Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-04-01 | Page 52 | Says Tax Increase War Probability

SAYS TAX INCREASE WAR PROBABILITY j WASHINGTON, March 31. Extensive Exten-sive bond isf-mea and some increase in J ordinary fedoral taxes if the United j States enters the -war were predicted today by Senator Simmons of North j Carolina, chairman of the senate finance , c ommittt'e. ! Raising of all etrict-ly ''war" revenues, reve-nues, Senator Simmons said, should, in his opinion, be accomplished by issuing bonds, and taxation should be resorted to onlv for administrative needs. 'We should keep a rigid line of rleavapo betweon. revenues necessary for wnx and the civil establishment, he said. "Of course, I believe there must be some increase, how much cannot be estimated, of taxes for the civil es-tabHfclhment.,,