The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-08
Times Readers Voice Their Views

found and I would appreciate re-
ceiving from any of your readers
familiar with Lincoln's life any in
formation that would threw further
light on Lincoln'S parentage.
LOUIS A. WARREN.
Director Lincoln National Life
Foundation.
Editor Times-I would like to be-
lieve that the unfriendly attitude of
all newspapers in America toward
soldiers pensions is prompted by the
diminishing federal revenues as the
result of this depression, and the
policy of Andrew Mellon in reduc-
ing income tax rates in the higher
brackets, rather than to think they
we're joining with big business" in
an attempt to repeal the income tax
laws of the United States govern
ment.
Those who stole and now control
the wealth and destiny of America
are trying to tell the people,
through the newspapers, that SOL
diers' pensions is the cause of all
the hard times.
With the blacklist crime of all
ages fasteneded on them and their
kind, with the blood of millions of
their fellow men on their hands,
with the cries of starving children
ringing in their ears, their only an
swer is to cut the wages of labor
and to repeal soldiers pension laws.
These financial enemies Of the
American people say that "big bust
ness" must be relieved of all bur-
dens of taxation, such as income,
estate and inheritance. They rec
ommend the sales tax as a substi-
tute. They would tax want, pow
erty and despair instead of wealth,
plenty, income and swollen, stolen
fortunes.
There is a way that many of
these gentlemen could be relieved
Of the necessity of ever having to
pay income tax again without re-
pealing the law; there is way that
the government could increase its
liberal benefits to her disabled vet
Grams without penny of cost to
the people.
Much heavier than the cost OF
soldiers relief and all other govern
mental expenses combined is the
extorticn practiced by the utilities
through the various schemes of
mo iYofoi,7i7o unfair. rates
Government ownership of all pub
lie utilities would direct the flow Of
billions a year away from big
business" and foreign investors into
the treasury of Uncle Sam. Many
utility owners thus would be re-
lteved of having to pay income tax
and their heirs would not be re-
quired to pay inheritance tax.
When this is done, the people will
escape excessive charges and the
cost Of bad politics, for which the
utilities are responsible, and will
also stop the agitation of big bust
ness" through the national economy
committee for the government to
Withdraw their help to those who
have offered their lives in defense
of their country.
1t is reported that the national
economy committee was given birth
by Andy Mellon and his cohorts on
Wall Street, that it is sponsored by
war profteers and grafters and pro-
NOTED by political parasites.
An array of prominent political
parasites has been presented to the
American public as the promoters
of this committee.
These super patriots and super
parasites are trying to hide their
own graft and the nliSdeeds of their
masters by poisoning the minds OF
the American people against the
/ Spanish war and World war vet
Grams through the subsidized press
Instead of indorSing the economy
90 committee in its attempt to rob