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New Taxes Sure to Come,
Senator Harrison Warns
Another Federal Deficit of Four Billion Dollars Faces
Country; New Sources of Revenue Sought; More
Persons to Be Hit.
By WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service, National Press Bldg., Washington, d. C.
WASHINGTON. — It requires a
considerable amount of courage for
an active politician to talk about
more taxes in an election year, and
it is a hopeful sign when one tells
the truth about such a politically
delicate matter. When Sen. Pat
Harrison, the veteran Mississippi
Democrat, announced the other day
that new taxes are coming, there-
fore, it became a matter of mo-
ment. It was significant first that
Senator Harrison, speaking as chair-
man of the powerful senate finance
committee, should boldly say there
must be new taxes, and it was sig-
nificant in the second place because
Senator Harrison has not always
stood shoulder to shoulder with the
New Dealers.
But there is another federal
treasury deficit of something
like $4,000,000,000 staring us in
the face, and the size of it indi-
cates that no progress has been
made whatsoever in curtailing
federal spending. It tells us,
too, that the much ballyhooed
business recovery of a year ago
is yielding less in taxes than
had been calculated by the wish-
ful thinkers.
Thirdly, the probable deficit
seems to show there was at least
some merit in the assertions by
Senator Harrison and others in con-
gress last winter that some of the
New Deal policies are driving the
country further into a hole instead
of bringing it out.
Senator Harrison’s statements
constitute a warning that federal
taxes must dig deeper. In effect,
he told the country that the govern-
ment has been taxing to the point
where it can not expect any in-
creased returns from the present
sources, however heavy the levies,
and that the scope of taxes must
be extended and expanded.
More Persons to Be
Hit by Federal Taxes
What does that mean? Simply, it
means that in any new tax laws
that are enacted, congress will in-
clude a greater number of persons
within the realm of federal tax
sources; people who never have
paid taxes to the federal govern-
ment before are going to pay them
hereafter. I am referring to income
taxes, directly, but the way the pic-
ture looks to me, there will be more
taxes that are indirect—and they hit
everybody. If congress doesn’t ex-
tend the scope of federal taxation,
there will never be any chance of a
balanced budget, and if the future
does not bring forth a balanced
budget, we may as well kiss our
democratic form of government
good-by.
The reason I say there must be
additional “hidden taxes,’’ levies
that are included in the cost to the
consumer such as the cigarette tax,
is that Senator Harrison’s own state-
ment shows there will be insufficient
revenue raised by lowering the per-
sonal exemptions under the income
tax laws or by making the tax heav-
ier on those of, say, $10,000 annual
income _ and above. There can not
be any‘very large addition to the
revenue gained in that field for
the very good and sufficient reason
that there are not enough of those
taxpayers. Bureau of internal rev-
enue statistics prove that about 60
per cent of the country’s income
earners have less than $2,000 per
family. As the laws now stand, a
person who is married and has an
income of $2,000 or less need pay no
tax. So it is seen that only a mere
drop in the bucket of new revenue
can be obtained in that direction,
wholly because if all of them were
taxed the amount still would be
small. Yet, any serious attempt to
raise revenue to balance federal ex-
penses must include levies on the
lower incomes as well as other new
taxes that apply generally.
To Search for New
Tax Possibilities
Senator Harrison’s committee will
search through all of the various tax
possibilities in the next three or
four months. It will have to do
that. The house committee on ways
and means, which considers tax leg-
islation in the house, will not have
the courage to go as far in adding
to the tax burden. It never has had
that much courage for the reason
that its members come up for elec-
tion every two years—and, again,
taxes are unpopular things for a pol-
itician. Thus, we will have to look
to the Harrison committee if prog-
ress is made in bringing the nation’s
tax receipts into some relation with
its spending.
The addition of new taxes is a
serious matter, yet it appears that
new taxes cannot be avoided. We
have had our play time, our fun.
We have danced; now, the fiddler
must be paid. When new taxes are
added, the buying power of every
person paying the tax is reduced by
that amount: But through five
years, money has been spent by the
government in ways that put to
shame the famed drunken sailor
ashcta kx the first time in a year.
Waste, wreckage, nit-wit plans and
programs—all have cost billions of
dollars.
As everyone knows, when new
taxes are added, a greater percent-
age of the country’s voting inhabi-
tants are included.
So, maybe the veteran Senator
Harrison has a two-fold purpose in
mind, and it takes courage for him
to have either one of the two ideas
because he is in politics. Maybe he
sees the necessity for substantial
curtailment of federal spending and
realizes at the same time that the
life of a politician who opposes
spending is a hard road. But if
the average citizen is touched by
some new taxes, he .will not be half
as anxious to support the candi-
date who promises pork, projects
and patronage—anything that sends
money back into the home district.
I would just hazard a guess that
the amiable and very clever Sen-
ator Harrison is going about the lat-
ter job in the only way that it can
be accomplished.
I give him praise and wish him
success, for preservation of our
government is of considerably more
moment than a few political lives.
This Is No Joke to.
Bankers of Country
Some time ago, I reported the ex-
istence within administration poli-
cies of quite contradictory plans.
Here is a new one, and one that to
me is quite laughable. It probably
is not at all humorous to the bank-
ers of the country, whether they be
big bankers or little bankers in
small towns. Of course, bankers do
not always have a sense of humor;
nevertheless, I believe they may be
forgiven for failing to laugh at this
new condition.
To have a clear understanding of
the circumstance, it is necessary to
line up the several developments in
the order of their appearance as
government or administration pol-
icy.
First, it will be remembered how
President Roosevelt ordered all
banks closed (and some stayed
closed) at the beginning of his ad-
ministration. He followed that with
legislation by congress that placed
new restrictions on how the banks
could loan money. It was a pretty
good law since it prevented some
sharp practices of which some bank-
ers had been guilty.
On top of this law, some 10 or 12
months later, Mr. Roosevelt lam-
basted the bankers for not making
loans to business. He charged them
with locking their vaults, called
them cowards and what-nots, trying
to force money out into the channels
of trade when there were few busi-
ness men doing enough business to
pay interest on the money they were
using.
Then, the urge came for deposit
insurance. Mr. Roosevelt was not
enthusiastic about any federal de-
posit insurance scheme, but Senator
Vandenberg, Michigan Republican,
had developed a terrible desire to
have it. He forced it through con-
gress, and Mr. Roosevelt signed the
bill. I think the time will come
when the country will regret that
law, but that is neither here nor
there. It is on the statute books,
and the federal deposit insurance
corporation has a function to see
that banks are properly run.
Another Depression
Was the Result
There came the time when Mr.
Roosevelt’s policies failed to work
any better than those under Presi-
dent Hoover, and we had another
depression on our hands. Mr. Jesse
Jones, chairman of the Reconstruc-
tion Finance corporation, either of
his own volition or by White House
urging, made several speeches and
statements to the bankers as the de-
pression got really bad. He sought
to stem the tide by persuading the
bankers to make more loans. Some
of us here got the impression that
Mr. Jones wanted the bankers to
shove out the money and ask later
on whether they could get it back.
Anyway, the sum and substance of
the situation was that Mr. Jones
was urging the banks to find ways to
loan money.
Then came the climax, the peak,
and the laugh. Hardly had Mr.
Jones concluded his series of lec-
tures to the bankers (who, accord-
ing to the Jones picture, really did
not want to make money) when an-
other government agency gets into
the play. The Federal Deposit In-
surance corporation had something
to say about the bankers, and Chair-
man Crowley issued a statement to
all and sundry bankers.
Said Mr. Crowley, in substance:
Bankers, the FDIC insures your de-
posits up to $5,000 per depositor;
thus they are protected. But that
does not mean you can take a
chance on unsound loans. You can’t
take any greater risk than you would
if there was no insurance of the
deposits. Just remember that, boys;
be careful and don’t stub your Wee5 6
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Dchool Lesson
fly HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D.
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Lesson for September 4
SAMUEL: SPIRITUAL REVIVAL
LESSON TEXT—I Samuel 7:3-13.
GOLDEN TEXT—Prepare your hearts
unto the Lord, and serve him only. I
SapRIMARY TOPIC—When Samuel Was Old
JUNIOR TOPIC—When Samuel Grew Old.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC—
Putting God First. ,
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC—
What Price Spiritual Revival?
“Revivals are costly. The spir-
itual awakening which our country
so much needs must begin with
a spiritual deepening which the
church so much needs. There is a
price to be paid . . . Strange gods
must be put away, gods of worldly
pleasure, worldly ambition, love of
ease and self-gratification. It is the
unwillingness to pay the price that
keeps us from the richness and pow-
er of the full spiritual life” (Prof.
L. M. Lowell).
Israel had come to the place
where the people recognized that
they were on the brink of national
disaster. They knew they had
come to the end of the trail, and
were ready to do something about
it.
I. Return Unto the Lord (v 3.).
Samuel appears in his first public
ministry to call on his people to
return to the Lord. Back of that
public act is the history of a godly
life and devoted service to the Lord
and to His nation. Such a man
can consistently urge others to turn
to God.
The response of the people was
wholehearted. They were thorough-
ly sick of their sin and separation
from the favor of God. The earnest
of their sincerity was their obedi-
ence to the admonition of Samuel
that they turn from idolatry.
II. Put Away False Gods (vv. 3, 4).
Israel had learned from their
heathen neighbors to worship their
false gods. These they must put
away if God was to be able to bless
them. The same prerequisite to
spiritual revival exists today. But
some may say, We do not worship
heathen gods. Perhaps not, and
yet one is astonished at the close
similarity between the ritual and
worship of some secret cults and
orders and the ancient religions of
heathendom.
The fact is that we have set up
many new gods—money, fashion,
social position, and what not. The
command needs to go out again
through God’s messengers, “Put
away the foreign gods.”
III. Gather Together and Pray
(vv. 5, 6).
Spiritual life thrives on the gath-
ering together of God’s people. The
crisis in Israel was met by a great
convocation of the people. We need
to revive the great soul-stirring
religious gatherings of a generation
ago.
“I will pray,” said Samuel. He
was a great intercessor. (See I
Sam. 15:11; Ps. 99:6; Jer. 15:1.)
Revival never comes without a his-
tory of faithful intercession on the
part of those whose hearts are
really burdened. Ask yourself,
How much have I really prayed for
a revival in my church, my commu-
nity, and my nation? If I should
begin to pray in earnest, would not
God hear me and answer?
IV. God Will Save Us (v. 8).
“Behold, the Lord’s hand is not
shortened that it cannot save, neith-
er his ear heavy that it cannot
hear” (Isa. 59:1). “Thus saith the
Lord . . . have I no power to de-
liver?” (Isa. 50:1, 2). God saved
Israel and delivered them out of the
hands of their enemies. The Phil-
istines, seeing them gathered to-
gether to pray, assumed that they
were preparing to fight and at-
tacked. In the previous battle at
that very spot (I Sam. 4:1-10) Israel
had fought with the weapons of men
and been disgracefully defeated
Now they fought with the weapon
of prayer and faith in God, and
great was the victory.
America is valiantly battling
against the social and economic
problems of these distressing days
but one fears that all too often the
weapons are those of the arm ol
flesh which will fail us. Let us look
up instead of to one another. “God
will save us” (v. 8).
V. Ebenezer (v. 12).
Our forefathers, familiar with the
truth of Scripture, used biblical
words in naming their children. The
present generation all too often
know the names simply as the
strange signatures on old letters.
The word “Ebenezer” might well
merit a bit of a revival itself. Here
Israel had met a disastrous defeat.
They were broken by it and had
become an almost hopeless people.
Now God had given them victory
in the very same spot and they
raised a stone of remembrance of
God’s help. The word "Ebenezer”
means “stone of help,” but also car-
ries with it the meaning of Samuel’s
word, “Hitherto hath the Lord
helped us” (v. 12).
There is an inspiring word of hope
here for every troubled soul. You
may, like Israel, have fallen into sin.
Your life may be defeated. You
may be utterly discouraged. Re-
turn to the Lord, put away sin,
gather with God’s people, pray, and
God will give you victory, even at
the very point of
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For Large Women.
This afternoon dress is carefully
designed to look well on large fig-
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A A General Quiz
The Questions
1. How long is the Great Wall
of China?
2. Can a person be a citizen of
a state of the United States with-
out being an American citizen?
3. Do sea lilies belong to the veg-
etable or animal kingdom?
4. What is the significance of
the name Utah?
5. How many of the Bach fam-
ily were musicians?
6. How many languages are used
throughout the entire land of In-
dia?
7. How does the number of
strikes in this country compare
with that of Great Britain?
this basque frock, and yet it’s just
as simple as a school-girl’s dress
should be. This is the style that
growing girls, too thin for their
height, look very well in. The
high neckline covers up their col-
lar bones, the puff sleeves and
flaring skirt have a filling out ef-
fect. This style is pretty in so
many fabrics—cotton, wool and
silk. Especially linen, gingham,
challis, jersey and for dress-up,
taffeta.
The Patterns.
1563 is designed for sizes 36, 38,
40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 and 52. Size
38 requires 5V4 yards of 39-inch
material.
1464 is designed for sizes 8, 10,
12, 14 and 16 years. Size 10 re-
quires 27/s yards of 39-inch materi-
al, plus % yard contrasting.
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Success in sewing, like success
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Both Overestimate
Town people envy the farmer,
his open-air life, and farmers;
envy city people the sights theyj
see.
When one has lost the capacity
to become indignant one is like
the shell oi a blown-out firework.
If you could only be sure you'
wouldn’t need any baggage on a:
vacation trip, what a lot of fun
you could get out of it.
Death Alone Is Certain
Death is certain; but taxes
aren’t. They’re always higher
than you expected.
What can you do well? Then do
it; and if the world wants it, it
will pay for it.
No psychological hunch is as
good as what your common sense
tells you.
You won’t always “say exactly
what you think”—if you’ve got
good judgment.
Good manners will take you a
long way with people who have
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The Answers
1. The Great Wall of China is
over 1,500 miles long.
2. No.
3. Sea lilies belong to the ani-
mal kingdom and are related to
the star fish.
4. It is a variant form of Ute,
name of an Indian tribe, meaning
“Highlanders.”
5. There were eight generations
of musicians in the family, 29
being eminent at one time.
6. India’s vast population uses
225 l°nguages and dialects.
7. In 1937 there were 12,148
strikes in the United States, in-
volving 6,360,903 workers. In the
same period. Great Britain had
1,175 strikes, involving 650,000
workers.
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