Evening star., 1944-02-24

my OdSlC OcClSlOu WQcu yOU Icdl-
with . sturdy oak, or q gum,
or poplar, or q spruce which
requires . generation of care and
nurturing to produce in the for
est out Of which no annual In
come is derived until finally they
are sold, would be like compar-
ing q cricket to q stallion.
The President refers to a cer-
tain exemption in the bill from
the excise profits tax for natural
gas pipe lines. He uses that as
. horrible example Of loopholes
which Congress has deliberately
provided for special interests. The
amount Of taxes provided in this
provision, Mr.. President, accord
ing to the Treasury's own figures,
does not exceed $5,000,000.
He refers to commercial air
lines, not more than three of
which could possibly be affected
by the provisions Of this bill.
According to the Treasury's own
figures, the amount of taxes
involved in this extension OF the
tax subsidy on mail contracts is
not = penny more than 81, SOC, 900.
Insists President Used
Searchlight, Magnifying Glass.
These are the items which the
President, with . searchlight and
. magnifying glass, has gone
about to find in order to sustain
the veto, in order to prove to
the American people that the
Congress Of the United States
has deliberately used the taxing
power to impoverish the poor
and make the rich richer.
The President said that he had
been advised by some not to veto
this bill on The ground, to quote
his own language, that having
asked the Congress for q loaf Of
bread to take care Of this war
for the sake Of this and succeed
ing generations, I should be con-
tent with . small piece of crust"
I am one Of those, Mr. President.
who advised the President not to
veto this bill. I not only advised
him. but I implored him lot to
veto 1t, because I did not then
believe, and I do not how believe
that the veto which he has sent to
Congress was justified. I make
no opology for that.
The President said that he had
been advised that, having asked
the Congress for a loaf of bread
to take care of this war for this
and succeeding generations, he
should be contented with a small
piece Of crust. Then he states,
IF I had not noted that the
small piece of crust contained so
many extraneous and inedible
materials" he might have given
heed to such advice.
Mr.. President, how small q
piece Of crust is this and how in
edible Is 1t. containing 1885,
900, 600? How small . piece of
cruS4 Is this, and how inedible is
1t? This small piece Of inedible
crust Is more than The national
debt Of the United States Gov
eminent prior to the First World
War.
Compares "Inedible Crust"
To Previous Outlays.
This small piece Of inedible
crust Is more than twice the
amount OF the cost Of the Federal
Government Of the United States
prior to the first war. This in
edible crust constitutes q sum Of
money large enough to pay the
entire 1850, 900 900 which Con-
gress last week authorized to be
expended for the relief Of human
suffering in occupied territories
and still have $1,000, ,000, 900 left.
This small piece Of inedible crust
constitutes . sum Of money large
enough to buy many airplanes,
tanks, hundreds Of thousands Of
rounds Of ammunition. It Is
large enough to set up many hos
pitals for the relief Of those
injured in this war. That piece
of inedible crust constitutes 4
sum large enough to pay two
thirds of the expenses Of the
mastering out pay for the armed
services Of the United States
which Congress passed only a
few weeks ago, and which the
President himself recommended
and signed.
To refuse, Mr.. President. this
small piece of inedible crust Is
the same as If q starving man
were to say to his would-be bene-
factor, Unless you serve me with
. full eight-course dinner / will
not eat . bite"
In his effort to belittle and dis
credit Congress throughout his
veto Of this bill the President
says:
This is not a tax bill but,
tax relief bill, providing relief
not for the needy but for the
greedy"
That statement, Mr.. President.
is q calculated and deliberate as
sault upon the legislative integ-
rity Of every member of the
Congress Of the United States.
The members Of Congress may
do as they please. But as for
me, / do not propose to take this
unjustifiable assault lying down.
Cites 31-Yeat Record
OF Congressional Service.
For 81 years have continu-
ously represented the great
Commonwealth Of Kentucky in
the Congress Of the United
States, II years In the House Of
Representatives almost without
opposition In my own party or
In the Republican party through
out that entire period. When
my present term - . Senator
shall have expiredsI will have