Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
WASHINGTON LETTER
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tax rates in many instances have
their endorsement. The minori-
ty controls a heavy vote and the
majority must give consideration
TO their demands. The Demo
Gratis are stressing the scheme of
making the rich man pay and
give more relief to the small tax
payer. Furthermore. they be-
lieve that all nuisance taxes, in
stead of two singled out by Mr..
Mellon. should be removed
The election Of Senator Smith.
of South Carolina. rs chairman Of
the Senate Interstate Commerce
committee. Is unusual. in that it
is the first time that q minority
member has served rs chairman
of an important committee in q
Congress supposedly controlled
by majority In reality. il was
due to Senator LaFoIlette's de-
lection from the Republican
ranks when the majority failed
to heed his demands. The situa-
ton IS embarrassing to the Dem
ocrats who voted solidly for the
successful candidate purely a.
party proposition and not from
any desire for his election Meas
ures initiated by the new chair
man viii be carefully scrutinized
by the committee. which Is con-
trolled by Republicans This
form Of guerilla warfare among
politicians Is damaging. as the
collective responsibility Of par
ties Is lessened-
The discovery has been made
by the Census Burezu that the
gross debt Of the National Gov
eminent and Of the states. coun-
ties. cities and all other civil
divisions, amounted 10 So, 1885,
7l5m0 in 1922. an increase Of
81 per cent over 1912. The Of
fetal data furnished the startling
fact that the per capita. gross
debt increased from s7O3D IN
1912 to SOILS in 1872 The debt
'0f state governments increased
l75 per cent and eoQntles 26S per
cent. and for all other cIvII
divisions an increase Of ls9 per
cent II = likewise true that the
gruss debt Of the National Cow
eminent increased from s2Sl6.-
35m0 IN 1913 to s22525. 1890
in 1921 or s72 per cent The
annual interest On the gross debt
outstanding. s32.7S7l5.m. com
pgred 1t the rate Of 4 per cent,
would araoGnt 20 sI3lI. $500.
or sI2O6 per capita
Col Thonzs r. Miller. AIien
Property Custodian. has RECON-
uendet 20 the President that
legislation be enacted 10 finance
= federal corporation for the p1r-
pose Of establishing better trade
relations between this country
and the former eneray powers
Tbs Suggestion . Of importance
5eca1se Of the agitation Among
certain agricultural grozps for >
government subsidy 70 promote
the sale Of their particular pro-
diets II Germany The Czeo-
dzzn hs s1s100O0 IN cash
-ezIz1ed thr01gh the sale u
enemy property vhich . nox
b[e and EnaEzIEabSe for Useful
purposes C1soneI NIHer helieT=
.thz- Z e11If be Used 50 pru6r-
ally n the restoration q trz4se
rSia-so1s WITH or former enc
z5=s, that Al zpor01ed American
.cLzzns agEEs- Germany could be
paid azr IL the szrp1zz and the
origlnAI fEzds eEen-zzlIy re-
Turned % their rizhtfEl aS>n
ssne-s Tz-zc<. thzs zz1Idzrz any
e1aE<atiou Of enezzy property
AzI-zr5on for the tspaszl q
wa devices % vz-s09 cszzzz5-
-ies has had IN effect 81 Coz
resz- Tie cncrI--ees ca MI
lazy Affairs Of the Senate and
House have zppr0Eesf bills -
2r1Ei5e f1r rse equitable 6ss1ys-
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