Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-16
Less Taxes
| Sought By
| Auto Men
,rvo Associations 10
insist On Govern .
ment Curtailment OF
Expenditures

,io Mo-, April ia def
Dive by the automobile IN
1n,trv to obtain reduction Of fed
toxas and a decrease in ma
ovnonditures is forecast by
tSe tV' activities of the ,dt3nn Nallonai anG nu1
1olHUJ ,yatioral Automobile Chamber
ln' Commerce, according to Harry
o. oV ,SanI general manager OF the
+ dealer association ,,,so, ~
u'@ GA yane, general counsel Oh
" ,ao,or association, will leave
wv ni, week for Washington and
.,1, .nl1 Work., where he will take up
Ne% .,,S the tax committee of the au-
,omobiIe chamber the definite pro
uoaols ,U for revenue legislation prin-
sinIes which it is expected the IN
dnstry will insist upon.
% Tho two associations are very
,,o.o m their ideas. Both nave
str,ck to principles of taxation
ratber than methods, and both are
,.sisting that government eXtraVa-
n.noo waste and so-called war
.imoo expansion be eliminated. 1t
i tbe theory of both organizations
rom their declarations that while
rocassary measure of prepared
nsss will cost money, there is no
snnarent reason for continuing eX-
nenditures for army and navy in
neace times that were considered
needed at their height CT the Ger
man drive.
Resolutions Are Similar.
How close the two associations
are on the tax program can be
seen by reference to the columns
below in which are contained the
resolutions adopted by the N. A.
D A. at the Chicago convention
February /, and the N, A. A. G.
tax committee February 3, setting
forth their purposes.
The resolution Of the National
Automobile Dealers association, as
addressed to the congress of the
United States, are in part as fol-
lows
Whereas, Business of every kind
has been forced to a period of de-
preston and reconstruction and
has been forced to carry on with
the greatest economy possible: au1
Whereas, In 1920 the motor We
hiCle industry paid to the govern
ment approximately $150,000,000
in revenue; and,
Whereas, Probably another
sl5O,OOO,OOO was paid by owners
in personal property taxes and in
registration fees and licenses; and,
Whereas, The automobile indus
try through its heavy payments to
the federal treasury feels itself vi
tally interested in future fiscal
programs of the government; be it
ResOlyer, By the National Auto
mobile Dealers association in an
nual convention assembled at CHI
CagO, February l, 1921, that we re-
spectfully call to the attention of
the national congress the necessity
Of greater economy in the govern
ment Of the United States, that the
gigantic expenditures of war years
may not be saddled Hpun the peo-
pie in years of peace, that the
greatest progress may be made in
the return not only of business to
normal, but of government to nor
nal; and be it further
Resolved, That the attention of
the legislatures of the United
States be called to the economic
condition herein pointed out that
no greater additions be put upon
the already depressing tax bur,
Cen borne by the industry
Reduction Is Asked.
The memorial of the National
Automobile Chamber Of Commerce
which is the association of man
u'aeturers, was as follows:
Whereas, Taxation must be held
70 minimum during the recon
suuction period; and
whereas, As a matter of equity
7" 'he present generation, the bur-
ueuS arising out of the world war
should bed attributed over a per-
iOd Of years; and
whereas, Discriminatory AMI
suu unsound taxation is always a
sslrier to economic progression {;
INV therefore, be it
Nesolved, That we call upon
.Ousfess to reduce governmental
s,anses ,ui.ures to sane, normal
TS s' once; and, further,
h ilal the cost of the war be
r,u-.3 -nusa and that all special taxes
~ ,sb,OSlng out of the war, such as
sAceSs profits tax, high surtax-
.. " Personal incomes, and those
rs,'.,l 'n.,snspOrtatiOn, excise, ETC.. be
sslIy, other than such as as M m.u nee, ho
sa iis.sT through moderate, scien-
iff sr regulated protective tar
thropSs 1SSa other revenues be secured
sOnrss.'. ss 7 consumption tax on all
totsa totis1a0aIties' s' based on retail sales
-s consumer.
"a, Al interesting feat,ra ., 81.
IytSs Sil,iS'i0n u which was developed
ths s. So \. A A. c. is that, altbopgb
$50. - .soTernment has cut from f,ouO1sa e : !
lie 5s.es it.Iior Tor 1922. fiscal year1 ar
srsl ''Sn soa. d 'l,O25. 600, 600 for e, fed
tO,,l ,oatfOl .'.' of the railroads lTo ~.