The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-24
REVENUE BILL
NOT SETTLED
Sonata Fight to Tap Big In
comes Continues, While
Other War Work is
Taken Up.
HELP FOR RUSSIANS
President Having comPleted Price
Fixing for Present, Takes up
the Pope's Peace
Appeal.
HELP FOR RUSSIANS

iTUnifeG Press Leased Wire SeTyice-I
H. WASHINGTON, Aug. "a
sA Moral and material forces
i EN were thrown into the Rus
sian situation by the United
States today to tide over another
crisis.
! While rumor painted dreary pic
lures of the struggle in the baby re,
public" government and embassy Of
ficials here proceeded in a business
like manner TO help. Money, ships,
and supplies have been made avail
able and a new note of confidence in
Russia viii go forward from the
state department today.
AS a potent force toward winning
the war, Russia has long since been
discarded. Every effort will be
made. however, TO help her complete
the characterization of her country
and figure in the forces ruling the
world when peace comes.
Having completed his price fixing
work for the present, President Will
son turned his attention 10 answer
ing the pope's peace appeal He ex-
ipected to discuss this together with
the Russian situation. problems aris-
ing through the visit of the japanese
commission and other war work, with
MS caDlneL lllS AFTERNOON.
In the senate the fight to tap big
income continued, with Senator Hol-
lis joining the ranks for conscripting
riches to pay the war bills. He has
introduced an amendment similar 20
that of LaFollette's. defeated yester-
day, which would raise 100000, 900
more from incomes than is possible
under the committee bill.
Secretary OF State Lansing official
! " denied stories of general pes
simism in government quarters over
| the Russian ste-ation He authorized
! this comment:
Il don't think there is any feeling
| that Russia is on the verge OF 4
collapse. In fact, she is stronger to-
! day than she was a month ago. both
from the general government and
military standpoint
| The recommendations of the Root
mission, he added, are about to be
carried out. He confirmed United
Press statements yesterday that
American aid In the way of a loan,
supplies and ships had been agreed
upon.
ID
CONSUMPTION Of Wealth.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-With
! SdilA SOiStItptlou ID lUS sen
( ate threatening long drawn battle, ef
forts were launched today TO Offset
! compromise on the war tax bill.
| The plan subscribed to by many
] friends of the committee measure and
"conscriptionists" is as follows:
| Elimination of all consumption
taxes.
/ Increase the amount TO be raised by
the bill to $3.50, ,0O0, 900.
! Supply the consumption tax deficit
and the general tax increase by heav-
ier draft upon incomes and war profits.
"A number of us have agreed that
public sentiment demands a larger
share of the financial burden of the
war to be laid on wealth and that the
common people be relieved Of addition
al taxation on necessaries Of life said
| Senator King, Utah. heretofore sup
porting the committee bill.
He predicted passage OF the amend
ment introduced by Senator Hollis, in
creasing sur-taXes on incomes to pro-
vide 5000, 100000 more than is raised
by the committee bill.
| Numerous senators who yesterday
voted against LaFollette's amendment
said they would support the Hollis
plan.
! The Hollis amendment accepts the
Gerry provision adopted by the senate
and which hits incomes of $500 900 to
81 900, 900 and over. 1t also accepts
the finance committees schedules on
incomes from $1,000 to $4,000. Be-
tween s42,50O and $3.50 it adopts La
F.. Follette's schedule and inserts new in
creases from s95,000 to s500.O00 thus
appealing to all factions in the fight.
Senator Simmons, in charge of the
; revenue bill. admitted today that he
expects increases in the taxes wealth
must pay.
Rich Men Must Pay.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-While the
senate tentatively agreed today to
double the two per cent normal income
tax on corporations Senator Trammell,
f! Fla. prepared to press an amendment
! to the revenue bill to raise the exemp-
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