Evening star., 1928-04-11
Amount of Federal Tax Relief
Subject of Continuing Debate

Revised figures as to the admins
tration's idea of what the reduction in
Federal taxes this year should be have
| produced continuing debate in the
press. There is a tendency in some
| quarters to view the matter as a party
issue. but most of the newspaper conf
ment fayors careful consideration of the
| prospects and cut in taxes which viii
not be likely to result In a deficit
1T was agreed some time ago" ac-
cording to the Albany Evening News
| independent Republican,. that before
i acting on tax reduction the Senate
| should wait until it was known what
/ appropriations would be. Secretary
| Mellon finds the revision OF tax-cut
| figures necessary because Of increased
/ Government expenditures. rather than
because of any decrease in revenues.
which are expected to equal those of
last year. Naturally the country de-
SireS tax reduction, as large a tax
reduction as possible, but it does not
desire reduction larger than should be
made"
We shall have to reduce reduction
by about $i00 000000 below the opti-
miStic House proposal of $3.50. 900 900.
says the Grand Rapids Press tindepen-
denn . for II We don't we simply are
rohbing another years taxpayers at the
expense of this. A deficit means the
poStponement of taxation"
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (indepen-
denD feels that Secretary Melons
caution should be needed and argues
that while "the Treasury Departments
estimates have erred. they have erred on
the safe side
In the poker game of elections" says
the Richmond News~Leader tindepen-
dent Democratiel. "CongreSSmen love
10 play with big stakeS~-af other peo-
pies providing. Being q canny
gentleman of long experience with freak
hands. 1t Is probable that MIR. Mellon
wishes TO keep at least $ioO. .O0o, 900 more
in reserve than there Is any probability
he will need. But In that. obviously. II
Is better To play on the side Of safety
than TO gamble with deficits"
Taking issue with the Mellon sup
porterS, the Charleston Evening Post
independent Democraticl states, Sen
ator Simmons of North Carolina, lead
ing the Democratic movement for larger
reductions has been much more aecu-
rate III hts calculations than the Secre~
tary of the Treasury. His estimates and
those OF the Chamber Of Commerce of
the United States, representing the
Judgment of business men Of the eoun- |
try. are that taxes may be safely re-
duced this year by between three and |
four hundred million dollars. and it Is !
more likely that these figures will be |
found To have been correct than those /
advanced by Secretary Mellon"
The Charleston Daily Mail tindepen~ /
dent Republican, predicts that the /
probable result of the fight IN Congress |
over tax reduction will he that the /
amount Of the reductions viii be some |
where between the figures set by the /
Republicans and the Democrats, re- /
Speetively, ot the Senate finance CONT /
mittee,"
The Charlotte Observer independent |
Demoeraticl remarks Senator Sim /
mons Is leading iii the movement, and |
h marShaling his forces III combat With I
the Secretary and the President, for /
NIT Coolidge stands at the side Of his /
Secretary, Meantime. all the taxpayers /
of the country can do Is To hope for the /
best, on one prayer the people will ee /
generally united, however, and that II /
that the reduction forces viii set as
much as they can
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Discussing specific taxes and the in~ /
tefeSta af It's own state. the FLINT Daily /
Journal independently declares 's'rhe /
logic advanced for the retention uf the /
automobile tax Il not. convincing even
yet 10 the ear owners OF the country, 1
for these citizens Ut the rank and file I
know tlll we'll that this Is not 4 tax an /
hlg business nr on the manufacturers /
The automobile tax II passed on 10 the /
consumer. and IT constitutes about the 1
mnst direct levy the Government could I
nlare IA the country nj large
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