Show This Week 1 In Washington D. D C. C t. t V V The LAWNS T Washington DC D.C. rift between the President and con congress gress considerably widened recent recently ly lF when congress approved and sent to the White House a bill to put an end to most farm subsidies promptly vetoed and a bl to increase In Increase Increase In- In crease crease taxes by only about one ono th of dt the amount by the President Although part of the differences between the desires of the tive Uve branch and the legislative branch can be traced to politics it itIs 1 Is also also apparent that congress and the President are growing father and farther apart in their philosophy philosophy ph phy of government Ever since President Roosevelt entered the White House he has encouraged d plans to take money from the rich to improve the condition condition condi condi- tion of the poor The fact that the subsidy bill and the tax bill went to his desk the same week weel emphasized these Robin Hood tac tac- tics For his attitude on these two measures made It clear that al although although although al- al though he insisted on ment Income which would be collected collected collected col col- from those in in higher Income brackets he was entirely unwilling to discontinue a government expense expense expense ex ex- pense which in his opinion was needed to improve the conditions of the low Income group When the new tax bill was being I drawn up the administration through the treasury department set a high tax tai goal of or but though the treasury admit admitted admitted admitted ted that of the national income is now going to families earning under a n year it suggested that additional revenue be collected from Crom the the- remaining one In fact tho the treasury proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed excusing 00 low taxpayers from any further tax b by eliminating the Victory tax I plan lan I If It had merely been a matter of moro more revenue congress could casily easIly easily cas- cas ily have been persuaded to pass a n saps sales tax which would have have- provided provided provided pro pro- vided most of tho the 10 billion bUllon but the administration opposed this because because be because cause it did not want an additional d u of I 1 I burden put on families 1 UL low lUW iu- iu come It is not the function of or this column column column col col- col- col to agree or disagree with decisions decisions decisions de de- de- de of congress or of or the President President President dent but only to try to present some of or the facts which seem to stand out In high relief reller on the Washington scene But It Is apparent ent to observers hero here that this pol pal polIcy polIcy Icy of putting more and more restrictions restrictions re- re on one group while show showIng showIng showing Ing increasing generosity toward another is one from which the Pre President President President will never waver It is also becoming more and more apparent apparent apparent ent that congress has gone ione gone about as far tar as it wants to in that tion v |