Show SHARP SHAR DEBATE LOOMS OVER FRENCH TAXES Tardieu Sees Bitter Battle Over Great Levy e BY ANDRE TARDIEU ronner French High Commissioner to the United Stat l Copyright 1822 1923 PARIS Feb 17 Ta pro to precipitate II harp discussion the of oC which cannot be hen the chamber consideration tion of o the budget next Tuesday There Is a deficit of oC four Cour billion I his the Interest Ion Internal loans Joans and expenditures forI for I pensions and reconstruction It 1 rendered necessary by Germanys Germany fail failure ure to pay The Tir enate finance committee has demanded that tho budget be b balanced by taxes tates This meana a bitter con con- con conflict na much as a no parliament eer e voted SO o many taxes tas as Our budget less than the fl billions In 1913 Is no now In 1923 more mor than 24 Our ta e now total 20 billion and be b more mor than 23 If Jt tho new taxes art are The Th has voted over nine and a halt billions 01 new We Wo dedicate these these- to those who think France Is not A per cent increase 01 thIs sort ort shows that we w the conquer conquer- conquerIng conquer Ine Ing nation e ba received nothing Irom German It is our 0 ova nIl sources ie-sources SOurCeS that e ar ouk- ouk land Jand and aDd aro ar our pensions I cannot conceal ne ne that the majority of ot the deputies are reit-le reit less s over the heavy not because they must seek ro 13 months from Irom nov no but tor lor three ears they have haTt been promising that Ger Germany many be b forced to pay The Th new taxes mean a a public of the utter of the policies 01 the last three years and the th abl cr Able condemnation of ot the ment PATIENCE It will Include condemnation ot thE th chamber has tirelessly accord accorded ed to these l he disappointment and just described Ir 18 Increased bv the th th t this financial crisis coincides coincIde nh the Ruhr occupation B Bel el agrees that p abo e abo e all thing else li Is necessary In thIs struggle German obstinacy but hoped without expressly sa In It It that by some miracle the tho coal cOlli 01 the Ruhr would be b concerted con Into gold gold 1 hose who ho lIe UK myself saw thE th gra e and the th ot any financial benefit were ere cd recel ed when no e poInted out hal expect Now there is a disagree disagreeable able evet evor where and till result will bo b evident c In the cominG d Deputies In 0 ery land are ner all The French deputies In thE th majority are moderates and art are In to fear that If It they vote voto a ne and unpopular ta tax law tile tir go government ment will not stand back ot of them and them their political ad In the coming election hen they are r charged lIh too hea hea Hence on the tho e eve eI I of 01 this de debate bate lucre Is much uneasiness and ho hoe e er r may mav be the chambers chamber's l and couras and It a shown In there 1920 1 20 Is no doubt thE opens under the tho worst aus aus- auspices auspices I MUST CST A AUT UT AM D You may be surprised that It i all of ot the tho International com complications I 1 am on the th budget But I 1 do so Intentionally and for lor t c ons For the th lat last four our ie e Irs rs In Internal economic conditions and espe especially the policy has ha been thc th main Influence In tho foreign ot all nations In addition our mutual Iono ledge of each others Internal and an budgetary affairs is terribly insufficient Consequently we often misunderstand misunderstand stand each others plans Our policies are ar from our Internal dc as IlS much as a an thing else Moreover er both feast ast and est tho situation remains unchanged body No-body 0 body can say ay what Is goIng to happen will wait alt and seo with Ith what hat calm and is required In the present unstable condition 01 any prophecy is tuie to be wrong Laws Law's speech was vas only a confession of Gleat Britain's hesi hesitancy tancy a about bout the future Moreover Moreo our art aro scarcely to us about Isolated action now Ina much as it was their ver veri to practice that solidarity which that has driven en us to our OUI present cour e of ot action 1 ery crime carries its own 0 n punishment |