Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1931, Page 3

COUZENS AND REED = DFFER N IVANCE Pennsylvanian Defends Tariff Rates; Michigan Senator Wants HiZ;her Taxes. lecans, as well as Democrats, are be- lieved to be forerunners, however, of a brisk contest when Congress meets next ber. Deficit vs. Tax Increase. ‘The Republicans will have to deter- mine whether they prefer to go into the coming national campaign with a huge deficit facing the Government or whether they prefer to bring about an inerease of taxes to meet that deficit. Increases in taxation are never popuiar. ‘While Senator Couzens and Senator Reed were talking cf taxes and tariff, respectively, Representative Will Wood of Indiana, chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, in an in- terview strongly recommended that every effort be made,to eliminate large and extraordinary Fed ral expenditures in order to prevent an increase in taxes “rzich Senator Couzens and others in- ®iet will b> necessary. “The chairman of the House Appropri- ations Committee commented upon President Hoover's estimate that a $316,~ 000,000 reduction in Federal expendi- |d tures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932, o3 compared to those for the pres- ent fiscal year, mc be possible. “The expense of the Government is econstantly increasing,” said Mr. Wood, “and it is up to every member of Con- gress to do all he can to hold down appropriations.” He added that with the income of the ‘Government decreasing because of the depression it would be impossible for Congress to keep up extraordinary ex- penditures such as were made last year without raising taxes. ‘Would Cut Defense Funds. “There ought not to be an increase | this in expenditures for national defense,” said Mr. Wood. “We are spending twice as much as before the World War and yet we are further away from ‘war than we have been for a long time. We can't be thoroughly prepared for war unless we maintain 4 standin army half the size of the armies of al continental 52 Mr. Wood also opposed the up- building of the Navy to the full strength pennitted under the terms of the London Naval Treaty, estimated to cost & billlon dollars in the next five legislation for World , Mr. Wood insisted that expenditures should be kept to a mini- mum. He admitted that expenditures for the veterans would increase as the ° veterans became older. For the pres- ent, however, he would keep these ex- penditures down. It might be neces- sary he said to put through some further aid for widows of veterans. In view of the conditions in the country, he said, other veterans expenditures should be kept down. “If representatives of veterans organi- demands, deficit which is piling up, there will be a backwash of sentiment in the country against these outlays,” he said. | Served League of Nations| as International Arms Expert. Accomplishments as Author Scholar and Lecturer (Are Impressive. Salvador de Madariaga, scholar, au- thor, member of an aristocratic family | and one of the world’s leading author- ities on international arms problems, is expected to return to Washington with- |in a fortnight—this time to take up his duties as Spanish Ambassador to the United States of the new Republican government. He will be joined here later by Senora de Madriaga, a Scot- ! tish woman, whom he marrjed in 1912. They have two daughters. Senor de Madariaga lectured in Washington two years ago and is well known both in social and diplomatic circles here. During his visit here he was a guest at the Spanish embassy. The new Ambassador is now in Mexico City lecturing on historical, political, psyehological and educational subjects. Before leaving Mexico he has planned to undertake a defense of the career of Hernando Cortes, the conquistador, whom most Mexicans are taught to lespise. ‘While Ambassador de Madariaga has not yet met with full approval of the State Department because it had not been officially approached in connection with his appointment, it was said here yesterday that this promises to lead to no complications. Diplomatic usage re- quires that the government to which an Ambassador is to be accredited should be first aproached as to his accept- ability. That this has not been done in the case of the new Spanish Am- bassador is to be overlooked here on the grounds that it probably was an oversight. All indications are that is acceptable to Served League of Nations. ‘The new Ambassador arrived in this country early in 1931 as a lecturer and author and gave several lectures at Co- lumbia University, New York City, un- der auspices of the Instituto de las Espanas, an ol tion founded to foster Spanish-American understanding. He is a former head of the disarma- ment section of the Secretariat of the League of Nations, and since 1928 has been King Alfonso XIII's professor of Spanish studies at Oxford and has de- voted to writing. ‘The new Ambassador is the author of a number of books in English, in- cluding such critical studies as “Shel- ley and Calderon,” an analytical re- view of modern Spanish literature un- der the title of “The Genius of Spain” and an essay of comparative psychol- ogy entitled “Englishmen, Prenchmen and Spaniards.” In the latter, he has taken the three countries which he knows best at first hand, and what he conceives to be main the reality of national psychology, a subject which he says is so open to misconception. In the foreword of the book he quotes his opinion written be- ‘The House veteran said he would be opposed to a law establishing a five- day work week for Government em- suggested in many quarters. “They said” continued Mr. Wood, t the Saturday half-holiday law would mean Bo increase in cost to the Government, yet the Budget Bureau it will cost $13,000,000 a Must Revise Tax Laws. b'semwr cfl“fln in advocating u:tlo; increase taxes, said: avoid serious con- “ cannot. sideration of a revision of the tax laws it the ernment would have collected $260,000,- o‘”Bemnidu:‘ year gn it d.ld."."‘ said he was having an_inquiry made of what the effect would have |, been if the rates prevailing in 1918 and 921 had been in effect. The gift tax, he said, should -be re- gvived. That tax was repealed several i years ago on the recommendation of . Secretary Mellon, who declared it an unwise tax and urged a more sound #system of taxation. Senator Couzens insisted, however, that there was no } more reason why a man should be per- mitted to transfer his property prior his death tax free than that the er of the property should be taxed the man's death. On the con- , Senator Couzens contended, there more reason to tax the transfer be- death. He said he was convinced it men of large wealth were con- j stantly transferring the great bulk of { their “property to their heirs before { death and thus were escaping the estate taxes now imposed by the Government. “Why should a man with $500,000,000 . be permitted to_transfer- this wealth e; WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY { debts contracted by any one ex L | GBO. A. WATSON. 1117 | ot ol WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AN debts contracted except by me persons AMERICO FACCHINA, 1218 Perry st. ne. 1931 AUTO-SEAT COVI now ready for showi Ga._0345. } FTER THIS DATE 1 WILL NOT ‘mysell. 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Thus to hypocrisy- sense W sents _the clearness-licentiousness Frenchman, opinion quality, the , dignity-cruelty for the paniard, vulgarity-vitality for the American ¢ * * ‘While a member of the staff of the London Times, Senor de Madariaga was appointed a director of the disarm- ament section of the League of Nations. He served in this capacity for six years. He later served as secretary of the Preparatory Disarmament Commission, as secretary to the third disarmament commission of the Assembly of the League from 1922 to 1927 and as sec- retary general of the International Conference for the Supervision of the Trade in Arms in 1925. Since his retiment from the League Senor de Madariaga has visited the United States several times, expressing each time his views of the League, the international peace problem and the| “when the estate of a man amounting ':;:&02.,000,000 is taxed $20,000,000 after Cites British Tax Rates. In defense of his proposal to in- crease the surtaxes, Senator Couzens called attention to the much higher in- come tax rates now prevailing in Great | Britain. He point out that a man with a $4,000 income in Great Britain ‘pays an income tax 58 times as high as a8 man with a similar income in the United States; that a man with an in- come of $10,000 in Great Britain pays an income tax 10 times as high as that paid by an American resident. The British resident pays on an income of $20,000 six and a half times as much tax 2s does the American; on an in- come of $50,000, three and a quarter and a half times as much as does an American with a similar income. Senator Couzens, unlike Bingham of Connecticut, Republican, who also recently advocated an increase in taxation, does not propose any in- crease in the normal income tax rates. “It has been shown that we in- creased the appropriations for all kinds of Government construction work to| three-quarters of a billion dollars in the | last session of Congress,” said Senator | Couzens. “Every one seemed to approve | of this, as an aid to employment of labor. But where are we going to get | the money to pay the bills? Those who | approved these increased appropriations now say We must not raise taxes, al- | though we were running very close to the wind before the increased appropri-; ions were made. Now it is held to be | For Men Only A Complete Shaving Outfit as Follows: 1—25¢ Latest Model Gold Pla Auto Strop Razor, Blade, Strop and Ca 1—35¢ Life Buoy Shaving Cream. 1—25¢ Palmolive After-Shaving Talcum. ation to use after Total Value, $1.10 oo ... 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The Latin American policy of the United States is dominated by the Monroe Doctrine and the Panama Canal, he has said. His resignation from the secretariat of the League of Nations was attributed by some 1o Spain's withdrawal from A;:tlve particfpation in the internation- a The fall of the Spanish monarchy was hailed by Senor de Madariaga as “a stupendous triumph for democracy.” He always maintained that King Al- fonso had been the real dictator during the regime of Gen. Primo de Rivera and cited in proof the dismissal of De Rivera by the King. Since public opinion condemned the King, according to Senor de Madariaga, the government was driven to dictatorial methods ,to protect him. APPOINTMENT NOT FINAL. Sanction of List Published Thursday Is Delayed. MADRID, April 25 (#).—President Alcala Zamora and Foreign Minister Algxander Lerroux were understood to have agreed today that the Republican government will appoint only seven Am- bassadors abroad. The foreign posts heretofore of ambassadorial rank will become legations. The embassies will be at Washington, London, Paris, Rome, Berlin, Vienna and the Holy See. >, Havana and Buenos Aires the present incumbents probably will continue in office. No definite decisions have been reached Tregar the ambassadorial appoint- ments, including that to Washington, although a tentative list of appointees was published on Thursday. The post at Washington, it is understood, is & matter of considerable concern, since the government wants a representative there of unquestioned loyalty to the Republic. Although it is less two weeks old the government has accomplished extensive reorganization and thus far has avoided serious friction in domestic and foreign affairs. Its poliey is to avoid such controversial matters as the ul:ua{huémn b'":fq: cr;urchnnd state an disposif of large estates until after the elections next June. VIRGINIA BRIDGE FIRM IN HANDS OF RECEIVERS Norfolk-Portsmouth Corporation Creditors Ask Action; Span Re- Official mains Open to Traffic. By the Associated Press. NORFOLK, Va., April 25.—The Nor- folk-Portsmouth Bridge Corporation, which operates a toll bridge between Portsmouth and South Norfolk over the Southern branch of the Elizabeth River, today was placed in the hands of a receiver, appointed by Federal Judge Luther B. Way on the petition of creditors of the corporation and the corporation _itself. Charles R. Welton of Portsmouth was named receiver. Judge Way's action came in an equity suit filed against the bridge com- pany by Ernest E. Howard, Enoch R. Needles and Henry C. Tammen, co- partners, trading under the firm name and style of Ash-Howard-Needles & en. Announcement was made immediate- ly that the bridge would continue open and ready for traffic and that it would be conducted al the same lines as prevailed prior to receivership. 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BUDGET CUT SEEN AS LESSER EVIL President Faces Necessity to Reduce Expenditures or Increase Taxes. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Faced with the alternative of higher taxes or economy of expenditure, the Hoover administration has decided to cut the budget as the lesser of two evils, Both policles have their danger points on the eve of a presidential campaign. The spectacle of a Repub- lican administration running at a defi- cit and increasing the tax len is a5 unusual as it is unpleasant to the political leaders here, who recognize now that they must face the next cam- paign on the record of Mr. Hoover. But the economy program is not weicome either, for it means that the Federal Government will have to cut down on its total pay roll at a time when Gov- ernment agencies are urging private industry not to add to general unem- ployment. The reduction of $316,000,000 to be made in the Federal budget is an- nounced now because the new fiscal year begins July 1. The appropriations already have been made by Congress so that when the budget cut is effective it will mean an actual saving. Hoover Groups Expenditures. Congress, of course, next December will take up bills appropriating money for the fiscal year boginning July 1, 1932, and probably will be influenced to a large extent by the economy drive launched by the President. A significant thing about Mr. Hoover's announcement is the way he has grouped Government expenditures. Four major divisions have been set up allocating the various expenditures of a total budgeét of approximately $4,119,- 000,000. In the first group is revealed the money spent for war purposes— past, present and future. It, runs to about $2,500,000,000, or more than 60 per cent of the total budget. It includes expenses for interest and principal on war debt, pensions, soldier bonus, hos- pitalization and national defense. ‘The second group is administrative and is really the executive department plus some expenbes in the legislative and judicial arms of the Govern- ment, making a total of only about $379,000,000. Most of Dollar Goes for War. In the third group are all the gen- eral economic and social welfare items of the Federal Government, revealing expenses for co-operation with indus- try and agriculture and the promotion of domestic and foreign trade, includ- ing also public buildings and making a | total of about $935,000,000. In the last group are the financial transactions such as tax refunds, war| claims, trust funds and other items amounting to $257,000,000. ‘Thus it will be seen that most of the taxpayers' money goes directly or indi- rectly for war. The necessity of cutting the budget by $316,000,000 shows how | difficult it is to reduce any of the items | in group one because the war expendi- tures are more or less fixed. It is in| the field of discretionary appropriation | in the smaller area of administrative work that the economlies will have to | i be effected. (Copyrisht, 1931.) VILNA HOMELESS 1,500 Increase of Flood Causes Five of 100 Houses Collapse. ‘WARSAW, April 25 (#).—Floods in the city and province of Vilna were | growing increasingly serious tonight. The water was still rising. In Vilna more than 100 houses were submerged, || five had collapsed, and more than 1,500 persons were homeless. ‘The cathedral has been closed, and || the city’s electricity facilities were en- dangered as floods began to enter the power plant. Drastieniki, favorite resort of Marshal Pilsudski, Poland’s dictator, was partly submerged. ot Argentina Corn Estimated. BUENOS AIRES, April 25 (#).—The present corn crop in Argentina was officially forecast today at 9,425,000 tons. ‘The area sown was placed at 5,575,000 hectares, of which 834,500 hectares were said to have been lost due to drought and plague. None Better— Few as Good Sold on Easy Terms GIBSON’S 91519 G St. N.W. on the River Niemen, | D. C., APRIL 26, 1931—PART ONE. Chickens Hatched Purple and Green As Trick of Serum By the Associated Press. CALGARY, Alberta, April 25 —Now come purple and green chickens. Just a matter of serum. Some I:vple interested in such things jected serum into eggs means of & hypodermic needle on the nineteenth day of incubation. Yesterday the chickens were hatched, some all purple, others all green. The serum peorle figure they can obtain a blue chick by a mixture of the serum. It was not explained why. CATHOL SOGETY TOHONR FOUNDER Oldest Charter Member Will Be Guest at Knights of Columbus Dinner. Dr. Henry J. Crosson, the oldest liv- ing charter member of the Washington Council, Knights of #*Columbus, will be honored at the organization's_thirty- fourth anniversary dinner Tuesday night at the Mayflower Hotel. Dr. Crosson is a past grand knight of the cmmd cil and a past State deputy of the order. Dr. Crosson was one of 50 candidates who made up the ploneer class which established this Catholic fraternity in Washington in 1897. He served as the third grand knight of this council, and it was during his administration the custom of the annual communion serv- ice was inaugurated. Other guests of honor at the anni- versary dinner will be Right Rev. John M. McNamara, Auxiliary Bishop of Bal- timore; Joe Cronin of the Washington Base Ball Club, selected as the most valugple player to his team in the Afn ican League during 1930; D. J. Callahan, supreme treasurer of the order; Willlam G. Feely, State deputy; Charles W. Darr, master of the order’s fourth degree, and . W. Coleman Nevils, president of Georgetown Uni- versity. BREAD CUT IS RECORD SAN FRANCISCO, April 25 (®)— Bread sold in San Francisco and North- ern California generally today at the lowest prices since 1913 following dras- tic cuts by chain-store systems. Large bakers, however, reiterated no intention of reducing prices. Most chain stores sold 16-ounce loaves for 5 cents and 24-ounce loaves for 7 or 7!, cents. Frames Styled White Gold Filled Frames Optometrists for 50 years 1004 F St. N.W. 8 King St., HOOVER TO HONOR COLONISTS OF 1607 Will Join Pollard and Throng in Rites Today Near Spot Where Settlers Landed. By the Associated Press. President Hoover and Gov. Pollard will join thousands of Virginians and North Carolinians tomorrow in paying tribute to the doughty band of Eng- lishmen who came ashore here 324 years ago to plant English civilization in the New World. Like the cere- monies at the first landing, the observ- ance will be of a religious character. The Right Rev. Arthur C. Thomson, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia, will conduct the services. A large choir, made up from church choirs in Norfolk and Portsmouth, will be directed by Prof. A. J. Lancaster, and music will be furnished by the 12th Coast Artillery Band. Neither President Hoover nor Gov. Pollard will make an address. ' Rites Set Near Anchorage. ‘The ceremonies will be only a few feet from the rolling Atlantic surf and the blue waters of Chesapeake Baj where the three little ships—the Saral Constant, the Goodspeed and the Dis- covery—lay anchored when the Colo- nists landed under Capt. Christopher Newport to name the cape in honor of Prince Henry of England. A crude wooden cross marks the sup site. ‘The terrain itself has changed little since the eventful day of the landing and 15 adequately described in the words of Capt. John Smith: “The show of the land there is white hilly sand, like unto the downs, and along the shores great plenty of pines and firs.” Capt. 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