Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-19 | Page 7 | New Deal Uses Welfare Clause

NEW Y DEAL USES WELFARE CLAUSE v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON No Nov 19 UP tiP Striving to beat back the attacks on Oil n tho tile new deal In the supreme court ourt government lawyers are arc basing asing their defense in large part parton on Oil n the famous general welfare clause lause of the constitution ulion Again and again they have pointed to the words of the constitution tullon which says The Tho congress shall have power to 0 lay Jay and collect taxes duties imposts im- im posts and excises to pay the debts and nd provide for tor the common defense dc- dc and general welfare A j discussion of oC this clause occupied occupied pied more than half of a page brief submitted yesterday in behalf of f the processing taxes which the theA theA theA A A A lays on manufacture of farm products to raise money to pay benefits to agriculture In defending a section of at the home homeowners homeowners' homeowners homeowners' owners owners' loan Jonn act the government lawyers nh also o stressed the clause and much will be heard of it December De- De ember cember 19 when the power program of f the Roosevelt administration meet meeta its Iu test in arguments on the Tennessee valley authority The clauso clause never has been In Interpreted Interpreted In- In by the supreme court Ina in ina a 1 definitive way the lawyers say fay But they told the court that use of the tax revenues for rental and benefit payments to bring about increased farm income and a resurgence rc- rc of business activity was clearly learly for the general welfare The tax taC act they also argued is valid because it is a purely revenue revenue revenue reve reve- nue measure and thus within the taxing axing powers of congress The brief was filed in the case brought by the tile Hoosac mills of Massachusetts setta challenging the processing taxes axes as unconstitutional More than ban a billion dollars in such taxes have lave been collected