The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-14
SOLDIER BONUS
ACT IS COMING
Old Gang on Congress Corn
cred at Last by Nonpartisan
Group and Makes Promise.

Washington. u. C.-Aftrr 81 week Of
,ic.!ly. the Republican steering COM ,
mii,,r in tn" House has yielded to
the triuunti~ !n;r.,.' upon Il for S"lhi"r
bonus legislation. \ >lt'.t;l! commit
tee viii Iu GREET, Il by the !inl>' to
,,nsit...' all Sold ,r E,ltu> i,ii>, :'ud I"
draft AM! rr!,rrI u bin which WAL -'i
The support "t -" ma i"r'N in IN"
House. The. hr,nnl fer action WAS .
presented - fine Steering ,n!n:N:tl,''
last M"nI#H 10y :, rulnluii'"" of t'r"".
selected hy :, group 'n.lj"r.'l!'" Il lr'-
.rrs~ivc c.,l,-r,.~~.l'",I. Tn. nrG::tl:H'r~ ;
Of this conference were Es'l'>. Keller |
and Cnr>> 81. Miu,r'>''';, and |"D"r and !;
Sinclair of North Lrkutn. Nr,lrr.
!:Arr and Sinclair are known here rs
the \u:,iH,rii>nu 'lrl,'r;;;i,,n from the
Northwest.
Let Soldiers Wait.
The Republican organization in the !
House. led by Mnndrll Of Wyoming. !
has for six months been ;v"idin" the |
iSSn" Of the relief to t." given the rr- !
turned S"I,lirrS. Numerous bill; grant !
ing honnrS and promotions and fav"rS /
t" officers hay" been promptly con
sidrrrh. reported and passed. hut the ,
common SnitlirrS who fought and won |
the Great War have had to wait. They |
are Still waiting They had Il good
prospect Of Whiting until they or tn" !
Republican organization in the House |
died Of old age. when Reps Keller.
I;acr. Sinclair and CnrSS got together |
and decided to see whether Mr.. Mon.
dell and his steering committee could
not be jnltrd.
Progressives Confer.
The first group conference was at-
tended ny considerable number Of
progressive members. both Republican
and Democratic. 1t was then decided
that the greatest progress would be
made If only the Republicans were to |
carry on the work Of the group with
the Republican leaders. Mr.. CarsS ac-
cor(ingly remained away from the
second meeting. when the special COM
mitteo Of three. Of whom Mr.. Raer was
one. was chosen to interview tho steer
ing committee and demand of them
that they get prompt action on Il SOL
dicr bonus hill.
Mondell Makes "Poor Mouth"
Rurr> committee had Il lively meet
ing with M"ntlcll and the steering
committee. The Republican organizn
ton made a 'roor mouth" Int Baer
reminded them that four million vet
Grams know all about the items Of
governmental Extravaganza and OF
II tn% - i,ft =
wanted to know. on behalf Of tn" pro-
greSsvc members Of the House who
have asked that the soldiers be given
n s0unrr deal. whether the leaders
would report II bonus hill or not. If
not, then hr and his friends would cir
culatr Il caucus call. Fifty members
can summon Il Republican caucus. t"
deal With any issue.
Promise to Be- Good. I
Mnn,lrll and the steering committee
hastily assured tho ntru,l"rS that
there WAS no need for Il cauc,i$: they
would attend tn (l,r uHttcr. All they
wanted was Il few days iilnr IN which ,
to arrange with 'hr Ways and Means
committee, The Military Affairs COM
mittrr and the kuir> committee for :
right of way Tor II bonus measure.
That was on Monday, January l2th
The week of January IS they promised
to bring about tho creation Of Il Spr
cial committee to handle the bonus
bill, and that when thar committee
brings in Il report they will Sc" that |
it gets II special rule which will per
nit an almost Immediate consideration
and vote ON that hil.
First Item on Program.
While soldier bonus legislation IL
only the first item on the program
that the N"npnrti>nn and progressive
conference group has set out for it.
self Earr and Sinclair and Keller amt
! CarSs think that they have already
! proved the value Of their conferences
y" such movement has been afuut
! In the House since the days Of the
overthrow Of tn" power Of Speaker
Cannon 10y the Insurgents. led 10y Vic
tor Mur,lNrk and George \nrriS