Evening star., 1935-07-12
ohio GROUP CALLS.
TAX-R|CH PLAN ONE.
Of 6PER|LS TO j. S.
Chambers Attack in Line
With National Body's Crit
iCism of Program.
DELAY RUMORS FLOAT
AROUND CAPITOL HILL
White House Reports, However,
President Expects Action Be-
fore Adjournment.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Describing President Roosevelt's
new tax plan as one which would
bring redistribution of poverty"
rather than wealth, the Ohio Cham
ber of Commerce today insisted it was
"one Of the six major menaces that
hang over the country like a black
cloud"
George B. Chandler of Columbus,
representing the Ohio Chamber. made
that statement at House Ways and
Means Committee hearing on the leg
iSlation.
His testimony was in line with the
campaign opened last night by the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States to defeat the program on the
ground it is confiscatory, destructive,
and "perversion" of the Federal tax
ing power.
Reports-which Democratic chiefs
denied-floated around Capitol corri-
dors, meanwhile, that the tax bill
would not be enacted at this session.
Many members of Congress would like
to see it delayed.
President Retains Stand.
The White House reported that
President Roosevelt is standing by his
tax program and assumes Congress
will pass it before adjournment.
Inquiries about reports the Presi-
dent would sanction an adjournment
after House action on the bill and call
Congress into special session in the
Autumn to complete Senate work
brought no affirmative reply at the
Executive Office.
The other five "menaces" which
Chandler said are holding back re-
covery'' we're listed as:
Il. The destruction of representa-
tive government by converting Con-
gress into a rubber stamp;
.. Fomenting hostility to our Con-
stitution and hatred of the Supreme
Court;
IS. The entry of Government into
private business on huge scale;
~ The destruction of the rights
Of the States and Capitalization Of
power In washington,
IS. Creating a race of mendicants,
loafers and weaklings through abuse
Of relief and sentimental social leg
islation."
Inside C0nspirators" Feared.
Insisting that the Ohio chamber
members would bear their full and
fair share Of the burden without pro-
test" when the President and Con-
gress seriously undertake the task
of balancing the budget" Chandler
continued:
Il am not saying that the admin
istration aims to destroy private prop
erty. ,"
"On the other hand, I haven't the
slightest doubt that in the Washing
ton menage-the inner group that
surrounds the President and seems to
have his ear-there are numerous con-
spirators who do not want prosperity
to return and who do want to see
private property in this country so
discredited that the doctrines of Karl
Marx shall be substituted for those of
Washington. Jefferson, Hamilton. Lin
coin, Cleveland. Theodore Roosevelt,
Wilson and Coolidge"
Questioned by Representative Fuller,
Democrat, of Arkansas. Chandler
conceded that If he were vested with
ultimate power" he probably would
tax all incomes on the same basis"
Witness Resents Comment.
Fuller concluded with the assertion
that he had heard enough to make
his own decision as to the credibility
of the witness.
II resent that" Chandler retorted.
Representative jenkins, Republican.
of Ohio, interposed with a question
as to what right a committeeman
had to 'impute dishonesty" to wit
ness.
Chairman Doughton said he thought
the witness had done the "imputing"
by calling the committeeman rubber
stamps"
He didn't give us anything on this
bill; just political argument" Fuller
said
What bill?" asked Representative
Treadway, Republican, of Massachu-
sets. There has been none drafted.
The Democratic members of this COM
mittee have insulted this witness"
Doughton's gavel finally stopped
the fireworks, and Fuller explained
he had not sought to impute dishon-
esty to the witness, but just questioned
his very bad judgment"
F. S. Ferguson, vice president of the
General Time instruments Corp, con-
trolling the Western Clock Co. of La
Sale, ILL.,, and the Seth Thomas Clock
Co. of Thomaston, Conn.,, told the
committee the suggested graduated tax
would load an unjust burden on his
concern.
He offered an amendment which
would exempt holding companies using
profits for subsidiary company expan-
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