent more out of war than in peace? What a pity it is that dollars and cents are not flesh and blood that we might lay the conscripting hand of the government upon them and bring them to the support Of the war.
 Protect Business Efficiency
 After business efficiency is pro tected, I would take every dollar over
  the United States.
 The Idaho senator presented statis- ties regarding the amount of profits, based upon last years earnings, that big business concerns would retain, even if a SO per cent war profits rate was adopted. He said the Dupont I1wder interests would have s35,O00,- 900 left over.
 Simmons Statement Recalled.
 Senator Johnson called attention to the fact that Chairman Simmons made the statement that profits of the Steel corporation this year would be S490,- OOO,0O0, and that the tax proposed to be levied on that Organization would amount to but s1S3, 100000.