Show John Sharp Williams Noted Senator Demands Publicity of the Income Tax Returns By BASIL MANLY Economic Expert for or the Newspaper Enterprise Association WASHINGTON D. D C. C July 22 I 1 I NEVER COUL SEE COULD SEE ANY SENSE IN KEEPING THE INCOME TAX TAR RETURNS SECRET ANY MORE THAN ANY OTHER TAX So declares Senator John Sharp Williams chairman of ot the subcommittee tee of at the senate committee on finance which has Just been appointed to consider the income and inheritance taxes The other members members' of this subcommittee subcommittee sub sub- committee are Senators Gore and James The Indorsement by Senator Williams of or publicity for the income tax returns is worth that of any other two senators not only because of ot the position that he occupies as the Democrat in charge of ot the income tax bill billin billin in the senate but also because he is one of or the majority leaders and one of ot the strongest debaters in the United States senate Senator Williams said he thought the rates In the Kitchin bill were about right although he had not given them thorough consideration When it was pointed out that the Kitchin bill increases the rate on incomes of or from to a whole per cent and only Increases the super tax on incomes over 60 GO per cent Senator Williams said Well percentages are dangerous things to fool with This may be like the case of or the orator who pointed to the great Republican achievements achieve achieve- ments meats in Mississippi l because the Republican vote had increased per percent percent cent and when they looked up the facts they found that It had had it it had in creased from two to six The main thing to look at in this Kitchin bill is that it takes six times as large a proportion of ot the millionaires millionaire's income as It does of ot the Income of ot the man making a year |