Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-11-14 | Page 1 | Smoot Accepts 225 Million Cut

SM SMOOT OJ AccEPts 22 MILLION N em CUT Greater Tax Reduction Not Possible Now Utahn Holds Holds' WASHINGTON Nov 14 AP AP- AP Although at one time favoring a tax reduction of Chairman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man Smoot of the enate senate finance committee now is prepared to stand squarely behind the the treasury and President Coolidge in holding the cut to to lIe He said to today ay mUter deter a. a call at the White House that tha ho ho- still ho-still still hoped expenditures would so adjust themselves themselves them them- selves that the the- cut could be made madea maden a n little larger but in view view- of ot the vast sums Of money which will be needed for various projects which seem seeni destined to be put through this winter that it is better to plan on a maximum cut of 22 Chairman Smoot feels that at least will be needed for forthe forthe forthe the first years year's wor work of controlling the Mississippi 1 river He would be willing to see another appropriated In some somo farm relief bill to aid the stabilization of ot marketing The senator scored the suggestion In the Nagel farm report which report which was made public yesterday esterday that there should be a change chango of the tariff to assist the farmers in buying some of their goods cheaper and he Indicated that he was prepared to fight ht any movement mo that might appear in the next for an op opting of or the tariff question