The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-20

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ed by the read,us,ment -, retail
prices on the other hand, I should
assume that II IN cxpedient 90 main.
tain considerable range OF Indirect
taxes. and the fact that alcoholic
liquors VIII presently no longer NJ.
ford "A source of revenue by taxation
makes IL the more neceasary that
the field should be- carefully rc.es.
tabllnhod in order that equivalent
sources OF revenue may be found
which Il will bo legitimate. and not
burdcnsome, 10 draw upon. But
YOU have at hand I'm the treasury de.
partment many experts who can al.
wise you upon the matterp muci. bet.
ter than / can. can only suggest
the lines Of a permanent and work.
able system and the placing OF the
taxes where they VIII least hamper
the life OF the poople.
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There is. fortunately, no occasion
for undertaking In the immediate
future any general revision OF our
system OF import duties.
No Danger Of Compr<itiou
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siycatuffs and related chemicals.
our complete dependence upon Ger.
man supplies before the war made
the interruption OF trade n cause of
exceptional economic disturbance.
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ufacturc of dycstuffs. on the one
hand. and OF explosives and pots
onous gases on the other. moreover.
has given tho industry an crcep-
tionai significance and value Al,ho
the United States will gladly and
unhcnifatinriy jqin In tho program
OF International disarrnsfnrnt. " WIZ
f'ererfhciess. DC pohcy OF obvious
prudence to make certain OF inc
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over. have the means OF properly
protecting itself whenever our trade
Is Disseminated against by foreign
nations In order that we may be
assured OF that equality Of treat.
ment which we hope 90 accord and
to promote the world over. our
tariff laws. as they now stand. pro
vide no weapon Of retaliation In
case oiher governments snouio enact
legislation unequal In It's bearing on
our products ms compared with the
products OF other countries
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