Arizona republican., 1922-03-18
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tee developed a difference of opinion
among those members as TO whether
there should be a minority report.
Representative Garner, Texas, de-
ciared after the conference that he
would not sign such a report. Rep
resentative Oldfield, Of Arkansas. de-
clared that a minority report would
be filed and that il would be signed
bv some Democrats who voted for the
bill.
Mr.. Frear, in his attack. said Sec
retary Mellon had written a letter
condemning the compromise bonus
bill without being asked by any MEM
Der of the committee for his opinion
and had made his letter of condem-
nation public before ii was received
by the committee.
The wisconsin member declared
that Comptroller Crissinger did not
know what the bill contained when
he announced to the press that he
would advise national banks not to
loan money on the adjusted service
certificates.
Congress" said Mr.. Frear, sis
warned daily, weekly and monthly of
just what the secretary of treasury
and Comptroller Crissinger and other
officials of the administration think
of congress and of the soldiers bonus
bill. 1t is a novel proposition when
Crissinger says that ne will not per-
NIT national banks of the country TO
loan to the soldiers on their certifi-
Gates IL the bill is passed by congress.
Thousands OF other banks will do
so if our advices are right but on
what meat does Crissinger feed and
for whom does he speak? Is Girls
singer or congress to determine what
the bin contains? Crissinger claims
that when the soldiers ask for loans
they will find they have frozen
credits.
Frear Assails Mellon
"The freezing process that con-
fronts the soldiers and congress to-
day is that which comes from Off
cials of the treasury department
who have handed out many icicles
to congress and to the soldiers re-
Gently. Frequent threats are report
ed that campaign contributions will
not be forthcoming unless a sales
tax is passed as a substitute for the
present personal income tax. Again
il is said the price of a general SOL
diers' bonus bill must be a general
consumption tax TO relieve large tax
payers.
"As an evidence of frigidity why
did the treasury department first de-
mand that obnoxious taxes be placed
in the bonus bill. which we were later
informed would have invited its veto
Why did the treasury department
next refuse a soldiers bonus bill un-
less il provided its own means OF
payment? Why did the department
object TO paying any soldiers bonus
from treasury certificates when II
had previously paid billions of dollars
in cancelled war contracts? Why did
the department reject any proposal
to pay the soldiers bonus bill by SILL
600, 0,000.000 in foreign debts?
why is the sales tax constantly
linked up with the soldiers bonus bill
when no general sales tax could pass
! congress unless fastened onto some
worthy object? Why are the soldiers
asked to help pay their own bonus
through sales tax and what special
reason has Wall street and big busi-
ness generally for demanding a sales
! tax?"
Mr.. F'rear declared that a table
which he read, showing the income
and surtaxes paid by the wealthy in
/ dividuals, explains why every mar
| who pays a large income tax desires
a sales tax that will relieve him from
his income taxes" lie added that
! any sales tax adopted would not be
| repealed but would be constantly en-
| larged in it's scope. "by interests
/ that never Sleep
MELONS Reply to Frear
! Secretary MELONS letter to Mr.
| Frear was in reply to the one writ.
/ ten him last Monday by the Wiscon-
sin representative. Declaring thai
his position had been fully stated II