The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-10-04
By David F. Stellar


Washington. Oct, 4.-The Republi-
cans in the senate have begun a drive
characterizes as the ''most iniquitious
and unjust'' revenue bill ever intro
duced into that body. At the same
time they are hurrying to vote the
shameful separate treaty with Germany
If the wheels no not turn fast enough
anti-beer bill over by November 10.
they threaten to put the screw on
discussion by adopting cloture rule
by majority vote.
The plan OF the Harding admins
tration is to recess congress on the
above date so as to have the field clear
for the meeting Of the SO called arms
limitation conference on the following
day The White House is much afraid
that if the congress is in session dur
/ ing the better weeks of November, it
will tackle the question OF the refund
ing Of the foreign debt and embarass
our foreign guests. But more impor-
tant than the meeting of the arms
limitation conference is the desire to
h.,
through before the American people
have had an opportunity to learn OF its
monstrous determinations in favor
Of the corporations and the multimi
lionaires and it's sweeping Injustice to
the middle masses and the poor.
Congress was called into extra session
on April IL to pass a new revenue
bill and a new tariff bill and the plan
Of the Republicans has been from the
outset to kill time until a short time
before they were ready to adjourn,
then press through under majority
cloture rule or the threat Of invoking
such rule in the senate legislation out
rageously favoring the corporate in
trests. the profiteers and the rich. But
the tariff bill badly miscarried for
, the Republicans could not grasp its
) effects and they thus became hopeless
" divided. That bill is in suspended
) anima tion and is likely to remain so
for sometime. But something must be
, got out Of the revenue bill or Repub-
licans ana hopes will go aglimmering
Simons Stands in The Breach
It so happens that the two best
posted and most skillful exponents on
E the Democratic side in congress on
revenue legislation are from North
g Carolina. But unfortunately for his
party ana his country Claude Kitchi1
could not be on the floor Of the house
. when the revenue bill was under con
sideration there Had he been there
and in mis- prime, Democrats are con
fident that public opinion would never
g have tolerated the framing and intro
duction Of the revenue bill the senate
finance committee has dared to offe
the American people. Senator Sim
n mons in speaking the other day o
Y Kitchin 5 absence from the house dur
Z ing this session on account Of illness
/ said it had been "irreparab ble.''
/ Ktchin s breakdown at this junctur
e, has greatly increased burden of Sim
L mons in the senate. The two men ha
K collaborated and were more responsible
s, than any other two men in congress TO
II the best feature of the revenue Law
le j., existence. More than any Othe,
IS two men are they the legislative faith
le ers Of the excess profit tax, which tn
big corporations are now fighting t
sweep from the statute books. Sin
mons is left to defend the work Q
two and to expose the tax conspirac
Of the Republicans led by that arc
ID incarnation Of the corporations, Sens
d. tor Penrose of Pennsylvania. No
II since the davs of Aldrich has any on
man in The senate so completely en-