Evening star., 1943-05-26
public mind about the purpose of
tlaie

IlllS CUlllcICIlCe.
No commitments of any kind will
or can be made" said the Washing
ton judge, assistant to James F..
Byrnes. economic stabilization di-
rector. Each government may take
whatever action it deems wise in re-
spect to any or all of these recon-
mendatlons.
The conference. Mr. Jones de-
clared. has nothing whatever to do
with the question of relief during
! or after the war
The Polish delegation in a state
ment last night said Poland pins
her hopes for postwar economic
stability on a program of indus
trialization calculated to give the
fullest possible employment to her
population.
The Polish government is con-
vinced," the delegation said that
the only means to increase con-
sumption of the Polish population
after the war is to insure the fullest
possible employment of the popula-
tion, thus raising the national in
come. This might be achieved
through shifting to non agricultural
| occupations of that surplus of pro-
duction which does not find suffi-
clent employment in agriculture.
and whose consumption is therefore
exceedingly low"
Haitis delegation, expressing the
point of view of country small
both in area and population. en-
phaslzed in a formal statement its
conviction that the complex prob
lens of agricultural and industrial
production and distribution can be
solved only through international
understanding and the establish
ment of real world economy which
will take care of the we'll being of
the human race as a whole"
A similar method would be used
to make approximately current the
payments of businessmen, profess
slonal workers. landlords and others
whose income is derived from other
than wages or salaries. Under
estimates would be penalized
Before the withholding tax would
be applied. exemptions of 1924 would
be granted for single persons. s1248
for married persons, plus 1912 for
. each dependent There would be no
withholding tax on the pay of mem
oers OF the armed forces, preachers.
farm workers. domestic servants
casual workers and a few other
classes.
Farmers would be under a special
rule. They could file a declaration
OF their estimated tax any time
before December Is of the taxable
year and pay the amount due.
Adjustment in March.
All taxpayers would have to make
a final adjustment with the Govern
ment on the 18th day of the third
month of the succeeding taxable
year-March Is for taxpayers on a
calendar year basis.
A special rule would apply this
wear for all taxpayers. who presum-
ably have paid their first quarterly
lnStallment and soon will paw the
second quarter of the tax The pay
ments would be applied on their un-
abated current tax liabilities and
the second half of the year thev
would go on the pay-as-vou-eo basis,
whether by withholding or bv esti-
mates and quarterly payments.
Mr.. knutson. who led the unsuc-
cessful battles in the House for the
shlp-a-tax-year plan declared the
Ruml bill will not be brought up
again
The action of the conferees is
final and the bill will pass" Mr.
knutson said, describing the COM
promise as ITS per cent of the Ruml
plan
The vote in the conference was
announced at II for the compromise
to 3 against it. Mr.. Doughton said
he voted for it. and 1t was reported
his vote broke the deadlock since
there were seven conferees from
each chamber who voted as a unit.
Senator Vsndenberg was the first
to emerge from the conference
chamber after the deadlock was
broken and told reporters:
"1foe child ic hor,, 7"