The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-11-07
Watch Out For Federal Sales Tax

colloquia propagand
releases from the Republican party headquarters ndcat
clearly that effort will be made in the comm
session of to impose federal sales tax broa
base. To be sure of the publicity is tempered witt
suggestions that the imposition of this sales tax
items of food be exempted This may be taken blind
avoid the stirring of too much active opposition before thu
legislation is well under way.
report ready to be made by the Roswell Magil
Advisory Committee on Taxation the ways
Representative Harold Knutson chair
report already appeared the daily
press and as usual reading of this will leave public
complete ignorance of the actual of the which
will undoubtedly with the full approval of the commit
tee headed by notorious reactionary
having this committee named Representative Knutson
apparently intended to throw organized labor by the
appointment of Matthew Wo vice president of the American
Federation of Labor Wo recognized good
publican party supporter and probably reacona Knut
himself he felt this perfectly safe appointment How
ever, there spup Wo, apparently not feeling
able the question of taxation secured the services of
Arthur Elder of Wayne University in Detroit his advisor
Elder officer the American Federation of Teachers
unon and minority report has translated the doubeak
recommendation of the majority into what they bread
and butter to the lower income groups.
One has only consider the personnel of this advisory
committee realize the kind of report would make and the
recommendations it would propose.
First we have chairman Roswell Magil The
stories identified him only former under secretary of the
treasury failed mention that he member of the
poation law firm of Cravath Swain and Moore and in book
published by him 1913 argued for the adoption of general
sales tax.
w Hanes another members of the advisory
committee He corporation executive and chairman of
the Tax Foundation organization with definite program
for the lowering of taxes in high incomes.
Another member is John Cheever Cowden of Universal
Manufacturers committee government finance.
Wright Matthews E. H of Virginia, both
corporation lawyers members of the committee also
Carson Duncan of the American Association Railroads and
John Conna secretary and general counsel of the Mime
sofa Manufacturing and Mining Company.
Frank Carlson of Kansas is also member
AS member of congress 1912 he advocated general sales
tax in the act of that year.
Norris K Carnes of the Central Cooperative Livestock AS
socaon of Minnesota and Clarence Hamilton Poe editor of
the Progressive Farmer of Raleigh North Carolina the two
other members Judging solely by the of the enter
with which they connected might have
that they would stand for relief taxation for the little fellow
but evidently they did not they did not join in the condem
nation of the committees proposals made by VOL and his
advisor, Elder
Representative Knuon already procamng his intent to
introduce another of his reduction and his anti
cpaon of early of that legislation There doubt
that it will follow the pattern of his earlier efforts which
Senator OMahoney of Wyoming called soak the poor BILL
and which vetoed by the president Representative
Knutson and other reactonaries commended that
would give overall relief but analysis shows that the little
mans gains under the had been enacted into law
would have meant little nothing. For instance, the
with income of 200 would percent the savings
to with 1900 income would be per the
making $4,000 would only profit the per
cent But the with income of 100000 would be
342 and the who chisels 100000 would gain
reduction of his taxes. 1t "made to order the
wealthy.
The proposal for increase (saes taxes to
you will be follow the reduce the taxes
incomes The argument will be validated reduction
in Watch the play.