| Show THE PATRI TIC CONGRESS DECREES DOLLARS IN IN LUXURIES MUST FIRST SALUTE THE FLAG war revenue tax of levied beer bears brunt of durden burden congress half hag levied a war tax of to offset a similar amount of 0 loss on import revenue due to the Buro european pears disturbances and of this amount boer beer Is the heaviest co contributor having been assessed approximately a stamp tax on negotiable instruments Instrument a it Is estimated will yield a tax on the capital stock block of banks of lind and a tax on tobacco perfumes theater tickets etc mak makes e s the remainder congress liaa has de decreed credi that the brower brewer the banker and the investor must shoulder tile hie musket and march to the front that milady who would add to tier her beauty must first tip uncle ancl e sam and a dollar that seeks plu pleasure asure must first salute the flag that pleasure and profit proult the twin llero heroes s of i nany kriana wars shall fight the nations battles find by oil an ingeniously arranged schedule of taxation congress tint has shifted tile the war budget from the shoulders of necessity to those of choice and gain touching in ili its ita various ramifications almost everylane everyl every line lne of busl business noss all hall tho the dollar that bleeds for its country that bares its breast to tile the fortunes of war and risks its ito life to preserve the ho stability and integrity of tho the nations credit the market place has always been a favorite stand for war revenue collectors lec liec tors the trader Is it a great financial patriot ilia dollar Is the first to rally around tile tho star spangled banner and tho the last to hear the coo of tho the love dove of pence peace lie Is called upon to buy ca cannon catimon tinon to feed and clothe the hoys boys in blue and each month cheer their hearts with the coin of the realm men can neither be freo free nor brave without food and ammunition rind and money Is so BS important a factor in war as aa blood many monuments lieve been erected in honor of heroes slain in battles poems have been written eulogizing their noble deeds and the he nation honors its soldiers while they live and places a monument upon their graves when they die but very little has been said of tho the dollar that bears the burdens of war honor to the dollar that bears the burdens of war all honor to tho the dollar that answers the call to arms and when tho the battlo battle Is ili over bandages the wounds of stricken soldiers lays a wreath upon the graves of fallen heroes and cares for the widows and orphans all honor to tho industries that benj beni their backs under the burdens of war lift the weight from the shoulders of the poor and build a bulwark around the nations credit all honor to those who contribute to the necessities and administer to tile the comforts of the boys who are arc marching cool tho fever of afflicted soldiers and kneel with the cross beside dying heroes A dollar may fight its competitor in flu business industries may Et struggle ruggle for in trado trade and occupations may view each other with envy or suspicion but when the buglo bugle calls they bury strife and rally around the lag companions and friends mesa mates and chums all fighting tor for one flag one cause and ono one country tile the luxuries I 1 in n life have always been the reat burden bearers in go government V ern ment wo we will mention a drw of them giving the annual contributions t to 0 tile the nations treasury liquor tobacco sugar stilts silks diamonds millinery 2479 furs and automobiles we collect GG of internal and custom revenue annually and of tills this amount classi fles flea as luxuries and to this thin amount wo we should add the war tax now levied tho the war tax Is immediately effective tramp tramp tramp tho the industries are marching strong and beneath the starry flag they will flit the treasury again they shout hurrah Turrah I for uncle ram |
