The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-09
approximately % per cent of Bri-
tain's national income.

approximately % per cent of Bri-
tain's national income.
American taxes, per capita,
$4,000; British taxes, per capita,
$165.00. These figures should make
the average American stop, look
and listen. Indeed, they should
give us the deepest concern as the
end is nowhere in sight. This
staggering tax load will become in
creasingly heavy and it is not be-
yond the realm of possibilities that
the tax collector will be taking
so per cent or more Of our earn
ings before Mr.. Roosevelt leaves
the White House-if he ever does.
A Warning To Merchants
The Bureau of Internal Revenue
has announced that it will prose-
cute "tax profiteers"-dealers who
attempt to reap larger profits by
disappearing the new Federal
excise taxes which went into effect
last Wednesday. Any merchant
who increases the price of an ar
ticle 20 per cent to cover a 10 per
cent tax and then advertises that
the entire increase is due to added
taxes will be hailed into court as
will those who, by purchasing in
large quantities, undersell smaller
competitors and advertise that
I'VE absorb the tax"
May Stop Draft
1t is currently reported that the
Administration has put out feelers
to test public reaction to a drastic
slowing down or complete stop
page in draft induction so that
more munitions may be sent to
Britain and Russia. This Admin
istration puts me in mind of the
men on the flying always
in motion but getting nowhere in
particular.
Would Publicize Lobby Fees
Senator Wiley (R., Wisc.) has in
troduced a bill requiring publicity
for all fees above $4,000 paid lob
byists for appearing before govern
ment departments and agencies,
and Congressional committees. Ac-
cording to all of the reports that
I get this legislation is not only
desirable but absolutely necessary.
A number of former New Deal
leaders have quit the government
service in order to engage in the
practice of prosecuting claims
against the government and to OBJ
tain fat war contracts for their
employers. As the amounts involv-
ed run into hundreds of millions
of dollars, it is safe to assume that
the fees collected in connection
Herewith are proportionately
large. It is a notorious fact that
the present preparedness program
is costing the American people in
finitely more than did active par
ticipation in the World War. We
hear a great deal about cutting
down on non-defense expenditures.
Why not demand that extravag-
ances and worse in the defense
program be eliminated? We all
know that these exorbitant fees,
for instance, are paid for political
influence rather than for actual
legal services.
Why The Discrimination?
I have repeatedly tried to secure
jobs for constituents with several
of the war industries in the Twin
Cities but without success. It seems
that the Labor Department in
Washington has issued instructions
that all the labor required must
be requisitioned through the Min
nesota State Employment Service
at st. Paul, who in turn transmit
the requirements to the local un-
ions in that city. This means that
none but union labor will be en-
gagged. Evidently, the emergency
is not as severe as we had been
led to believe, otherwise the gov
eminent would welcome the SER
vices of all able bodied persons
regardless Of their labor utilization.
According to the statement made
by the President one day last week,
Article 124 of the Constitution of
the Union of Socialist Soviet Re-
publics, contains these essential