Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-24
QU|z OF HUGHES
ON HARVEY. URGED
Flood Resolution Proposes Ask
ing If Utterances OF Envoy
We're Official
SALES TAX IS ASSAlLED
Ry the Associated Press

Washington, May 24.--Ambasssdor
Hnrvey's Pilgrim dinner speech in Lon /.
don came in for further congressional
attention today, Representative Flood,
Democrat. Virginia, introducing a
resolution proposing to ask Secretary
Hughes II certain statements attributed
e. the Ambassador were ''oficial
utterances" delivered BY instruction or
whether they had been approved or
disapproved by the department.
Mr.. Flood wanted TO know partic
ularly whether Mr.. Harvey was
''voicing the sentiments and policies
Of the United States Government
when he was quoted as having said
that "the declaration that a war be-
tween England and the United States
has ceased to be conceivable Is no more
than an assumption. Or again when
he said:
"Not few remain convinced that
we sent our young soldiers across to
eave this kingdom, France and Italy.
That is not fact. We sent them
solely to save the United States of
America, and most reluctantly and lag
gardly at that"
Also when he said, I'VE we're not too
proud to fight, whatever that may
mean. We we're afraid not to fight"
Indignation meetings will be held
in every city. town and hamlet In the
country" in protest against the sales
tax II 1t is adopted. the Senate Finance
Committee was told today by Edward
+. McGrady, who said he was stating
for Samuel Gompers the position OF
the American Federation of Labor. The
Federation has taken a positive stand
against the proposed tax. Mr.. McGrady
declared.
Five millions 70 the now idle and
many other millions of those whose
wages have been reduced from 25 to GO
per cent nrc now to be called on to
assume the added burden" he said.
"Big business Is now attempting to
shift that burden of the war and the
cost of government from their shoulders
to the backs of working men and
women"
Mr.. McGrady declared that the
housewives would join with organized
labor In opposing the sales tax and
added that "their verdict will be final.
Those who have TO count their pen
nies will send up a mighty roar of pro-
test" he said They will refuse &c
submit to such taxation
r. G.. Wilson. chief of the tax di-
vision Of the American Mining Con.
gress, characterized the sales tax as ar
attemt ''to transpose the taxes on the
luxuries of the rich to tn edlnner pal
of the poor-a tax off the diamond shirt
stud and onto the bone collar button. y
''The real solution Of the Federal ia,
problem il lower taxes, not jugglet
taxes" said he.
House Republicans will confer soor
to determine their course on the Long
worth resolution to make permanent
tariff duties proposed by the Ways ant
Means Committee effective pending pas
sage of the bill. Leaders decided today
IL was advisable to ascertain sentimen,
of the majority membership befor,
bringing up the resolution on the floor
Representative Mondell, majorit,
leader, expressed approval Of the Long
worth proposal. though he said 1t mus
be determined whether the plan wa
workable in this country as it has beel
among nations with different legislativ
systems. The tariff bill Is expecte
to be ready for the House by June 10
As 1t may take a month or more L
get through both houses, Mr.. Mondel
said, the country Is in danger of beinl
flooded by imports during that periot
unless steps are taken to prevent It
which is the object Of the Longwortl
resolution