Show I ISEN SEN SENATOR SENATOR TOR SMOOTS SMOOT'S I POSITION Se Senator Smoot in explaining has is position ot of o conflict with Secretary ot of the tho Treasury Merlon's Mellone proposed propos tax reductions says Bays I I am opp opposed sed to the bonus bill billI I f ha have halo 0 toted oled against it before io I II I patio halo stated slated however that I am so to hate hae hav ha e a sales tl tax tax c enacted into law that I am willing to rote ote for the bonus it if provision is s made for a sales tax to pay the co coil t If f the sales tax is once tried in the United States it will forever there there- after Arter be a a part ot of our re revenue system sy tern tem And e expensive as a bonus s 1 ill may be the establishment of a sales ales tax in the United States would more than compensate the taxpayers ers I shall tote loto ote against a bonus bill unless a tales sales tax Is reed agreed to as a part lIart ot of the act that WIll raise sufficient funds to meet t the tho bonus It is La openly charged charged by senators and representatives tha that the pur pose ot of o Secretary Mellon Melton in putting forward his plan at this tiis time Ume was l lasto wa to create a situation which would result I in l killing tho the bonus The Thi e American legion through vice vico chairman of its national legislative committee John Thomas Taylor made this charge openly In a letter to Representative Green Greer The sec sec- s 's hope according to those thos taking this view was to offer In congress by supplying them with the excuse that it was a case either ot of tax relief or tho bonus and the they hose chose to life some of ot the burden oU off the taxpayers backs n |