The New York herald., 1922-07-07

tariff bill that, for a new proposition
which will call from the country from
the Treasury all the way from fifty
million to one hundred million, and some
say as high as three hundred million
dollars. which will exempt some of the
people of the country from the payment
OF portion of their taxes. which will
select a few and give them an oppor-
tunity to succeed in the midst of the
distress- which presses down upon the
remainder of the people? do not think.
Mr.. Presi1ent. that the people are in
any haste to have us pass that kind OF
measure.
"Then, after we pass the ship subsidy
bill and the bonus bill. which are both
, drains upon the Treasury and additions
| 10 the taxes, increasing all obligations.
we propose to take UP the bill for the
creation of twenty-four Federal Judges.
which will be another drain Apon the
Federal Treasury. Perhaps we might
justify the addition of ten or twelve of
those Federal Judges; think we might
do so, but to create twenty-four addi-
tional Federal Judges at this time. in
my humble opinion, after having exam
ined the matter as best may. is intol-
cradle and inexcusable and Is an addi-
tional burden upon the people Of the
country unnecessarily.
People BIed White.
And after we have passed the Fed
eral Judges bill comes what Is called the
Liberia loan bill. We propose to go
into the Treasury of the United States,
despite it's conditions, and loan Liberia
SIS. 900 at a time when the people of
the United States ale bled white, are
absolutely without money to meet their
enterprises and at a time when the great
reclamation projects of the West are
standing as they have stood for the last
seven or eight years. the Treasury unable
to meet the demands of our own people.
we propose to go into the Treasury and
loan $5.000,000 TO Liberia.
mot a single one of these propositions
upon the program which is now before
us but draws upon the people forsan
additional sum and weighs upon them In
the form of additional taxation an in
crease of the obligation to the Govern
ment not only by millions but by billions
of dollars.
'Mr. President, while have sat here
and listened to this debate. while have
known that 1t wassgoing on, have not
felt the inpatience that would II felt
that there was ahead of this proposition
that which would be, in my Judgment,
a real relief to the country. / ask our
ITleIlQS WHO are IIe0tlll6 at tIlS Hcdu-
quarters of our leaders If they have a
single item in this iprogram that does
not increase the taxes of the people Of
the country? Is there a siHgle part or
parts of the program that does not in
crease the obligation of the country? 1t
is the program which makes hestancy !
and delay in this matter a virtue. 4
Widespread Discontent. I
"Mr. President, we know that there !
is already great discomfort throughout |
this country and when discomfort is
widespread 1t is never without justifica-
tion.
"That condition applies to the United |
States and 1t exists throughout the
world. In my opinion the source of this
discomfort Is primarily in the intolerable
expenditures of Government and the con-
slant increasing of taxes. 1t Is the one
thing which causes the criticism, dis
satisfaction and the loss of faith upon
the part of the people, not only In this
country, but elsewhere.
1--WE have failed except In most
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