The Washington times., 1929-04-08

This formal expression of sentiment
IL in addition to resolutions voted
by various official bodies elected by
the people to represent them in
matters of public policy in which
Congress is memorialiZed to take
appropriate action.
The city council of Chicago, for
instance, composed of so aldermen,
J elected spokesmen for the popula.
ton of over three million of this
metropolis, unanimously adopted
resolutions calling upon Congress
TO correct the injustice of the pres.
, ent law by establishing q sub
stantially lower rate on earned in
come in confradistfnction to that on
unearned income.
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The Cook county board of COM
missioners, governing the entire
county, with population around
1000, 900, took similar action with
out a dissenting vote. Resolutions
pending in both houses of the State
= legislature at Springfield are as
sured of passage by leaders of both
wings of the Assembly.
> Al summary of the results Of the
sweeping movement seeking income
tax revision reveals that the State
is overwhelming in its demand for
such action.
, Pronouncements on the need for
more equitable adjustment have
come, not alone from the taxpayer
in the earned income tax class him.
. self, but from all walks, with out
standing business associations and
leaders declaring themselves pub
elicly in favor of reduction in the
earned income rate.
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United States Senators and Rep
resentatives, sensing the public
pulse on the question and realizing
the fairness of lowering the earned
, income tax, have openly committed
themselves in its favor
Twelve Illinois Representatives
have made public statements as
serting that they are for such re-
vision and, in most instances, that
they intend to vote for Congress
.sional measure which will bring it
about.
Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mccormick.
, Representative.at and leader of
national note, announced that she
not only will vote for cut in
earned income tax rate. but will
battle in Congress to bring it about.
about.
Senator Otis r, Glenn committed
himself to reduction and revision as
matter of policy, and Senator
Harry B. Halves of Missouri in a
telegram put himself on record
saying:
!. I'm the interests of fair play I
favor reduction in income tax rate
on earned income as contrasted
vswith that on unearned income
Senator Lynn j. Frazier Of North
Dakota announced that his position
is that ''if any income tax is to be
cut it should be on earned in
i come" while two of the three Rep
resentatives in Congress from North
Dakota, j. H. Sinclair and Thomas
Hall, placed themselves unreserv-
edly behind the program to cut the
earned income tax burden.
Others in Line
= other Illinois Representatives who
came out fatty for the revision
were A. ]. SABBATH, Chicago; Frank
Reid. Aurora; Thomas A. Doyle,
Chicago: James r. Igoe. Chicago;
Charles Adkins. Decatur; Stanley
w. Kunz, Chicago: Oscar DePriest,
Chicago, and William e. Hull,
Peoria. "a
endorsing the program also are
David E. Shanahan, speaker of the
Tllinois House of Representatives,
80 T,ieut. Gov. Fred Sterling. pre-.
sifling officer Of the Illinois Senate,
who expect the resolutions to Con-
sress to pass both houses with
practically no opposition.
Fraternal organizations. civic So
ciaties, great labor organizations,
sseecr clubs and outstanding lead
grs IN commerce and the various
professions have joined hands in
.5rAorsins the movement in Illinois
Nv both adoption of resolutions and
personal statements.
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women's clubs and organizations
havs placed themselves solidly be-