The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-17
PUBLICITY ON
INCOME TAX IS
TO BE FOUGHT
United States Chamber of
Commerce Makes Public
It's Views on Matter
AGAINST BARkLEY BILL
Held Long Step Backward in
The Regulation of Rail-
ways in U. S.
AGAINST BARKLEY BILL

Washington. NOV. 17.--lmmediate
repeal Of the law permitting publica-
tion of income tax returns and cS-
tablishment of a tax commission to
simplify tax regulations was urged
by the Chamber Of Commerce Of the
United States in a statement out
lining it's position on national econ
omic questions presented to Presi-
dent Coolidge.
The chamber also asked for extern
sion Of the budget system, a continu
alton Of the principles embodied in
the railroad labor board, establish
ment Of an immigration commission
to recommend and administer 1egisla-
tion and the development of water
ways.
Publication Of income tax returns,
the statement declared, "violatcs the
good faith which the government
owes to it's citizens, to protect them
in their private affairs"
Protests BarkIey Bill
The Howcll-Barklcy bill, proposing
abolishment of the railroad labor
board, was assailed as a 'long step
backwards"
without assuming to pretend that
the present construction or compost
tion of the railroad labor board is in
all respects perfect the statement
declared, 1.-The chamber finds that the
principles embodied in the labor pro-
visions of the transportation act es-
tablishing the board are sound"
So as to permit the activities it's
advocates in trade associations, the
chamber said it would appeal to Con-
gress for minor amendments to the
Sherman act.
1t pointed out that in order to Wis
ualizc before the public as we'll as the
government the actual business sta
tus of trade associations the men,
bership Of the chamber, through a
referendum vote, had made the fol-
lowing recommendations:
Need Statistics
"Statistics Of capacity, production,
stock and sales, and statistics Of ac-
tual prices in closed transactions.
should be collected by Il trade asso-
citation for its industry or branch Of
commerce.
"Such statistics should be distri-
butcd without any comment or>inter-
pretation which could induce or faci-
litatc concerted action on the part of
members.
"Thc statistics should be made as
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the public and government agencies
as to the members of the associa-
ton"
On tho merchant marine question
the chamber committed itself to pol
icies of subsidy. mail subvention, pri-
vatc as against government owner
ship and operation and most strong
ly against government operation in
competition with private operation
which depresses private investment
and initiative in this important
field"
The chamber proposed in connec-
tion with the development of inland
waterway that Congress be asked ia
detail United States army engineers
to make "a comprehensive survey OF
the water ways of the country as a
whole in their relation to other
transportation agencies, and to re-
commend definite plan and sche-
dulc Of prioritics for water way de-
velopment."
Suggestion that the executive bud
get should cover the entire financial
program Of the executive for the fis-
cal year so that the public might un-
der stand the Presidents program
and what it would cost to carry il
out was made.