Show RASKOB FLAYS TAX LITIGATION TION DuPont Case Called d Cheap Politics Politics' v WASHINGTON Jan 13 UP John R Joh J. J Raskob's accusation that high hig administration officials are using income tax litigation as a political weapon emphasized today the bitterness bitterness bit bit- between the new deal an and certain conservatives both Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- Demo I and Republicans I Tyranny and cheap politics wa was was the ver ans answer the tho former Democratic national chairman hurled last nighat night nigh at a government brief charging that tha he and Pierre S. S du Pont of Delaware Delaware Delaware Dela Dela- ware agreed to create fictitious losses through security sales to on one another in 1929 Raskob intimated the brief filed file last Friday with the board of tax appeals was timed timid to appear before an American Liberty league dinner dinne January 25 at which Alfred ESmith E E. Smith will speak Both Raskob am and Du Pont are financial backers o othe of the league which has been assailing new deal policies Declaring that the security transactions transactions transactions trans trans- actions in question established losses strictly within the law Raskob said I One could secure no better Illustration illustration illustration illus illus- of the tyranny which a government government gov gov- bureau can inflict on a citizen than that presented in th the United States treasury department attack on Pierre S. S du Pont ii in which my name is mentioned am amin and andIn andin in which we are both charged with wit making pretended sales of securities securities ties to one another At another point in his statement he said This attack on Mr fr du Pont i Is quite well timed with respect to the tho dinner of tho the American Liberty league to be given in Washington next week and strongly emphasizes the tho need of a work such as the league is und undertaking Raskob said the proceedings are arc being pressed by an administration hostile to a citizen honestly opposing opposing opposing ing its socialistic policies |