The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
|Byrnes Exposes
G. @. p. Arguments
Carolinian Shows Up Alleged
Saving to Government
Harding Anxious to Give
Away Millions in Ship
Subsidy Bill

Washington. Sept. 25.-'The Con-
gressional Record appearing today
contains a statement inserted by
Representative Byrnes. comparing
appropriations by the Republican
and Democratic administrations,
and commenting upon the presi-
dents. statement that the treasury
faced deficit. The statement,
which will be used by the Demo
cratic national committee. in addi-
ton to the comparison of$apnro-
priations. declares:
..The president in his message
vetoing the bonus bill Informed
The country that if no additional
appropriations wese aurhorized,
the treasury faced a. deficit for the
year. 1923, of se5o,oae.6oo. This
statement confirms the estimates
repeatedly made by Democratic
members of the appropriations
committee familiar with the COM
anilments of the government. and
proves the utter unreiiability OF
the statements so frequently issued
bv Republican congressional! lead
.ers claiming great reduction in ex-
penditures. With the measures now
pending and certain of passage
providing additional appropriations,
il is certain that the deficit which
the president states now amounts
TO $3.50. 100000 VIII be increased TO
at least ss56.e0o,660. the largest ee-
felt ever incurred by the. treasury
in time of peace.
The presidents statement an
initiates the leaders of his party
in congress who. have been declarS
ing that the receipts and expenses
OF the government have been bal
Sanced, and it is certain the govern
naent must continue to borrow to
meet the ordinary expenses OF the
government.
..The Democratic party has con-
tended that the receipts and eSpen-
ditures should be balanced by re-
dacing expenditures. not by in
creasing taxation. But II this con-
gress in its extravagance was de-.
.termined TO authorize these huge
expenditures il should have pgo-
yided the revenue with which to
meet rhe expenditures. In .veto;ns
the. bonus bin the president in
sisted that the congress not al,-
propriate for other purposes. ss5a,-
09Q. 600 more than the total receipts
OF the government.
While authorizing these expen.
disures resulting in q treasury d..
felt. .scongress repealed the excess
profits tax from which source S456,-
s090, ,000 a year was received, re-
dnced the surtaxes on the higher
incomes and repealed the taxes on
many. special interests. For in-
stance, the manufacturers tax up.
On chewing gum was one OF the
taxes absorbed blythe manufactur
er and nor passed en- the. .corsun-
zer.% among those upon whom il
was levied was the W'rigley Chew
ing Cum Company. For the year
1929 5aes report OF the commits
sioner sof internal revenue shows
there was collected in. Illinois
$56f,772 from manufactures of
chewing gum. Wrigley is the one
large manufacturer in the state
In the last campaign he was a
large. contributor to the Repuhii-
can fund. II was q splendid in
yestment Tor him.. In the face os a
deficit in the treasury. the congress
repealed the tax upon chewing
gum. OF the tota, paid in llh-
nois it. is fair to assume Wrig1ey
paid almost half 4 million, dollars.
The repeal OF this tay saved him
that. amount. tt is. not surprising
ths., he recently announced that
he was subscribing. $4,000 10 the
Republican campaign fund. and
,woui subscribe snother so5. 900 if
needed. He ought to give more.
and probably viii.
The announcement is made
that congress will be called in ex-
ira session Immediately after the
election TO pass. bill granting
bonus or subsidy to the shipowners.
a bill which could not be passed
prior to the election. Considera-
ton was postponed because OF the
disclosure that the administration
had announced 4 new policy-That
the, Constitution Follows the Flag
Ito the Three nile Limit only.
T:lat beyond that limit. the gov
ernment through the United States
Shipping Board would engage in
the WhisEey business on ships fly
ing the flag OF the United States
Postponement was wise. The Amer
lean people. regardless of their
views on prohibition. will want TO
know OF Republican members OF
congress why they appropriated
money for certain employees 10 ar
rest the citizen found within the,
1hree-nile limit with q quart OF
whiskey in his possession, and 1t
the same time appropriated money
for the Shipping Board to enable
other employees Of TIE government
To sell whiskey on ships of the
United Stares Shipping Board.
when Beyond the three-mile lini:.
10 those fortunate enough to enjoy
the pleasures Of European travel.