Evening star., 1932-03-11
TreadWay Urges Support Of
Revenue Bill in Face of
la Guardia Threat.
LUXURY LEVY OFFERED
BY INDEPENDENT GROUP
New Yorker Predicts Defeat of
Manufactures Impost and
Suggests Alternative.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Republicans and Democrats alike
were called upon today to unite in sup
port of the new revenue bill in the face
Of an independent threat to bring up
an alternative to the manufactures
sales tax plan.
Opening the second day of debate,
Representative Treadway of Massa-
chusetts, one of the Republican lead
ers, urged House members to put
patriotism above local self-interest and
vote for the bill to balance the budget
Defeat Predicted.
Shortly before today's debate was
begun, a prediction that the sales tax
provisions would be defeated came from
Representative La Guardia, Republican,
of New York.
La Guardia told newspaper men a
substitute plan sponsored by the IN
dependents would be submitted to the
House leaders and later offered to the
House
After a very careful study Of the
bill, I believe I can state on behalf of
the entire Progressive group that they
are opposed to the so-called sales tax,
La Guardia said.
Il can state, after personal confer
ences with my colleagues, it is my
opinion that the sales tax feature will
be eliminated from the bill"
Plans Substitute.
La Guardia said he would be ready
with substitute plan late today or
tomorrow.
IAN taxes are burdensome and un-
pleasant" he said. THE proposed sub
stitute in all likelihood will be, but it
will not be taking bread from the
mouths Of working people"
La Guardia said his substitute would
raise s40O,0OO,0O0 through levies on
luxuries. He added that tax on beer
was the logical solution, but that oppo-
sition to it was apparent.
In the debate on the floor today,
bill in its entirety and declared it was
time 10 face the issue Of balancing the
Federal budget.
I'VE as politicians must show our
true colors and real interest in the well
| fare Of our country" Treadway said.
This is no time for partisanship, 1t
| is no time for personal gain. 1t Is q
time when we must meet crisis IRE
spective Of any personal, political, local
and sectional feeling"
THE crisis faces us in this House
at the present time" he continued. IF
any member thinks vote on this bill
or any portion of it is likely to do him
political injury, he can show his pa
triotism by rising above his local self
interest or his own political life and
support the Government in its time of
need"
Treadway said "the one aim Of all
Government officials, from the Presi-
dent down, is to balance the national
budget in 1888"
Under fire from many angles for
their sponsorship of the sales tax, DEM
ocratic leaders are retaliating with an
assault on the $4,000, 100000 Federal
budget Of current years.
Both Senator Robinson of Arkansas
and Representative Crisp of Georgia, in
strategic positions for their party dur
ing the tax consideration, are clamoring
! for radical surgery TO cut the Govern
ment expenses to indispensable needs.
Budget Is Assailed.
The sales tax burden has been hoisted
on Democratic shoulders by force Of cir
cumstance. 1t is sponsored equally by
the leadership of both parties, but the
Democrats this year control the House
and tle committees in which fiscal
legislation originates. So the attack is
centering on the leadership of that
party.
With no attempt to defend the tax
except as an unavoidable emergency
measure and the least harmful alterna-
tive, the leaders, therefore, are eXpound-
ing the theory that responsibility be-
longs on the Republican administrations
which have permitted the enormous
growth of expenditure.
After both Robinson and Crisp had
hammered at that argument in floor
debate yesterday, the Senator took the
issue to the radio with a declaration
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