| Show of War at lases I Washington Jan ways anti and means commItte today tOlla temporarIly la In lal 1 I aside II ld the subject of Cuban reci reciprocity and nud entered upon fl question of lit the WAr nar taxes During the morning the tea r were werd hoard heard on the 1110 proposition to 10 take lal takeoff e off thO th t tux tax of at ten clots cents a LI pound on teu Imposed by the tue Spanish war ar revenue net act This afternoon was Wait set et apart for tur tho tue beer b er Interests Tho test tea Interest Interests were weno fire numerously represented l Some Sonic of at those thole present op opposed OpPOsed posed the tho proposed chicago change anti and nn Chair Chairman man milan Payne divided l the time tune so 80 that hoth sides might ht 1 he be heard Albert H n Sloan of ot New Now York president of or if the tIme National Tea Duty DUt association n mado tim tho opening statement He Ire summed up U the tho appeal for tor reduction r as ns follows rollo a aI lImit I ral tho duty Is an nn excessive ec hard hird hardship ship upon the four tour classes of ot people In Intel tel l con retailer wholesale grocer and tea Importer Second the time duty dut U is t Injuring perma permanently the tho quality of ot tea ten sold suit and con consumed sUmer Third tho the poorer classes pay DA tho the tax In full tull anti anil tilt b better classes daRns are lire grad gradually being deprived d of the best tea tall Fourth us liS the tea lea d ruty futy uty IB me a war Ir tax It should be bo removed now that the war warl waris l is III over nail and there Is II a surplus In the tho treaSury Fifth Filth as the country It Is already all uh heavily taxed upon the of or pro protection It should not nol be doubly taxed tn upon nn tIn article which demands no pro PlO protection |
