Show th the tax situation S the new york everia evening world notes that the country has just juat gone through the mental anguish of another federal income tax return made ormer the most moet needlessly complicated law that ever harassed an intelligent people the other new york daisica dai lica the washington papers the financial fin amial j journal and a great proportion of the press of the country are similarly critical they realize the necessity of heavy taxes for fora a considerable period to meet accruing interest on government bonds and to pay necessary running expenses but insist upon a radical change in tax distribution and the entire elimination of the excess prod pro fits tax as now imposed there seems to bo be no desire to exempt big business from its share of the public burden but a widely expressed espre d sentiment prevails pre vaita i that the excess profits tax results in diminishing the supply of roods on the tha market limiting effi efficiency mency raising prices and tending to ob oba tut the accumulation of capital and to retard enterprise |