New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20

interests with the money they have
taken from you in the name OF pa
triotism.-
What Gronns Hath
Left for Borsh to Say
Addressing the conference on Amer
icanism Versus Profiteering," Senator
W. Z. Borah, OF Idaho, said:
There has been some criticism OF
this gathering, an intimation, indeed,
that 10 Is faint Of disloyalty for the
people TO meet In times of war and
discuss vital questions. ! do not think
so. The citizen owes loyalty TO the
government, and the government owes
confidence and candor TO the people.
Ninety-nine per cent OF the people OF
the United States are patriotic, and the
patriotic citizen not only has the right
but he is a moral coward II he does not
exercise the right OF candid and sincere
interchange Of views as TO the pest III
tcrests Of the government. II man
dciies the laws of his country ne shouIu
promptly be punished, not by govern
ment proclamations, but by the courts
When man is guilty OF sedltloh ne
should be dealt with speedily ana con-
dignly under the law. ALL.
"Thcre is 10 single feature OF tnis
war more vital or more fsr-resch'hs III
effect upon our people than the gus,
ton of financing the war; II we Ia,
10 act with foresight and courage III
respect 70 this question, not Only sn"
we endanRer the success or the VIZ
but we shall work incalcuiaoIe lhlustIee
10 the great body OF the American Pc
pie after the war shall be e!oseG; us
Is n question which you and all OF Us
have n right 10 discuss and the Good
faith OF men who so discuss II cannot
be inpeached by obliQue insinuatioh as
TO their loyalty. ,-
"Tbero arc few underlying or
fundamental principles upon which
those who insist upon hlgh rate OF
taxation rely. s,
"First-Bonds bring about imitation,
increase prices and aggravate more ana
more than distress or hardshlps OF 'he
great body of the people.
"Second-After the war those oonds
and their interest charges Will be pald
almost entirely by taxes on consuhp-
tion. War profits will be gone the pur-
den thereby falling upon those VINO no"
sufTer particularly from high prices
The hond system has a strong tendency
70 make the same class who fight the
war pay for the war. The amount OF
bonds issued, therefore, should DC kePV
down to the lowest possible tgure'
"Third-Tsxes should be LAID accord
ing to ability to pay.
"Fourth-A few should not be per
nitted to profit greatly by the war at
the EXPENSE Of the many. .r.
"Fifth-That by the most prac'leaoIe
method possible profits which are as,
tIrcty war profits should be ma ait
oft segregated and taxed to the ilml''
In 60 far as human ingenuity can oe-
wise. q scheme TO effectuate IT, WAL
should be made to pay for war.
"Sixth-ln all taxing schemes o
nlans we should keep steadily IN rnlhu
tbc productive efficiency of our ihduS-
trial institutions.
"Scverth-Neither passion nor preIu-
d;co nor class hatred nor the redls-
trib,tion Of wealth nor selfshness nor
creed should have any place IN wa
Snarce. The problem is slhgiy any
solely one Of meeting the qen.".uII
tbo Government in way best caicu.
iate5 70 serve the present eEigenSs
onS 70 protect so far as possioIee v .ho
n S-.r and moral wellbeing OF 'ne
American people."