Evening star., 1953-02-03
Reed Renews Appeal
For Tax Cuts Despite
Eisenhower Caution
0y The Associated Press

BY The AssoeiGtsd Press
Representative Reed. Repub-
lican of New York called anew
today for quick passage of his
bill to cut income taxes and in
sisted it doesn't conflict with ap-
parent go-slow signals from
President Eisenhower.
A leading Democrat, however,
chided Republicans as being
in considerable disagreement"
Representative Cooper, Demo-
crat. of Tennessee, added: 1--WE
Democrats have to wait and see
if they get together and see what
they come up with"
Mr.. Reed, chairman of the
tax-writing House Ways and
Means Committee, said he was
mot at all disturbed" over Gen.
Eisenhower's plea to Congress
to put budget balancing ahead
Of tax reductions.
Says Both Can Be Done.
There's no quarrel between
u.s." Mr.. Reed said. "I've in
sisted all along on balancing the
budget. But we can pass my
bill and balance the budget. too."
Mr.. Reed predicted the Ways
and Means Committee will ap-
prove his bill at a meeting called
for February Is. His proposal
would advance by six months.
to June 80, the presently Sched-
uled lapse of an II per cent in
crease in individual income tax
rates.
Gen. Eisenhower, in his mes
sage to Congress yesterday. said
it would not be wise to reduce
Federal revenues until we can
determine the extent to which
expenditures can be reduced"
Calls Economy Essential.
The President referred to
spending cuts and budget bal
ancing as "the first order of
business" and IAN essential first
measure"
Representative Cooper, senior
Democrat on the Ways and
Means Committee, said it GER
tainly didn't appear to him that
Gen. Eisenhower and Mr.. Reed
were agreed on the issue.
House Minority Leader Ray
burn said: II fear the Presi-
dents speech will be disappoint-
ing in many parts of the coun-
try because he does not pro-
pose to Immediately start re-
ducing taxes :"
Representative Simpson, Re-
publican of Pennsylvania,
Ways and Means member who
has been reluctant so far to
call for early tax-cutting action,
said of Gen. Eisenhower's
speech:
II am convinced now that the
budget can be balanced and taxes
can be cut immediately-at this
session of Congress. The sound
policies outlined by President
Eisenhower are bound to bring
economy in Government"
Boggs Still for Reed Bill.
Comment from other Ways
and Means members:.
Representative Boggs, Demo-
crat. of Louisiana-"I'm still for |
the Reed bill
Representative Curtis, Repub-
lican. of Nebraska-"Passage of
the Reed bill in itself would be a
powerful weapon to encourage
cuts IN spending.
Representative Gregory, Dem
ocrat. of Kentucky-"The Presi-
dents approach on taxes and
spending was very sound"
Senate Majority Leader Taft
already has said he personally
favors balancing the budget be-
fore reducing revenue. He in
dorsed the Presidents views.
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of
Virginia, a Finance Committee
member. said Gen. Eisenhower's
"forceful discussion of our budg-
etary problems indicates a stead
fast purpose to balance the
budget by the elimination of
waste and then reduce taxes"
Mr.. Reed indicated he has
moderated his earlier predic-
tions Of House passage of his
bill this month. He said he still
hopes for passage in February
but he would go along with any
reasonable" delay.