The Washington times., 1931-11-12
HEARST IS HOST
ON WEEK TRIP
TODOM|N|ON
Special Train to Leave Capital
Saturday Night for 3-City
Educational Tour

About 100 Senators and Rep
resentatives will leave Washing
ton Saturday night on a spe-
cial train for a six-day tour of
the principal cities of Eastern
Canada. The purpose will be
to study first hand the opera
tion of the sales tax in the Do
minion.
The members Of Congress will
make the journey at the invita-
ton of William Randolph Hearst.
Economic conditions and trade
practices in Canada are more
nearly like those in the United
States than anywhere else in the
world. The information obtained
will be at the disposal Of Con-
gresS when it considers sales tax
legislation at the forthcoming ses'
sion.
Visit Montreal
The special train will pick up
members of Congress at Balti-
more, Philadelphia, New York and
other points, and will arrive in
Montreal, the first Canadian
stop, at II a. m, Sunday. From
there, over the Canadian Ma
y &ional AirwayS, the tour will take
In Ottawa and Quebec.
At all three cities arrange
ments have been made for both
official entertainment by the
Canadian government and unoffi-
cial by Canadian business leaders.
Object Explained
In his invitation to members of
Congress to make this trip Mr..
Hearst called attention to the
fact that the Treasury Depart
lnent sometime ago announced
limited sales tax legislation was
being considered to help curtail
the. Governments Treasury de-
9ieit. He added:
'Tn each Of these places
(NEOntreaI, Ottawa and Quebec)
every facility will be offered you
to study individually the opera.
ton Of the tax in all Of its
phases.
"No effort will be made to
prOpagandize members for or
against this tax plan, nor will
such visit be construed in any
way as committing YOU to the
advocacy Of either side Of this
subject.
"The purpose is merely to pro-
vide an educational opportunity
Tor members of the House and
Senate to examine the opera
tfOn Of this tax plan in the
Dominion"
Officials to Speak
A dinner will be given the dele
cation at the Hotel Windsor in
Montreal Sunday night, at which
officials of the Canadian govern
1nent and others are to speak.
AL day Monday will be devoted
60 visits with merchants, bankers
and others in Montreals stores
and business establishments. Op-
portunity will be given to each
member Of the party to contact
leaders on both sides Of the sales
tax question.
On Monday night Sir Henry
Thornton, head Of the Canadian
National Railways, will give
dinner to the delegation and busi-
ness and industrial leaders Of his
country. Speakers will include
Sir Henry Thornton, Col. Han
ford MacNider, United States min
lister to Canada; one Senatorial
member Of the delegation and an
official of the Canadian govern
uaent.
Broadcast Arranged
This program will be broadcast
both In Canada and the United
states from 8 to $3.50 o'clock, East
ern Standard time. In the United
states the program will be rarried
over the National BroadCasti0g
CompalS's hookup.
Tuesday morning viii be lie
voted to further study of rae
operation Of The sales tax in
Montreal. Shortly after noon the
party will leave FOR Ottawa, where
d reception viii be rendered at
the United States Legation oy
Minister and MRS. MacNider, That
evening the party viii be enter
tanned at a dinner.
On Wednesday conferences viii
be held with officials of the Rev
enue Department Of the Canadian
government which handles the
administration Of the sales tax.
wednesday night the party VIII
leave for Quebec, spending Thurs
day in that quaint city where they
viii be received by government
officials and the Quebec leGiSia-
ttire. That night the party "aA,
eYltrain for the United States, arg
TIyinR in washington late Friday