The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
Minnesota Senator Says Peo. pie Should Drive Railroad CTS From Earth-HefIin
 Defends Living Wage
By Associated Press

aSning ton, october 1.--An attack on union labor by Senator Nelson. republican. Minnesota, and a success ful fight against a committee amend ment which 1t was claimed would discriminate against American ships in favor of foreign craft marked Senate consideration today of the re publican tax revision bill.
 Senator Nelson declared that the wcrkmen themselves were responsi |. ble for most of the unemployment over the country because they would not consent to readjustment of wages. To the railroad workers he attributed part of the responsibility for present high freight rates. as- serting that until there was a re- duction in the high wages and bo. nuses allowed during government get cheaper transportation tariffs.
 Referring to the threatened strike of railroad workers, the Minnesota threats to tie up the transporta- v should be a showdown.
 Wipe Railresders From Earth
 "Letl the people understand once for all what these men mean by threatening to strike" said Senator Nelson, let them uhdsrstand that 1t means the stopping of food supplies and other essentials. want and star vation In our citiesgand towns and l yenture the prediction that the American people will rise in their ight and wipe these men from the face of the earth
 The Minnesota senator was oppos- ing House amenument to exempt the first $500 Of income rom in vestments of individuals in building and loan associations, which the fi- nance committee struck out and which Senator Overman. democrat, North Carolina. moved to retain. The committee action finally was sus- tadned
 Senator Nelson said the siackness in the building Industry was due almost wholly to high wages paid to workmen. If bricklayers, carpenters and other house building mechanics would "come down from salaries or Sl0 and sl2 day to s4 or so gay, the senator said, there would be the greatest boom III lnc try ever seen in this country
 Replying to the Minnesota ses-
 utor, Senator Hefiia. democrat,
 Alabama, asked that HvinK
 ware be not taken from the
 workmen now employed when
 some 5,OO0, 900 persons were out
 of employment. He also urged
 that the republicans refrain from
 Senator Lenroot, republican, Wis-
 of Lazarus, while exemptink the
 nne robes of Dives"
 Lenroot Leads Opposition
 Senator Lenroot, republican, Wis consin. led the light against the nrovision of the committee bill which would have exempted rom t.xation gross earnings derived by foreign shipping concerns rom the operation of ships documented unuer inc laws of foreign country whicn granted an equivalent exemption lo citizens of the United states.
 The Wisconsin senator cohtenaeu that this would exempt foreign snip- ping companies from tax on tnei' business done in the United o.ates, while American shipping cornpa"ioa would be required to pay .aA o., , their business. He also contendeo sn',, if would drive American snip ping companies under foreish iia in order to get equal benents Win existing foreign shipping cohceIns'
 Senator Shoot, republican, otan' sor inc committee, denied that th" section would cause American shlps to change their flag and said tna' the best information of the comm. :, taa was that the advantages "ouiu ontwe,eh the disadvantages. since !. would make for uniform taxatloh os shipping concerns throughout 'ne world. sX.. Senator Underwood of Alapaina' The democratic leader, declared .na. the only way to keep Amerisan snir. an the seas was to meet us crimtnation with, discrimination. we cannot hope to Keep our s,rni s,p is on the seas" he said, "py o'so'"' natinG against them. The Senate accepted a con.es.es co9nmittee amendment uHder wn'e., "A h..d of a family would make [s,Sv s vis return for himself and w.e ,rrs.rectiye of laws in eight staees nrdsr which the wife actualiy owne sEf sH <, tb4 joint property of the mar lsital community senator m.nd. a enncrat. Louisiana, has an amemo. a. Rmrnt pending to strike out tne s.S, t,on containing this amenomeh'' ""> trts will come up lster.
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