Show WiLSON WiLSON- DEMANDS DEMAND'S NEW WAR W TAX I I I I 1 CONGRESS OS I ADDRESSED Of BY Joint in t Session Ji Hears i ar J le f to E Enact t L g s1 ti r f Stabilize t ii e Money n y Market Market Mar Mar- Mar Mar-I ket t for r Coming Year YearBy I II I I II By Dy A. A Associated P Press May 27 President v I WASHINGTON W dent ent Wilson personally ers y a tool tools charge of th the w war r tax lax ax legislation legislation legisla legisla- I tion today an and appearing before be before be- be I fore ore a joint session ot of congress de declared de- de dared it was was necessary to proceed immediately im Im- Im I m mediately with new war tax laws r Plans ans which might have delayed the work but which involved d a working II agreement between both parties have I fallen falln through the president told tod th tho legislators and there was no way to I meet the problem O of if financing the war but to have congress remain in session I and go ahead at once There Ther need be no hesitancy In tax tax- ta ing the country the president told congress if It were taxed justly He appealed to congress to approach the great task without selfishness or fear of ot political consequences s. s An An intense and pitiless light beats upon every man and every action Inthe Inthe in inthe the tragic part of ot war that is now upon the stage said the president The president called upon congress to eliminate politics from the consid consid- Politics he said is adjourned adjourned adjourned ad The principal increases in taxation the president said should be beon beon beon on incomes war profits and luxuries BRIEF A ADDRESS DRESS It would be manifestly unfair the president said to wait walt until 1919 19 be before before be- be fore determining what the new taxes would be The presidents president's address I was comparatively brief taking less less' I than fifteen minutes for delivery In specific terms the president gave gave- a distinct warning against lobbying in connection with the new bill Th Tb re re is indisputable evidence of ot profiteering at present the president d he declared it must be reached by the new new legislation Profiteering that cannot be got at by restraints restraints' of ot conscience s said ld the president can be be- begot got at by taxation The president dent concluded with an appeal to tel congress to do its Us work un ungrudginglY ungrudgingly ungrudgingly un- un grudgingly and said he lie could not guarantee guarantee guarantee guar guar- guar guar- antee a proper administration of ot the tIe treasury unless the question were settled set set- tied at once |