The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-23

enough revenue to finance the add
tional cost Of the immediate payment
of the bonus. plus the iost-past, pres
ent and future-processing taxes.
Which puts the deficit, after this tax
bill has passed and assuming 1t raises
the required revenue, at billion and
half for next year-the amount spent
for relief In addition to what Is held
over from this year. Actually 1t will
not even do that, for congress has been
boosting appropriations over budget
estimates all the way down the line.
Face Huge Deficit
When congress faces the budget stu
alton next January, 1t will face def
icit of very huge sum, even with the
tax laws then operating. One part OF
1t will be whatever the government
figures 1t will spend the following year,
beginning July /, 1887, for relief. An
other item will be about 5000, 600
interest on the debt to be incurred next
year despite the Increased tax bill. A
third will be the increased approprla-
tons, congress indicating no idea
whatever OF economizing.
This is why the President did not
want to put all the new taxes on cor
poratIons this time. He wanted to
leave a little fat for the next time.
II he put 1t all on the corporations
this time. before election. the Repub-
licans might be able to scare the vot-
ers this fall by pointing out the GER
tainty that another tax bill was COM
Ing, and make the point that next time
the only place to get the money would
be from the small income taxpayers.
AS matter OF fact, Senator La Fol
lette has been insisting for more than
year now that this Is the logical
place anyhow to get the additional
money needed to run the government,
so that 1t would not take much per-
suading by the critics Of the New Deal
to throw general scare into very
large group OF voters-a group large
enough to swing most of the doubtful
states.
Actually the President has no
thought OF recommending tax boost
for the smaller Incomes. But some
very shrewd people, including the very
pro-New Deal senator from Wisconsin.
believe that eventually the small In
come people will have to pay more.
Popular Game
Button. button, who's got the but
| ton?' promises to become favorite
| game In Washington. The District SUI
| preme court solemnly holds, In the
Hearst telegram suit, that 1t could en-
join the federal communications com
mission, but could not enjoin the sen
| ate. another branch OF the govern
| ment."
This on the heels OF the Supreme
| Court of the United States giving 3
tongue-lashing to officlous and inqulsi
/ torlal bureaucrats. In which, some
| folks here suspected, the six justice.
who concurred In the majority opinion
had their tongues In their cheeks, talk
Ing about the securities and exchange
commission. but thinking OF the Blacl
committee.
/ So the situation Is something like
this. Lower courts admit that the,
might have the power to protect AZ
individual whose private kilograms
we're seized by the federal communi
cations commission. But Ii the buttol
were quickly passed on, so that by tn,
time the individual attracted court
mittee Is scrutinlzng the telegram, It.
just too bad Nothing can be dom
about 1t.
OF course the Hearst case, In which
came this opinion by the District Su
preme court, will be taken to the Dis
trict Court of Appeals, and then to tn
Supreme court. so the present Is no
the final word, but as matter Of fac
Ii congressional committees invest
gators once get their clutches on
telegram, or letter, or report,
doesn't make much difference wha
may be decided later by the courts.
Best evidence Of this was the rea(
Ing Of William Randolph Hearst's tell
gram to James r. Williams, Jr.. forme
editor Of the Boston Transcript, an
now Hearst editorial writer, on tn
floor of the house by Representative
McSwain Of South Carolina weeks b.
fore the decision Of the court.
What Is Important
The fact that the telegram was rea
so publicly is not what Is importar
). In this situation. What Ii importaT
Is that when anything Is seized by COZ
gressional investigators 1t Is passed a
over Capitol Hill for the interest Of an
member of the house or senate
, This Hearst telegram, for intanc
was read by McSwain. He Is not
member OF the Black committee. 4
Is not even a senator. He Is mer
, Der Of the house. Yet he obtained po
! session Of the telegram.
Documents seized for COMPRESSION
| committees are always passed aronn
} Always were. and always viii be. I'll
, Investigators. naturally, are polite