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Washington, Dec. 29.-ln Senator
Joseph q. Frellnshuyssn's speech In
the Senate outlining the tasks ahead
Of the @. o. p. the eighth paragraph in
the program Of the party duties reads
like this:
Remedy the tax situatioa BY TAX
Ing the tax from small incomes, re-
move surplus profits tax and surfaces,
and gain more revenue BY Q protective
tariff and q tax On manufacturers
sales"
Prior to the Republican convention
most of the candidates for the noun
lnation dwslt frequently In their
speeches on the necessity for the re-
moval Of the excess profits tax. It 10
known that Senator Harding believes
that this should be done and that hiS
view ID taken by a great many Of the
Republican senators and representa-
tives who In the next Congress will
have to deal with the proposition Of
repeal.
The excess profits tax - held BY
those who oppose II. brings In q large
amount Of revenue to the government.
~. He.sto~ Aes just said something
concerning some hundreds Of millions,
or was 1t billions Of deficit. II the
excess profit tax Is removed, as the
general feeling seems to he that It
should he removed, by what means IL
the income now derived from It to be
replaced3
This proposition IL worrying the
Republican leaders today. worrying
them In advance Of the time when the
solution Of the problem II to be
sought by legislation. Mr.. Frelinghuy-
zen says that more revenue 10 to be
gained by protective tariff and q tax
on manufacturers sales. There are
Republicans who say that these are
well enough a. propositions to be con.
sldered, but that do what the Repub-
iican party can do toward increasing
the revenue In these ways there seems
to he nothing Ia what already has been
suggested by which the consumer will
not he compelled to bear the ultimate
burden.
The ultimate consumer" came into
prominence specifically a. such by
name during the Taft administration.
lie IL still living. Still bearing his
burdens and still kicking feebay
against the pricks. No one In Congress
seems to be at all friendly toward the
excess profits tax. The desire 10 that
It he done to death. but how to do II to
death without making a Dotheboys
Hall pupil out Of the ultimate consum.
er nobody seems to know. although an
effort Il to he made to accomplish the
end.
In every way II Is apparent that the
Republican party wants to reduce tax.
IS. but every way thus far suggested.
while It seems to lead into the field of
lower taxation. seemingly leads also
Into the field Of higher prices for ulti.
mate consumer.
They believe that psycholoGicaliy II
man would rather spend his money
for necessaries at high price than
to pay Il to the tax collector whose In.
coming always casts forbiddlng
shadow across the threshold and
nrUuses resentment by his presence.
The economic legislation OF the Re.
publican party il going to he one OF
the tests Of the wisdom Of the leaders.
The people apparently take much more
Interest In It than they 10 In the ulti'
mate decision Of the dominant ones
concerning the form which the inter
national relations Of the United S'ntes
nust take on.