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economic measures necessary to carry
out that policy. The committee en-
phasizes the necessity of s~tandardiza-
ton of production, and says co-opera-
tive marketing should be developed by
the farmers as a part of the longtime
program.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, in
an address before the Chicago bust
ness men, said the improvement in ag-
ricultural conditions during the year
had been remarkable, although the inn
provement ha- not been sufficient to
put agriculture on a parity with in
dustry, or labor. From his
report to the President he cited fig
ures showing that the value of eleven
principal crops has increased from So
200,0O0,000 in 1921 to $7,000,OOO,OOO
this year. He declared that of relief
measures proposed, price fixing was
hopeless, cooperative marketing would
reduce some costs but wouldn't bring
better prices, and buying the surplus
and giving it to needy countries would
help if it could be done practically.
Then he sprung a new plan.
"The government might well con-
slider the setting up of a government
agency which would take the surplus
wheat and handle it in exactly the
same way many manufacturers have
handled their surplus products" he
said, $50 that it would not be the gov
eminent carrying the burden, but the
producers. Many who have given the
matter consideration believe that OF all
the proposals suggested this n offers
the most hope"
CECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
- MELLON stirred up the animals
with his tax revision program, and it
is a cinch hat his proposals will cut
an import nt figure in the coming ses-
sion Of conf ~ Mr.. Mellon recon-
mends sweeping deductions in income
taxes that would benefit both the large
and the small taxpayer and would
mean an annual reduction in revenue
of about 1923. 1000. Primarily, he
proposes a 25 per cent reduction in
the tax on earned income. meaning in
come derived from wages, salaries and
professional 0ervices, as distinguished
from business or investment income.
He also recommends big reductions i n
surtaxes, having them begin at $4,000
income instead of $4,000 and with the
maximum ate 20 per cent instead OF
% per cent. The secretary says, how
ever, that none of his recommends
tons can be carried out now or for
years to come if the government is re-
quired to finance a soldiers bonus. In
deed, if congress insists on passing
a bonus bill means must be found for
providing additional revenue.
President Coolidge is believed to APP
prove of Mr.. Melons plan, and mem
bers of Congress agree that it will be
attractive to small taxpayers; but they
think there will be ONE objection be-
cause the special reduction Will not
apply to earnings of a farmer or a
nan running a small business. The
big contest will come over the choice
Dtl w I'll ID itduAl1Ol Nv a 80
bonus.
GREAT BRITAIN'S imperial con
" ference having approved Of the
protective tariff plans mentioned a
week ago., Prime Minister Baldwin dis
solved parliament last Friday and
called a general election for December
6. His reason for doing this, it should
be explained, is that on assuming pow
er he promised there would be no rad
ical change in the country's fiscal
policy during the life of the present
parliament. His action, however, is
attacked bitterly by his political foes,
anS the Conservatives will have a hard
time to obtain a working majority In
the new parliament. Lloyd George,
returned from America, at once Ell
fected a reconciliation with Asquith
and thus the two big branches of the
Liberal party are reunited and Will
fight the battle for free trade. The
slogan of the Conservative party Ia
protection or a capital levy to relieve
unemployment" but the Laborites
bitterly complain that Baldwin has
delayed unemployment relief until he
could use it for campaign purposes.
THE Supreme court of the United
l. States resumed its sessions last
| week, and among it's first decisions
was one upholding the Pacific coast
| anti-alien land laws providing they dc
not contravene treaties. Japan Is now
about to seek to negotiate a treaty
with the United States comforting on
japanese the right to W and lease
land in this country.
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