The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-04-21
BONUS PLAN NOW DOOMED
WITH NATION FACING BIG DEFICIT

greatest number Of taxpayers.
But, durinu the consideration of
the projeet, the demands OF the
ordinary business Of the Govern
ment, which have been running
wild under the influence of the
war spirit, have hoisted the
Treasury deficit up to, as Mr..
Good says; "More than $4,000
There is to be a caucus on the bonus
business tomorrow night, The In
dications are that the soldiers are to
be thrown overheard, with the prom
isc that the wounded and sick and
disabled are to be munificently pro-
vided for which they have not been
provided for thus far, the policy of
the Government in that respect hav-
ing been unspealSably rotten.
Here Is the buck-passlng PROPOSE
tion as voiced by Mr.. Good on the
floor Of the House with the Zap
plause) included as taken from tie
official transcript OF his remarks:
There is going over the ooun-
try now a propaganda for the pso-
pie to quit buying, except the
things that are actually necessary.
] believe that policy ought to be
followed and praetieed BY eVeryA
body. (APplause). We ought TO
eoonomixe. We ought not to buy
a thing that 10 not absolutely
necessary at these high prices.
We ought to try to bring about a
condition so that the f05, 900, 600
men, women and children who
did not 90 to war can live under
q more normal condition and en-
joy some Of the benefits Of life.
IF you appropriate $1,000, 000, 900 oil
$4,000, 100000 how are you going u
raise 1t? Some one says by consump.
tion tax, but there Is objection to thai
on the part of some one, and that per.
son says, oh, let us put a tax OF
| corporations and on the earnings o
production.
You say that you do not want Il
put a tax on production or consump.
tion because that will be paid by all
but the departments that have in
vestigated 1t say that il does not maxi
| any difference whore you put il, in tn,
main II 10 paid by the man who eat
food and wears clothes. (Applause)
"Do you really want to bring dow
the high cost OF living? II you do
we will say to these men, appreci
ating the magnificent service OF tn
| 4,S00,0O0 men who went into this wa
and fought the battles Of the repub
! lie: Just as you saved the Unio
| Nntn, you Gun hlN6 IL now Dy tn
same sacrifice and by the same de
termination and manhood, and plac
tho standard OF the American soldie
a little higher than 1t was ever place,
before (Applause.)
| I'VE are at a time when every ma
and every woman and child in Amer
lea must sacrifice. We must face thi
condition. And II you and l vote tw
billion or a billion dollars, do no
care how you raise 1t, that is goin
to be spent in the markets of tn
| Omitted States, you are going to tina
amount increase the cost of living I
every man, woman and child in tn
United states. (Applause.)
"And those Of you who think
you are catering to a demand of
100000 men will, before you
know II, face the wrath Of 100.
100000 Americans. Because Amer
lea will not stand for this.
And one thing that Is creating un
rest in America to-day, the one thin
that is causing the spread Of BolshC
vism and all sorts OF kindred ism!
is the fact that the cost of living
too high"
} That ls what they nre saying 10 m
; soldiers to-day with a $4,000, OOO, OF
p deficit staring them in the face.
"Just as you saved the Union the
= you can save II now by the same saI
!, rifce and by the same determinatio
. and manhood and place the standat
r Of the American soldier a little high,
A than II was ever placed before"
Come. Old Gmcri Save aha counts,