Evening star., 1932-12-28
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this morning when it was broadcast
throughout the Nation that President
elect Roosevelt was opposed to the
enactment of a manufacturers sales
tax.
This means that the budget will
have to be balanced, II at all, by addi-
tional nuisance taxes and an increase
In the already orerbearing income tax
schedules"
Speaker Garner declined to say
whether he would 90 to Albany within
the next two weeks to discuss with
President -elect Roosevelt the matter of
revenue. He also declined to say
whether the Democratic leadership
would seek to obtain the Governors
views on ways Of bringing the budget
into balance.
Soon after the House convened. Rep
resentative Smell OF New York, the
minority leader, asked if the Ways and
Means Committee would consider a
sales tax.
Rainey replied that he did not
know"
Rankin Lauds President Elect
Smell was cut short oy a demand for
regular order" and the House took up
the Agriculture Department appropria-
ton bill.
Another formal staternent-from Rep
resentative Rankin. M ssissippi. Demo-
crate, candidate for he spcakership,
the House, praised RoGevelt's attitude
against the sales tax
Britten said that Mr.. Roosevelt has
gone out of his way to offend his
creator. Mr.. William Randolph Hearst.
whose pet legislative desire for the past
four years has been the enactment Of q
general sales tax"
The gratuitious objection Of the
President-elect to the manufacturers
sales tax at the very moment that Vice
PreSident-elect Garner, Prospective
Speaker Rainey, Senator Smoot and
other leaders on Capitol Hill had tenta-
a sales tax. indicates that Roosevelt
intends 10 dominate the next Congress
with an iron hand ami, II need be. to
appropriate the famots Roosevelt big
stick" he said.
THE statement Of Speaker Garner
that the sales tax is dead for the pres
ent session Of Congress would indicate
that the crack of the whip has been
heard, If not actually felt"
Under Budget Figures.
Carrying on TIE campaign for quick
passage OF the ma jor appropriation bills.
the House today continued conSidera-
tion Of the Agriculture DEPARTMENT sup
ply measure This was the third to come
before it Those three bills have been
cut S425, ,724, 900 under the current year
and are $33837 900 less than tie presi-
dents budget asked.
The Democrats have made legalized
beer with S5 tax on each barrel as
main attacking point o. their drive tc
balance the budget, enact economy
measures, pass a farm relief bill and
adopt q resolution for repeal of the
eighteenth amendment and thus avoid
the immediate calling OF . special ses-
sion after March A.
If this could be done. Senator Harri-
SON OF Mississippi said yesterday. I'VE
could get along without an extra ses-
sion until late Summsr.
Senate Democratic leaders. however,
have expressed doubt that such q levy
could be passed in tn branch. and
they have decided to mr Se no efforts to
attach financial legislati n to the Collier
beer bill as rider
Gov. Roosevelt's expression or the
sales tax was hailed by Senator Dill,
Democrat, Of Washington. as forecast
ing economy rather thsn new taxes as
the means of balancing the budget.
Dnrs Statement.
In formal statement, Dill said
Gov. Roosevelt's cxpI ession Of amaze
ment at the suggestion that he was re-
sponsible for the sales tax proposal
by Democrats as a me ms of balancing
the budget has resuscitated the dying
hopes Of the American people for b
reduction Of taxes by cutting down the
running expenses Of tie Government.
Even to have rema med silent under
such an implication would have been q
betrayal OF the faith of the millions
who have just finished voting for him on
a pledge to cut the costs of the Govern
ment. To propose seriously an increase
OF taxes at this time is unthinkable.
Congress must cut Appropriations in
every possible way for the coming year.
so that when the new administration
places tax on beer. we can actually
reduce other taxes and still have
balanced budget
ITO do this. it may be necessary to
apply cuts to every check issued by the
Treasury except In cases forbidden in
the Constitution. or under contracts.
1T may mean tn, cessation Of Ger
tain Government activities established
IN the days of pros perity It will un-
doubtedIy mean the abolition of some
offices and bigger reductions In salaries
Of those receiving more than q living
wage"