The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-03-02
Along the Potomac
to Washington
BY j. Glenn Bcall
Congressman Sixth District

great majority. I'm his election cam
paign Of 1913, the President made
whistle-stop campaign to attain
Democratic Congress with whom IA,
said he could work. He is still fond o.
calling the S0th Republican Congress.
a "do-nothiug' Congress. Let us tax,
a look at the accomplishments of tn,
second session Of this S1st Congress
to see what has been accomplished S,
far With majority of the votes anc
the right as majority, to channe
and propose the bills to be enacted
we find that after two months one
major bill has been enacted and sent
to the President for signatme-tht
Korean-Formosa Aid bill. Other bills
Signed by the President 50 far are q
bill designating childrens Dcnta
Health Day; amending the Firealm,
Act; amending the Federal Airport
Act, and Il measure affecting the duty
exemption ON tin ore. That's the
record to date-which leads one to
wonder if this session will go down
in history as the "do-lcss-than-no
ing" Congress.
While the United States is going
deeper into debt each second of the
day, we might take a lesson from
Canada, our good neighbor to the
North. Canada has repealed wartime
transportation taxes; we still pay
Is percent. Canada has eliminated tax
on admissions and amusements; we
still pay 20 percent. Canada has re-
pealed wartime taxes ON telephone
charges; we still pay / 5 percent for
local calls and 25 percent for long
distance calls Canada has reduced
the taxes ON cosmetics by over one
half; we pay 20 percent. Canada has
slashed wartime taxes on luggage,
handbags and other essential items.
We still pay. We have made one re-
duction in income taxes, by the 80th
Republican Congress, while Canada
has made 3 separate reductions in
income taxes since the war. Even
with the abolition of all these taxes,
Canada reports a surplus of $87,000,-
600 at the end of the last fiscal year.
This administration has deficit of
$4,000, 100000. We could take a lesson
from Canada.
Many people who pay no income
taxes are under the impression they
pay no taxes at all. But the American
Taxpayers Association. non-proft
organization, says this is fools
paradise. You are paying hidden
taxes on everything. For instance. a
man who earns $500 a year paid out
$123.84 year in hidden taxes, ac-
cording to this organization. A man
earning $500 a year paid out 1913.
And a man earning 81, 400 a year
paid out $314.76 This is the way
these low income groups paid. There
are Is different taxes on a quart cf
milk; ISL taxes on loaf Of bread:
100 taxes on an egg; 1925 taxes on a
Woman's cotton dress; 11S taxes on a
mans suit of clothes; 154 taxes on a
cake of soap; POI taxes on gallon of
gasoline. This association states that
hidden taxes form one-third of all
rent costs and onc-third Of what you
pay on food, clothing, electricity, gas.
rent, fuel and other items Of every
day living. And still we have deficit
spending which can only mean more
taxes if we are not to go bankrupt
eventually.
Communism in this country is not
"red-her1ing" In testifying before
Senate Committee recently, J. Ed
gar Hoover stated that there are now
about $4,000 Communists and Fellow
Travellers in the United States. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Hoover's testimony,
there are approximately $4,000 card
carrying members of the Communist
Party in this country. The FBI is
asking Congress for funds to add 700
employees to the agency About 300
Of these would be field agents.
Under The Dome
was advised by the Chairman of
the Maryland Production and Market
ing State Committee that the appli-
cation Of concern in my district fol
additional grain storage had been APP
proved. Some difficulty had been ex-
perienced by the company and at ou
request the case was gone into
thoroughly and the matters in
question were Strengthened out salts
factorily.
Last week | made statement t.
the effect that | will support the
amendment to the Hatch Act which
would permit government employee.
living in nearby Washington areas t.
participate in local elections. II
seems that the federal employees have
been Disseminated against in not be
ing permitted to participate in loca
and county government. A grea
many Of these employees would make
capable and efficient office holders.
am in favor. Of IiIJ ,c o,,,oprol