Show PRESS PARAGRAPHS PARAGRAPHS A good many seem to think the corporation tax law will not bear the cons constitutional tI t u al test tes t. t Kansas City Star The west may confess con con- fess toss that it has not considered the federal federal federal fed fed- eral incorporation act sufficiently to be I definitely for or against it But observIng observing observing ing some of ot the special privilege antagonism antagonism antagonism to the a act att t the west Is beginning to feel that It Is going to like that act very much Indeed New Haven Register The corporations corporations corporations corpora corpora- of the country have gained an Important import import Im im- im- im port nt point In connection with the corporation corporation corporation cor cor- tax law If H they must make re returns returns returns re- re turns as the law provides the facts must not be made public until congress says so And It will wili be bo a a. long time before congress says ays so Rochester f Democrat and d Chronicle Chronicle- g erco Whether constitutional 1 or no not H It cannot can cannot not bo bo- made to appear fair t to the business business busi busl ness interests of the country or statesmanlike statesmanlike statesmanlike states states- manlike in character Thus far It must be regarded as the most obnoxious legIslation legislation legis legIs- lation yet promoted under the admInistration administration adminis admInis- of President Taft TaCt and It has been beena a matter of or surprise ever since Its enactment enactment enactment en en- that it commanded the president presidents president's presidents president's dent dents dent's a approval Chicago Record Herald So much time is being spent on on the problem of Improving the corporation tax law that the case has become critical It calls caUs for heroic treatment and the abandonment abandonment abandonment abandon abandon- ment of half hal way measures There Is nothing for It It In fact but a major operation operation operation oper oper- like that which relieved tho the dog of all his troubles by cutting off oft his tall tail Just back of the ears cars New York Evening Post Post- Even PresIdent President President dent Taft admits that the admInIstration tion Ion of the corporation tax law must be discreet But the best way to assure that Is to re remove t the opportunities t for i In Indiscretion In- In discretion r I A 06 bill 1 has so been Introduced d di In of congress the law to r repeal and there the f publicity is b certainly I section the lEsS ess reason for opposing it In the fact that hat the court may soon foon de declare declare de- de clare dare the whole unconstitutional Denver Republican One great objection objection objection tion to this tax is Its lack of equality and uniformity It subjects certain classes of property to taxation from which other property Is exempt It Is furthermore an Income tax but It Ignores ignores Ig- Ig nores the constitutional provision which declares that a tax of that kind shall be Imposed In proportion to population The defense that It Is IS' an excise Is declared by jy able lawyers to be invalid since to gIve gl a name to tax law does not change its ts real Ch character r r Philadelphia Press The corporation tax ax is new Its working Is not yet known Its ts constitutionality has to be passed upon 1 Its returns u are In the words of the 1 E act a public record 0 All Internal revenue rave reve nue reports of or taxes are not this In terms erms But until more Is known as to thIs his public record Its permanence and its Its ts oc character the ee wise course is s to t leave leavet it t open tia for t the present only l t to those having a right to see it It in the discretion of the secretary of or the treasury Indianapolis News News- The great objection objection tion Ion to it It as we view the case Is Js that It t Is unfair unjust and discriminatory It t Is not objectionable because it provIdes provides pro- pro vIdes ides a method of raising revenue separate sepa sepa- rate ate and apart from the tariff That is on the contrary a point and a strong point In its favor But we think that it does bear heavily on certain forms of business organization while sparing others There Is no reason why corporations corporations corpora- corpora Ions should be taxed while partnerships engaged In precisely the same business should hould be free from tax Galveston News When the tonal orial features of the law are considered In n conclusion with its partial purpose one ones Is s surprised that even an intelligent demagogue dem dam would stand out for any such In Invasion Invasion In- In of the rights of or the free citizen and nd of the free state The News feels quite sure that no such injustice will be tolerated and that the courts will hold the he act unconstitutional unless unconstitutional unless congress proceeds to save the face of the present adminIstration by repealing the act before before be- be fore ore It reaches the court I Boston Doson Trans Transcript Transcript- Attorney General General Genral Gen- Gen eral ral WIckersham believes that the publicIty publicity pub- pub provision may be administratively interpreted In such a manner that only the he commissioner of Internal revenue would would- have access to all the records While this Is still in a tentative state and nd has not yet been passed upon by bythe bythe the he president such a II modification would doubtless quiet much of that opposition to o the law Indicated by the number of test est cases framed up for trial In the courts There hero seems to be no appropriation tion lon for this purpose as yet and should congress fall fail to make one that task would solve olve the question for the present year |