Show THE GARLAND Bruckart Home Folks Fed Up on War Talk Want to Know About Tax Problem Considerable Transition From Interest in European Affairs To Domestic Concerns on Part of Public Is Noted Treasury to Borrow More Money WNU By WILLIAM BRUCKART Service National Press Bldg Washington ' i w It ' t! h NEWS UTAH ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH n Fear of Nazi Invasion Mounts are expressed in these columns they the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper) NOTE — When opinions (EDITOR’S are those of — - Released by Western Newspaper Union unmmi wvmrnmmpimmmmims V D C substance to the complaint that this tax is a tremendous burden on any one who hires workers The payroll tax according to the administrators’ analysis was the third largest of single items of taxation— only the property tax and the income tax brought in more money for the as eyes and ears have learned spenders of federal state or local to watch the demand for speakers governments 'and subjects ppon which public men Property taxes levies on everyare asked to talk It is not an inthing you own your house or farm fallible method Jbut it is usually cor or horses or automobile paid a tofeet The only fly in the ointment tal tribute of $4745000000 If you Is that we must learn to distinguish are good at figures you will find that between the propaganda preachers sum to be 32 per cent— almost and the legitimate desires of groups of all of the taxes paid by to have government questions ex the United States last year plained to them Income taxes ranked second in It is to be noted here by way of the sums produced for governmentreview that three months ago the al use The income taxes laid by bulk of the speeches by men from federal state and city governments had to do with war our Washington supplied $3242000000 and that is neuchances of getting involved 22 per cent of the revenue There - were intertrality etc spersed with these of course the Another Group Includes usual truckloads of guff from SecreThe Concealed Levies tary Wallace and the other But there is another group of spokesmen for agricultaxes— a long list of items that inture rinds and cracklings from f clude most of the taxes Ickes and about the usual unseen and concealed levies— that quantity of mouthings from the “sureally is bearing down These genwhose owners are perior minds” concerned in development eral and special sales taxes federal greatly ®f culture liberal thinking But it stamp levies excise and license t&ges were responsible for slightly was about the war and related subthan of all money jects that most people wanted to more Into treasuries of government know paid This money came from tobacco The scene Is changing now inof varitaxes sales liquor gasoline deed a considerable transition already has taken place Home folks ous kinds which you saw only by are getting fed up at last and are close examination or could not disThe desirous of knowing more about cover at all licenses etc gasoline tax was the largest revhome problems and what the govenue producer Federal state and ernment intends to do about them local governments obtained jit is a trend most pleasant to conbecause most of us burned template There simply can be no up gasoline through use of the motor doubt about the fact that if the peocars Liquor revenue amounted to about of United States the ple forget $838000000 It is said by some that war in Europe and pay attenauthorities that this type of tax has tion to their own business we will about reached its peak To Increase be able to stay out rather easily it more will mean that bootleggers Comes an Awakening to can begin to operate once more because added taxes will send the The Problem of Taxation of liquor to a point where boot? With this background then let price me call attention to the number of legging becomes profitable Such is not the case with the other taxes in persons who appear at long last to have awakened to the problem of the group you pay them and like it All In all the administrators’ taxation — federal state county and city Obviously when there is an analysis shows ten general groupings of taxes throughout the nation interest in taxation there is a parallel Interest in what government does and it is interesting to note that each of these ten major items is with the money taken from its citizens This interest surely exists used by more than one level of government That is to say the fednow to a greater extent than at any time within recent months More eral and state governments will be and more inquiries are being re- found using income taxes states counties and and cities will be found ceived more and more requests for discussion of the subject are using some types of sales taxes along with a similar tax by the reaching officials in Washington national government and some of And if my information from outside sources be correct there is a simthe other taxes may be found emilar interest being shown in the ployed as revenue producers by two or all three of the levels of governstates and cities ment In this period of changing interWhich est Secretary brings us to a recent Morgenthau announced that the United States speech made by John W Hanes of the treasury Mr borrow is to treasury prepared more money In the next two Hanes arrived at a conclusion that months according to the Secretary only a general increase in business would provide enough income for all the treasury will borrow an additional half a billion dollars It will of the tax eaters He suggested that there were few if any untapped refund something like a billion and a quarter also but that process is sources of income insofar as the federal government is concerned simply trading new bonds or notes And other students have talked for old ones that fall due The borfrankly about the similarity of tax rowing is “new” money in the sense that new bonds will be sold and the problems among the federal state used by the treasury to and local governments proceeds meet expenses and naturally the in Personal Exemptions national debt will be increased by Cut Would Add Only 60 Millions that amount It is well to remember that as of November 1 the The school of thought that has adand public debt was 141139971217 vocated broadening the base of Inthat there are several other billions come taxes by the federal governof bonds issued by such agencies ment by reducing the personal exas the Reconstruction Finance coremptions from $2500 for married the Home Owners Loan couples and $1000 for single perporation and debts corporation guaranteed sons was shown by Mr Hanes to by agencies like the Federal Housbe somewhat Ignorant of facts He ing administration for which the pointed out that an exemption of treasury is morally if not actually $2000 for married couples and $800 responsible for single persons instead of the It is not curious therefore that present limits would add only folks are asking each other: where $60000000 a year to the national is this spending going to stopT or revenue That is not a good drop how are we going to pay off that in the bucket If all of the present debtT or what are our taxes going income tax amendments that have to be in the futureT been mentioned were now in force the total taxes they w'ould yield Tax Receipts for Nation would be only about $250000000 Astounding in Magnitude according to Mr Hanes Hence Mr I am indebted to the federation Hanes said with reference to the of tax administration for some to- federal government: tals of tax receipts for the nation “You the American public have that are not only astounding in their the final control Demands from magnitude but startling in the im- ‘back home’ upon the Congress for and more federal expendmore plications they give The statistics disclose that the itures for less and less needed proj American people paid $14811000000 ects are at least a partial source of in taxes in 1938 This money was difficulties collected by the federal state coun"We have developed our country and some and $10000000000 a city governments ity appetite with a ‘odds and ends of special taxing $5000000000 pocketbook I think districts which levied taxes for es- our problem is not so much when Of this amount we balance our budget as where pecial purposes the federal government collected In other words how much federal state governments expenditure are you going to de$8034000000 collected $3857000000 and local mand and how do you propose that the government raise the funds?” governments took a toll of I am hoping that the apparent One of the new taxes — the tax on trend toward a public consciousness and to maintain of the government’s financial condipensions payrolls — — whether that government be in of excess tion unemployment yielded of national or state or local— will exor almost $1500000000 sdl of the money taken by the tax pand and begin to roll like mountain collector Its total seems to give flood waters WJ LaBINE Arbitration Bid Lost in Beer Hall Excitement Diitch-Belgia- WASHINGTON— Observers here In Washington have a little way of their own by which they are able to forecast the trend of public It is a meththought and interest od that was developed solely from of us who attempt Most experience ito serve you outside of Washing-to- n ‘V GARLAND Washington Digest WEEKLY f TIMES x i&iAlHIIIIITl Jj w STEEL MILLS Some industries BLOSSOM AT GARY IND expand neutrality stifles others TRADE & INDUSTRY Repeal of the U S arms embargo which keeps American ships out of combat zones and allows belligerents “cash and carry” rights not only set off a partial business boom at home but also brought major repercussions in world diplomatic trade and maritime circles A survey by the Northwestern National Life Insurance company showed luxury and goods began moving swiftly in September but Federal Works' Administrator John boom spiked any hopes: Only 500000 of the 9000000 unemployed can expect new jobs There was cautious expansion in U S where building industry awards for October totaled against $12814000 a year ago Many firms announced stock dividends payable in December Railroads which coupled their expansion with a plea that they might be to without governpermitted operate ment interference in times of emergency were offered a new recovery program by Jesse Jones federal loan administra- tor This plan used first by the Boston and Maine line calls for postponing debt pay- ments and MAX TRUITT reducing an- “ Completely sound" nual interest charges through a refunding process to be financed by Reconstruction EUROPE: Cause Celebre? said Prime Minister “This” Chamberlain “is not a state of war but a state of siege” He was not The French claimed far wrong nine of their U planes had Gerof a downed man force over the western front There was also a mysterious battle in the North sea from which the 1 Mil fsr a : WILHELMINA AND LEOPOLD Their peace exploded reportedly limped home with a captured vessel But as usual the biggest war news was made far from the front Some 20 Nazi divisions stationed on their frontiers worried Belgium’s King Leopold and The Netherlands’ Moreover they Queen Wilhelmina heard rumors that Adolf Hitler would invade on November 15 claiming as an excuse that the allies would do likewise if Germany didn’t Invade first Though steadfastly denying any German “ultimatum” for a statement of their positions the king and consultations queen held Rewith their foreign ministers sult: A peace appeal was dispatched to combatants offering mediation services Britain rejected it politely Fuehrer Hitler was less polite Not waiting to reply directly he hastened to the beer hall at Munich where his notorious putsch took place in 1923 There on Naziism’s sixteenth birthday he scorned peace: “There can be only one victor — that is we” Hitler had left the beet Hardly Ark Royal Child Would Love AGRICULTURE: Cotton and Wheat Three items made news for These Dutch Dolls cotand wheat farmers as Novemgot underway: surof bales (1) With 10100000 plus cotton stored under government loan and with an 11845000-bal- e crop (slightly less than 1938) forecast for this year the agriculture department announced loans based at 83 cents a pound on inch middlings would be available to 1939 growers who planted within their acreage allotments A week earlier the loan program seemed stymied by increased cotton consumption thanks to the war of agricultural (2) The bureau economics forecast the same wheat for 1940 as for 1939 I acreage 64600000 acres which would produce about 760000000 bushels of spring and winter wheat But next year’s yield will bq under par favorable weather unusually comes along Reason: Drouth has already damaged much seeded winter wheat beyond recovery (3) Closing its first year the federal crop insurance corporation was sad Having taken 6769120 bush1 els of wheat as premiums from ton ber farmers the corporation had its custoclaims from Finance corporation Indemnities paid totaling The government restricted foreign mers 9461730 bushels brought a loss of commerce in some quarters and exabout $1885000 panded it in others Approved was a new reciprocal trade pact with RUSSIA: Venezuela “freezing” tariff schedoaton flour ules exports of wheat Unhappy Birthday In return meal lard and lumber Twenty-twyears ago a bloody the U S will reduce Import taxee revolution gave birth to the U S 50 per cent on Venezuelan crude S R Only a month ago Soviet petroleum Premier Viacheslav Molotov showed Meanwhile an Russia’s strapping maturity by desquabble flared over the U S nouncing President Roosevelt’s inmaritime commission’s transfer of tervention in the more than 40 ships to foreign regisscrap' When Moscow began its try as a means of avoiding the ban three-daanniversary celebration on American shipping in belligerent Premier Molotov again slapped the zones Secretary of State Cordell Hull objected not because the step was illegal but because it would violate the integrity and spirit of the neutrality law Commented Maritime Commissioner Max O’Rell Truitt "I don’t see any element of a dodge at all I think it's a comsound fide bona situation all pletely around” President Roosevelt finalf v : the transfer ly decided against promising to change his mind later L i‘iv if tension eased Meanwhile C I O’s maritime union estimated U S seamen were thrown out of work by the neutrality provision banning nationals from combat HANS TIIOMSEN AND WIFE the President zones (At Washington Most radiant of all consulted A F of L’s William Green and C I O's John Lewis on this problem also U in the case of certain S: " discussing the chances for labor peace) countries neutrality only serves as a mask to conceal their activiTrade with belligerents zoomed ” Even Switzerland minus a navy ties On that same day in Washington chartered two ships The state department warned shippers to de- the Soviet embassy decorated Lenmand cash from their foreign cus- in’s statue with red roses assembled Scotch whisky and Russian tomers and the cash was apparentrasply forthcoming because Britain’s soda green sherbet berries and cakes smothered in parliament rushed through a billion dollar fund to carry on the war rum sauce Awaited were the guests to help Charge d’Affaires Dmitri But he was Chuvakhin celebrate hall before a mysterious blast in the embarrassingly disappointed Absent were all Supreme court empty attic upstairs sent its heavy ceiling crashing on the hangers-ojustices cabinet members senators who had stayed behind Next day and high ranking state department while the Nazi press railed at Jews officials and Turkey Only China and the British secret service as Ecuador sent their diplomats Only “instigators” of the plot the prominent New Dealers: NLRB’s offered a $200000 reEdwin Smith SEC’s Leon Henderward for capture of the perpetrason and Mrs Thurman Arnold tors While seers wondered if the wife of the asstetant attorney gennot Munich explosion might prove eral Most beaming visitors: Hans another cause celebre like Sarajevo or Thomsen German charge d’affaires the Peiping bridge incident and his pretty wife accompanied sentiment began crystalizing by four staff members Next day in Germany Dead as a dodo was observers noticed Franklin Roosethe peace plea in velt had sent the U S S R no mesfact the Dutch opened their dykes sage of congratulations in self defense following border clashes that smelled suspiciously POLITICS: like those before the Polish invasion No Ham No Eggs The tumultuous 1930s have brought CONGRESS: an unprecedented thirst for securCommittee Time ity taking form in unorthodox penHome to the stamping grounds sion schemes Most schemes were went most senators and congressborn in California like Townsendism men when the special neutrality ses- and EPIC In November’s elections sion adjourned But between ses- two more panaceas went down to desions is a fine time for committee feat but there were signs many a hearings Still in session is Martin politician might follow them Dies’ group Ohio’s Rev Herbert S Bigelow for another appropriation promised to “continue the fight” for Two other groups working out legishis badly plan to give lative suggestions for next Januall persons ary’s term are: over 60 a Douse Tax Subcommittee of Openpension ing its hearings under Tennessee’s $50 a month via state inRep Jere Cooper the ctynmiUee talked about broadening income tax come tax and bases But there was a disinclinaa levy on tion to offer concrete proposals It real estate was announced final determination In Califor-niof a program will await the opening died Two official reasons: of congress the (1) The treasury is studying taxes from business scheme to soliciting suggestions GOV OLSON and industry (2) National defense give $30 ev- Soothing words needs for the next fiscal year are ery Thurs- not yet known Besides the com- day to everyone over 50 It even mittee is wondering about taxes on trailed in Los Angeles county excess war profits not knowing its birthplace One reason: Gov where to turn Equally important Culbert Olson had fought how would tax revision be received "useful and proby promising in an election year like 1940? ductive employment” to all who wanted it as a reward for defeating (At Washington Secretary of the TreasAs leaders began the told pension plan reporters any ury Morgenthau for raising the V S debt limit above a recall move against Mr Olson 15000000000 must come from congress the governor soothed them: “This not from himself or the If hue House defeat doesn’t mean that California Present debt: About ftl j000000000) is against the further development ’’ NLRB Investigating Committee of sound social security Other results: In New York voters Deferring' hearings until its Chairman Howard Smith (Dem Va) ignored Mayor Fiorella LaGuardia’s protest by legalizing gets well the house labor committee found new kindling for its cam- race betting Tammany won most while Republicans paign against the labor board in a local elections a single upstate congressional won “slownew strike technique the New Dealer In Kentucky down” Defined Ohio's Rep Harry race Routzohn: “The slowdown is al Keen Johnson succeeded Sen A B most the same as the sitdown” Its Chandler to the governor’s chair In II a Boies Penrose said could be to he traced Pennsylvania origin the northwest lumber camps thence Republican lost a congressional to the recent Chrysler strike contest irOy- t r ’w Pattern 6475 Dolls are always fun to sew When they work up as quickly as these (they’re two pieces with a band to round the head) you’ll want to keep on making them Pattern 6475 contairis a pattern and directions for making the dolls and their clothes materials needed To obtain this pattern semi 15 cents in coins to The 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