The Washington times., 1922-08-21

Hour mill employees.
raise immense revenues to meet the
indebtedness Of the war.
Assails Harding's Policies.
How shall these revenues be
raised? Shall the burden be taken
from the rich and the prosperous
and shifted to the backs Of the toll
ing masses? Shall we adhere to the
policy of the present Administration
which sought to reduce the income
axes OF $4,000 millionaires by $780,
600 900 per year while practically
granting no relief to the man OF
moderate income?
Shall we adhere to the policy
which repealed the excess profits
taxes. thus depriving the Govern
ment of $3.50. 200, 900 during the pres
ent year and relieving by that
amount the corporations making
profits in excess OF 10 per cent?
Shall the people approve the
attempt of the present administra
ton to repeal the tax on corpor
ate stock which aggregates SIS.
100000 year and cut tax
which was not felt by the small
corporation, but which brings nearly
81 100000 per annum from other
great financial and industrial con
cerns?"
The Senator took off his glasses
rubbed his eyes and looked out O!
the window. The setting Sun
shone upon his face, and I could
see for the first time his ruddy
complexion and his glossy almost
silvery-tinged hair. The lines and
wrinkles upon his finely chisalet
face stood out in bold relief, and
imagined to myself what fine
stalwart young Southerner Senator
Reed must have been in his youth
Today, though we'll past middle
age, his physique stih retains many
of the fine points of bygore days
The Senator. still looking out oi
the window while nothing save the
buzz of an electric fan and the tick
ing OF a clock broke the silence
resumed:
Injustice To Soldiers.
Shall we ratify the attempt OF tho
present administration ian attempt
which was largely successfully to wiz .
out all of the taxes I have referred
to and at the same time ratify it's re
fusal to pay the soldiers bonus fHi
the alleged reason that there cannot
be sufficient monies raised to paw The
bonus?
"The millionaire and the labOreI
stand on an exact equality In :ht
matter Of personal service to the
State. Each would be compelled Il
answer the call Of the draft. But
aside from that one point Of equality Y
the benefits Of government are en-
tirely unequal.
THE millionaire and the laborei
alike receive the government protec
ton Of their lives. but they do moi
alike receive the protection OF gov
ernment for their property: for one
has much property to protect and the
other has substantially nothing.
1.-The millionaire receives protect
ton on all his vast properties. Thl'
protection embraces everything trou
the constabulary to the army anc
navy Of the United States and from
the justice courts to the supreme tu
dicial tribunal of the land. II there
were no property to protect we cou!'
dismiss nearly all our constabulary
our militia and our armies, and could
disband nearly all Of our courts.
Wealthy Should Pay.
Therefore 1t seems plain that thu
man Of vast property can justly bt
required to pay a higher percentage
OF his great holdings than the mar
with a small amount of property
upon that which he possesses. Th'
personal service matter Is entirely
lost in the great equation In which
the property Of one man Is stated
as zero. while the property of an
other man mounts into enormous
sums. These questions are the Cnt
toward which the country must di
rect it's attention"
The room had grown considerably
darker and shadows were chasing
themselves across the floor. | coulC
scarcely see what I was writing, bu
didn't want to interrupt the inter
view and the trend of thought, 40
coughed slightly ana continued t.
write. At this moment an atto1dan
entered noiselessly and pressed &
button; a large chandelier in th'
middle OF the room gave flood o
light.
l think the Senator preferred tn,
darkness. 1t is strange how writeri
and political men can always col
lect tnelr thoughts Detter wnen
Is sombre than when II Is light. HI
got up from his chair, and, dimmini
the great flood Of light, lit a small
table lamp above the desk l wa
using.
/. War Unsettled Everything
Then he commenced pacing bach
and forth across the length Of the
deep sena torial chamber, twisting be
tween his fingers into all sorts o
wierd shapes piece of heavily