Arizona republican., 1918-09-07
PROVIDES FUR GREATEST TAX
 EVER |MP POSED
Congress Begins Work On
 Biggest Revenue Measure
 in History. To Raise Twen- ty-Four Billion Dollars
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-Without evidence of political division congress today began work on the greatest rev. enue measure in all history, providing for the raising of twenty four billion dollars-ss, ,000, ,000, 900 Tn taxes, and twice as much in bonds-to pay Ameri- cas- share of the cost of the war next year and for loans to its o-belliger- ents.
 In the house, Democratic Leader Kitchin, chairman of the ways and means committee, explained the draft of the bill while hearings on it were begun by the senate finance committee. Mir. Kitchin's explanation was inter- rupted by adjournment for the day, af- ter his general discussion of the bill and specific reference to the income tax. Beginning with the excess and war profits levies tomorrow. he ex- poets to devoate all of the session to completing his statement.
 May Become Law Next Month
 With Representative Fordney oi Michigan. ranking Republican commit teeman and others expected to speak or the bill, indications tonight were that formal reading of the measure sectior by section for amendment would moi begin in the house before Tuesday ol Wednesday.
 Chairman Simmons of the senate fin ance committee, after hearing MT Kitchin's statement, said he hoped tn. bill could be a law by the middle or las of October.
 "This bill marks an epoch in revenue legislation of the world" MT. Kitchir told the house. Tt levies twice as mucl as any nation since the beginning O time has tried to collect from it. people"
 No Protest Been Made
 The taxes, the chairman admitted will be hard to pay. but he asserted they would be borne. without injur. to any industry or individual" and tha not a protest against the bill had beel made by American business. American business. he declared. is too patrioti, too loyal, too big to think of shirkin the financial burdens of the war;
 Tbe war revenue measure, MT. Kitch in declared. is designed to bring to tn government the funds absolutely neces sary for the war on Germany, place the burden equally and equitably ,an' the committee hopes it will meet wit the dppTONdl Oi tIt dtioi oiiN the treasury.
 Time to do Your All
 These taxes are going to. be har to pay and hard to bear" MT. Kitchi said, but they can be paid and the will be and I want every tax payer t know that if his burdens are hard t bear, the burdens of millions of ou boys over there are greater and harde and they are making a greater sacrific and making it nobly and gladly.
 "A business man says am ready t do my bit. The time has come whe it Is not enough to do your bit; the tim has come to do your all. Every bushes man and every tax payer should un derstand that every dollar in taxes ths he pays under this bill goes to help thi nation save its life. Sometimes l al ashamed that we only raise $S.000.000 GOO by taxes. For the individual an business itself are better off than the were any time in the pre-war years. have found that 90 per cent of the bus ness men are patriotic and ready bear their burden, but they can affor to bear them and still be better o1
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