Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-03-25
THIRD Of BODIES
/ REMAIN IN FRANCE
Secretary Baker Says $4,000
viii Rest in Home Graves.
$4,000 TO STAY OVERSEAS
Bonus Causes Another Row Wien
House Committee Told That Men,
bers of Congress Will Support
Measure for Soldier Vote.

Measure for Soldier Vote.
Washington, March 13.-The bodies
of about $4,000 Of the American dead
in France will be returned to the
United States, while between 10000
and $4,000 will remain permanently
inferred overseas, Secretary Baker
Uniformed Chairman Wadsworth Of the
senate military comittee.
The secretary, who wrote in re-
'sponse to a senate resolution, esti-
mated the cost of returning the dead
and concentrating the bodies remain
ing in cemeteries overseas at $3O,OOO,-
900.
Congestion of the French transpor-
{tatiOn systems and shortage of mate
rails used in the manufacture Of cof-
fins is handicapping the work, Mr.
Baker said
While Ill bodies Of American dead
have been returned from Archangel,
Secretary Baker said the same num-
Der still remained in northern Russia,
and that it was improbable that any
thing could be done toward their re-
imoval for year.
Evacuation Of bodies in England is
progressing, he added, while in Italy
Iall bodies have been concentrated
ready for return to this country.
Members of congress will support
soldier bonus legislation in order ito
get votes" Frank P. Keech Of New
York, former lieutenant colonel in
the inspector generals department, de-
clared before the house ways and
means committee, which IS holding
hearings on relief legislation.
II consider that an insult to men,
fbers of congress-" declared Chairman
lFordney.
II didn't mean it as an insult, but it
us true" Keech replied.
members Of congress are Influenced
by the will of the people and rightly
So" said Representative Garner
(Dem.) of Texas.
81 consider it an insult for any per-
son to say that / would spend $2,OOO,-
100000 of the public money to be
elected to congress-" declared Chair
IMAM Fordney.
Raney Is Not "InsuIted."
Representative Henry T. Rainey
l(Dem.) Of Illinois told Keech he did
mot consider his remark an insult, and
that he would appeal to the committee
to override Chairman Fordney's effort
ITO suppress freedom Of speech among
witnesses.
What was your salary before and
latter the WARP" asked Representative
'Frear (Rep) of Wisconsin, after the
Twrangle had subsidized.
81 don't wish to give that" Keech
said.
"YOu are a broker and you speak
from the Wall street viewpoint" said
Mr.. Frear. "Do you know if boys on
the farm who lost everything feel as
'4do the people who live in New York? 2"
"From conditions in New York I
would say that a bonus is not desired
9or needed by the average discharged
soldier" Keech replied.
Mr. Keech quoted statments from
IA report compiled by group of army
Officers that 20 per cent Of the men Of
the Canadian army spent their bonuses
in several weeks. Asked by Chairman
Fordney as to the correctness of the
report, Keech said:
'It is common report that the Cana
dian soldiers had big time. But it
is impossible for any man to say that
all Of the half million Canadian SOL
oilers squandered their bonuses"
The witness added that he was con-
cerned over the predicted decrease in
bond values. He objected to the sug-
gestion. of Representative Rainey to
place tax on the $4,000 men who be-
came millionaires during the war.
Initiative ceases when taxes be-
come high and such an additional tax
would be harmful" said he.