Evening star., 1921-05-09
Editorial Digest
Lifted or Shifted"

| AiLtSu VI
| There is a diversity of opinion
among American newspapers con
, cerning Mr.. Mall"n's tax program,
: though thcr" is pretty general agree
m"nt that what he says about tn,
| shocking expenditure" of tn" gov
ernmrnt and the need Of rctrrucn'
! m"nt is correct. There seems to b,
! re- sentiment against the proposed levy
: on the &Gtumuhiles. and Will" th'
"ill%Slon Ct the sales tax has stirred
! Up it's supporters TO comment. many
! writer's seem satisfied that it has beer
| put aside.
| 'rh" 81. Louis Star Gndopendent)
| finds Mr. M,ilGn's attempt to r"lleN,
! business of Tia" tax millstonc about
lis neck without attaching that
weight t" the ncrkS Of III" common
/ people, sincere. but ''pitiahiy made
Guat". as he admits" The Army anG
Z Navy is the answer. the Star believes
and We should move instantly ann
effectively toward worldw rclic'
of tnr&" terrible burdens" Tn" Ci'Vc-
land Plain Dealer Gndependcnt. dem
cratIc) takes a somewhat similar view
and suggests as a remedy "depart-
mental reorganization and SubStan
: tial economies" while the 'only hope
visible TO III" Cincinnati CnmmrrcIa l.
Tribune tr"l'uhliran) is cuts in eur
rent expenditures
I The Euffal" Express Gndep"ndcnt
rrruhlicaD puts tn" case tcrs"ly;
"Im"Iv dualS whu pay their personal
bIiiS know that earning capacity must
b" ,,rcatcr than spending. In III" case
of th' government rIrning capacity y
, is represented by taxing power. The
GOV rHm"rt has surpassed it's taNini'
power. IT," only RECOURSE is r"tr"nch
m. Ht.
.hs TO the recommendations made
hy SECRETARY Mellon. as the Quincy
" -jnurunI trrruhlicanr puts H.
they ar" "AHIf good and half bad, as
they appeal /" the Interests WnIcl
feel that they ar" hardest hit IN"
Syracuse Post STANDARD trcpuhlI'ah'
finds th" program "simp!". straight =
forward and clear. proposing ti"t
only the reduction "f taxation. when
investment and industry require. hut
the substitution of taxes when Snai
sustain the national r"VrnHr uh'n'
paired" The Pittsburgh Gazette
Times trruuhi!canI declares lhcE
"hnld thu. prospect of securing n""d-
Cd Revenue" and 'rf SO DISTRIBUTING
the cMactirns that industry ana com =
nrrC" Will i" lh" least hand"'lP'". I'll.
ON the other hand. TN" 'hit H"'' "a "a
News 'drmocrntic' secs NOT NM,
very original" in tn" proposal ~
which. saws IT," l."uisvill" Courier
journal ,I,nMrcrA'ict. 'AltA'k ~"
taxpayer jus' as hard. hut in az =
f.rrut spot The !:aitim0r" News
tinL";'vnd"nt is willing 7" h'''p,
what IS offered as II maI"shift, al
IL Gisrussin" tn" various phases
of tho tax revision, The New frrh
Gloir ,inI,psrd"ut mcHN"nS In'
"n"t additional tax on c"rfnHd'i"i!H
to r"r,nc" the excess profits levy d, -
a rrdu..,i0n of surtaX"S. in WhiCN
,n.asur,s the Secretary seems TO hn
faycrine. tn. W"alth!"r taxpayers,
buI which, the Gi"hc believes, rear y
rrI,r..sc'ii Il b"tt"rm"nt OF thr 'AlSt
ing system. r,-,.-
tr.publicanp says: ~
"Wha; is th" use Of a high taT
rate which yields nnthinE? f.Xc's
ejyn ta% requirements have DRIVEN
free capital under cover Wh'h II
ought tn l." ayai!ah!" for carl'al III
vrs:mcuts in "rd"" 10 keen '"S'''" .
going. A., ,-,,,
THIS view as also taken hy ~" Ne"
ark News tind"perd"nD when p',
Ii.y.s that without III" r""c'dl ~
III. s,irtax "thr rcriod ot unrmr."E
mont will he much longer. " IT" ~
issuance of taX-"N"Elnt S."nri''H w.
Srriocanid Republican tind"p"nd"n'
drCIar.c the higher surtaxeS have
been rendered almost fut!t" ahn "a
=, r,cnrerr.ndntiGn for Their ahnLlti'"
Goes Mr. Mellon who is hlmS"H "n'
of the richest mon in IN" couhi+
much credit ,
The Buffalo Commercial 'ndfp"n"
.,t, is one Of those papers "hif"
finds il "a p;tv" that tn" sales '"N
was rot mentioned. nd while "prf"E-
ing most of 'hc other points IN ln'
treasurer statement. thinks 'hA' VI.
aur0:n0hi'" owner "riGhfiF ''S'lt9
MS doubled burden. The Times 'h"nl
Ocra,icy of the sam" "itN aCrc"S III
iih;s rcsncrt Th" Springfield Cni"h
(rrprhlicanl is another newspaper
that fnnl: in ignoring IL" sales I+S
and Icyviu- on til" 9utOmnhli" MI
Mellon .inst"ad of trying 10 TAX
ovcrvthiug a It'll" through saieS
would more heavily tax 1c"
, things
The New York Post Gndrp"nden'
and the Wheeling Intcl'iG"nCrr 'rH-
publicant. however. are AMONG th"St
Who surprrt Mr.. Mellon in this re-
gard ON withholding his Sanction
from the sales tax" saws TN" former
the Secretary had acted n" parl o.
wisdom. while the Raleigh News
and Observer idcmocratiC) holds tho
: same view. t fears lest the rhraS" "a
! this tine" may mean that III" '"orS'
of all taxes" may be- held mp the
| sleeve for some future time. The
! automobil" tax is Objectionable. /
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