Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-03 | Page 7 | National Peril Pointed out by Tax Meeting

NATIONAL PERIL POINTED OUT BY TAX MEETING Conference Prepares Program Program Program Pro Pro- gram of Eliminating Useless Useless Useless Use Use- less Functions B Br United Pm Press CHICAGO June 3 Grave 3 Grave national peril perU exists in present high governmental governmental governmental govern govern- mental costs and haa heavy taxes leaders leaders lead lead- ers of business s agriculture and Industry Indus Indus- try ry of twenty six states meeting in protest here toda today declared The conference called to focus attention attention at- at of the national political cons conventions con con- on tax problems today prepared prepared pre pre- pared a program of elimination of useless official functions as an aid in reducing educing the tax burden Resolutions were prepared for presentation presentation pres pres- to the Republican and Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic conventions congress President President dent Hoover and his cabinet Speakers called for reduction of billions in federal state and local budgets and elimination of hundreds of f federal bureaus and commissions An end of paternalistic government was demanded More than men attended the conference inference sponsored by the Chicago Association of Commerce Speakers today included Silas Y Strawn former president of ot the United States cham chamber r of commerce resident President Thomas R. R Cain of the National National Na- Na lonal Farmers' Farmers Grain Dealers' Dealers assocIation asso- asso lation clation President Felix FeU M. M Me McWhirter Whir Whir- ter er of the Peoples People's bank Indianapolis and nd William I. I Hamilton Newark life Insurance executive