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Show the corporation tax would bo wise. It is understood thai the president be-Hcvr-n the income tax question should not again be submitted to the supreme cnirl. but at the same time he lakes tin, position, It Is said, that, congress should lie given the power to levy taxes on Incomes, it Is bis theory, according ac-cording to members of the senate, that the right of congress to levy such taxes should be determined as soon as possible, in order that, this method of raising revenues should be accessible in time of war or other emergency Harmonizing with the attitude of the president, the provision for a tax on undistributed net earnings of coi; orations, If adopted, probably would be limited to a period of two years. lf. Is argued that the law should be extended by act of congress if neces-sarj neces-sarj . Every effort will be made by Senator.! Sena-tor.! l'.orah, Cummins and Bailey and their followers among the progressive Republicans and Democrats to gei a direct vole next Friday on the income tax amendment. WILL CIRCUMVENT ADOPTION Of INCOME TAX OPPONENTS ARE BACKED BY TAFT'S INFLUENCE. They Express Confidence In Their Ability to Make Substitution For Tax. Washington, June l'i When the interne in-terne tax question conies before the finate for a vote next Friday the plan of its opponents, backed by the influence influ-ence of President Taft, to circumvent the adoption of such a measure will be fully outlined. Already the opponents express confidence in their ability to iubstitute for the Income tax amendment amend-ment a pro vision for a lax on the net earnings of corporations available for dlvkknd purposes, coupled w 1th a provision pro-vision for the submission to the legislature:, legis-lature:, of the several states of a constitutional con-stitutional amendment giving congress t!.c j;over to lay or impose the tax. For several days it has been- recog-rded recog-rded by the opponents of the income ta.: question that tho only way they cruld make certain the defeat of the proposition would be to offer something some-thing in Its stt-ad which would be acceptable ac-ceptable to tho country. It became krown that -Mr. Taft disagreed with the supporters of the tax on incomes, and would lend the administration's influence to bring about their defeat. Several representatives, notably Messrs. Brown, Jones and Bourne, have been called to the White House, an.l President Taft has discussed with tlnni the question of submitting an amendment to the states. Senator Aid rich was at the White House today and was the guest of President Taft at luncheon. They discussed the preposition at great length, and Mr. Aldrlch agreed with the president that |