Show THE INCOME TAX LAW IS UPHELD feu pREME COURTS DECISION SWEEPS ASIDE EVERY CON OY BY OPPONENTS OPPONENT 8 opens the way for increasing the tax hato flate on great fortunes Fort unea to help pay for national detente defense tn in j opinion of congressmen Con gremen washington the income tax was declared constitutional on monday by the supreme court in ia tin unanimous decision which swept aside every contention raised against it and in tho the opinion of congressional leaders opened the way tor for increasing the tax rate on great fortunes to help pay tor for national defense proposals are pending la in congress to tax incomes of more than na as high au as CO 50 per cent leaders on all sides agree that out of 0 tho the impetus which the decision on monday will give guvo such proposals Is likely to come a definite nto movement to levy on ah ho 0 revenues from great private tor for tun tunes es for forBom some oot of tile the millions the government must M u st raise to carry out the army and navy increases tho the supreme courts decision has absolutely unfettered the income tax as a source ol of revenue said representative senta venta tive hull of tennessee author of the law all doubt Is removed and congress la Is loft left much freer to net act I 1 believe I 1 bol teve congress will take advantage of the opportunity to amend tho the law materially without any unusual or unjust charges it can be made to yield to a year as against or DO at present representative hull la Is preparing amendments to carry the tax to incomes below and make graded increases in the surtaxes sur taxes on incomes exceeding a year |