The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-09
.KITCHIN RAPS
SECY. HOUSTON
Treasury Chiefs Proposal as
to Income Taxes Declared
to Be Unjust.
is ALSO "UNDEMocRATIC"
Senntor Is Bitter Over Poor
Support Given Congress
by Cabinet.

Wash nCton, Dec p - Secretary
Houstons recommendation In his an
runl rc"ort that excess profits taxes
we revealed and the hirher brackets OF
income sur taxes be reduced, wera at
inckcd TODAY by Renresentative
Etchln Of North Carolina. ranking
dnmocratic mcr'her on the house ways
ord rcons com"ait'eo NJ tho most
r"nuhl''nn that ever emarated from
ANY dc"n"t'~ont Of the government
since It's '.avipuin-
Formal Statement
Mr. ki'"hin's attack on the secre-
tarN's report, submitted Yesterday. was
contained in formal statement, In
which b" srld that he felt certain that
II the democrats we're IN control In the
hougc the waVs md means Nonmfttee
and III" house itsoif would unanimously
roi"ct SecretHrv Houston's PROPOSALS
THE whole inient and rolicy Of HIS
recommendation" Mfr Kitchin contin-
nod. "are to rercve the corporate in
terea's and mllIona'res. who for the
last tour Noars have plunderad and
nrotitecrod unor tho peonle 10 the ex-
tent Of $40 o0o 00n 000 NJ 81 ron. 600 900
~ taxes annually and plare that
amount unon the hacks of the people.
thnt afr the victims Of such plunderera
and prontcers
II cannot understand how any man
who claims 20 have single impulse
for the mhsseR or who claims To he 4
democrat, could make such recomuien-
detouT-hut understand that neither
NV. Houston nor any of HIS friends
mako such claims for him If repuh-
l'can administration were 10 make such
the democrats IN the
house would not want n better issue.
I have not time now 10 discuss In de-
tail his recommends lions. or report.
Porhaps 7 win have the onportuni'y 10
DO this In tho next Conarcas when the
republican admlnlstratlon recommends
tho snme policy
Have you ever thought about IT,
th1t tho secretaries OF the treasury un-
der Mr. Wilson were the nrst TO evcr
assume the authority 10 tell congreaa
what II ought TO tax. or ought not To
tax. and the rate of TAXATION: whether
thrift or domestic taxation An other
socretnrtcS of the treasury, for tho
last twentv-tive years WIRE content 10
leave tho question Of what ought, or
whnt ought not To he taxed. and the
rate 10 the Judgment Of congress.
whore tho Constitution leayes Il.
Raps Democratic Cabinet
~ trust the republican secretary ~
the treasury under the next admlnir-
trntlon win have more confidence IN
the republican congrcHs than orr
democratic secretaries under Wilson's
have shown In demo-
cratic congresses and win not Rsstme
ahnll not tax and the rate OF taxation.
but VIII he willing to leave " whevA
M other secretaries Of the tren0tlwv.
before the advent OF the Wilson admins
lstration have left TITO the Judgment
nf congress AS the Constitution does.
Thoy performed their duties nv M
forming congress The conditlon ~ ,tf,e
finances ~ thg government and TIM
amount OF money required to meet gov
arnmSnt expenses
"H 'he democratic party IN Congress
we're 10 ndort the suggestions OF Seq
'etary liouston's report, II would hc
no use 20 hold future democratic con-
'entions. for no democratic candidate
'erenttcr would get anything like Nn
many votes as Gov, Cox did In the last
'lcctlon. and the Lord knows he not
cw anourh
II predict that In the next coneress
hat IN behalf OF many repuhlIcan
MEASURES with respect TO taxation, the
epuhlicanH win cite Secretary Hnus-
on aA well as the president. as author
~ for their position"
This decision II IN Ilnc with n similar
No by republicans OF the house ways
nd means committee. and II was said,
lrtually closed the door 20 tax revision
'Htslation during the present session.
Concessions impossible.
The trcRsurya condition aa outlined
y Secretary Houston. republican aan-
tors said made impossible the tax
nncesslons urged by business con-
erns Congress has been urged 70 ex-
md the plan OF lnatallment payments
Income taxes and also 20 allow de-
uction OF last years losses In coun-
utlng business taxes
Tho finance committee republicans
'ok no action regarding hearings on
venue or tarff revision matters, nor
n the house hill providing conpen-
ltlon 10 former service men. The aen-
te committee members win confer
lrther with Chairman Fordney. OF the
onHe ways and means committee, and
her house leaders with n view 20 co.
dlnntng action between the two
on tariff and other revenue
alters.
Would be Futile.
Meeting In executive session, the re.
iblicnus on tho committee with only
'nator Penross. OF Pennsylvania. It's
IairmAn, absent, agreed II would be
tile TO attempt 10 grant the requests
these interests In New York City.
iiladelphia and elsewhere for n defer
cnt OF the last quarterly payment OF
cess profits and income strtaxea dfa