The Washington times., 1930-12-10
l.AFOLLETTE
RESOLUTION
(. FIGHT DUE
! Declaration That Rich Must
Bow to Needs Of Humanity
! Is Promised Wide Support

: Is Promised Wide Support
s President Hoover's caustic in
J. dictment Of Congress for playing
politics at the expense Of human
misery" left q residue Of bitter
ness and resentment in both
Houses and both parties today.
( Its immediate effect has been
TO destroy the last vestige Of the
vaunted cooperation between the
Republican and Democratic lead
ership in the economic crisis, and
to call down upon Mr. hoover 5
!. head criticism such as has not
been heard Of the President since
: the hectic days of Woodrow
T. Wilson.
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e The Democrats are really sore,
for they chose to interpret the
presidents statement as directed
j at them. Yet they are scarcely
less angry than the Republicans,
S for some of the appropriation
: measures Mr.. Hoover had in mind
; are of r publican authorship ana
: sponsorship.
= Relief Bill McNary's
. The $50 100000 drought relief
measure which passed the Senate
- =. Yesterday, exceeding by $35, ,OOO'-
00O the amount recommended py
Mr.. Hoover, bore the sponsorship
of Senator McNary (Ro, OF ore
: Uon a staunch Administrator
supporter, and chairman OF tne
< Agriculture Committee.
- It was a significant 1acC tnaI
during the furious hours OF de.
hate that followed the reading OF
the Presidents statement IN the
senate, no Republican arose to de.
: fend it. Senator Reed Ro, OF
pennsylvania, denied the charge
that it was "a partisan state-
ment," pointing out that 1t was
directed at the Republicans as
much as at the Democrats, put ne
made no other defense OF 1t. j,
Two of the measures proposed
nv Mr.. Hoover in his message, the
emergency public buildings DILL
and the drought relief bill, have
passed, which constitutes a near
:, record. .1sy. ~
"Ruck Passing" Feared
privately. the Democrats are
ocry1si,,0 Mr.. Hoover of seeking
), +o fasteIn upon them the response
hiIitv for an increase in income
taxes, which most fiscal authorl'
5 ties In washington believe Is IN
evitable.
In his message to Congress, the
President estimated there would
be a deficit this year Of $3.50, ,OOO'-
900, even if Congress holds appro-
nriations to the minimum. And
the deficit will be held at that
point only by the application OF
foreign debt payments to current
expenses.
Since the delivery Of the
message, it has been admitted
that neither the $15O,OOO,OOO for
unemployment relief nor the $780,
OOO. 600 for drought relief were
taken into consideration when the
deficit of $1SO, 100000 was figured.
) Addition Of these two items brings
1ethe prospective deficit to approx
hnately S4OO,OOO,OOO. 81. =.
= Inevitably, according to most
financial authorities here, this
deficit must be made up by an
increase in income taxes. And
needless to say, it is burden for
which neither party cares to
shoulder responsibility.
The Senate meanwhile faced a
showdown on Mr.. HooverS dec
laration against any increase in
taxes. A resolution, sponsored
by the youthful Senator La Fol
lette (R.) of Wisconsin would put
the Senate on record as favoring
increased taxes for the relief OF
human suffering in this emer'
gency," despite White House in
fluence to the contrary.
La FOllette'S resolution has
the endorsement of numerous
Democratic leaders and may
revive the old DemOcratic-In-
surgent coalition that has bat
tied Republican AdminiStra-
tiOnS for the last 10 years.
The resolution read:
whereas, Millions Of Amer
lean citizens are in destitute
circumstances due to unem-
plOyment, and face privatiOn
=. and suffering and,
Humanity First
whereas, the President of
:. the United States, in q public
statement, has indicated that
consideration for the interests
of income taxpayers necessitates
restriction on Governmental re-
lief measures necessary to aid
: the jObleSs and their depend
8, ents, now therefore,
BE it resolved, that it is
the sense Of the Senate Of the
United States that the relief of
human suffering in his emer.
gency should take precedence
over the consideration Of the in
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