Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-03

tax Dill, w n n
will raise b o u t Nj
$500 million adj s.
ditional taxes, the
bulk of which will
come n o m indi-
vidual and corpo- va 1''''''u
ration incomes. AS this is being
written there remains to be con-
sidered only excise taxes, which is
another name for sales taxes. The
Treasury has recommended that the
fax on automobiles and accessories,
gasoline, tobacco, liquor, beer and
wine be materially increased and that
a tax be levied on checks, admissions,
communications, passenger Transport
tation, furs, jewelry, Photographic
apparatus, clocks, watches, mechani-
cal refrigerators, sporting goods,
matches, radio sets and parts, toilet
preparations, luggage monographs
end records, candy, chewing gum,
soft drinks, m ical instruments,
bowling alleys, club dues, initiation
fees, playing cards, safe deposit boxes
and cabarets. The Treasury is in
vestigating slot and pin ball ma
chimes as an additional source of
revenue.
AS a general proposition am OPP
posed to hidden taxes and that is
what an excise tax is. 1t is not
alone deceptive but it keeps the
people in ignorance as to just what
taxes they pay, hence many are in
different to government spending.
All taxes should be brought out in
the open. If that were done there
would be an instant demand for
economy in government.
Cut Non-Defense Spending.
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau
told Congress that, "It would be a
tragic error to assume that we can
expand our defense production on a
colossal scale and still go our usual
way. 1t would be folly to assume
that we can continue to spend now
for non-defense purposes as we did
in normal times" A billion dollars,
he said, should be cut from monde
tense spending. The new fiscal year
began Tuesday. An analysis of the
appropriations made for the govern
ment establishments, aside from War
and Navy, indicates that in some in
stances they will be substantially
greater than they were in the past
fiscal year. AS a result the Ways
and Means committee threatens to
write into the new tax bill manda-
tory proviso that the President cut
non-defense expenditures by one
thousand million dollars.
Picture Changes.
The entrance of Russia into the
war has complicated the position of
America and military experts in
Washington speculate on how long
Russia can hold out. Her entrance
into the war has materially relieved
the strain on Britain as Germany
has been compelled to transfer the
bulk of her fighting forces to the
new front. Should Japan decide to
take hand and invade Siberia, it
would necessitate the shifting of our
Asiatic fleet for the protection of
Hawaii and Alaska and it is con-
ceivable that we might be drawn into
war with that country.
| It is a tragedy that the Western
European powers should be at war
with each other at time that is
really propitious for the destruction of
Communism The turn of events
will help Finland and Roumania to
regain the territories seized by the
Russians last year. Circumstances
over which she had no control forced
Finland into the picture and all hope
that she will recover her lost terri
tory which was inhabited 100 per
cent by people of Finnish blood.
Bulletins.
OPM has notified automobile manu-
facturers that production of 1912
model cars and trucks must be cut
further so that the industry can be
devoted on major scale to defense
production. While no figures were
fixed it is believed that the cut will
amount to about so per cent of last
years production.
In 80 minutes the Senate on last
Friday passed the record-breaking
Army appropriation bill of 10 thous-
and 384 million dollars.
The President has decided to stand
with bloody Russia as against Demo-
cratic Finland.
Married men, as we'll as fathers
with minor children, will be deferred
from induction into the Army under
a virtual order issued last Friday by
National Selective Service headquar-
| tiers.
The Department of Justice has
moved against leaders of the Social
ist Workers Party in Minnesota. The
move is primarily aimed against the
leaders of local 544 of the General
Drivers, Helpers and Inside Work.
ers' Union of Minneapolis.