Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22
BY the Associated Press.

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Senate Democratic leaders said to-
day it was entirely up to President
Roosevelt whether Congress would stay
in session to put through his new
wealth tax program.
They added he probably would indi-
cate his position when he returns from
New England next week.
Undisturbed by the move of % SEN
ate liberals to keep Congress going un-
til an inheritance tax and higher levies
on large individual and corporation
incomes are enacted, administration
chiefs OF the Senate side insisted the
President would be the arbiter of that
question.
They reiterated belief that most, II
not all, of the program was intended
for committee study, with action to
follow next Winter.
Chairman Harrison Of the Finance
Committee said he would not call up
until next week the modified House
resolution extending for another year
from June 80 about $500, 1000, 900 of
nuisance and excise taxes.
La Toilette to Seek Rider.
Senator La Toilette, Progressive, OF
Wisconsin, leader of the move to
carry out the Presidents recommen-
dations without delay, has announced
he would try to incorporate in the
resolution some Of the taxes proposed
by the President and probably others.
Meanwhile, Senator Long, Demo-
crat, Of Louisiana, borrowing a text
from the French Revolution, jumped
into the tight to force higher taxes on
the rich.
"No Enemies to the Left" was the
topic Long chose for speech from
the Senate floor today on the
Presidents message calling for taxes
to break up great fortunes and cut
down large incomes. Long said the
phrase was used by Danton and Robe
sphere, leaders in the French Revolu-
ton, and meant they would 60 as far
left as any one.
Though the Louisiana Senator has
expressed Skepticism as to how far the
President actually would go in "de-
centralizing wealth" he explained that
the title of his address today meant,
"AS far as President Roosevelt goes to
the left, I'll go with him"
He added that one of his purposes
In seeking the Senate floor was to con-
trast the Presidents promises" with
his performances.
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Gratis, Republicans, the Farmer
Laborite, Shipstead of Minnesota, and
he himself had signed a round robin
which read:
I'VE believe that the tax program
presented by the President to the
Congress should be disposed of before
this session adjourns. We are willing
to stay in session until action is taken
upon this vitality important question"
In the House a similar campaign
was in prospect. Representative
Schneider, Progressive, of Wisconsin,
said he would circulate a petition
similar to La Follette's If attempts
were made to adjourn Congress be-
fore action Is taken.
Word was passed on Capitol Hill
yesterday that the President wanted
action this session on his proposal for
q constitutional amendment to abolish
tax exemptions on future issues of
Government bonds:
Meanwhile Representative Smell Of
New York, Republican leader, charged
that the Presidents tax message was
o political move to steal the thunder
Of Huey Long and Bob La Toilette"
In the tax-the-rich fight, Long was
moving independently of the liberal
bloc. He did not sign the La Toilette
petition, declaring he had "other ways
Of campaigning for this cause.
mo Enemies to Left"
Before seeking the Senate floor
Long said:
I'm a-going to talk about the
Presidents promises to me and to
the people; and then talk about his
performances.
mo enemies to the left, no sir
D'you understand? That's what Dan
ton and Robespierre said. They
meant they would take any mans left
(see TAXES, Page 81