New-York tribune., 1922-10-15
Curtis Exploits
Republican Aid
70 Taxpayers
Senator Answers Daniels by
Summarizing Reduced
Expenditures and Cuts
i'm Levies Upon Public
Taxes $83S, ,OOO, ,OOOLess
Expense of SO, 400, ,OOO, 900
in 1920 Shaved Down to
50, TAT ,035 ,382 for 1928

FTopa The Trstuise's Washington Bnsa0H
WASHINGTON, Oct. IA. Replying to
criticisms Of taxes under the Repub-
lican Administration, made by former
Secretary Of the Navy JoseDbus Dan
iels, Senator Curtis, Of Kansas, Senate
Republican whip, gave out statement
to-day In which he emphasized the fact
that the Republican revenue act Of
1921 was SO framed as to reduce taxes
in the calendar year 1922 to the extent
Of S835, ,000.e00.
Senator Curtis lays stress on the re-
duction> Of expenditures under the
Harding Administration and by the Re-
publican Congress, and gives a SUM
marixation of the chief effects of the
revenue act.
"Mr. Daniels; who was Secretary of
the Navy under President Wilson,"
says Senator Curtis, "is talking loudly
about national taxes He seems to have
forgotten that he was a part. of the
Administration that by it's extrava-
gance made. the debts Of the country
larger than they would have been had
he and the others of that Adpainistra-
tion practiced reasonable economy, and
to meet the obligations taxes must be
collected. He also forgets that the Re-
publican revenue act of 1921 was so
framed as to reduce the taxes for, it's
first full year, the calendar year Of
1922, to the extent of $S35.00o,0oo
Debt Reduced $272. 1000. 900
"The revenue act of 1921 was de-
signed to cover not only all the ord
mary expenditures of the government
but to provide in addition $2f2, ,000. 600
to be used through the sinking fund
fer reduction of the public debt.
Expenditures in the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1920, including sinking
fund and fixed debt charges, amounted
to almost $6,300,ooo,oo0, while for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1921, ordi-
nary expenditures, including sinking.
fund and miscellaneous fixed debt
charges, still ran over $500, 100000. It
was the constant endeavor Of this Ad-
and under President Harding and the
Republican Congress the expenditures
for the fiscal year 1922 were reduced
to. $4,780,0o0 0,000s making, a reduction
Of about $714,00o,ooo below the year
1921. The total appropriat atoms for the
fiscal year 1923 amount to $3,747, ,035,-
3S2.64. La some measure these reduc-
tons reflect the liquidation Of war lia-
bilities, but to an important extent it.
represents q reduction in the cost of
government. From either aspect it
means Eeductlon In The tax burden.
"As compared with the revenue act
of 1913, the revenue act of 1921 re-
duces the income taxes of individuals
based upon their income. $7o,o0e,000.
Tax Relief Emphasized
"As compared with the, revenue act
Of 1918 the new act reduces the taxes
payable during the fiscal year ending
June. 80, 1922, s254s55o,000; and as COM
pared with the revenue act Of 1918 the
new act reduces the taxes accrued and
payable on the business of the calendar
year 1922 ethe first full year the law
is in operation) $835,20o, 600.
"The revenue act Of 1921 permits an
additional exemption of $500 by in
ereasing the exemption from $1,000 to
$500 in the case Of heads, Of families
and married persons, if their
net income is not in excess Of $1,000.