The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-09-09
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Nv prediction has JUST DeeM con-
firmed ~ Senator Smoot, one of t!ae1
staunchest Of the standpat kepuDl1-
cans and prominent members Of the
Senate finance committee. Senator
Smoot admits the Fordney bill VIII
not raise the revenue required Dy
this years budget and he places the
probable deficit at $500. O00, 900.
Senator Smoot wants TO supply the
deficiency by sales tax. He has per-
sistentlv advocated this unfair sys-5
tenn and has been backed by we'll
organized propaganda from the
United States Chamber Of Commerce,
certain big Wall Street interest, the
Hearst press and section Of the pur-
chasable magazines. The sales tax
was turned down by the House, but it
it quite possible an attempt will be
made by the Senate to offer it as .
substitute for all taxes on profits.
WAR PROFTTEERS ESCAPE
Owing to the failure Of Congress TO
enact the necessary legislation, prac-
tically all the war profiteers who
gouged the government to the tune OF
hundreds of millions Of dollars, will
escape prosecution. The statute Of
limitation, which makes it illegal to
prosecute crime more than three
wears after it was committed, has run
against most Of these grafters and
| they are now perfectly safe.
| observation-disclosures on the inside of
affairs smiled three months ago when
| Attorney General Daugherty announc-
profteers. They knew many big com
tributors to the Republican campaign
funds were involved in these frauds
and that Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon was director Of one concern
that should have been proceeded
against according to q Congressional
committee. The wise ones guessed
that Mr.. Daugherty probably would
be spoken to- and probably would
think twice before starting anything
so embarrassing to the Administers
/ ton Evidently Mr.. Daugherty
thought several times, for nary a war
i profiteer has been prosecuted since
and now he could not touch, them if
he wanted to.
LADD OFFERS RESOLUTIONS
! just before Congress recessed, Sen
Iator Ladd Of North Dakota introduced
i two resolutions. One called for 8
complete investigation Of the grain
business by the Federal Trade com
mission and the other authorized an
investigation Of the unemployment
situation.
/ Senator Ladd's first resolution
points out that whereas the condition
gIof the export market has been alleg-
ed as one Of the reasons for the do
nestle decline Of the price Of wheat
during the past year grain exports
i have established new records, and the
4 investigation is demanded TO deter
mine if the wide spread between the
prices at the farm and prices paid By
4 the consumer are due to the manipu-
lation Of futures.
| The second resolution authorizes
the House and Senate committees "a
labor to investigate unemployment
and to confer and cooperate with
state and municipal governments to
i the end that public work may be start
ed to relieve the situation partially.
] NELSON BILL IS SCORED
! Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota
lis getting a good deal Of undesirable
notoriety these days because Of his
authorship Of the bill that passed the
Senate in the closing days Of the SEES
! ton which authorizes any federal
Judge to issue q warrant for a citizen
residing in different state and 10
IT move him to where he was indicted
without giving a court in his home
/ district chance to pass upon the
evidence Under this law, men re-
Isiding in California, could be indicted
by some judge in the District Of
Columbia, and then dragged from
their homes to stand trial ON himsy
charges where they were not known.
The American Federation of Labor
executive committee scored the bill
las .legalized kidnapping" and liberals
Everywhere will oppose its final pass
age.