Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXIII, Number 32, 7 December 1938 — Senator Hill Proposes Welfare Setup Changes [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Senator Hill Proposes Welfare Setup Changes

Eliniination of welfare drives and an increase m the gross ineome tax to carry social agencies was advocated yesterday by W. H. tDqc) Hiil, senator-elect, who was tiie guest speaker at a luncheomiieeting of Hilo social agencies at the Yacht club. Emphasizing that he was simply cxpressing his personal opinions, the Hilo businessman said he favored fornia lion of a. commi&sion in Honolulu with sub-commissions on the oucside islands whieh. would handie welfare funds and to whieh the various social agencies could make application when such funds were needed. Mr. Hill said that "we probably

jsct 200 rcqr.rsts a yrar for contributioiis." adding tliat "we know 1 »voliaio woi'k must be can - ied on." ! "I am suro ovory legislator would vci-y to sce all these | nf»pnrirp get to£?efbor nnd lct him know what they want. If fuxids for welfarc woi'k could be īh a flexible* form, I am surc thc money would be fortheoming . . . This wav (a ccmmission deriving its revenues from an increase in the gross ineome tax) would be far more efficdeclared. - Opposos Two Taxcs Mr. Hill spoko txpainst lxith tho oiu'-hah' of 011 e per cent imomployment tax and tlie personal property tax. "I am a great believer in the Srcss ineome tas as a proper and equitable method of raising practically all revenues in the territory . . . I believe every person in the territory should pay taxes," he asserted. The senator-elect said he belfeved most businessmen favored an increase in the gross ineome tax. Re added that 10.100 people in the territory pay the personal propsrly tax. whereas 26.000 pay the gross ineome tax. "Tiie personal property u\x is ihe thing we're shooting at now." he deciared. Harold Lueas. chairman of the puhlie relations committee of the social asenctes' eouneil. introduced Mr, Hill who talked on soci;il agencies from a legislative angle. "Anothcr question — and Uiis &gaia is oi»ly whal I think and

believe—is a steriliEation bill, I believe it is impossible to pass snch a bill. If it should com e up, I; wo«ld feel compeHed to opposc it. i BiII Ts Ovposed ■*Such a. bill has some good features, but some religious organizations and some individuals oppose it and have very exce!lent reasons. I question whether we sliould pass legislation that is so bitterly opposed . . . Then there is the questi«n whether we have the right to gO that far in legislation."

W. H. HILL