The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-08-18
Ohio Republican Congressman
Urges Nation Wide Pro-
test Against Bill.
DOESN'T SEEM TO
CARE WHAT HE SAYS
Also Assails the Program for
Changes in Income Tax
Law, and Critics
President.

ana worst pieces OF legislation In hal
a century, c. L. Knight of Akron, Re
publican congressman from the four.
teenth Ohio district,appealed to cham
bers of commerce, business men anl
corporations throughout the United
Estates to join in nation wide protes,
to the house ways and means commit.
tee against the schedules of the Ford.
ney tariff measure.
Representative Knight also declared
that the congressional program for re-
adjustment of taxes definitely includes
a plan to reduce income taxes 80 per
cent. on all incomes of $4,000 or more
and to increase the rate on incomes OF
$1,000 to $35,0OO. He urged that a
protest also be made against the con-
templated income tax which, he said,
was discrimination in favor of the
country's highest salaried men,.
knight issued his appeal in an ad-
dress before the Akron Rotary club
dast "Wednesday. He attacked the
statement of Secretary of Treasury
Andrew w, Mellon that $4,675, ,OOO,O 900
was needed to run the country, and de-
clared that the amount in reality
would prove to be nearer $4,000, O,OOO,-
900, and possibly above that figure.
He charged that statements of pro-
ponents OF the Fordney tariff legisla-
ton, to the effect that the legislation
would give an estimated tariff yield Of
$5OO,0OO000, were fallacious, and as
serted that the tariff yield would not
reach $40O,000,000 and might be as low
as $20O,OOOOOO.
Knight also criticized President
Harding declaring that he was one
of the chief offenders in increasing tax
alton and swelling the costs Of run
ming the country, by asking congress
to pass welfare bill calling for $780,
100000 appropriation.
Knight charged that the bill was
nothing but plaything." He said
III 70 per cent. of all appropriation
measures now before congress were
passed the action would drive the
United States into bankruptcy and
make mad-house out of the nation.
knight also charged that congress,
in many respects had ceased to be a
legislative and deliberate body, ex-
cept as it functions through the re
ports of committees. These reports,
he said, oftentimes were railroaded
through by means of rulings prevent
ing floor interference and debate, en-
forced by the rules committee of con-
gress.
"The Fordney tariff bill does not
constitute a. true expression of con-
gress. 1t was formulated behind
closed and locked doors by the WAYS
and means committee and all congress
men were barred from the sessions.
Then on the floor the rules committee
sought to prohibit debate.
Even Senator Penrose, that apostle
of high protection, has admitted that
the measure as it now stands is SO bad
that the senate will have to re-write it |
in its entirety.
The measure fails to take account
ot the general Generalization through |
The country. 1t is discriminatory. 1t
gives 6-cent duty per gross on
when the match industry
leeds protection from cheap Japanese
md Swedish labor yet puts phosphor-
Jus on the free list.
THE farmer has always been held
lp as deserving of consideration. Yet
he Fordney bill puts duty Of Is
~
ents per pound on wool, and then
proceeds to put a 20 per cent. duty on
verything the farmer needs, thus
lullifying the benefits of the duty on
WOOL. 1t puts 10 cents per pound
uty on sugar, virtually distributing
bounty Of $8O,OO00OO among sugar
nen of Florida and making the tax
ayers suffer in increased taxes and |
igher prices.
The entire measure combines toll
lake the greatest exhibition Of hypoc-l
isy ever attempted in congress"
Knight declared Secretary Melons !
udget did not include provision for 4 |
efficiency Of the shipping board last ,
ear Of $3S0,0O0OOO, which, he said, ,
ie taxpayers must make good. 7
Although the shipping board defi-l J
lency is put at $3S0OOO,0OO, that IS
lerely breaking the bad news 10 youI
emily for ] charge that the deficiency
III prove to be over billion dollars ,
night said. Mellon will have to1 :
Use his ante To S6(){)f) mn mn X yr..t Y