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internal revenues in the year 1918 as
do these nine other States. but those
nine other States get back from the
Fedora. Government two and half
times as much money as does the Stale
Of New York. Now. l repeat, when you
consider this appropriation as a gift
Of money TO the State-as fat, in other
words. as posk-some attention ought
10 be paid to the proposition tiai
those who receive this pork, and who
largely pay for it, ought to get some
portion OF IL on the basis OF their
payment.
The State OF Pennsylvania paid In
1918 to ten Federal Government S5S9.-
O56,i4320 in internal revenue. she
gets over the whole five years si2,632..
s49.94 out Of the 275y000,O00. AS com
pared with the nine States have men
toned, Pennsylvania pays nineteen
times as much. Pennsylvania pays III
one yead nineteen times as much, anu
they get two and three-quarters times
as much out OF the road appropriation,
and so / might go throuzh the list.
THE most forceful illustratiol-eN the
Injustice and inequity Of this method OF
distribution Is discovered when we look
al my own little State Of Delaware.
Delaware is not the smallest state IN
point Of area, Rhode Island Is smaller.
Mr.. Kellar. What was the dispro-
portion, II any, as to the amount OF con-
tracts that Delaware got as compared
with the nine States with which the
Senator Is comparing now2"
Mr. WOlcott Mr.. President, the
Senator from Tennessee Is a specialist
on these contracts. He has been very
lsudably Industrious In roofing uncon-
scionable contracts made with the War
Department"
Mr.. Kenar. II am talking about the
considerable ones now.
Mr.. WolcOtt. "Just a moment. deiy
the Senator from Tennessee to ma an
unconscionable contract made with any
OF these so-called proflteers that he has
been hunting for that halls from Della
ware. II they have made contract, II
has been an honest contract, and they
have given honest value for every DOL
lar they have received"
"Furthermore, II the State OF Della
ware has gotten contracts from the
Federal Government, / say that the
state Of Tennessee has not paid her
norton In the way Of taxes nor have
these other nine States, because the
money did not come from these states
in the way OF taxes to the Federal
Government"
Mr.. Kellar. II was not talking about
unconscionable contracts"
Mr. Wolcott. well, Is an illegitimate
contract a desirable thing in war time 2
Mr.. Kellar "But / want to say this
70 the Senator-that the amounts OF
contracts that have gone to citizens OF
his State from the National Government
show quite as wide a discrepancy In
favor Of his State as this appropriation
shows in favor Of the States ne mas
mentioned
Mr.. Wolcott. THAT may be true or
IL NAV not be true. / should Ike 70
have the Senator satisfy himself by ns-
ures that Il Is true before he makes the
assertion; but, H. It be true. what OF ltY
n Simply means that the state OF Della
ware has got business brains there, has
got business energy and business thrift
that put II in a position where II is
needed by the Federal Government IN
time OF great emergency. That Is all
IL means. Il Is not q disgrace TO Della
ware; Il is quite TO her credit.
Mr. Kellar. I'VE are taxing the rest
of the country, though, TO look atter
the people OF Delaware
Mr. Wolcott. I'VE are not taXins
these United states 70 get Il. The State
OF Delaware pays to the Federal Gov
ernment in internal revenue taxes
more than do these nine States
Mr. Kellar. "Out OF war proflts."
Mr. Wolcott. If anybody has a COM
plaint Il is New York and Massachu-
setts. and Ohio and Illinois. the people
that pay the money"
Mr.. Kellar. 1T pays the taxes out OF
the war profits on contracts that nave
gone TO your State"
Mr. Wolcott. "Well. il is being spent
in the state OF Tennessee While J
have not got the figures, Mr.. President,
daresay that for every dollar that has
been spent in the State Of Delaware
Tennessee has had $500. They have
army camps there, ] believe, canton
ments: they are building great pow
der mills there. The Senator from
Tennessee ought to be the last to rise
here upon this floor and assail the
State OF Delaware because It has got
ten some business from the Federal
- Government. It Is not to the discredlt
OF the State OF Delaware, but quite 70
her credit II she can be OF service 10
- the government in the time OF her
need"
Mr. Lodge. Il merely wanted to ask
the Senator II II Is not true that con
tracts went 10 Delaware because there
g. were people there able to fulfill the
contracts?"
Mr.. Wolcott. "That is what said a
moment ago"
Mr.. Lodge Il did not hear the Sen
ator say IT,"
Mr.. Wolcott. Il said that they went
there because they had the people
there who could oil them, and that the
government wanted and could not get
elsewhere"
Mr.. Lenroot. "Do I understand that
the government has spent or is now
spending at Mussel Shoals, which I be-
lleve is in Tennessee, some s53OOOOOO
or nearly twice as much as the Sena-
tor states the nine States have con-
tributed?"
Mr.. Wolcott. Eyes: ! thank the Sen
ator for the contribution"
Mr.. NrcKrllar. Mr.. President, l
must say 20 both Senators, however
that they should look up their geog-
raphy. Mussel Shoals Is, unfortunately
not in Tennessee"
Mr.. WOlcott Tennessee can very
we'll afford to keep up Mussel Shoals
and then have plenty left. Now.
started to point out the unfortunate
situation in the little State Of Della
ware. Delaware Is not the smallest
state in area. Rhode Island Is smaller
a.