Refusal to Recognize New Change in Europe Formally Indicated by Mr, Sumner Welles Collection Will Be Facilitated by Deduction at ever had a more placid assembly Washington, July 24. address than that faced. by "Sie Source in Case of Salaries and Weekly Wages sisley Wood when he introduced, his Budget in the House of Commons FTE Acting Secretary of State, Mr. Sumner Welles, yesterday condemned Russia's absorption of the three Baltic states, yesterday, states Reuter's Lobby cor-London, July 24.
Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, and indicated the United States Fespondent..
10 meet Great Britain's vastly increased war expenditure, which, There was no excitement before or would refuse to recognize this new change on the map of Europe. has'risen from £40,000,000 a week in April to £57,000,000 during the speech. "Members had Mr, Welles again attacked the use of aggression or threat of simply assembled to hear what _wos a week at present, a further all-round increase in taxation was force in obtaining national objectives and said civilization could necessary for the nation's unalterable announced in the House of Commons last night by the Chancellor Durpose—to win the war. The "ge! not be preserved unless the nat ions of the world returned to a of the Exchequer, Sir Kingsley Wood, in introducing what he your" money ready" remark with basi of peaceful and lawful relations. described as another interim Budget, He announced, among other which the Chancellor was greeted During the past few days," Mr. Welles said, devious pro-when he began, provided the Kernote things the reception of his speech. cesses, by which the political independence and territorial integrity estate duties, which would produce Raising of the standard rate of of the three small Baltic nations were to be deliberately annihilated bout, £6,000,000 in a full year, and Members weve ready for anything, income tax to 8/6; and were not cing to make a fuss by one of their more powerful neighbours, have been rapidly '£1,000,000 in. the current "year.
Tnereases in scales of surtax on about it. After the speech there were Remarking that the task of finding drawing to their conclusion. incomes; {hree comments: Jenough money to pay income tox in "From the day when the people three Bailie states caused eonsider~ Increase of 10 per cent. on fof these, Republics first gained their fable surprise among. political obser-estate duti {two six-monthly instalments was be-1, Not as bad as expected.
Jcoming increasingly dificult, the 2 Pretty grim. independence and a Democratic form [vers in Washington, Increase in the beer duty of a IChanetilor announced an extension of Not sulliciently comprehensive. of government, the People of the It had been believed relations be-penny per pint; the principle of deduction at the United States have watched their tween the United States aiid Russia Increase by n further 2/- per 'An Interim Statement admirable progress in' self-govern-were improving—a belief supported pound of the duty on tobacco: source to the whole range of salary Jand wage earners from the manual The last riticiem was heard after ment with a deep, sympathetic by steps. taken recently to release Raising of the duty on. light fiabourer to the company director, Sir John Simon's last Budget, but Siz Interest. machine tools and other goods to Rus wines from 5/11 to 8/- per gallon, sia. 'Mr, Welles' statement perhaps and on heavy wines from 12/- to He believed the only satisfactory.
Kingsley Wood made it clear' that his US. Foliey "Universally Known" jess striking than its biting phra-16/- per gallon: Jand workable method of collecting was" merely an interim statement.
"The policy of this Government geology.
Increase in the entertainment duty, Jcome tax was deduction at the source He did not even attempt 10 strike [month by month and week by week. balance sheet. He is universally known, The people 48 generally supposed the Presi To facilitate the payment of income The Chancellor then announced an of the United States are opposed to dent must have been consulted tox, Sir Kingsley Wood told. the ner ease in the beer duly of a penny predatory activities, no matter when fore the statement was made but it Hotise that the tax woul be deducts per pint, with an additional yield of
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