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NEWS OF BUSINESS
sn1rr-H STEEL TRADE RRoApBNs

Washington. Nov. 2i.-impor, I'M
rro,, mint In British steel trade Is re-
po-trd 10 the department Of commerce
hv commercial attache nj London. The
United Kingd m imported 7o.5j3 long
;ons Of iron and steel during September
and cxror. cd 279.l6S tons, as compared
with Sn.ll3 tons Of imports and 2oe,9S3
tons Of exports during August. Pro-
due, ion OF pig iron. Of ali classes by the
United Kingdom In September totalcd
$50. 500 ton gain OF 1850 tons over
August production.
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n r. n TO Rr1Y oo~o MORE CARS

baltimore, Nov. 4.-AIthouRh tne
Rnltimrro and Ohio Railroad company
has given orders within the past IL
months for 5000 cars OF various types
EQUIPMENT Com"anics report II IL again
in tho markn' for 1000 more steel hop
per cars This order VIII 20 Into next
wears budget, rs the company has al
rcalr made 0vy eXpend'u res LOT
eCu'pmcnt for 'h's year. havlnr con-
,rac I'd fer lOo locomotives Ia addition
to Its chr orders.
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MONEY MAEKET.

New York. Nov. 2t-CaIl money orm-
or: high E: low ~; ruling rate ~ clos
ing BID s; offered al hE: last loan ,:
rail loans against acceptances ~. Time
,oans firm: miyed collateral. u" ano ~
days &: and months .; prime COM
mercial paper ~.
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VIVA -rocvvoIrrFs Drr-r.sE

PrraNe'nh'a Nov 24.--on November
Ias'. the number Of Ponn 'v'van'a
-oi'~n>I r.n~rho'd""s w-s '@f.13', a do
c-e,eo Of 3215. comrHrod with re sam"
dn.n IN rn"l thr cnmN"-y nn"o'n'"s
today. Tho average ho'd'n-s this wear
vo-o 73oF an 'n"ro"eo Nr l.f9 corpora
t,on holders tn"~. HScA II 70 i,l@o.
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rOI,-DU G. trT

Toledo. Ohio. Nov. 2i.-Wheat cash
SI35.
n ver-eeI rr're. each $3.50; Do
oemhnr 1895: March 1920.
A's'fo. prime Cn'h sl0.5'; December
1885: March 400.
Tir.otNv rri"'e cash s3.45; Decemoe!
$50: March S.6S.
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p1rT3aUReH LIVESTOCK

Pittsburgh. Nov. - H"Ss. 'ec''p'"'
COCO: market iDw"r: h"1r''>. 81"
8.25: heavy yorkers A.'nY 6.C', .''n
yorkers. SIS: nl,.. S.7S1.SS5: steady.
sheen and lambs. receipts. 500. sheep,
-; steady: lambs, $500: lower.
Calves, recspLs lSH. lawar: top. ISo.
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London. Wv. of--T"" city of RNr'n
hoe c~~ r'"'nl or~crCoT'"T's ror '"'a
a. 500 nnn nno-n firm r nHr'~N co"@"--
,r-, .re a6v~n-c 10 ~ ~"0H'A w'h'n ="
VOC IN r,1~hc or Danish kroncn. says
4 Berlin dispatch
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More than 100000 boxes Of apples
moved from the Columbia river and
Puget Sound by ~~ter to Europe IN
1921.
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n. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

Wheeling, " Va. Nov. %. 1929.
FIirn.-ar,l rn~ ;n:~IIiseT, - ~
Ha>'Fr ( "a. members w TrrH ~.cca
Exchange. Second Sloo- National BanE
% ~ Va. Slde
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Call MONEY Up 20 5.
BOSTON COPPER STOCKS

Wheeling. W Va. Nov. "a. 1879.
FNl-niehet IN" 'nteiIErn"et oy r;
Masts, a Co. members New 10Th S,ocA
ExrharEc Second moor National bAnh
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STANDARD OIL
SUBSIDIARY STOCKS

wn-,l.-=. W. Va. Nov. -. 1872.
Furrisura ,nr Int. lr~H.er ~ =
stasten 4 %. nsuaer7 Nv York N;ora
..xGhangs second Root National sans
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Di->- 3 r. Leavitt. OF Philadelphia.
has -. vented a diving suit al owing
exploration to depths never before
reached
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PITTSBURGH STOCKS

wheeling. ". Va. Nov. "a, 1899.
FurnISnru the iCtelugourrr oy 4 L
Hasten = Co. merlpers New York SiocR
Exchange second floor Natooal SanH
tr ~ "a E.lR
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NEW YORK CURB STOCKS

whecmng " Va. Nov. -. 1929.
Furnished rne iE'e:Jgearri \ e
,;sst.r ( Co. memoirs New York StUcA
txcnanEe. Second Nooc Nato"Al Bona
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PETROLEUM


o. C1'~. ~. \vv @I.--Cr"i.t bal
arces $500. Runs. l04,56a, averaG }
3. 0iy. shipments. 1907; average. OF
S67. -.--...-----.--,-----.-,-- 4
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LOCAL. MARKET

Wheeling. W Va. Nov. p, 1929.
D,u. ann, an III nsI Wnt,.Ins - D'A
Exchanse Com piled foi The lnte!h'
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lr9.porlsu; steel shares ware aga y
s..fr.. II 70 - - pressure hui ihor o.
'.r.f rlu"" stubborn resistance. l. =.
c...r r;u'f S,o.c= and La"t awanna
,...~o UNCHANGED RcrGhlic moved up
,.r.n. lmI E,p'u@'" a'd N1nad'"m 'T''-
..u-.'y w'H'" Hc'hloh"m ""d 'i"S'-
f,. destined = and p. respectfully
e,.rd,rd on shares yielded moro
,a..Iv. STANDARD O, New Jersey BENG
F..yr a,-,c-, i've points al one TIN"
ard closing II 1924. or g. points h"'."
N. Gch ucuros reached Just b"'o"c me
declaration or the stock "iN'denu'
Standard 0u II California was down . :
wi Gcrr~q' NsrNale ! - rG' Na":h' o.,
california Petroleum and IN" lHn-An'T-
,.on issues moved 70 higher ground.
Relaxation Of pressure against some
- ,rc railroad shares resulted In m'N"H
,re,rrs A. N" close. Ch'c7Eo- ana
,;~,at Wcs.ora preferred broke i"o
no,0rs and Delaware & Hudson N'c'""I
H.. hu: Lnnk1wa0na improved ~ anu
Illinois Central preferred -, NJ 81 on
the other changes be!nE OF q fractional
character.
I-.a1 Corner cot < high as M on
ruh.r7,ton OF the quarterly reports ~
~. porrhv-v companies. showing mark
I'd ,77nrov,n1 mt IN earnings but j easeH
or to sax a. the c.uSA SLud"oSNeF
e. nrbed "a l24i4 hu' Il vas picked ont
as a large, nv short interests 'oWnraS
Nc close ard knackcd down 20 l2:a.
FISHER Body CAV" another demons'ra-
,icr q rs:rcrE'h. climbing four points
while Dawson chemical lapSed Into an
o.rer period of Weakness, losing ~
To days total sales were 1N@'PVo
shares.
Call MONEY Up 60 5.
Call money opened and renewed NJ
~ and advanced 20 in the late after
room. rIos'nr At that hcure Time
rnorr,v was moro plentiful today. som"
o0-dav leans being arr7N~cd On -.
r.- cen, has's The longer natur''''S
continue 20 command Ncr cent. Th%
commercial paper marke; Was comp1T-
atlvc1v o-iNt WITH the ruling names
COMMANDING $, per cont.
Foreign evch1nge BUSINESS was again
-n,A. pr.rcs r'uc'uat'ng within narrow
Units Demand sterling was quoted
around S4InE. and French francs
around rs Snvcr exchanges wore
waa% - reflection OF tho recent drop IN
s'lyNr prices.
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General BUSINESS has '~--Nv-d %
ors- -7S- vr"k The '7ieE - ne Bah
so1rh7-t 0o~ sands a. - below nor
ia he a.Shss: Join n 40 yaags.
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PROVISION, Market
SAX EDOTUEDS.
wheeling, ", Va. Nov. "a. 1872.

RY EETTER BROS.
wheeling. " Va. Nov. g. 1922.
-rcry NY M
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LIST fS aus l0O.so ..-,.-. l0o.la l9O.ls
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
OUR YOUNG ECONOMISTS.

New York Times.
National Commander M1cNider OF
the American Legion was gallant
soldier. but as an instructor III H.
nance he doesn't shine. lie sraVeay
;nforms the Secretary of the Treasury
that. instead OF opposing the bonus
and warning Congress OF the nnanciai
dif1,cuties and dangers II invoiVes'
h. "vould do better TO find and sus-
sess proper methods OF raising the
money" Payments OF debt says
oar spirited young friend, are 81
ways irksome, but that does not re-
I,eve the obligation of the debtor ana
tho debtor in this case, the nation
Mr.. Mellon is supposed to be serving,
wants this debt paid" Nhat oeO
This bonus is not a debt. IL IS
gift, a gratuity. How does Mr., Mac
vider know that rre nation wants
Congresstto make this gift?
Are the farmers pining for more
taxes? Are the workingmen? Are
business men yearning for new pur-
dens 10 carrys Mr.. MacNider sees his
,uyn class. He forgets the resi- OF
the country. In masterpiece
worthy of the best days OF pension
hunting, he evokes this lift-yoursesf'
bv-your bootstraps political economy
| "Mr. Mellon has taken no cog
nlzance Of the fact that the dement's
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
THE EVENING SMILE.

A london newspaper printed the
following item after an address by
DR.. Wellington Koo, Columbia unlver-
sity, 90.
"Wellington Koo, by virtue OF his
office as acting president Of the Coun-
ell of the League of Nations, stepped
forward and took his seat In the
presidents chair amid loud applause.
He del!evered his inaugural address In
faultless English, without trace OF
accent, though educated in an Amer
lean university"
The italics are American.--New
York Evening Post.
"Saw an old head on young should
ers Just now" "Eh, what An elder
ly millionaire was smuggling up to 2
pretty girl."-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
do you like housework, Bridget,
said the mistress to her new and
elderly assistant. "Oi'u not lie to We
num-" answered Biddy. "Oi do not
but av the two ] prefer housework tc
the workhouse. Toronto Telegram.
"1he C;adders are still. talking of GO
! ing abroad" YES. but ! don't believe
they have the slightest intention oi
going" "Then why do they talk aboui
III" Remarks Of that sort make .
profound impression in s5,0o0-a-yeai
circles -Birming Age-Herald.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
WHY REPAIR THE BELL!

NJ. w. a. Luce. a practical iron
wclder I'm Philadelphia. has made a
proposition TO the City Council TO
thoroughly repair. by welding, the
crack In the Liberty Bell that has long
made It impossible TO keep the bell
suspended In the belfry and TO have
its sonorous tsnes sounded on appro-
pirate public occasions. He is con-
fident he can thoroughly unite the
fracture and make the bell as good
as ever n WAS.
1t 10 probable this workman's con-
tdcnce IN not misplaced and that he
could 80 repair the bell that it would
be possible TO again place it in the
bslfrl hnd make it resound to the
strokes OF the hammer. But is there
sny necessity for this change?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
A DANGEROUS TIME .
FOR BONUSES

Houston Post.
The warning Of the Secretary of
he Treasury that pending bonus
cEssIation win mean new levies OF
taxation and stiil heavicr burdens
upon business and industry falls upon
deaf ears IT, Congress.
Tho exigencies Of campaign year
are too urgent TO warran. a careful
consideration OF the 5ecrctary's s
warning.
The "soldier vote is factor which
candidates for reelection canfot af-
ford 70 ignore, they think.
The Secretary tells Congress that
the additional taxes must be prob
aNy $1,000 100000 the FIRST two years
and anywhere from $4,000, 100000 20
5,250, 900, 900 IN the end.
"Tt is well 10 keep in mind, he
adds. that no indirect means OF
financing the bonus could make 4,
any les. an expense that VIII. have to
be borne in the long run by the tax
payers"
He could have said with complete
truth that It would be an expense
that win have TO be borne IN the
long run by the toilers and producer:
of the country.
Nothing that the bonus might dc
FOR the soldiers could perceptibly
compensate for the inmeasurable In.
jury 20 business and industry tha'
added taxes would infiict at this time
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
HONOR TO HARRY MILLEM

Louisville Courier Journal
Representative Harry Miller learned
Yesterday that patriotism isn't felo>
nious and reprehensible. He discovered,
too. that honesty does not make
legislator urVit to serve the state. The
House, by resolution, assured him that
bo could believe in the honor ana
cherish the memory OF our soldier
dead without subjecting himself to IN
suit and persecution.
Before the House singled Mr. Mill
Ter out as the subject of its COM
mefdatoxy resolution. there was some
doubt cast upon an ex-soldlers right
To arise before an American Lcgisla :
t,.re and express devotion for his dead
comrades and to plead that notS,ng be
done tha, would cheaper their mem
ory.
Mr.. Miller made such remarks in a
txneech against tho State bonus. and
Ave hundred cx-service men gaHnereo
in Lexington last Tuesday night 20
demand his resignation for such un-
SD, akable conduct.
Rut Mr.. Miller's colleagues in the
House have made 1t clear that MS
sneech was not criminal or reVoiu-
,ionary, and that he possesses 'ne''
| fun confidence. This may not ps
enough to convince the iive hundred
aisciples OF the New Idea In texing.
I ton. but the resolution was not passe'
for that purpose. A.
In the meantime Mr.. Miller's Fellows
4 In an American Legion post at Lex
4 lncton. while favoring both stat
and national bonus, have agreed ina
Mr.. Miller was achg within hi
rights in expressing mis- eonvicsion
ir, Mo House.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
lust FOLKS
THE CHIMNEY PIECE.
BY Edgar A. Guest.

7 would not, If ] could, recall some
customs that are gone.
I'm glad that wreath OF immortelles
need, not look upon :.
That cold. imperishable thing OF wax
in colors gay,
Which hung upon the parlor wall in
grandmas earlier day.
No longer shrieks its warning grim
that mortal life must cease
And yet I'm sorry we have lost the
old-time chimney piece.
The modern nlantel, / admit, Is strik-
ing to the eye,
And yet It lacks the wealth OF charm
we knew in days gone by;
For on the little marble shelf above
the CRATE fires glow
Were all the sacred treasures OF the
homestead in row,
The pictures and the Onyx clock, the
globe Of native birds,
Which told the things we loved th'
most In clearer speech than words
There Mother kept in tenderness th'
trlnkets sO1 lhe years,
The tokens OF her happier days, th'
symbols OF her~tears;
The glossy cabinet photographs ,th
candlesticks Of brass
The picture OF Niagara Falls blow
into heavy glass,
And there above the crate fires glow
for every eye TO see,
Were all the sacred treasures fror
her book Of memory.
But Time has swept these thing
away. the mantel now isN bare,
The attic dust lies thick upon the Joy
once valued there;
The photographs are stored away, tn
birds long since have flown,
Nor Is it now good form to show tn
treasured things we own,
! For when the newer customs come, tn
ones Of old must cease,
And yet I'm sorry that we had to los
The chimney piece.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
IUnk ION TuE JODLLhs.

American ingenuity in oout-iving
1ol~ for the joblcss 10 lido over the
pre~ent Unemployment emergency In
shown ~ hundreds OF reports sub
mi,,cd 10 Colonel Arthur Woods of
the Presidents Conference on Unem-
ploymen, from cities and towns all
over the United sLatos. Many mayors
uk, srsst pride IN the novel means
dsviscd by their employment commit
ssss 10 care for ny home folks
Fort smith. Ark, has rock pile
where mon break big stones into little
ones. 10 he miasd with cement and
sHnd 10 improve tho local streets.
Gloucester MAss- snr Evanston
IN. pay the jobloss TO chop down con-
Hemncd city timber. which is sold for
fool.
IA Srls Pr, drive has been mads
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
WHO'S TO rAyi
New York Tribune.


Concerning the soldiers bonus
President Harding is making prog
.ss toward the ciassifcati tion OF nm
ssuc much bedevilied and confused.
It has been the habit Of vote-chasing
oliticlans to retreat into the thickets
u easy generalization when tho ques-
don was raised as to where the money
was to come from. II has been ap-
)nrently assumed that II was TO he
piuckcd from tho mir In some unex.
iained fashion.
But the taxation phase will be at
no front In the Presidents confer
Il CO this week. The cold reality Of
Who 10 to pay the bonus bill has thrust
= nose into the hand OF bcnevolence.
he game OF fact. lodging is over.
Whereupon the most feryid OF the
bonus advocates break into a choras
Of demands Tint the burden should
not be laid on them on their constit-
u,nts The Farm Federation would
not have a sales tax. The prohibit
aionlsts veto as beth immoral and un-
constitutional the proposed tax on
beer. Even the stupid recognize that
10 restore the excess profits tax, by
.urthcr depressing industry, would
cost the retvice men more than theS
wouldHet. a good Job Is worth more
In cash 10 an ex-soldier than bonus
| md Of all methods To short-circui
| .tosperity an excess profits tax Is th'
most certain As 10 the income SUR.
ktaxes, there is no longer juice in thii
orange. and the collectibie tota
| steadily shrinks.
| Who's to pay? No SINCERITY is die
cernible in a devotion TO the soldier
which comes to sudden stop when
ir suggested to the enthusiast that h
must meet Iprt OF the bill.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
pROFITEERINa AND BONUS Bull
Philadelphia Inquirer.

Philadelphia Inquirer.
President Harding has taken the
very proper stand that II Congress
wishes to pass Bonus bill II must
provide the money. He has refused
to suggest any measures by which the
hundreds Of millions may be raised.
Nearly every possible avenue Of
reAcnue has been investigated, and
the Ways and Means Committee is
still hunting for something satisfac-
tory. Some OF the proponents Of the
measure insist that the war profiteers
should be made TO pay the cost.
This lis q very fine sugs pro-
vded there is any method OF getting
at them But It is very much 20 be
seared that no such plan is possible,
the principal reason being that the
government for fout years has. been
collecting excess profit taxes which In
some instances have amounted to SO
| per cent. In the period starting with
4 1918 the people OF this country paid
| sl7, 500, 900, 900 In direct taxes, not in
GLIDING about two billions more of
miscellaneous revenue. This means
that they gave up in taxes as much
\ AS they did for Liberty Bonds. The
year 1920 was not a particularly good
lax year, but the amount raised in
direct taxation amounted to nearly
$4,000. 900, ,0oo.
One result of this heavy taxation
aas been 10 reduce the capital o1
early every industry in the country
and make IL difficult TO acquire new
money for the purpose. 1t was ex.
pected that the excess profits tar
would be reduced very largely In tn
bill now in force, but unfortunatel.
he maximum for 1922 is 90 per cent
which Is still terrible burden on an,
business. 1t is we'll known that som
men and corporations made extra
ordinary profits during the war. bu
1t Is doubtful If many OF them ar
! -ealiy better OF than they were be
fore. Most of them. indeed, are mucl
. the laborer in government plant
. were profiteers as truly as were tn
manufacturers. None OF them arc s
any longer. Wartime profiteering
, done for.
The plain fact is that the inmediat
millions and the eventual billion
? which Will be required for the so
A diers' bonus must come directly frol
: the pockets of the people. The va.
9 sum cannot be derived from con
pa-atively few That source has bee
e MIXED until 1t is running pretty DIR
q The burden must be assumed univel
; sally. Congress can raise the mone
q only by direct taxation widely dt
= tributed. 1t would be foolish to a
, itempf subterfuge.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
ALARMED At POLYGAMY.

A dispatch from Paris states that
Catholics and Protcstants are united
In a protest against what they regard
AS the tacit admission OF polygamy by
French law. During the World War
a law was passed making natives born
In certain districts OF Senegal citizens
or France. that they might serve in
tho French armies In that country.
but a. the same time permitting them
to retain their own marriage customs.
This situation, IL is held, virtually
lcsalizes polysamy in France by these
natives OF Senegal, as it Is a custom
IN their own country.
Polyxamy is n custom Of long stand
Ing. which never has been entirely
eliminated from the world. IL is Of
very ancient origin. dating back TO
tho beginning OF sacred history. Solo,
mon, we arc shown by Sacred Writ,
was the champion polygsmist OF his
day, with his several hundred wives.
The custom spread and prevailed. and
Il was not until modern times and the
advancement OF civilization and Chris
t.anity tha. the custom came to be
looked upon with repugnance as in
compatible with decency and the up
lift OF the home.
M our own country we had a long
and bitter fight Will polygamy, as ii
was a leading tenet OF the Mormon
taith. and the Mormons practiced il
extensively In their colonies, especially
In Utah. Our government fought the
disgraceful evil in that section fol
many years before finally breaking Il
up by severe legal penalties.
II 1. no wonder the Christian people
Of France are concerned over the con
dition Of legaiized polygamy. even to s
limited extent. IN their country. Th'
home Is the real foundation Of al
government. and the home cannot b.
maintained in It's rightful sanctit.
with plural marriages. This precep
~ its own argument, and there is n
need of sustaining the contention tha
political polygamy is an evil by ad
l-vancing extended argument.
II is hoped the French government
now that attention has been called t
this important. matter. will remove III
evil condition as soon as possible, b
first repeating the law that seems I
impart authority to polygamy, an
sending back TO theif homes all Sene
gal soldiers and their wives who ma
now bc resident In France. Then ther
will be no apparent Endorsement {
the offensive Indulgence, and ther
viii be no Indictment to persons {
evil tendency who might desire
take the same privilege TO themselve
. polygamy Il ever offensive 10 Chris
tianlty and civilization.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
American Press on the Soldiers Bonus

farmers and Of organized labor before
the House ways and means committee
to oppose tho use Of the sales tax IL
a method OF financing the soldicrs'
bonus. They represent more than
the farmers srsd organized labor. They
represent common popular attitude:
ny all means pay the bonus, but get
the money In such a wey that only the
itch will pay IL.
That cannot bo done. An expenditure
Ct $500 100000 to i450 0000, 900 a. year
for two years, as has been estimated
ns necessary TO start the bonus.
means additional taxation Of an
amornt which will be felt. The bur-
der and It's consequent Oppressive ef-
.ect upon the revival OF buslress proe-
perity provide the most plausible ar
Eumcnt against the bonus bill Many
Conservative business men believe, that
he consequent depression win be 50
great as to do oven the soldiers more
Irafir thar the bonus viii do them
good.
Tho Tribune does not believe tEas
but II does believe that some sacri-
ics will be necessary to provide tb,
| djrsted, compensation. II is proper
\ make that sacri1cc al slight as pos
ible. bat i cannot be eliminated by
attempting to shift the burden from
me back 10 another.
We do not presume 20 say whether I
general sales tax. a miscellaneous lux,
jry fnx, sone other form OF specia
| ay, or a combination Of two or three
hould be adopted. What We woul,
| .mphasize is that the money mus
ONE out OF residents and propert,
owners In America. and that the ef
'ort OF any claes. whether laborer
arrer, merchant or capitalist, q
dodge it win be futile.
! III. as adherents Of the gales Ia.
maintain, that measure is a tax upoi
consumption. and therefore hits heayi
% e. the wealthy man who spends rnos
Il IS no unfair imposition. The poin
is to get the money, and to get Il i
the manner best calculated TO svoi
A disastrous burden upon industry 4
general or an injustice upon any re
strioted class or individual. The dc
.ision on method II seems TO Us, il
ask for the ways and means commit
tee and the experts Of the Treasur
)epartment ratbcr than for repr,
;entatives Of the farm class, the lab,
: class, or the individual class