The sun., 1917-08-14
TO END DEBATE
ON WAR TAXES
Senate Now Expected to Pass
the Bill Early in Sep
tember.
special pespascA 70 Tn Scr.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14,--Plans for the
restriction of the debate In tho Senate
over the pending war revenue bill are
crystallIsing The movement does not
include resort to cloture. but by common
consent general debate will close on
Wednesday, Senator Simmons has out
lined his own position and explained the
general terms OF the bill.
To-day Senators Penrose and MoCum-
Der spoke on Americas position in the
war. while Senator Reed criticized the
initial acts OF the Hoover food admlnls-
tration bureau.
1t IL now estimated that oonsidera-
ton OF the war revenue bill in the Senate
can be completed In about twenty days.
This would mean the passage Of the bill
early In September
The feature Of the days debate was
the address Of Senator Penrose, who
declared himself out of sympathy with
the general plan OF the Entente for dis
elimination against former enemies
after the war. He outlined the purpose
enunciated as future British policy by
the Chamber OF Commerce OF London
and the Paris economic conference OF
year ago.
Tsrin After War.
Senator Penrose, a protective tariff
advocate, announced he would avoid
discussion Of the general subject of
tariff He explained the reasons which
had impelled the Finance Committee 10
strike from the war revenue bill the
provision for a horizontal advance OF
10 per cent. in existing tariffs.
n
tinued, sooner or later-and perhaps
the war may be over sooner than ex-
pected-we will be confronted with the
question, and It would be the first duty
OF the Administration and especially OF
the tariff board to consider the situation
carefully and investigate SO far as the
procuring Of any data is possible Just
now with view OF making progress
toward Industrial preparedness for the
period TO begin with peace.
"As I have stated, I opposed the
. measures enacted since 1918 because
| they constituted distinct move to
| abandon the collection of revenue at the
| Custom House and to impose direct
taxes on the people. II IL not pertinent
! or necessary to discuss these measures
now except to sa ythat In my opinion
they frequently exhibited a tendency
toward sectionallsm and class opposi-
| tion.
| But now the situation is different
We are at war. Revenues must be pro-
vided the American Government has
never hesitated to raise revenue by
! direct taxes and loans when required to
! do 50 by a state OF war, and the people
will pay them cheerfully so long az they
are uniform, equitable and logical"
Tho Pennsylvania Senator sharply
criticised the Administration for delay
in settling controversies with manufac-
turers, declaring relentless prosecution
Of the war was being held up and that
an element OF uncertainty as to the
amount OF revenue to be derived had
been injected into consideration OF the
tax bill.
Must speed Up"
1T seems to me-" he said referring to
disputes over prices of war material
that speed and prompt delivery Is the
essence OF the emergency. One hundred
million dollars are being spent, II is said
each day by the Allies, or $1,000, ,000. .00O
every ten davs. and II Is estimated that
900 men are being killed each day on
the Allies side. In this tremendous crisis
speedy delivery constitutes the most i'm.
peratively essential element Every ter
DAYS occurs this enormous expenditure
OF men and money, which no saving or
prices will ever balance on the other side
OF tho ledger,
III / had my way would urge ar
amendment to this bill that purchases
should be handled by committee oi
three, whose duty It will be to determine
prices decide upon priority, as well al
to advise the various purchasing agents
now employed by the Government so a.
tc protect them against criticisms"
Senator McCumber predicted a war Of
! at least four years and expenditure o.
SAC, 900 100000. He said the bill wa'
just the beginning of the taxes which
} must be levied, but declared that the fu
ture generations should pay the greater
part of the cost. as the present one vii
; furnish the men and supply them will
the materials which will be necessary 4
crush the German autocracy.