Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-02-27

100. Here the tax is $75.
There an income of $4,000
gross is taxed $8,451. Hero
the tax is $40. II man In
England has an income Of
100000 gross the government
takes $78,276. On the samo
income here the tax is $42,04S.
These figures show why Eng
land will likely find it impOS-
sible to ever repay money bOr-
rOwed from us. They also show
the cost of war and the price
England is paying to maintain
her national existence. Read
the figures again and thank
God you live in America.
Few people realize how much Of
the governments business in WASH
ington is conducted by telephone.
Every day senators, congressmen
and their employees make $4,000
calls, practically all of them for
constituents.
Thirty-nine operators in the
House Office Building handle the
calls on one of the largest and most
modern switchboards in the world.
In Washington there are 40 teIe-
phones for every hundred people.
the government alone having more
than $4,000 telephones.
The lease-lend bill passed the
House. Many of us felt that If Eng
hnI cho nit
cash which could quietly be spent to
purchase any needed war material
without exciting our people into a
war-like state of mind. We fear
that constant headlines of what wa
are doing for England will develop
a war psychology in the United
States. Time will tell and everyone
hopes for peace and stable world.
Two bills have been introduced to
put brake on the practice of some
senators and representatives who
earn money in addition to their
by making speeches for
fee. 1t is argued that the value Of
these men as speakers comes from
the fact that they are office holders
and the information they have
should be made available to the
people as a part of their public SER
vice and that actual expenses is all
such speakers should receive.
The more drastic measure pro-
vides that any member who has an
increase in his annual income by
reason of such speeches will forfeit
his office. The other provides that
members must file within ten days a
statement showing the name of the
Individual Or organization for which
he speech was made, the amount
received and the time and place Of
delivery. The same would apply to
writings which are published for
,ay. The statement filed would be
open to public inspection and the
penalty for failure to comply with
nent or both.
Use of Gas Thought Likely
Many believe that when Hitler
makes the supreme effort to cross
ng the English channel, gas will
De used for the first time in the
var. 1t has not been used because
If the great danger of retaliatory
sas attacks. Hitler recently an
that he would not use gas
Unless it was used against him first.
No one was reassured by this state
nent in view of Hitler's demon
'trated ability to find excuses for his
tets.
When the attack of England IS
made, it is likely that unprecedented
numbers of planes will be used,
'ossibly as many as 10000. Brit
in, being considerably outnumbered
n the air would find her air force
coupled with making a
desperate defense. Hitler could use
,as knowing that Britain would not
ave the planes to spare in any gas
ttack on Germany. Few believe
Hitler will spare any act that would
insure victory