El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-20
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AIASh4NGIONs D. c. March 90
W Representative Garner. Texas
member Of the house and means
committee, which has been holding
hearings on the world war veterans
bonus. gave out the following state
ment today explaining his attitude
toward the bonus legislation.
The secretary OF the treasury, and
the assistant secretary Of the treas
ury. who have charge OF the bond d.
vision. and the governor OF the fed
eral bank have. in their testimony.
( before the committee on ways and
means, insisted, and I think have
demonstrated TO the satisfaction OF
fair minded men, that the issuance
Of 100000 Of bonds and dis
tributlng the proceeds TO f500. 900
men at this time would further in
Tate the already overloaded credits
OF the country; temporarily decrease
production: materially increase the
high cost Of living denress the en-
tire credits OF the country. and ma
terially lower the market value Of
all outstanding United States bonds.
If the foregoing conditions would
result from the issuance OF bonds 10
pay the service men a bonus, ] sub
nit that no such policy should be
adopted Results flowing from such
a bond issue would greatly infure the
entire people OF the republic, includ-
ing the service men, and in my judE-
ment the service men do not demand
any law looking 10 their relief that
is not a sound government policy.
Would Not Give Relief.
IF congress should levy men and
additional taxes TO pay a bonus such
bonus could not be paid until these
new taxes could be collected, which
would be many months and maybe
years-the testimony before our
committee Is that such a delay would
not give the relief sought and would
not be acceptable TO those soldiers
who are asking for a bonus.
This legislation is being urged as
a necessity. This necessity can be
met In my opinion In a sound econo-
mic way and at the same time finally
result In great good TO the nation.
Every forward looking man
viii admit that 30 far us pos
Eible all service men (uud all
citizens uH for that mnfterD
should own their own homes.
therefore I would enact leEisla-
tion that would give them an op-
portunfty 10 purchase home and
continue TO own and occupy H..
Moreover IL IS desirable that as
many OF our citizens as possible
should be proficient In some trade or
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tend the opportunities for vocational
training to an service men, These two
laws would give each service man
who Is now n distress an immediate
opportunity TO better his condition by
procuring a home either rural or
urban, or 70 at once attend q school
at government expense where he
could prepare himself for a useful
life Of labor.
Offers OPPORTUNITIES.
These laws would give splendid
opportunities to each service man
and would tend TO make more pa
triotic and efficient citizens because
home owners seldom belong TO L ".
W. or kindred organizations, and we
know that the more efficient a man
nay be in his particular trade where
il is possible for him to become
home owner
4 doubt IL the more payment Of
some $500 or $500 20 each man would
greatly tend to increase his Ameri-
cauism. and the result Of such
policy at this time would so increase
the already heavy taxes and dis
organize the economic condition that