, 1923-10-12
CONGRESS WILL
TAKE Up TARIFF
AND TAX FIGHT
Rich and Poor People
Both Asking for Re-
lief, Report.
eY LAWRENCE MARTIN

WASHINGTON. Oct, 12.|CUnited
PreSHAppropriations, h tariff
and taxes-shese will form a tire
msn6ously important phane Of the
poiiticoiegislative maneuvers on
Capitol hill this winter.
A short while back-along about
July 1-Republican administration
leaders pointed with pride to a nice
fat surplus in the United States
Treasury. and Immediately a lot of
hopeful taxpayers who ought TO
know better began to smile glee-
fully in anticipation of a reduction
in taxes. Some administration
spokesmen fed the flames Of ex-
pectancy in this direction by Haying
in effect. Yes. we think we shall
reduce taxes"
OF course. that was premature,
and the politicians knew it. But
they knew also thai II anything
happened in the meantime TO make
tax reduction impossible they could
easily find q justification. complete
~ satisfying to themselves. at least.
Taxes and Votes
This matter of tax reductions is
very ticklish. 1t must be Done
with two sets of people in mind.
Ono set is that great mass known as
.;noalmon people, who from their
email and moderate incomes, pay
the bulk Of the taxes and cas- the
bulk Of the votes. They, however
IN spite of their numbers. are re'a'
lively less important to the tax
fixing politician than the INHALER
but richer group. made NJ OF bust
ness men, bankers. %financiers, who
pay a smaller aggregate Of taxes
hut from whom the bulk of party
campaign contributions come.
You mi yht write an essay or a ser
mon or DO III about the terrible short
sightedness and selflshness Of this
point OF vi,1v. and you might prove
that the politicians don't e the
big money on tha biz business men
TO help thent put over a successful
political campaign. but you could
never convince the politicians OF II.
Now, this rev progressive group
in conrress has an idea that tax
laws ought to eN1ct more from the
man who has wealth than from the
man who has nothing but his two
hands to make u living with. This
Tea complexities she question OF tax
reduction at the coming session.
secretary of tint, Treasury Mellon
the second or third richest mar IN
the world wants reductions IN the
surtnxes of the income tax. lie
wants to take something off the PEG
pie who pays taxes on incomes over
$1,000.
REPRESENTATIVES Green of iowa,
chairman Of the house Ways and
Nienrs committee, fears that p"
lit ca considerations VIII make TAX
reductions impossible.
Senator Ia Fcslette favors snap.
ping heavier taxes on business and
weed!nr ont some of b ina,
either dircctsy or inairecuy AN p"''
by the Nttlc fellow.
No matter how sincerely ADMINS
tration leaders approach TINS prop
lem they viii have gett'hs
tax reduction this seai.on.
Big Tarft Fight.
AZ TO the tariff a cat'ano uof
fight is I'm prospect II Dehs
who are planning 10 hlhI'e we roi-'
ney-McCumber law ono OF ~ pm
cipnl points OF attack III 10
rust "rarin 10 go "a ~ -.
They do not want -,
iessioh' ines ,,s 80 ~ tbe
TO Tear M -nitas ros,r,ms n,
people lr1ilI ts',t,o,,a ,b,s Renuh
"s 100 4. IN ,rher words. they
- - ra-na,gn on The tariff. NJ
49,. :, n, co,,rse. ~ Il were reyis
. nj. 49, a, vvo,,ld sill he n Re
nuhIIcan tariff more or less. as the
RepubiIcans are nominally Mt Least
in control of Congress. But the Dem
ocrats will spend a lot OF his thii
winter-waste it, N would say
in talking about tariff. JuHt enothei
example OF the pnfuch importance
OF ngr
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