Show I i SAGE WANTS rOS PONfMfNT I I IUj CANNOT I GET STAMP TA I I OPERATION Must Get a War Bond Hustle On I Himself For the Senate Declines to Postpone I Washington June 21Secretary Gage has written a letter to the house ways and means committee and the senate j I j finance committee stating that it Is j I I absolutely Impossible to put the adhesive 1 ad-hesive stamp section of the war measure meas-ure in operation on July 1 and asking that the time be extended to July 15 I also asking that the commission be increased I in-creased from 1 to 3 per cent in order I to increase popular interest In the dis I I tribution of the stamps I The senate committee on finance will j not recommend any changes of any I kind in the war revenue bill notwithstanding notwith-standing the treasury departments t desire for a delay in beginning operation I opera-tion Relative to the statement by the secretary of the treasury that it is desirable I I de-sirable to have the stamp tax portion I of the war revenue bill go into effect I I July 15 It is stated that the senate I finance committee is unanimously of I I I the opinion that extension should not be made A member says the date I I fixed was suggested by the internal revenue beard that a extension would II mean a great loss to the government I and besides if the question is once I opened the bill will be loaded with I amendments in the senate and it would be difficult to secure any action Many amendments have been suggested and I if the house sends a bill to the senate I it wi not be reported |