THE ROLL CALL
Anderson, Douglas
The Roll Call ON MEN AND MEASURES The record made in the United States Senate, by which every effort to make wealth bear its proper share of the burdens of the present tear, met with defeat,...
...It would have yielded an estimated revenue of $450,000,000 annually...
...Mischief makers and 'drones' should be kept out but in no wise should a co-operative society become a closed shop...
...SMITH, HOKE (Ga...
...Dem...
...ReP...
...Rep...
...Dem...
...But, more wisely than the rest of the tory press, it accepts the situation and suggests as a remedy that those who disagree with the speakers get soap boxes of their own and refute their statements...
...NORR1S (Neb...
...ROBINSON (Ark...
...TILLMANN (S...
...BECKHAM (Ky...
...It would simply have still further added to the high cost of living...
...For the purpose of presenting a compact, cumulative record ten of the most important, representative amendments have been selected, and the votes of members of the Senate thereon given in the accompanying chart The votes are so arranged that Senators voting for amendments increasing taxes on surplus incomes and war profits, and against taxes on consumption as indicated at the top of each column are marked X, while those voting the opposite way are marked O. Absentees are marked A. Senators who are paired, and not voting, are marked absent, as it is impossible to tell which way they would have voted...
...SHIELDS (Tenn...
...On nearly every amendment offered the autocracy of wealth in America was ranged on one side in opposition, while democracy as representing the interest of the great mass of the people was to be found on the other...
...Well, I'm neutral...
...Dem...
...GERRY (R...
...Leadership and harmony are ossential and minor differences among co-operators must be subordinated to the public good...
...Senators, who must be re-elected in 1918, if they wish to remain In the Senate, have their names and their records printed in Bold Face type...
...THOMPSON (Kns...
...It would have yielded $764,000,000 more revenue from this source than the bill as passed in the Senate and later enacted into law...
...Dem...
...live stock shipping, 150...
...NELSON1 (Minn...
...Dem...
...Rec., P. 7484...
...CHAMBERLAIN (Ore...
...Dem...
...An appeal is made to conserve our human resources by upholding protective standards as a prime essential of national effectiveness...
...It would have yielded $395,000,000 more than the bill as passed in the Senate, and later enacted into law...
...The World has awakened to the fact that all efforts to distort the sayings of these speakers into seditious utterances have failed...
...PITTMANN (Nev...
...The one-man, one-vote principle will keep the organization democratic...
...It was defeated by a vote of 62 to 17 (See Cong...
...KIRBY (Ark...
...Dem...
...Which Bide you-all on, cunnel...
...THOMAS (Colo...
...HARDWICK (Ga...
...The record on which the record is made follows: I A minority of the committee on Finance, Senators La Follette, Gore and Thomas, presented a report to the Senate, attacking the manner of financing the war...
...Shafroth and La Follette...
...Senators voting for the amendment are marked X Those opposed are marked 0. IV The record given here is on an amendment offered by Senator Hollis, levying" a flat tax of 50 per cent, on war profits...
...It was offered after amendments imposing a tax of 70 and 05 per cent had been defeated by similar votes...
...The desire for a co-operative company should spring up with the group undertaking it," declares Professor Hibbard, "otherwise, the cost of starting is high and the required interest for making a success likely to be wanting...
...Rec, P. 7352...
...HUSTING (Wis...
...SOAP BOX ORATORS A sensible suggestion is offered by the New York World In its issue of Sept...
...JOHNSON (S.,Dak...
...By Douglas Anderson THE EFFORT to conscript wealth for the purpose of carrying on the present war failed in the American Congress...
...stores, 57...
...Ah hope 'ey win...
...HUCHES (N...
...GRONNA (N...
...Senators voting for the amendment are marked X. Those opposing it are marked 0. WAR PROFITS II The record given here is on an amendment offered by Senator Johnson, California, imposing a tax on war profits of 73 per cent...
...How at wah goin' to-day...
...This amendment was defeated by a vote of 65 to 15 (Cong...
...Dem...
...WARREN (Wyo...
...Rec., P. 74S9...
...A sufficient amount of business is essential...
...Dcm...
...Rep...
...Uphold Protective Standards A WARNING that mistaken zeal at the beginning of the war may lead to decreased production of materials and impairment of the health and strength of the workers is contained in a special bulletin an Labor Laws in War Time by the American Association for Labor Legislation...
...Dem...
...LA FOLLETTE (Wis...
...Rep...
...KEN YON (Iowa), Rep...
...If protective standards for labor should be mistakenly set aside, as a war measure," the bulletin states, "it may require a struggle to regain them with the coming of peace...
...Rep...
...C), Dem...
...John Mitchell, chairman of the New York Industrial Commission and Commissioner Royal Meeker of th United States Bureau of Labor Statistics...
...BRANDEGEE (Conn...
...M'KKLLAR (Tenn...
...It provided A tax on war profits amounting to 76 per cent, which together with a 4 per cent increase In the corporation tax made an Increased tax on war profits of 80 per cent It would have yielded $2,280,000,000 In revenue from this source — practically double the amount which the bill enacted into law is expected to raise...
...It was later restored to the bill by the conference committee and is now the law...
...Dem...
...GORE (Okla...
...Senators voting for it are marked X Those opposed are marked O. UNDISTRIBUTED SURPLUSES VIII With an increased scale of taxes provided on individual incomes, corporations will be able to relieve their stockholders from paying the tax by retaining their profits in the treasury instead of paying them out In dividends...
...M'LEAN (Conn...
...CALDER (N...
...FOR 73% tax on WAR PROFITS FOR 60% tax on WAR PROFITS FOR 50% tax on WAR PROFITS FOR 40% tax on WAR PROFITS FOR 31231.000,1)00 increase in individual income tax FOR $80,000,0.00 increase in individual income tax FOR 10% lux on undistributed surplus FOR atneudmtmt striking out tax rr Parcel Post packages FOR amendment striking out tax...
...BRADY (Idaho), Rep...
...16, to the hysterical ones who insist on suppressing soap box orators in New York City...
...Y.), Rep...
...Rep...
...Rep...
...Dem...
...Just whistle the first three or four bars, and I'll hae a try at it...
...Together with the tax on coffee, which was eliminated by an almost identical vote, these taxes would have Imposed a burden on the consuming public of $86,000,000 a year, or about $5 on every family in America...
...WEEKS (Mass...
...on sugar, tea, cocea, etc...
...M'CUMBER (N...
...Rec, P. 7183...
...Rep...
...Senators serving the public interest are distinguishable by the frequency of X's, Senators serving wealth are equally distinguished by the frequency of Zeros...
...It increased the Individual income tax rate so that from this source alone there would have been produced $162,000,000 more in revenue annually than the amount provided in the bill as passed is the Senate, and later enacted into law...
...His report shows the following co-operative companies operating in "Wisconsin: cheese factories, 718...
...Hibbard...
...CULBERSON (Texas), Dem...
...JOHNSON (Cal...
...BROUSSARD (La...
...insurance, 214...
...BANKHEAD (Ala...
...Dem...
...Among those interested in the prompt passage of this bill as an emergency measure were Grant Hamilton of the American Federation of Labor...
...KING (Utah), Dem...
...U.S SENATE RECORD ON CONSCRIPTION OF WEALTH 1 2 .3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Note —Aq X opposite the name of your senator indicates a vote lor the amendment indicated at the top of each column...
...If those who would, suppress free speech know wherein the street speakers are wrong, they can do more to convince the public of the fact by pointing it out in fair debate than by resort to physical force...
...M.), Rep...
...KENDRICK (Wyo...
...KELLOGG (Minn...
...Dem...
...SMITH, M. A. (Ariz...
...It was defeated by a vote of 58 to 21 (See Cong...
...Rep...
...Record shows would have voted as indicated if present...
...Rep...
...HARDING (Ohio), Rep...
...Dcm...
...WOLCOTT (Del...
...LODGE (Mass), Rep...
...OWEN (Okla...
...Senators voting tor the amendment are marked X Those opposed are marked O. VII An amendment offered by Senator Hollis would have Increased the revenue derived from the Income tax by $80,000,000 over that provided by the bill, as passed in the Senate and Later enacted into law...
...Dem...
...It was defeated by a vote of 60 to 18 (See Cong...
...Dem...
...as provided in the revenue bill reported by the committee...
...WILLIAMS (Miss...
...Rep...
...2 Singed minority report...
...Dem...
...Hibbard against promoters...
...Dem...
...STONE (Mo...
...FREL1NGHUYSEN (N...
...The advice is excellent...
...SHEPPAKD (Texas), Dem...
...Rec., P. 7178...
...JONES (Wash...
...This section admittedly is wholly impossible of being enforced...
...GOFF (W...
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...vote for amendments...
...The Senate defeated this amendment by a vote of 55 to 24 (See Cong...
...FALL (N...
...The membership of the company should consist of active farmers...
...This tax brought aid and comfort to the great express companies, who stand to profit by increases in parcel post rates...
...Those Fighting Neutrals Lorn Cotton, sole proprietor of a whitewashing emporium in a Southern town, relates the San Francisco Argonaut, shone in the noonday sun as though he had given his skin a coat of stove polish...
...He declares that one of the worst phases of co-operation to development in America is the promotion of companies by men who are interested only to the extent of getting easy money out of commissions for selling stock...
...MacDougall scratched his chin for a moment, and then, in an equally harsh voice, said: "D'ye think you've beat me...
...STERLING (S...
...JAMES (Ky...
...Repeated attempts to increase the tax on those "who were coining profits out of the blood of war," were made but invariably met with defeat The struggle threw out In bold relief the line of cleavage between public servants, who choose to serve wealth and privilege, and those who serve the interest of the great mass of the people...
...If they cannot refute the arguments, their efforts to suppress them may be reasonably construed as an admission of si fact they would like to conceal.—The...
...The substitute bill also imposed a 10 per cent tax on the surplus of corporations retained in the treasury (See No...
...Nothing new to-day," replied his honor...
...HITCHCOCK (Neb...
...A vote against the amendment is indicated by an O. Those absent arc marked A. Senators whose names appear in bold face type must retire or go to their constituents for reelection in 1918 FOR Minority substitute bill...
...J.), Dem...
...LEWIS (Ill...
...Rec, P. 7474...
...creameries, 380...
...Dem...
...C), Dem...
...O.Dem...
...FLETCHER (Fla...
...Rep...
...When the divided opinion of the United States Supreme Court in the Jensen case deprived these workers of the benefits of( workmen's compensation and ascribed their injury cases to maritime liability jurisdiction, the men and their families were placed in a distressing situation...
...VARDAMAN (Miss...
...The Roll Call ON MEN AND MEASURES The record made in the United States Senate, by which every effort to make wealth bear its proper share of the burdens of the present tear, met with defeat, cannot too often be brought to the attention of the American people...
...KNOX (Penn...
...NEW (Rep...
...It would have produced $1,707,000,000 more from this source than the bill passed by the Senate and later enacted into law...
...This would have yielded an estimated annual revenue of $450,000,000 annually...
...PHELAN (Cal...
...In preparing the hill upon official request it was aimed to open the way for a comprehensive application of state compensation laws to industrial accidents in marine employment...
...Dem...
...Rep...
...To make this avenue of escape impossible, Senator Jones, New Mexico, offered an amendment to the committee bill, the record of which is given under this head in the chart, levying a 10 per cent, tax on all surplus profits remaining in the treasury undistributed 60 days after the end of the year...
...PENROSE (Pcnn...
...Senators voting for the amendment are marked X Senators opposed are marked O. CONSUMPTION TAXES IX The record given here is on the vote by which the tax of one cent, for each present charge of 25 cents on parcel post packages was stricken from the bill in the Senate...
...The substitute amendment would have produced approximately $1,200,-000,000 more in revenue than the bill, which passed the Senate, and would have raised it all from war profits, individual incomes, corporation surpluses, and liquor and tobacco...
...The bill passed the Senate October 2. "This bill provides an urgently needed adjustment which will do much to assist in the effective prosecution of the war work of the government," is the comment of Secretary John B. Andrews of the American Association for Labor Legislation...
...WALSH (Mont), Dem...
...Dcm...
...NEWLANDS (Nev...
...Dem...
...Pair filled on each vote had effect of counting his vote for amendments...
...How do, cunnel, how do...
...At least they should be in control...
...PAGE...
...The co-operators should live near enough together to have a community interest and personal acquaintance...
...ASHURST (Ariz...
...Rep...
...MARTIN (Va...
...BORAH (Idaho), Rep...
...Dem...
...England's experience is cited as a timely lesson to the United States to permit no breaking down of the hard-won labor standards...
...HALE (Maine), Rep...
...POMERENE (Ohio), Dem...
...SMITH, J. W. (Md...
...La FOLLETTE'S is therefore presenting the following article, and accompanying chart, which presents in graphic fashion the record of every member of the Senate on ten of the most representative amendments offered to improve the bill in the Senate...
...Protective standards for the industrial army are outlined and enforcement of existing laws is urged as an "imperative duty in meeting the acute strain of war...
...DILLINGHAM (Vt...
...Dem...
...Outsiders, if admitted as they sometimes are to furnish capital, should not be allowed to influence the business policy towards large dividends on the investment...
...Senators voting for It are marked X. Those opposed are marked O. V The record given here is on an amendment offered by Senator Hollis increasing the tax on excess profits on the graduated scale basis provided in the committee bill from an average tax of 31 per cent, to an average of 40 per cent...
...SMOOT (Utah), Rep...
...Rep...
...TOWNSEND (Mich...
...Ree., P. 7470-1...
...6881-2...
...telephones, 437...
...SWANSON (Va...
...SMITH, W. A. (Mich...
...This tax was stricken out of the bill by a vote of 52 to 28 (See Cong...
...Dem...
...Rep...
...Senators voting for It are marked X Those opposed are marked O. Similar amendments, calling for a slightly smaller increase, were offered by Senators Johnson (California), Borah...
...Rep...
...All were defeated by about the same vote...
...UNDERWOOD (Ala...
...Dak), Rep...
...Rep...
...GALLINGER (N...
...Senators voting against this tax are marked X. Those voting for it are marked O. * * * Set to Music A Highlander who prided himself on being able to play any tune on the pipes, says the Youth's Companion, perched himself on the side of one of his native hills one Sunday morning and commenced blowing for all he was worth...
...I.), Dem...
...Public...
...On motion of Senator Hardwick this tax was originally stricken out of the bill by a vote of 38 to 33 (See Cong...
...Dcm...
...Record, Pp...
...SMITH, E.D...
...WADSW0RTH (N- Y...
...FERNALD) (Maine), Rep...
...produce shipping, 63...
...Rep...
...REED (Mo...
...The committee bill contained a provision, which permits the Secretary of the Treasury to assess a penalty against any corporation which retains profits in the treasury, which are not used in the business...
...Rep...
...SIMMONS (N...
...Experience abroad has shown that those who serve the industries are qufte as important to military success as are the fighting forces...
...OVERMAN (S...
...Much suffering resulted when they were thus' denied just and certain accident indemnities which they formerly enjoyed in common with other workers...
...Senators voting to strike out the tax are marked X. Those opposed are marked O. X The record given here is on the vote by which the taxes on sugar, tea, cocoa, glucose, etc., were stricken from the revenue bill...
...J.), Rep...
...M'NAR Y (Ore...
...It would have produced $1,174,000,000 more revenue from this source than the bill as passed by the Senate and later enacted into law...
...asked the whitewasher...
...Rep...
...Dem...
...Dem...
...Presently the minister came along and, going up to MacDougall with the intention of severely reprimanding him, asked in a very harsh voice, "MacDougall, do, you know the Ten Commandments...
...A large army of workers are benefited...
...This practice has been followed In the past, over half the anTHERE are over 2,000 Farmers' Co-operative Companies in Wisconsin...
...CURTIS (Kansas), Rep...
...The real struggle for increased taxes on war profits and surplus incomes was made in the United States Senate before the bill went to the Conference Committee...
...nual Income of American corporations ($9,000,000,000) being retained in the treasury last year...
...Conservation of Workers CONGRESS HAS RESTORED to longshoremen and other workers in and about vessels at the docks the protection of state workmen's compensation laws by the passage of the bill In the House shortly before final adjournment...
...It was also defeated by a vote of 51 to 26 (See Cong...
...Persons interested in the success of co-operative enterprises are warned by Mr...
...Senators voting for It are marked X. Those opposed are marked O. III The record given here Is on an amendment offered by Senator La Follette levying a flat tax of CO per cent on war profits...
...I.), Rep...
...As he tolled away at the task of lighting up the judge's stable, the Judge himself came along...
...FRANCE (Md...
...Dem...
...JONES (N...
...C), Dem...
...SHAFROTH (Colo...
...MYERS (Mont...
...A complete survey of the development of co-operative companies in Wisconsin has recently been made by B. H. Hibbard of the Agricultural Department of the University of Wisconsin...
...The business transacted should be simple in nature, free from any great degree of speculation and of vital importance or convenience to the co-operators...
...Dem...
...VIII) six months after the end of the year...
...Rec, P. 7223...
...SHERMAN (Ill...
...Lem never batted an eye as he answered: "'Es, 'em neutrals great fightahs...
...Dem...
...WATSON (Ind...
...said Lem...
...Loyalty to the organization and an independent spirit of co-operation are fundamental...
...The subjoined article is more comprehensive and takes in more amendments than were discussed in this department last month.—The Editor...
...Dem...
...Dem...
...It was defeated by a vote of 52 to 18 (See Cong...
...Rep...
...Rep...
...HOLLIS (N...
...CUMMINS (Iowa), Rep...
...INCOME TAX AMENDMENTS VI The record given here is on an amendment offered by Senator La Follette to the income tax section of the revenue bill, which would have yieided $231,000,000 more in revenue from that source than the bill as passed by the Senate and later enacted into law...
...Dem...
...And the nation's strength, both in war and peace, will suffer...
...Senator La Follette submitted the minority report...
...In point of number and the amount of money handled the dairy enterprises exceed all other agencies...
...The Judge, scenting the opportunity for some amusement, answered: "Have you ever heard of the treat neutral people, Lem...
...POINDEXTER (Wash...
...Dem...
...TRAMMELL (Fla...
...Indications have already appeared that England's recognized mistake may be repeated in this country...
...SUTHERLAND (W...
...SAULSBCRY (Del...
...The men who load and unload vessels are at this time peculiarly indispensable to the country and to the Allies in the successful con-duet of shipping...
...RANSDELL (La...
...The investigation ordered by the British Minister of Munitions disclosed that lengthened hours and speeding-up have defeated the very purpose sought, by lowering human efficiency and decreasing output This official report is quoted as finding "that the nation cannot afford to continue the short-sighted policy of overtaxing its munition workers...
...Dem...
...Rec, P. 7100...
...fruit exchange, 7; packing plants, 4 and laundries, 2. "The success of a co-operative company depends upon saving factors," declares Mr...
...The Senate saw fit to defeat this amendment by a vote of 45 to 35 (See Cong...
...Dem...
...Rep...
...Dem...
...It is not exactly pleased at this failure, and has some unkind things to say about the orators for their obstinate refusal to express seditious views which they do not hold...
...A trust among farmers is as undesirable as among other pepole...
...COLT (R...
Vol. 9 • September 1917 • No. 10
