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Show UTAH'S ROLE IN WAR FUND PLAN TO BE TALKEOMONDAY Business Men Will Weigh Proposal of U. S. Commerce Com-merce Chamber. What part UUh will play In the plan- belli formulated by tha United States chamber of commerce to raise funds to help conduct the war will be considered' at a special meeting of the I tali Manufarturera' association at noon Monday at the Commercial club. Tills subject In of treat Importance to business men and all citizens, and will hare result upon business conditions con-ditions and the welfare of the country coun-try for years after peace has been concluded, con-cluded, according to R. W. Kardley, secretary of the association. The national side of the question has been considered In Washington, where the chamber of commerce has been acting with the secretary of the treas--wrjn The directors of ths tTtah Mand-' facturers' association are formulating a reply asto the attitude of the business busi-ness men of the state, and the con-I con-I slderatlon of the plans of the secretary secre-tary of the treasury for raising money will be the special order of business of the Monday meeting. The plnn proposed from Washington Is as follows: "Approximately $400,000,000 of the amount raised by taxation In the first year ahould be obtained, as a war measure, from Increased Individual income in-come tsxes, through such Increased supertaxes and decreased exemptions as the committee recommends. "Approximately $200,000,000 of the amount raised by taxation In the first year should he obtained, as a war measure, by additions to the present excess-profits tax, with amendments of the law which the committee recommends. recom-mends. "The first class postage rate, as av war measure, should he increased by 50 per rent, to yield approximately $100,000,000 In the first year. "Excise taxes should be imposed, as war measure, upon a list of articles of luxury and general use." |