The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-08-25

the tax would go somewhere else and
that in the long run it might have its
effect upon them.
The plain truth about taxation Is
that the government needs a huge
amount of money to pay the interest
on its bonds and to pay its running
expenses, There is only one way to
raise this money, and that is by tax
alton, except of course through tariff,
and some persons maintain that the
tariff is tax. 1t follows, therefore,
that unless the expenses Of govern
ment are cut, taxation cannot be cut
II is not Uncle Sans fault that bills
fall due and it is a credit, Of course,
TO his honesty that he wants to pay
them.
Little Reduction in Sight
There was a strong belief that tax
alton this year might be cut material
ly. 1t is the solid truth today, how
ever, to say that few men in congress
seemingly believe that any great
amount of the burden can be lifted.
The chairman Of the house committee
on ways and means, Mr., Fordney, says
that the attempt will be to cut half
billion dollars from the tax bin Of
next year. His fellow members Of the
committee are very much less optimis-
tic, They say that they do not want
to make any promises because If dis
appointment shall come the promises
will return to plague them,
All the members of congress, men,
hers Of the minority party as well as
Of the majority, seem to be in sym
pathy with the proposal to repeal the
transportation taxes those which hit
freight as they hit the passenger by
land and sea. When man travels to-
day he not only pays a good deal more
for his straight ticket than he did
few years ago, but he has to pay
tax in addition, and as Americans
like to travel. this form of taxation
has been felt kecnly.
II has been said that the taxes col
lected each year from the passengers
and the freight shippers amount to
| considerably more than one-third Of a
/ billion dollars. OF course II this tax
/ IL lifted the third of a billion dollars
must be raised In some other way and
as yet no specific plan for doing it has
/ developed. II seems likely today that
/ only a part of the transportation tax
/ will be lifted.
1 The government is going TO save
/ some money this year through econ
omy In the administration of the de-
partmcnts. Through the efforts of the
/ budget commission, and Of the con-
gressional committee plus a nom
congressman who is its chairman,
and which is charged with the work
Of rcorganizinE the departments, the
chances seem TO he that several hun
dred millions Of dollars will be saved.
Expenses Increase Yearly.
The trouble is, however, that the
government is growing all the time
and that its ordinary expenses in
crease from year to year Therefore
it seems that If the saving will offset
the legitimate increase arising from
the growth of the government, it will
do about an that it can be expected
to do. OF course It is saving never
thclcss.
The army viii not cost as much az
IT did last year, nor will the navy cost
quite MS much, but the sea service will
come pretty near to equaling its last
years expenditures. Congress as a
whole Democrats and Republicans to-
gether agreed that the navy should be
maintained at close to its last years
efficiency, while congress as a whole
seemed perfectly willing that the army
should be cut so materially that today
army officers fear the service actually
viii he crippled badly.
Society Hopes for Princes.
Washington actually has started
preparing for the disarmament and
Far East conference which is to
open here some time in the gray month
Of November. 1t is long time
in advance, and yet already hotels
are being requested to make reserva-
tions for what may be called arriy-
ing day. Those persons, however, who
expect that all the foreign nOtables
with their great retinues are to get
= here at the same time will find them
selves much mistaken Arriving day
will be several days.
Washington society is worth watch
INK from The side lines especially that
part of the society which composes
what in other towns would be called
the smart set There mas been ru-
NOR running along the avenues tha5
the prince of Wales Is to come to town
, To watch the proceedings and further
10 democratize himself.
The prince was here once before,
and 1t is said that ne wants TO come
here again. Even those persons who
do not feel an oyerweaulng affection
for the British empire seem 10 feel
kindly disposed toward this young
man.
Society also has heard that it is
possible that the crown prince OF
Japan may make a visit to this town
some time in the near future. 1t may
be remembered that the prince In
tended to come here some time ago,
but owing to circumstances over which
he had no control, his travelling was
cut short and he had to content him.
self with q visit 10 England where
they made great ado over him.