Show i WEALTH SPREAD PLEAS RENEWED 1 T Tax x Returns Show I Increase crease tj jL in incomes of c. rr v Per Y Year ear i j i WASHINGTON Dec 11 UP UP- UP T Tax ax x figures figures' showing an m increase in inthe r the he hec number of persons persons with incomes Jt or more last year ear brought new new ew dem demands at the capital today for l legislation gs to redistribute the nations nation's wealth aUh The Thc returns brought from Senator Elmer Thomas D. D Okla a renewal of his efforts efforts- toward further depreciation tion of 01 the dollar and caused other senators to urge vigorous prosecution t of the Roosevelt recovery program Senator William WilHam E E. Borah R. R Idaho said he could not subscribe to the view vie of taking taking- from those who have not a and nd giving to those who have and linked the situation to his claims t that a monopoly is increasing increasing j ing g in in- America It is quite evident he said that Its It's another proof of the power of monopoly and that t the e little fellow is being more and more chiseled out and ana shows th the monopolists are arc still raking oJ off and gathering in th the dimes and quarters of the po poor r and putting them into the coffers of the In connection with the decrease in number of in incomes from 1000 to it was pointed out the returns would not reflect any benefit of minimum minimum mini mini- mum wages under the N R A. A which did not become operative until the latter latler half of 1933 Senator Burton K Wheeler D. D Mont and Senator Edward P. P Costigan Costigan Costi- Costi gan D. D Colo spoke of consequences from the tax revealed tre trend dIf d. d If business If-business leaders cannot help ina in ina a movement to get a better distribution distribution tion of income than this two years cars hence they may be looking back on the present administration as their golden jolden n age Wheeler said Such a result is to be ex expected said taid Senator Costigan particularly xin xina a period of frozen credits and widespread widespread wide wide- spread unemployment At such a time only those those with financial rc re resources sources are able to take and hold the theo country's o valuable assets Here is pi proof f as strong as any yet advanced of the need for hastening hasten ing ing ingy by every practicable means the success of our nati national nal recovery pro pro gram The rich have their wealth in gov gov- goer government er ment bonds and nd the interest is paid promptly promptly Senator Thomas said They have a regular inc Income me and arca are arc a able io report it promptly The Tae common people have no bus busi business ness tress and their income is is' diminished If U not vanished altogether Thomas asserted redistribution of w wealth l cou could d be attained best by fur fur- ther decreasing the gold content of the dollar |