Evening journal., 1918-10-29

Mr.. Wilson may declare the adjourn
ment OF politics TO suit his own pur-
pose Mr.. Wilson may declare the re-
sumption OF politics whenever ne ieels
like IL; but the business OF American
people one week from tomorrow sun
remains TO get rid Of kitchin.
The intellect and the courage OF Mr.
Wilson's own Administration TESTIFY 10
the need OF the Congress change, Tor
Mr.. Wilson's secretary OF the Treas
ury constantly and manfuly opposes
the economic follles and the sectional
DutrOges OF kitchin. The ability and
the character OF the Democratic sen
ate testify TO the same thing.
No more 'excorlatlng brief could be
written against Ntchin's tax monstros-
tiles than has been written against
them by the Senate Finance Commit
tee in its sweeping revisions OF the
kitchin schedules. No more damnlng
indictment has been drawn against
Kitchin's whole revenue bill than has
been drawn against IL by that same
committee in It's reputation OF Kit
rhin's deliberate plan OF using ruth
less tax provisions TO raid the country
north OF Mason and DiXons line. NO
one could show deeper apprehension
OF the political evil which kitchins
freak economies would work. No eye
has been more open 10 the baleful ei-
fects on the nation Of Kitchin's Nehe-
nous sectionalism. with It's avowed
purpose OF fixing the cost OF the war
north Of Mason and Dixon's line.
In its amendments the Senate FL
nance Committee labors 10 correct Nir-
tually every one Of the Kitchin IN
edualities and dangers which this
newspaper has exposed. The commit
Zee. for example. has cut out the tax
nenaltv loaded on industrial plants and
business houses for saving some OF
their surplus for a rainy day. kitchin
savs all earnings must be distributed,
though inevitably such a program. when
any storm arose. would force INDUSTRY
and business upon the rocks; the sen
ate Finance Committee says thls lalai
policy should not prevail.
Kitchin says the prospector Tor OF
must be so heavily taxed that ne can
no longer go out and search and drill
FOR oil: the senate Finance Committee
saws when the nation IS crying Tor OIL
20 serve both our war needs and our
reace needs only a suicidal policy could
think Of shutting or the very supply
Of oil.
Kitchin saws normal business. normal
production. normal work having noth-
Ing AT all TO do with war should he
loaded with crushing taxes exactly Ike
war business making its abnormal pro-
M out Of war contracts: the senate
ynsnce Committee says that no clear
Find can fail to see-namely, war busl-
mess can stand any load because war
liemand must and will pay any prices;
war business can disappear on the
face Of the earth when war disappears
and no harm is done TO a country or 70
its people: but normal business can
moi be crushed under costs and taxed
10 extinction, in peace or In war; with
ont causing. through years and years
N come. public destitutlon and national
disaster.
Tho Senate Finance Committee. in
deed has shot Kitchin's revenue Dill
4o nieces And vet for how much VIII
ihe Sensie's attempted work of saliva
tlon count n the thick headed and
sour souled Ritchin persists in his I'M
passioned purpose 20 fine the hated in
terests and individuals north OF Mason
and Dixon's line, the cost OF the war.
whatever ruin he spreads? II kitchin,
who Is as mulish as he is malignant
refuses 20 yield in the conference com
mittee OF the two Houses, the Senates
corrective work will count for moth
ing at all.
n the thick headed Kitchin and his
thick headed majority in the House
stubbornly hold out for the revenue
measure which they concocted and
handed over 10 the senate as the econ
omIc doom Of the nation they cannot
he budged by any law>or by any au-
thority in the national capital.
The Treasury Department knows the
had in Kitchin's bill and breads its ef-
feet upon-the country; yet the Treas
ury Department is powerless TO do any
thing. The Senate revises and revises
the preposterous thing. yet the Senate
Is powerless to compel the acceptance
OF its revisions The President may
veto the Kltchin work, yet the Presi-
dent Is powerlcss TO exact anything
better from Kitchin.
But the Congress districts OF the