New-York tribune., 1921-11-16
HAYS Predicts
Quick Success
In Arms Parlev
Hinge Taxes for War Defen-
sive Purposes VIII BE Re-
placed by Greatly Reduced
Income Levies, He Saws

will r. Hays, Postmaster General.
yesunated &c saembers cf the Fifth Ave-
auc Association. whosc guest he was at
is annual dinner at the waldorf-As-
terra Hetes last night some Of the
major problems now facing the govern
mem and now tac Administration in
tended to deal with some of them.
He tiwelt on the tax aid tariff CUES
ticas aad expressed assurance that the
armament conference now proceeding
in WsShi-gton would be entirely sue
cessful within shorter time than
ySu anticipate" He based his prcdie-
sien an the determIned attitude Of
President Harding and the fact that the
sne possible disturb ng clement was mo-.
repre-. eDted at the conference and thai
shere were present "only friends and
unity"
He predicted thas tic coxosssI taxas
aeyssed Tor war purposes would short
y be discontinued and be replaced "by
4 saae.F graduated income tax r,ora
wisely famed and in very orrat'v
reduced degree" He favored a direct
TX on the production or consumnt;on
OF sale OF goods sA
NTH respect TO the tariff uuest,on
he said 1t was difficult to foretsIl u,hat
was needed because of the ranaTai
chset.c world conditions and the
nrcsaaflHg foreign exchange He said
that the American valuation method
suggested, which takes the price of for
eign goods when landed here as the
basis Of calculation, is being stsdirS
By the special tariff cormiss5oT, TIA
Administration, he added, thought Il
9 moch better arrangement to make the
Tar-r commission II really useful and
functioning institution to constantly
study the sltGat.on" and abe ,r;ver
powers to meet all conditions winch
arise"
He said, too, that preparations were
on the way for still further reduc-
slon OF the nations running expenses.
that reIundlng OF the national debt
extending loans over period of fftv
TO sixty years was being considered.
aad that the Administration would
soon havH an adjustment OF the debt
owed the United States by foreign ma
tons, amounting to ten billion dollars.
He mentioned numerous economies
and consultations contemplated by the
Administration and said he was pre-
pairing particularly, to place the postal
deparl ment on more efficient basis.
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith
acted as toastmaster. Speeches were
also made by Eugenius II. Outerbridge
and DR.. John H. Finley, former Com
missioner OF Education
Several medals and money prizes
wsre awarded By DR.. Finley in behalf
Of the association for TIE best con-
STIR FL ID the best altered buildings
IN the Fifth Avenue district during the
last year The first prize, gold medal
and diploma, was given TO the Tex
tase -,4-4~4ng, inc, ESQ Fifth Avenue,
and a certificate of merit TO the archi-
tor 2 ~rn y
Steekler. The second prize for new
buildings went to the New York Bible
Society, East Forty-eighth Street
a certificate OF merit was also given to
The arc ltect. Wildred E. Anthony.
In the altered building class, gold
media and diploma went to J. & T.
Cousins, II West Fifty-seventh Street,
and certificate of merit TO the archi-
tect, George A. Schonewald. A silver
medal and diploma, the second prize,
was awarded to Schmitt Bros, 523
aadlson Avenue, and the architects,
schwarz & Gross, also were honored.
Prizes for the winning designs for
new traffic towers were awarded to
Joseph H. Freedlander, $500, first
prize; Ralph T. Walker. $500, second
prize, and Electus D. Littleheid s
Rogers. $500. third prize.
Mr.. Ha opened his speech with q
description of the determined stand
Presidens Harding is taking TO make
the Conference on the Limitation OF
armament success. "The purpose
Of that conference is to provide an
assurance against war. he said. There
are those who speculate as TO whether
that conference will be successful.
That is wrong. That conference must
and shall be successful. For the first
line IN history we now have q con-
ference looking TO the limitation of
armament which contains only friends.
MIR. Hays said here that at ell pre-