Evening journal., 1918-09-14
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IA, 1918.
SLOAN rLAYs mTCHuN REVENUE BILL.


REPRESENTATIVE SLOAN, of Nebraska, a Republican
House, of which Representative Kitchin is chairman,
ayed the McAdOo- Revenue bill in an interview
given with respect to in Washington on Wednesday.
81 shall support the measure, as ! have every com
pIeed war measure since the war started" Mr. Sloan
said However, l shall criticise the omission of
features the inclusion of which would in one case add
more than half billion dollars in the other case
would result in a confidence in public expenditures
which been unduIy shaken by the Hog Island con-
and the amentable airship construction collapse
last fiscal year shows the largest importation in
history, with the duties collected in twenty
years-imports S29l6OOOOOO duties si79OOOOOO. Our
duties this year only 62s per cent of
revenue against 26 per cent in the Spanish
American war, 81 per cent in the civil and 90 per
cent in the of 1872.
I'VE practically giving these millions to foreigners
without any advantage TO America. Goods not sold
with cost but rather with to the
opportunity of the seller and the necessity of the buyer
Britain, free trade country collecting fS per
her revenue her ports while Canada is coll
ecting So per cent
"sIy second criticism relates TO a committee on war
there been such body would have had airpanes and
scandal We have loaned to the Allies s65OOOOOOOO
and instead of that sum being evidenced by bonds of
the other nations have the diplomatic certificates is
by the representatives Of the other countries"
That interview is full of bearing upon the
present future interests Of our country
and its people that il should be committed to memory
by every American who has a serve him or her
political guide in the impending election.
The Free Trade policy Of the Democratic party
places upon the shoulders loyal Americans an out
rageous burden of taxation which they would not be
called upon bear if the Republican protective tariff
policy fun force and effect and If Republican
methods dsbursing Federal revenues were in vogue
The comparative percentages cited by Mr.. Sloan tell
their story 10 all discerning persons cannot
fail TO make profound impression on American thought
Americans, matter how loyal they may be- cannot feel
satisfied with Federal system which relieves
foreigners from the of many millions dollars
in import duties and calls upon loyal Americans to pay
those millions the Federal treasury through systems
Of direct and indirect taxation. can such loyal
americans reconcile themselves to dsbursng system
which fails the public funds with proper
safeguards which make the war much more
--N NN'ANNA'ei"C
TO be-
Loyal Americans want TO shed every drop of blood
suffer every of anguish supply every dollar of
money and every of material that may be needed
TO win the war BY the token they do not want TO
she one pore drop of blood suffer one more pano of
anguish supply more dollar of money or one more
ounce of material than may be needed to produce that
great result.
Those are two aimportant facts which do not ao |
in the considerations of certain statesmen in
Washington, whose motto to be;
"Put light tax burden upon foreign importers nc
you can; put as heavy burden upon loyal Americans
you cam take all the money you can get; spend all
The money get, and lei the economic future of
the country look out for tseIf."
The thought that we should meet more of our war
through tariff dues paid by foreigners and less
through taxes, paid by Americans sound busi-
rules should expenditures does not seem
to have occurred TO this apowerful school of |
Democratic statesmen.