Evening star., 1936-02-29
PRESIDENT SEEKS
TO DISPATCH TAX
MESSAGE TUESDAY
Secluded in Study to Avoid
Interruption in Prep
aration.
METHOD TO BE LEFT
FOR CONGRESS TO FIX
Hundreds of Millions Slash Ex.
pected When Huge Requests
Are Acted Upon.

Secluded in his study on the second
floor of the White House, President
Roosevelt today was engaged in writing
the special message he will send TO
Congress early next week outlining the
administrations revenue program to
meet the yearly bonus costs and A. A.
A. invalidation.
The President said that he will not
have this message ready to transmit
to Congress on Monday as he originally
anticipated. but will get it up to the
Capitol positively by Tuesday.
It was reiterated at the White
House that the President will leave
to the Congress the finding of the
method of imposing the taxes. He
will merely suggest approximately how
much is needed and tell Congress that
the rest is up to them.
Avoids Interruptions.
So as to have no interruptions in
the composition of this important
paper the President stayed away from
his desk in the executive Office and
made no engagement for any audi
ences.
During the day he will interrupt his
message writing long enough to sign
the resolution extending the neutrality
policy of this country for another
year, and which has been amended so
as to include restrictions on loans and
credit to belligerent nations. The
President will make public statement
when he afflxes his signature to this
legislation.
The tax plans calling for S786, 000,.
900 year for the next three years
and somewhat smaller sums there
after, produced divided opinion in
Democratic ranks and drew cheerful
smiles from Republicans.
Some powerful Democrats, dead set
against such levies in campaign year,
predicted Congress would slash hum
dreds of millions of the requests.
Others believed the Presidents pro-
gram would go through virtually in
tact.
Democratic leaders hoped the in
come tax returns next March IS would
show enough of an increase to permit
substantial reduction in the $780,
000,00 figure.
(The administration revenue pro-
gram. designed to make up for the loss
of the invalidated A. A. A. processing
taxes and amortize the additional cost
of paying the bonus now instead of in
1945, was made public yesterday. It
calls for $786 6,000,000 a year for the
next three years. $500, ,000, 900 annu-
ally for the following six years; and
$500, 900, 900 annually thereafter. as
suming that the new $500 ,000, 900 farm
program remains in effect perma-
nently)
Doughton Hints at Slash.
Chairman Doughton, Democrat, OF
North Carolina, of the House Ways
and Means Committee. which will be.
gin work on a tax bill quickly. pre-
dicted the sum would be nothing like
$786. 100000. But Representative
Bankhead, Democrat, of Alabama
said the Presidents request would be
met.
I'VE can't go on forever with all
outgo and no income to Offset it," he
said. 1.-THE President has made up
his mind to balance the regular budget
and he's going to do it."
Representative Smell, Republican.
of New York. minority House leader.
said: "Oh, this country is going to
be tax-conscious, all right, and the
sooner it is the quicker this spending
will STOP"
Defending New Deal expenditures
for relief and recovery, Representa-
tive Samuel B. Hill, Democrat, Of
Washington, said: "Well get this
money and whatever else is needed
for honest and constructive rehabili.
tation of the country"
The Presidents program gave new
life to House proposals for imitation
and Senate moves to raise income and
excess profits taxes. Administration
spokesmen said both would be beaten,
but from one Democrat, Senator Walsh
of Massachusetts,, came the forecast
(See TAXES. Page ~