Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-09-14

The probab ilitiess are. the bill viii,
PATS. ALI Of the FeatS power Of the.
President will be used to. whip Re
publicans into line, and; altho the
Democrats as a party are opposed to
the measure if *it,scOmes to q show
down number OF reactionaryD Demo
Gratis will join the standpat Republi-
cans. IS .7sas. u.
The Administration. is boosting tie.
bill on the theory that the half billion
dollar loan is>needed to get the coun-
try 'tback to normalcy:s They declare
the money will be used to employ idle
men and start the wheels Of industry
revolving. Opponents Of the bill as
sert the railroad magnates will use
the half billion; dollars to pay deferred
dividends, instead of putting more men
to- work. Experts say the. trouble.
with the railroads is that they are run:
by stockholders and bankers instead
Of railroad men: They say there is
no hope Of Improvement SO long as.
the government keeps pouring money.
into their Golfers: to BE- spent without:
control. -. - ~. < - 5 r. Il I
sunoot Wants Sales Tax.
Senator tSmoot is still advocating
sales, tax and evidently is getting
support from Administrations circles.
Postmaster Will Hays in his Labor.
Day speech at cleveland predicted
that "soon we shall be: able to change
our system Of taxation so as to: raise
less of our revenue through burden
some income taxes and more Of it.
through some other form of direct tax
on the production or consumption of
goods . ..,..: ."e= ~.
There is no doubt that Hays spoke,
officially for the Administration and
this clearly indicates a purpose to-,
shift still further the burden Of after:
war taxation from the wealthy to the:
poor The producing masses already
pay disproportionately large share
of our taxes and a. sales tax would
enormously increase this load.
The Fordney bill took $500, 000, 900
off 10000 1nillionaires. and added an
average of $500 year to the taxes Of
men receiving between $4,000 and
100000 a year. The Fordney bill al
so increased the burden Of indirect
taxation upon the farmers and work
ers and this will be increased still
more if President Harding succeeds
in getting the Senate to make the re-
peal OF the excess profits tax retro
active to. Jan. l, 1921. ::
Governments REORGANIZATION Planned
Complete reorganization of gov
eminent departments is recommend
ed in report to the President from
the joint commission which has been
Investigating this much needed re-
FORM The plan involves an estimat-
ed saving Of about 100000, 900 a
year and will simplify the cumbersome
confusing and conflicting lack OF sys-
tenn which now exists. :.
The most spectacular, change will
be the combination of the war and
navy departments. It is rumored
that if Congress permits this" Secre-
tary of the Navy DENLY will become
head of the military department and
Secretary of War Weeks will succeed
Mellon as secretary of the: treasury.
Mellon, it is said, is anxious to retire
after he has worked out the details
of the proposed foreign "refund1ng
plan"
Bad features of the proposed reOr
ganization are the complete abolition
Of the Department of Labor and the
curtailment of the functions OF the
Department of Agriculture. These
departments were created to serve the
great mass of American producers and
their usefulness should not be inter-
fered with, There will be- strong Op.
position in Congress to any lessening
in efficiency of these departments and
if the Administration persists in it's
plan bitter fight is likely to develop.
RETURNS FROM PENNSYLVANIA
Miss Marion Gratz has returned
from New Castle, Pa, where she. at
tended the wedding of her friend.