VICTORY IN TAX
ACTION CLAIMED
Democratic Policies Vindicated,
Says Statement Of Na
i tional Committee
WASUTXGTON. March 1.—The tat
bill g* it passed the house yesterday
was described in n statement tonight
by the democratic national committee
as having Vindicated, with some excep
tions, ' the policies advocated by demo
crats.’ The statement follows, in part:
"The action of the house of repre
sentatives on the various proposed in
ternal revenue reduction measures
shows n complete repudiation of the
policy of Secretary Mellon and Presi
dent Coolidge to the effect that the sec
retary of (he treasury should draft in
secret a tar reduction in every detail
coupled with a subsequent demand by
the secretary,and president upon Con
gress to pass the bill without compro
mise. ~ "V ~
“On a direct rote in the house the
Mellon plan was overwhelmingly re
jected wj a vote of 261 to 153, the
ballot showing that 02 republicans- had
voted against it. while many republi
cans voted for it only because they knew
in advance it had no chance to pass.
