Arizona republican., 1917-05-10
WAR LAYS
 HEAVY TAX
 ON PEOPLE
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The war tax bill extending it's eXcises to the fabric of every American home was formally presented to the house today by the ways and means committee with plans for quick passage
 As forecast of what may come later. it proposes special taxes to raise $l,S00, 900, 600 in addition to the present normal annual revenue of $500. 900, 900. When its terms are effective the Amer jean people will be paying direct taxes of S33 per capita. The people of the British isles-half as many-nOW pay per capita taxes of S6O.
 While the principal features of the new war levy are the increases in in come and profits taxes, increases in internal revenue rates and increases of customs duties, many provisions reach the innermost structure of every home and make up a list of taxes, probably the most formidable ever faced by the American people.
 The household light, heat and tele- phone bills, admission tickets to 5imusements, fire and life insurance, railway tickets, automobiles, automo- bile tires and tubes, soft drinks, post age rates, golf clubs and baseball bats, club dues and host of other every uay ncCesSltIes or iGXurleS come under the taxation.
 Increased postage rates on news papers, arranged in a zone system, are such that publishers say they will force many newspapers out of busi- ness. Already protests against many features of the law are pouring in, anu attacks upon it will center in the pub lie hearings before the senate finance committee.
 Democratic Leader Kitchen an- nounced that he hoped to pass the bill by Saturday.
 In presenting the bill, the ways and means committee made a report say ing in part:
 After carefully considering the ex- perience of the European countries at war, the committee believes it is sound economic policy for the present gen. eratlon to bear fair portion of the burden of financing the war and rec ommend that the remaining contem- plated expenses of the government for the remainder of this and the whole or the next fiscal year be raised by taxation. The effect of this recommen- uatlon is that about one-half from the proceeds from bonds
 It is estimated that the recepits of the federal government including DOS tai receipts for the next fiscal year under existing law will amount to $l'oOO,000, ,OO0. The proposed bill is es- tilhdtea to yield during twelve months period $1,S00, 00O, ,OOO additional This will make the total receipts for the government for the next fiscal year S3,30O,000.O00 or about s33 Der capita as compared to Great Britain With population less than half that or the United States whose receiuts ihcIudlng postal receipts for the year end.ng March S1. 1917. amounted to S2a9O ,oO0 000 or about s6O per capita.
 The committee believes that the American people were never in a more favorable condition to pay a reason aoie amount of war taxes. The com Inlttee mas endeavored to distribute equitably this taxation"
 The committee estimated the war ex- pendltures for the remainder of this and the whole of the next fiscal year at about S3,S00 900 exclusive of the pond issue to finance the foreign loan.
 We already have authorized a bond issue of two billion dollars" it added
 to provide portion of the necessary funds to finance war. Therefore the amount necessary to raise by taxation or further bond issue at this time Is S1,S00, 900, 00O"
 The bill today is calculated to raise. m exact figures, $1,S1O,420, 900, includ- ing:
 Income tax-New war income tax saSz' lO0, 900; retroactive tax on incomes
 Additional excess profits SOS. .OOO. .OOO.
 Llquors-Distilled spirits S10O,O0O oOO; rectified spirits $7.5OO, 900: fer mented liquors s37,0000 900: wines s6.- 100000. w.
 Soft drinks. syrup, etc. $2O,OOO, 900.
 Cigars S11,0OO,O 900: cigarettes s25
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