Evening star., 1918-09-07
K|TCH|N TAKES UP
WAR PR0F|TSLEN
House Adjourns "PoIltics"
While Greatest Revenue Bill
Is Discussed.
MAY BE LAW IN OCTOBER

journsd In the House during oonsid-
GRAFTON Of the greatest revenue meas
ure Of any nation in all history. pro-
viding for raising $aA.ooo.ooo.ooo-
Ss.ooo. .ooe. 900 In taxes and twice as
much In bonds-to pay Americas
share Of the costs Of the war next
year ana for loans to the oo-belliger-
ents.
Chairman Kitchin Of the ways and
means COMMITTEES resumed today his
general discussion Of the bill. which
was interrupted by adjournment last
night. Having dwelt on the income
tax. Mr.. Kitchin took up the excess
war profits levy features and answer
Cd objections by members.
In the work Of framing the measure
in committee the chairman had
given close study to details. and was
quick to give information from all
sides Of the House.
Both Houses Consider.
Both branches Of Congress bent
their attention on tho revenue bill
yesterday. While Mr.. Kitchin ex-
planned the draft of the bill hearings
on it were begun by tho Senate nnance
with Representative Eordney of
Michigan, ranking republican COM
mittee member, and others expected
that formal reading Of the measure.
seii'Gm wsii not y Begin e'n' in the House Ssfore
Tuesday or Wednesday.
Chairman Simmons OF the Senate a1r
Kitchin's statement. said he hoped the
bill would be q law by the middle or
last Of October.
Bill Marks an Epoch.
'sThis bill marks an epoch in reve-
nue. legislation Of the world" Mr.
Kitchin told the House. ut levies
twice AZ much a. any nation since the
beginning OF time has tried to collect
from its people"
The taxes, the chairman admitted.
will be hard to pay. but he asserted
to any industry or individual" and
| that not q protest against the bill had
been made by American business.
American business. he declared. ts too
patriotic, too loyal. too big to tnink
| OIL SulIA1h kAA0 AA1aSA~A SS~
the war.
The war revenue measure. Mr..
Kftchin declared, 10 designed to orlnS
to the government the funds absolute
| ly necessary for the war on Germany.
places the burden equally Soans ana eoui1 iI,
meet with the approval of the admin
istration and the Treasury.
Members Ask Information.
Chairman Kitchin's statement was
closely followed by members Of the
House and he frequently was inter
rupted by members who desired spe-
cific information on certain features
Of the legislation. When ME-. Kitchin
arose to begin discussion Of the bill.
less than one-third of the members
were present. but . quorum was soon
Mr.. Kitchin declared the United
States could finance the war 6y tax
alton better than Great Britain,
France and Germany combined could.
He said the time might come when
thigh consumption taxes would be nee
essary. and IL 1t ever did the Ameri-
can people would give up all pronts
and all income over living expenses
Ito win the war.
a yooo,oooyooo Yearly After War.
Assertion that tho Onltoo otdtes
must raise four billion dollars a year
lin revenue after the war was made
iby Chairman Kitchin.
| Does any one believe that the Army
and Navy will cost us less than a
|bfllion dollars a year hereafter" ques-
ltioned Mr.. Kitchin.. He was ap-
lplauded vigorously when he said: 1t
will not be less: it will be more. Be
Tween four and five Etllion a year
must come from the people after the
war. In view Of this would 1t not be
almost a crime to issue another single
Ibillion dollar1 worth of bondsr
I'm the civil war we made the mis-.
take Of not passing the tax act of
1854 In 1851. II 1t had been passed
Iin 1851 70 per can't OF tho civil war
expenses could have been raised by
Taxation