The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-04-14

some Of the big cities OF the lahu.
Finance Comes First
President Harding, following his
legislative conference with Republic
an leaders in house and senate,
seems &c have agreed with the ma
iority of them that the dnancial prob
lens of government, taxation and
other kindred matters possibly may
have 10 be given priority AT the eX-
ira session over general tarlt Dill.
This would mean probably that Gus
toms legislation may moi be given
consideration until congress has been
In session for some weeks except OF
course, the so-called farmers emer'
gency tariff.
If one should attempt to write OF
all the financial problems which CON
front the government he would need
paper enough to threaten the life OF
existing spruce forests. Their name
Is legion" fails as Il bromide proverb
of comparison IN this particular case.
When one uses ahe word taxes"
however, he puts labeled blanket
over the whole field.
Ordinarily finance is n subject de-
void Of lights II is a gloomy thing,
oppressive to the spirits Of men, and
yet there are certain things which give
one feature of the present tax situa-
tion a broad interest and throws
light on the desires of the multitude
Of the people of the United States.
one has only to enter the office Of
member of congress and to make the
proper inquiry, to learn that appar-
emily hundreds of thousands of Amer
lean citizens of moderate means are
wondering if there is not some way
TO remove from the field Of the in
come tax levy the earners of small
salaries and small wages. There
seems to be a general belief through
out the United States thar the income
tax is perfectly proper method OF
raising money because 1t hits nearly
all people alike, and yet the appeal
constantly is hat the lower limits OF
exemption shall be raised 50 that mar
ried Wen may have more than 5000
exeE. lted and that single men and
women can have the exemption OF
81 900 raised to what one of them has
called the sanity point,
From what me hears here 1t seems
possible and perhaps probable that
an attempt will be made in congress
to raise the exemption limits for per
sons of small incomes. AS things are
today a young man or a young woman
making $1,000 a year must pay an in
come tax.
Watch Foreign Policy.
Ambassadors of foreign countries to
the United States are taking
keen interest today in the forthcom-
ing announcement Of foreign policy
by the new administration. 1t seems
to be taken for granted by most
Of the foreigners that one Of the acts
Of the congress at the extra session
sooner or later will be to pass the
knox resolution declaring that a state
Of peace exists between the United
States and Germany.
The French embassy, naturally per-
haps is showing evidences of the
kcenest interest In the forthcoming
foreign policy. Prior to this time the
question of an addition to the Knox
amendment has been discussed and
il was said that there was chance
that the addition would be accepted
by the Trainer Of the resolution and
by the senate of the United States.
II seems today as if France desires
with its whole heart that this add
ton to the resolution shall be nClud-
ed in the administrations program Of
action.
1t was said in writing on this mat
ter recently that "the hope of some of
the senators is that the President will
recommend the coupling up with the
Knox resolution Of a paragraph which
win give to France new evidence Of
our friendship for that country. What
France wants probably and what some
Of the senator's want Is that to the
Knox resolution shall be added the
statement that the United States will
NOT look unmOved on threatened or
actual aggression on the part of any
European power against the peace of
one Of its nelghborS,
OF course this addition to the Knox
resolution would cover the French
case. and would give the French to UNI
dcrstand that If rejuyenated and
aggressive militariStic Germany ever
should try to put into effect another
plan of invasion, the United States
would do something more than sym
pathize with the sister republic across
the sea.
In Washington there has been some
sort of belief that France Is urging
the American administration to ac-
cept the League Of Nations under a
modified form. This seems hardly
likely to the deeper students of the
situation In Washington. They think
that what President Harding had to
say about a league, directly or indi-
rectly, in his inaugural address, re-
moves the league as a league from
present consideration. The more like
~ Interpretation, therefore, which is
put upon the meetings between the
state representatives. of the two re-
publics Is that France desires TO get an
,gptrongp of tI, gunpnrt of sentiment
from the United States, an assurance