Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-14

continues to talk about raising more
revenue or putting higher taxes on the
people" The Providence Bulletin views
the tax bill as what might be called
humdinger" and predicts that "ths
people will see to it that their repre-
sentatives in Congress provide speedy
remedial action" The Lincoln State
Journal calls the bill one that should
remind every voter TO keep an eye on
Congress"
A number of papers express regret at
the failure to adopt general sales tax,
several of them adding other comments
on the situation. The Cincinnati
Times-Star, among these papers. states
that adoption Of tax program should
reaSSure business and finance. the
Yakima Morning Herald. that the legis-
lators lack the mass foresight and per-
Sonal fortitude to handle the fiscal az
fairs of this great Nation; the Morgan
town Dominlon-NeW that the knowl-
edge that the Nations financial house
is going 10 be put in order will have
far-reaching. if indefinable, effects
upon the mental condition Of the peo-
pie" and the Chicago Daily News, that
the prospect that the bill will pro-
mote business confidence and enterprise
would be greater were it not for the dis
criminatory taxes stupidity levied on in
dustries arbitrarily selected" The Mil
waukee Journal feels that it imposes
burdens which are bound to make the
people politically vindictive in the face
of the obvious prodigality Of Congress
which simply does not know how to
economic
That the bill is unsatisfactory but
accompliShes the purpose Of balancing
nA Arrl 1c No yYlr 81 hA IA
troit News. the Schenectady Gazette
and the Haverhill Gazette. while the
opinion that the action of the Govern
ment furnishes the turning point in
conditions is held by the Buffalo Eve
ming News, the Charleston IS. c. Eve
ming Post, the Altoona Mirror. the Oak
land Tribune. the Springfield Mass
Union. the Walla Walla Daily Bulletin
and the Abilene Reporter. Quoting
Gen. Dawes statement that there is
revival. the Port Huron Times Herald
concludes: will it work out as Con-
gress and Gen. Dawes expect? It IS
practically up TO the rest Of the coun-
try. Let's 60
1T is acceptable says the Phila-
delph.a Evening Bulletin. only as
matter of necessity. as the best that
could be secured from a disorganized
and leaderless Congress. The
revenue bill ought to be a great educa-
tor of the people in the matter Of ways
and means of Federal taxation, and as
a foil should serve as a reminder Of
the advantages and genius Of the even
~ distributed sales tax. And II the
people are quick at their lesson. the
obnoxious schedule may be short lived
Condemnation Of the consumers tax on
electric energy is voiced by the Atlanta
~, 1,at
gravely Objectionable feature Is the
tariffs on oil, copper. coal and lumber
all essentials of daily life and living"
On the other hand. the benefits to
be derived from the coal tariff are set
forth by the Scranton Times, while the
Portland Oregon Journal points to the
need of protection for the lumber pro-
ducers. The Minneapolis Journal speaks
for the city mans taxes" with the
comment Should the tax on farms,
on city homes, on household goods. or
even on automobiles, be boosted five
fold in a single year, resultant indis.
nation would shake the country. But
the income Garner takes it on the chin
with scarcely whimper"
The country breathes sigh Of re-
lief" agrees the Roanoke World-News,
but at the same time 1t points out that
The tariff clauses are indefensible";
that the bill is indefensible in its pro-
vision for a Federal tax on gasoline;
that 1.-The income tax schedules will
inevitably put further premium on
investment in tax-exempt securities"
and that 1T Is when one comes to the
hodge-podge of camoufiege sales taxes
that the bill evidences its greatest in
equality" On the subject of related
economy, the World-News advises that
there Is need for continuous pressure
and continuous study over period OF
years to bring down the immense out
lays for overlapping agencies and du-
plicated effort" .--l--.-. .