The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-09-14

thereto and effectively controverted
the attempt being made to create
the impression that the Shipping
Board is a wreck with a view to
abolishing the Merchant Marine.
He showed that the large expend-
itures and enormous contracts were
made under the Craftsmanship of
Charles Piez and Charles M. Sch
wab, with J. II. Rosseter as Director
Of Operations. He emphasized the
fact that all three of these men
were Republicans and contributors
to Republican campaign funds. He
called attention to the fact that
there was no Shipping Board from
December 6. 1920 until. June s, 10
81. because the Senate had refused
to confirm the nominations made by
President Wilson.
Therefore" said Senator Fetch
err, ''the claim that a Democratic
Shipping Board must be held re-
sponsible for alleged waste and ex-
travagance and crookedness and
graft must be considered in connec-
ton with the fact az to who were
the men actually, doing the work
resulting in this alleged extrava-
gance and inefficiency and incom-
Potency and worse"
OF Chairman Lasker and his en-
ployment of men at exhorbitant
salaries, among other things he
said:
eve find that Mr.. Lasker begins
his work here by inviting three
men. two at $4,000 a year each
and one at $500 a year, three men
at $4,000 to begin with. to have
charge of operations. Mr.. ]. ii.
Rosseter could take all three of
them on his knee and teach them
their A. B. C.'s in marine transport
tation.''
Garner and OIdfield Riddle Fordney
Tax Bill to Untax the Very Rich
Two great Democratic speeches
were made in the House in opposi-
ton to the Fordney Tax Revision
bill, one by Representative Garner
of Texas, and the other by Repre-
sentative Oldfeld of Arkansas. The
Fordney Tax bill may be epitomized
as bill to untax the rich and over
tax the poor.
Mr.. Garner rebuked Chairman
Fordney for saying that he had vot-
ed to take over the railroads during
the war in order to put the Presi-
dent of the United States in hole;
he corrected the statement of Chair
man Fordney that the railroads had !
cost the government $4,000 900 !
by showing that the total appropria-
lions to date were $2,600,0O0, 900. |
He called attention to the fact that |
the express companies were relieved
of ST., 100000 in taxes but no taxes /
taken off the parcels post.
Mr.. Garner challenged any Re-
publican to explain the administra-
tive provisions. Of the bill, but no
one accepted the challenge, because
as Mr.. Garner had pointed out, the
Ways and Means Committee had ac-
cepted the bill as written by Treas
ury Department employees and did
nnlarctanl
He put his finger upon the issue
when he said that the Democrats
would join in increasing the exemp-
tion of the small married taxpayer
and the additional exemption on ac-
count of dependent children, but
would not join in reducing surtaxes
of the rich from a maximum of SIS
per cent to 32 per cent. THAT Is
the ISSUE" said Mr.. Garner. "You
are trying to Justify the relieving
OF the rich from paying their Just
OF the taxes according to
their ability to pay, because, for
sooth, you permit the married man
to have $500 additional exemption"
Representative Oldfield presented
table showing exactly how the
repeal of the excess profits tax
would effect corporations, which in
effect was that those with the high
est percentage of income profted by
It, while those with the lowest per-
centage of income on capital in
vested bore increased taxation.
Among other things. he said:
"You admit that you. lose $780,
100000 when you repeal the ex-
,ess profits tax and you gain $780,
10000 by your corporation fiat
AK of 12h FER cent. The trouble
g that roIinya he To-