Evening star., 1932-11-18

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cember installment due this country.
Cites Military Budgets.
"One very telling fact cannot be
overlooked In the consideration Of this
question. That is that France for the
year 1881 expended for military pur-
poses, as revealed by the League Of Ma
tions year book, $515,000,000. The
United Kingdom expended for the same
purpose S460, ,000, 900 and Italy $262,-
900, 900. Even Germany expended $780,
900, 900 fo: military purposes.
IT am opposed to any revival Of the
World War Debt Commission because
to do so carries In the circumstances
cancel the debt in whole or In part. It
is significant that the nations request
ing another years suspension Of the
debt payment have coupled with 1t q
request for O revision Of debt agree
lnents This Is only carrying out the
organized and forceful propaganda that
has been at work unrelentingly for some
time.
"The Congress in unmistakable terms
In its resolution adopted last December
expressed its sentiment, and that was
against having 1t interpreted that there
was any intention on the part Of this
country to modify or cancel the debts.
In the last campaign the candidates
Of both political parties expressed them
selves against cancellation of the debts
and the Democratic party included O
plank in its national platform to that
effect. Certainly we cannot so soon
after the election repudiate that pledge
to the American people.
IF our debtors have any definite pro-
posalS to make, they might do so, and
then the Congress can Hve whatever
consideration to the subject that it de-
serves.
Two Ways to Balance Books.
"It is very gracious of President Hoo
yer to call In President-elect Roosevelt
to confer In regard to this problem.
But 1t is as well that the statesman-
ship Of America present a united front,
so that Europe may know what to ex-
pect"
Senator Harrison, who has just re-
turned to Washington from the South
and West was asked about possible
tax legislation in the coming session
Of Congress.
I'VE know that We will have def
cit" he replied. How much that viii
be is not known. The Democratic
party has pledged rigid retrenchment
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tions. hope We can apply the knife
and demolish every commission and bu-
reau that Is not essential and make
as great q saving as possible. There
are two ways to balance the budget.
The first Is TO cut expenditures and
the other Is to increase taxes. pre-
fer the first.
II favor carrying out the party's
pledge to modify the Volstead law so
as to permit within constitutional limits,
the manufacture and sale Of beer and
other beverages
Senator Harrison said he saw no rea-
son for putting of modification of the
Volstead act for three months.
What part the President will play
in this matter of modification Of the
Volstead act I do not know" he said.
'I have no idea that we could pass II
over presidential veto"
Senator Harrison was asked his at.
titude toward q manufacturers sales
tax If further taxation becomes neceS.
sary to balance the budget. He said
that he did not believe that a sales tax
would be enacted at the coming short
session. He added, however, that IL
there were no new sources of taxation
to be tapped, except through change
in the prohibition laws, I'VE may have
to go to the manufacturers sales tax.1