Show I HOW TO O G GET l' l lL L AX AN INCOME TAX 1 It is 18 not likely Congress will II proVIde provide provide pro pro- vide for an Income tax as any part i I. of ot the present sessions session's labors Jabors Attractive Attractive At At- t tI as aa Is IB tho I proposition it R seems mems I the he constitution of ot the tho United States would stand In tho way of or any such stich legislation Senator I Sutherland's Sutherlands speech In tho the Senate makes clear the difficulties and that speech b by the tho I way is being quoted by thinking men everywhere as about the last word I on the subject i But there is a way to make the tho In Int InI Income In- In t I come como tax constitutional And that Is 18 II for Congress to propose an amendment to the constitution and submit It to tho the states for tor or ratification Three Three- fourths of at the states would almost aJmo t. t certainly approve tho the plan So that the tho constitutional objection would then bo bu obviated In the light of or the tile revelations In Inthe Inthe the Gould case case now on trial In NewYork New NewYork York it Is clear that large wealth possesses ses an unequal opportunity Tho The great Jay Gould estate of ot eighty mil mil- hns has never ne been disturbed And yet et tho income of ot each of tho the mix I l' l J L l 3 l fJ J t. t A. l j t t tI 1 K I I ht hs h's exceeds live five 01 million III I oJ doll dollars s a a. year ar B By the time vcr very weight of that great fortune thoy they possess an advantage advantage tage tago not possible of or b by efforts efforts ef cC- ef- ef forts of ot nn any ordinary man These I heirs heh themselves could not have made maele madea a n. hundredth part of or tho money un un-i un aided by tho the colossal 1 fortune fortuno their father Cather plied up for tor thorn thom Great incomes should be taxed because be be- cause causo tho the fortunes from Crom which th they y are arc derived derl come from tho the whole people people peo peo- pie and because those fortun fortunes s make opportunity unequal In Am America If It Congress shall propose o an amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment to tho constitution providing foran torun for tor un an Income tax doubtless tho the states would approve it There could then b bno bo be bono no conflict between the tho states and tho the general Jeneral government in iii levying taxes on tho the same san subjects And the revenues rev reve of or the nation would bo ho Increased Justly and without hardship on ott any nn- one |