Milford chronicle., 1939-03-31
FROM CONGRESSMAN
GEORGE S. WILLIAMS

FROM CONGRESSMAN
GEORGE S. WILLIAMS
ALIENS House has unani-
mously passed one of the most dras-
tic alien bills ever proposed in Con-
gress-a bill providing for exclusion
or deportation of any alien advOcat-
ing a change in the American form
of Government. This legislation
strikes a blow at alien Communists,
Nazi, Fascist or others who urge
breaking down of the nations dem
Ocracy.
AGRICULTURE BILL-The House
Appropriation Committee last week
approved a record breaking $l,O67.-
274,427 Agriculture Department Sup
ply Bill carrying $3.50, 900 in bene-
fit payments for farmers, and imme-
diately sent the bill to the House
floor for debate. Overriding the pres
ident's budget recommendations. the
Committee included $250,000000 for
parity payments authorized under
the 1888 Farm Act. For comparison
purposes the measure is $133, ,146
greater than the regular apprOpria-
tions voted last year, and $244.59S,-
376 above budget estimates. How
ever, the new measure did not in
clude the appropriation for relief
loans to farmers in the amount of
SIZE, 100000 which was carried last
year in the Administration Tecov-
cry bill.
APPEASEMENT TAX PROGRAM
Impatient over further delay, Con-
gressional fiscal leaders yesterday
prepared to draft business appease-
ment tax program as uncertainty
over the Administration position
became more pronounced. Members
of the congressional tax committee
took the initiative as they ex-
pressed disappointment over what
they termed "a state of confusion
and delay on the part of the Admin
istratiOn in working out program.
Expressing hope that Congress and
the Administration can work tOgeth-
er on a business appeasement pro-
gram, Senator Harrison (D-Miss)
chairman of the Senate Finance Com
mittee, said a detailed study OF the
tax structure will begin early next
month. Senator George (D-Ga) il
Illustrated the temper of some MEM
bers of the committee when he said,
ut looks like the president is about
to throw down all proposals for the
revision. so far as Administration
initiative is concerned. / think that
finally Congress has an obligation
that it shouldn't try to escape. So
when it comes time to reenact eXpir-
ing taxes, then think we should take
up and write a tax bin aiding busi-
ness"
TAXES-The following statistics
are ample proof that an appeasement
tax program is vitality necessary.
American business. earning a frac-
ton of the income that it earned i'll
1928 is paying nearly twice as large
a total of taxes. In 1929 with bust
ness at record breaking levels, taxes
amounted to $1,235, ,733,OOO. In 1889,
with business not so good, they will
amount to $2,124,275,00O on the basis
Of official estimates. Ten years ago
income taxes produced a
revenue of $1,235, ,733,00O. Today
income taxes are pro-
iucing an estimated $926,0O0,OOO, or
more than $300,0 100000 less than
they produced back in 1929. Ten
years ago there were no pay-rOh
taxes. Today taxes on pay rolls are
Welding an estimated $l,198, ,l75,OOO
DR. about $272,000,000 more than all
Df the corporation income taxes are
yielding. AS result of payroll tax
rs. the tax load of American business
IS nearly one billion dollars larger
han the load carried in the last
boom year. Payroll taxes, on the
1ther hand, are paid by more thah
1850, 900 employers, rich and poor
ilike. Those taxes are as high III
lollars on the employer with 100 EN-
Dloyers who is making large profits.
in other words, ability to pay is not
consideration in payroll taXatloh'
Each time an employer adds an em-
)loye he must figure that sum
equal to per cent of the wage OIL
hat employe must be paid to the gov
,rnment. Each time an employer
considers a wage increase, he must
the per cent of that IN
creased wage must be paid 10 Tue
These taxes, i'll the
words Of the government tax experts
ire "regressive". This means that
hey bear most heavily on those least
.ble to pay, rather than most heavily
IN those best able to pay.
AMERICAN IDEALS - Governor
HARLAN Bushfield of South Dakota
ecently said: THE issue today Is
,roader than party-deeper than poi
tics; il is an issue of life and death
or an ideal-the ideal of popular
Either we will continue
Ipon the broad highway of individual
liberty by which we have achieved
o much, or we will take the lett
Iand turn that leads backward 10
oppression. In retention
4 our freedom, lies our hope for the
uture. We want the American
orm of government to continue as
ur monument to liberty"
o
CONGRESS AT WORK-Most OF
he Congress- time last week was
pent in clearing up the so-calleu
upply bills so that action could Dc
AIKEN on the more pressing natlonal
roblems. There are now three sup
ly bills that have become law
tx have been approved by the House
nd five by the Senate. There are
alf dozen more to be taken up Dy