The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23
NO PROBABILITY ADMINISTRATION
 GAN CUT BURDEN
Even Now, at Beginning of New Fiscal Year, Defi- clency Bills Are Be-
 ing Devised
By HUGH W. RoBERTs Washington Bureau, The Age-Herald,
 300 Davidson Building.

OUU DhNlubpn DulAuhks
 Washington, october 22.-(speciai.) Despite the statements and predic- tlons of secretaries of various depart ments, Gen. c. G. Dawes, and republiz can politicians In Congress, there is obviously grave doubt that the ad- ministration will be ablo to reduce the cost Of government, and the tax burden of the people.
 1t is matter of common knowl- edge that even at this early hour In the new fiscal year the administra- tion is devislng deficiency bllls--and deficiency bills, as an almost invari- able rule, are devised only at the end of the fiscal year when deficits are proved and established.
 Politicians are squirming in the face of the inevitable, and are resort ing to all varieties of tricks to cover up the situation until after the cleo tons next year. In this conectionl Senator Underwood of Alabama, dem ocratlc leader, declares that the pend- ing tax bills contain hidden TO- volvers aimed at the hearts of the people to force increased taxation"
 s4O0. .OOO, 900 Is Needed
 When the budget was prepared, the people were given 10 understand that they would be called upon to pay a certain specified amount. In the sec- opd month of Ihe fiscal year, de- fic'ency bill increased that specified amount S4s, 900. sum required by the United States shipping board. Now comes the statement, with the apparent approval of the administra- 1afi about to be faced and that before next July sum ranging between s370, 100000 and s4O0.0o0,000 will be of imperative demand.
 Congress as whole" declares the Washington Post, the administration organ, this morning, 'is not prepared for the receipt of these disquieting requests for additional funds" To which the publicity department of the democratic national committee re- joins Tt might be added with equal truth that the taxpayers are likely unprepared for such requests.'
 Underwood Assniis It
 This situation has shrouded the tax bill which bends and the tariff bill which awaits the psychological mo- ment for It's appearance with a mys- tery that arouses suspicion. It Is be- lieved that these bills will be amend ed so as to meet the requirements of th. administration, Delay in their en- actment results, 1t Is believed. from doubt as to the exact requirements of the administration.
 The pending tax bill Is so involved that no man can explain 1t. Senator Underwood declares: "If I thought that there was an undue animus be- hind it, I would say that every law yer engaged in tax litigation must be Interested in the passage of a bill that will provide him clients for the balance of his life. Neither the chair man nor any member of the finance committee has attempted to explain In detail the mysteries of this meas ure."
 Senator Penrose demurred, but was obviously confused. Senator Under wood continued: There is not a man in the Senate or the House, and so far as I know, there Is not man in the country who has given unqualified approval of the taxing features of this bill. I have not found a man on the finance committee. or In the Sem ate, who can say what all the clauses of this bill mean"
 Senator Pomerene of Ohio inter- posed: If the Senator from Alabama leading exponent of tariff legislation cannot understand the bill, l am at a loss to know why 1t should be voted upon prior to full explanation by the majority side" Senator Underwood. In reply, charged that the difficulty was due to the fact that the republi- can party. either in the tax or the tariff bill. did not intend to be can did and sincere with the American people.