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threatens unless President ROOSeVelt'S S
appeal for economy is taken to heart.
Senator Borah, Republican, OF Idaho
and Chairman Doughton of the House
Ways and Means Committee agreed
that uncontrolled spending would lead
to sales levy or a broader income tax.
Unless we curb these demands for
more and more money, final resort,
temporarily. to a general sales tax to
pay the bill becomes very serious
threat. Otherwise, we may be forced to
broaden income tax brackets and raise
the rates" Doughton said.
Almost simultaneously, Borah came
out for proposal to make localities
pay half the cost of relief projects.
It Is almost scandal to have the
great cities and States trekking to
Washington about every fortnight" he
contended 1T they would return home
and cut down their own pay rolls and
expenses, they could come nearer to
feeding the poor without coming To
washington for help"
"Crisis Reached" Says Borah.
That we have reached a crisis in
taxes and expenditures must be con-
ceded on all hands" Borah continued
We've either got TO cut expenses, or
We'll be asked to enact sales tax
which would be a crime, or lower ex-
emptions on income taxes, which
would be a blunder.
Il say blunder because it would
simply continue to diminish the pur-
chasing power of large body OF
people, a thing from which we are
already suffering"
The Idahoan took exception, how
ever, to the effort by Byrnes and
Taber to make fat 10 per cent re-
duction In the appropriations
II think there can be a more salts
factory approach" he explained
Some items might be cut more than
10 per cent and some not at all"
Secretary Wallace recently called
tenancy aid one part Of the farm pro-
gram which might be postponed tc
save money. The Bankhead-Jones
bill would require s50,OO0 900 year.
The idea of a horizontal reduction
in all Government appropriations ap-
peared to be winning more hackers in
| the Senate than in the House.
Senator McKellar, Democrat. Of
Tennessee of the Appropriations Com.
mittee said he had prepared legisla.
ton to carry out that proposal.
Senator Burke, Democrat, Of Ne.
braska, promised fullest support" fol
the Byrnes proposal.
| Senator Bankhead, although oppos.
ing farm reductions, said he woulc
favor a cut in military and naval ap.
preparations as we'll as in relief.
| Defends Little Fellow"
Senator McCarran, Democrat, o.
Nevada was outspoken in his deter.
mination to fight 10 per cent slash
asserting it would "hit the little fel.
low" He said he agreed. however
that relief funds should be reduced tt
$1,000, 900 900.
Three Republican members Of tn.
committee urged economy, but ques'
toned the wisdom of an arbitrary
slash. Besides Borah, they were Ny.
Of North Dakota and Bridges of New
Hampshire.
Senator Hale, Republican, of Maine
said, however, he was entirely in SYM
pathy with Byrnes' suggestions.
Senator's Duffy, Democrat, Of Wis
consin, and Thomas, Democrat, O.
Oklahoma, said they would stand b.
the President on relief. They asserted
they did not believe q 10 per cent Gu
in all appropriations could be worket
out without cutting some department.
too much and others too little.
Greater relief contributions b.
States and communities were urges
by Senator Russell, Democrat, O
Georgia.
Administration authorities said tn
Presidents economy demands probabl.
would rule out proposed unemploy
ment census, long sought by boil
business and Government interests.
Tentative arrangements for a jobles
count have been drafted by the Com
merce Department. Twenty-Five thou
sand men would be employed TO
about three months to check unem
pioyment by industries, regions. agea
sexes and ability to work.
Commerce Department officials SAT-
II the census proposal was rejected.
count might be made in connection
With the regular decennial census u
1910.