The Washington times., 1921-11-20

READY
FOR CONGRESS-
/. SALES TAX TRIP
Seventy-two Members Of Sen
ate and House Have Already
Accepted Hearst Invitation.


ate and House Have Already
Accepted Hearst invitation.
Arrangements are practically com
plsted for the trip Of the delegation Of
members of Congress to Canada to
study the sales tax. az guests Of The
Washington Times and the other
an invitation extended by William
Randolph Hearst In q signed editorial
published in all hts papers
6eventy-two members of Congress
already have accepted the invitation.
Special correspondents and others who
will accompany the party will bring
the number up to eighty. Many
members are still to be heard from.
There Ia little doubt the total will be
in excess Of 100.
This will be the largest delegation
of members Of Congress- that has ever
gone out of Washington The party
will go In Pullman cars by special
train.
Plan to Go November ~.
The itinerary. which has been pre-
pared on information that Congress
will adjourn on or about November
%, and which will be changed II
adjournment comes later. is as fol.
lows: .
The delegation will leave Washing.
ton over the Pennsylvania Railroad at
1:06 p. m. November 81, arriving in
New York at $40 on the same day.
The party will be conveyed by taxi to
the Grand Central Station. where a
special train of five sleepers and a
dining car will be waiting. The dele
CATION Immediately will sit down to
dinner. The train will leave at 7:45
p. m. and will arrive in Montreal at
7:45 the next morning. November %.
Accommodation have been reserved
at the Hotel Ritz-Cariton. Two days
will be spent studying the sales tax
and in entertainment. Several in.
teresting side trips have been ar
ranged. The Montreal officials have
indicated their desire to cooperate to
the fullest extent. Mayor Mederic
Martin and the boards of trade and
other civic and governmental bodies
have a program in preparation that
should keep the delegation interested.
The party will leave Montreal at
p. m. Wednesday,. November 80. ar.
irving in Ottawa at 1880 p. m. of the
same day. At Ottawa accommoda-
lions have been reserved at the
Chateau-Laurier. Two days will be
spent in the Canadian capital.
Sir James Loughead. acting prime
minister. has announced complete ar
rangements for the entertainment of
the visiting delegation by the Donin.
lon cabinet and members of Parlia-
ment. Conferences with the Ottawa
board of trade have also been ar
ranged. In Ottawa, also, there will be
several interesting side trips.
Return Hero December 3.
The delegation will leave ottawa at
3:45 p. m. Friday, December 2, for
Washington. via New York. arriving
at the Capital at BIS p. m. Deem
Congressman Lester d. volk. OF the
Tenth New York district. who is chair
man of the committee Of arrangements
In charge Of the trip, last night ex
pressed himself as highly gratifiec
with the enthusiastic responses that
have already reached him. Senator
Reed Smoot, Of Utah. issued the fos
lowing statement for publication:
Il hope every member Of Congress
who can get away will avail himself
of the opportunity to study the
Canadian sales tax provided by the
Hearst papers. When they have
studied this tax, as I have done, / an
sure they will see the necessity 70,
its application in the United States"
Mr.. Voik Delighted. ...
Congressman Volk said:
Never before In my memory hal
any public-spirited citizen provided
such an opportunity for the lawmak
ers Of this country to study proposed
legislation. I am delighted that theirs
have been so many acceptances Of Mr.
Hearst's generous invitation. The,
are still coming in, and I have nc
doubt the delegation will exceed 10t
members Of the United States Senate
and House Of Representatives.
Our aim will be to make the trip AZ
comfortable as. possible for the dele
gates. and to this end we have ar
ranged matters 80 that every dele
gate will have an entire section tc
himself. That 10 to say. no one will
be obliged to sleep in an upper berth
There will be no crowding. The cars
are of sixteen sections each. and NJ
more than sixteen delegates will BE-
carried in any one car.
Hotel and other arrangement
have been made with q similar view to
comfort.
II am also gratified by tho assur
anCes OF corporation that nave come
from the Canadian officials and boards
of trade. Every facility for a quick
but comprehensive study Of the salea
tax will be placed at our disposal.
.,. Chance for Study.
"It Is the earnest desire Of the dele.
gates to study the operation Of the
Canadian sales tax at first hand with
a view to applying its principles, II
possible, to the complex problems tn II
face business in the United States as
an aftermath of the world war and
consequent economic disarrange'
ments.
This being so. we have made It a
point to urge those members Of Con.
gress who have pre-judged the sales
tax and taken a position in opposition
to II to go with us. They are the
men we particularly want. We want
It understood. also, that acceptance OF
the invitation to accompany the party
imposes no obligation to support the
sales tax"
ALLEGED OPIUM SMOKER