The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21
URGES HEAVIER TAX ON RICH BE
INSERTED IN PENDING WAR
REVENUE BILL.
SAYS PEACE WANTED
Eighty-Five Per Cent Of Men Drafted
Are Protesting, He Declares, and Also
Alleges That Huge Bond Issues Are
MOrtgaging the People to Capital.

Washington, Aug. 2f.-Conscription
of wealth to pay for the war was urged
in the senate today by Senator Lafol-
lette Of Wisconsin, in presenting the
minority plans Of the finance commit
tee for higher rates in the war tax bill
on war profits and incomes. He sug-
gested increasing the $1,000, 900 900 bill
to more than S3,5O0 100000 by such in
creases with elimination Of conscription
taxes. He also urged that less bonds
and more taxes be authorized.
The Wisconsin senator declared gov
ernments were demanding war while
their peoples were asking for peace,
and contended that eighty-five percent
Of the men drafted are protesting. Large
bond issues desired by wealthy inter
ests, he contended, initiate prices and
increase the present high cost Of liv-
ing which, he asserted, already impose
fifty to one hundred percent war bur-
den upon the masses.
Alleges Iron Hand in Bonds.
The Liberty loan, Lafollette said.
was made possible by an iron hand
within a kid glove" and persistent ad-
vertising methods.
The pending BILL Mr.. Lafonette stat.
ed, provides by taxes but II percent Of
this years war expenses. while Great
Britain imposes 26 percent. Next years
war expenditure, he predicted. may
reach $3O00O.OOOO0O, or 10000 900 900,
and he urged that huge war profits and
incomes Of wealthy persons by higher
surtaxes, be made to bear the burden
Of the war
BY keeping down taxes and increas-
ing bonds, Senator LafoIlette said, the
masses are being "mortgaged to the
money lenders Loans to the allies the
senator said, may and may not be re-
paid. certainly not for many years after
the war Russia, ne said. is in the
throes Of a revolution and Italy, If re-
ports are correct, is on the eve Of one"
Even England and France" he add
ed, will be in no position to repay loans
for a long time and if this war should
last for several years, what political
transformations may occur in any coun-
try in Europe no one can foreteI."
Prophecies Bread Lines.
Possibility Of bread lines this winter
because Of the high cost Of living, he
pictured thus in conclusion:
Always remember that the high
prices already upon US have taxed the
common people Of this country for the
support Of this war to a much greater
extent than the wealthy class would be
taxed II every dollar OF income Of the
members OF that class were taken by
taxation.
when bread lines shall be a familiar
sight in every city of this land, as they
are bound to be II the present price OF
the simple necessaries of life is main
tained during the coming winter. when
cold and hunger are daily visitors in
many thousands OF homes which have
known only comfort heretofore, a con-
dition certain to exist during the COM
ing winter months. unless relief from
present prices can be found. II will be
small satisfaction, / think TO the mem.
bers OF this congress TO realize that
they have contributed TO the want and
suffering Of the mass OF people by re-
fusing TO place even an approximately
portion OF the financial burden OF this
war upon the rich"