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tenn and the Federal Farm Loan banks
would be given serious consideration by
the Congress. he said.
Senator Wesley l.. Jones of Washing
ton, chairman of the powerful Senate
Appropriations Committee, who re-
turned to Washington Friday, although
ne declared his willingness to cooper
ate In holding down appropriations
where economies can be made without
impairing efficiency. said that he did
not believe any great reduction from
current appropriations can be made in
the coming Congress.
Need of Revenues.
The Washington Senator said that
additional revenue needed by the Gov
eminent will have to pc provided for.
as possible, be levied on people who
are able to pay"
Discussing the problem of govern
mental appropriations as a whole, SEN
ator Jones denied that there had been
extravaganza. For that reason, he said.
he did not see how any large cur
tailment can be made. In 1880, he
said, he analysed the total annual ap-
preparation and found that approx
mately 70 per cent of the total went
Tor past and future wars. OF current
appropriations, the chairman pointed
out fully S500,000,000 was to help meet
the unemployment situation.
we must provide some additional
revenues" he said. There was not
much complaint when we increased
taxes Tor war, and there ought not to
be now" He added that he did not
wish to impose taxes on business in a
way that would retard industry.
Senator Jones said he was opposed to
reducing salaries Of Government en-
ployes. The Senator said Government
salaries were slow in going up when
conditions were good, and he did not
believe they should be curtailed now.
Senator Hull indicted the whole sys-
tenn of governmental finance in this
country, State and local as well as
Federal, and called upon the Democrats
TO begin Campaign to better condi-
tions.
There is manifest necessity" he said,
''for basic reform of the spirit and
policy Of retrenchment, economy and
financing in our entire Government
affairs. People and government-Fed-
eral, State and local-are today groan-
ing under colossal loads of ever-increas-
ing taxes, expenditure and debt. APP
preaching a critical and unbearable
stage. The dominant fiscal leadership
of the Nation since 1920 cannot escape
its measurable share Of the RESPONSE
bility for these revolutionary develop
ments"
Senator Hull said that taxes of the
various Federal, state and local govern
ments had increased from $500. 000, 900
IN 1922 to 1890, 900 900 in 1929. No
attempt, he said. had been made TO
treat all OF these taxes as one common
burden on the l23, 900 900 Ct American
people. He said that the combined
Federal. State and local expenditures
had nun wild. with q present peak Of
near $4,000 00o. 900. and that Federal
state and local indebtedness in 1929
/ had climbed 20 $50 300 600 600. which,
with annual taxes aggregate nearly
TO-. per cent Of the actual wealth OF
the Nation lie continued
Reductions 70 Ne Offset
The new Federal debt nov being ere.
atcd 81 meet arCruinR Treasury deficits
viii IN the end exceed $4,000. 900 900
and this amount In the future will
/ nullify and Wipe out the combined
amount Of the four so-called taA ~.
auctions during the past 10 Yenfe, and
We shall have tax ioyiea II $4,000 GOO,
600 over again LHss than $1,000, 600 ooc