Evening star., 1932-12-13
URGES
EARLY BEER VOTE
Democrat Senator Stresses
Relation to Taxes in
Forum Address,.

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Congress should deal speedily will
the proposal to legalize beer, so tina
| If this source of revenue is not to b
| tapped, another may be found Senate
Joseph 7. Robinson of Arkansas, Demo
cratic leader declared in a speech las
| night in the National Radio Forum
i arranged by The Star, and broadcas
through WRC and a cost-to-coast net
| work of the National Broadcasting CO
While doubling that such lev,
would be as productive as proponent
have contended. the speaker voiced tn,
| opinion that the revnue will be sub
stantial."
Senator Robinson's speech was a gen
eral outline of the problems facing Con
! gress, particularly the financial strin
gency in the National Treasury.
Vital Issues Pressing.
While the present session of Con.
! gress is not likely to undertake gen.
eral revision of the tariff or income tas
schedules with view to increasing ths
revenues. it is clear to me that the
incoming administration may find i
necessary to deal with these subjects ir
order to balance the budget and fine
whatever amount may be wanting Il
the results of economy measures anC
other plans in prospect have been
adopted and their effect on the Treas
ury have bscome known he said.
Senator Robinson forecast the neec
for added expenditure for emergency
relief. said early aid for agriculture is
imperative, and urged action on the
proposal to repeal the eighteenth amend.
ment.
Unless pressing measures are cleanec
up at the present session OF Congress
he said, they will contribute to the
forces which make for an extraordinary
session of Congress"
He warned that the measures to which
the Democratic party is pledged can
not wipe away the depression over
night" but that opportunity must be
given for them to become effective"
speech follows:
There is no one within the sound OF
nv voice who is not concerned In
ouickening the return of prosperous
conditions.
Tasks for Democrats.
THE one all-absorbing question is
how may deprivation be ended and the
shaeow of suffering which darkens the
whole landscape be dispelled? The
country through the mandate expressed
so overwhelmingly at the polls in No
vember has turned to the Democratic
Party for guidance touching measures
and methods of a political character
designed to aid in recovery. The faith
expressed by the electors imposes a re-
sponsibility. an obligation. which must
be promptly considered. sanely weighed
and adequately discharged.
The remedy for existing economic
conditions does not rest entirely in leg
islative enactments. The application
and enforcement of existing laws. the
direction which administrative agencies
take, and the coordination Of efforts
in the various branches of the Govern
ment must be made to contribute to
that kind of national control which is
and the restoration of healthy general
conditions
are profoundly Interested IN the wise
and quick removal of the causes which
have brought depression The Demo
cratic Party through its platform anc
its candidates impressed the American
people that it was best fitted for this
task The platform and the candidates
were equally frank in the declaration
of policies. It now becomes the task
of the legislative bodies to carry out
these pledges. The first step has been
taken by conference of DEMOCRATIC
Senators through the formulation OF
a program, the general features OF
which were unanimously agreed to.
Everyone who understands the
fundamental principles of our Govern
ment recognizes the necessity for com.
promises as to conflicts of opinion when
one branch of the Congress is Demo-
cratic and at the same time the other
and the Executive departments are con-
trolled by the party in opposition. To
dispose of the program referred to dur
ing the short session will prove very
difficult task The details pertaining
to the requisite measures will provoke
differences of opinion among those
who are in accord as to general pur-
poses. Quite naturally Cne charged
with responsibility for the co-ordina-
ton of efforts touching legislative pro-
ceedings in the immediate future is
moved by anxiety for the success of the
undertaking If time does not permit
of the completion of this program be-
tween now and the fourth of March, it
will be vigorously pressed when the
new Congress in which Democratic
control is assured becomes douAnant
1t is fundamental that the remedies
which may be proposed and enacted
under the new mandate of the people
will not have magic powers and clear
away over night the clouds Of adver-
sity which have brought us all under
the shadow of despair and distress.
Let it be understood that opportunity
must be given for them to become ef-
fecdve. The ailment from which our
affairs have been and are still suffer-
ing is too severe to be cured at once,
even though the best remedies discov-
cradle are prescribed.
Retrenchment.
In spite of the passage last session
of an internal revenue act which
added many new and some quite vexing
forms of taxes. due to the continued
shrinkega in the Government incOmo