The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-12-09

ed officers, $3.50 National Guard OFF
GERS, and $1,000 reserve officers, with |
the last two classes increasing rapid |
ly. These are sufficient officers for q.
100000 men. The authorized strength |
Of our regular army for 1921 is report
ed by Brown at 100000 and the nation
al guard authorized strength is report |
ed at 216,O0O
Great Britain at the present time
has nearly million men under arms.
ONE QUART OF BEER NOW.
The medicine beer bill which passed
congress in the closing days of the
special session, limits the amount OF
such medicine which any one person
can obtain lawfully to one quart every
10 days. The president approved it.
In the new law is provision impOs-
ing penal liability upon officers search
ing homes ani other property without
warrant maliciously and without rea-
sonable cause. This provision is not
expected to interfere with prohibition
enforcement, and it is undoubtedly wise
to reaffirm this principle of our con-
stitutional rights.
During the war this right W: s gross
" violated, and this official laWbreak-
ing has been practiced widely since.
With freedom to search without war
rant and without good reasons, petty
officials can do spite work and tnjure
the reputation Of private citizens.
So
IMPORTANT NEW LAWS.
Among the other important things
done. by congress in its last hours
were:
Repeal Of all transportation taxes
effective January I, 1922.
Repeal Of the excess profits taxes
effective January I, 1921.
Repeal Of taxes on soda fountains,
wearing apparel, medicines and so
called Injuries.
The income tax exemption mini
mum is raised from $4,000 to $4,000
for heads of families and the exemp-
ton for dependents is raised from
5000 each to $500.
The Shepard maternity aid bill was
passed and approved by the president
The Fordney tariff got stuck in the
senate and this leaves the emergency
tariff law still in effect.
"a DESERT HARDING.
A bloc Of "a republican congress
men broke away from the Harding die
tation to vote with the democrats to
I'M
rate for incomes Of 100000 and over.
These "a were. enough to make the so
per cent stick.
Following his practice of the past
the president sent letter to the house
asking that it stand for the reduction
in these big income taxes set by the
senate The revolters are nearly all
from states in which the N0npartisan
league has been able to build up a
counter fire to the propaganda of the
administration for abolishing excess
profit taxes, for drastictly reducing
taxes on big incomes, and for the
sales tax.
In the territory of these congress
men the maudlin sentiment for the
poor capitalist who makes only $780,
| 600 year and can keep only 100000
Of it for himself, has given way to
demand that the rich pay taxes some
what according to relative ability.
These congressman are aware of this
turn of sentiment and they fear defeat
next year more than they fear the
great pressure that can be brought by
Harding.
The administration press has taken
to denouncing 'b1ocs'' as a foe OF party
/ responsibility The claim is that the
party should rule because the public
judges the party and holds it respon-
sible and not the man. The public
has right to have the party respon-
sible so that it can reward that party
or kick it out at the next election.
/ The chief fallacy Of this reasoning
lies in the fact that Wall Street con-
trolls both parties and forces each in
turn to do things that are opposed by
the majority of our people. Wilson had
to sacrifice his party power rather
than the hackers Of the party; Hard
ing must stand by the Wall Street pro-
gram even though it means certain
defeat because next time Wall Street
can trot out the. democratic party
camoufage Thus Wall Street always
wins and the people always lose.
II FORD GETS MUSCLE SHOALS.
s The administration apparently has
determined to sell the water power
| works and nitrate plants at muscle
Shoals, Alabama to Henry Ford.
After much pickering abound which
expressed the disappointment of Ger
7 tain interests that a real bidder had ap
peared on the scene, the fiivver kins
: was summoned to the bed side OF sec
rotary Of War Weeks and assured thai
every thing but minor details was fix
ed up.
, It may be that the pressing need TO
I economy had much to do with the de
t cision. The policy Of giving ava.
. everything that belongs to the natio1
p has about reached limit. None.
: saved by getting a good price TO
i Muscle Shoals is as good for har,
pressed treasury as money saved b.
: not building a batileship.
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