Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-23
BONUS PLAN FIXED
BY LEADERS OF COP.
Tentative Agreement Announced; I;
War Profits Would be Heavily
Taxed by It.

Washington. April 23.-Striving des-
perately to solve the many problems
which have arisen with the soldier bonus
question and TO meet at the same time
what they believe to be political ne
cessity" in granting the bonus, Repub-
Ican House leaders last night announced
tentntive agreement had been reached
bv the Republicans on the Ways and
Means Committee.
The insurgent movement for the pres
ent ;s i'm abeyance. rs Johnson and his
followers granted the request OF the Re-
publicans leaders TO postpone the party
caucus until April 80, when the entire
legislation is expected to he ready Tor
consideration. The Republican leaders
hone to pacify the insurgents by that
time sufficiently to avoid n party caucus
and until Johnson gave what was in fact
:. pledge TO fight with the Democrats Tor
the war-profits taxation proposal, II was
believed the insurgents were being paci-
fed -,
Rainevs speech, directed to his bill
which proposes raising revenue through
taxation of so per cent OF war-proiits
made bv the pre-war millionaire class,
Was one Of the most bitter partisan speech
rs made during this session. II was accept
ed in silence by the Republicans. who
admitted that it was r good campaign
speech and one which could not be replied
TO without considerable study.
Rainev said that $4,000 miilionaires
had been created during the war, that
SO 600 persons made war profits OF more
than $1,000. OOO. 900 and that the Re
publican steering committee was com
Dosed of millionaires anxious to protect
these war profits. He insisted the effort
To lew an ultimate sales tax would in
crease the cost Of living, make all the
pcople paw for the soldier bonus, includ-
ing the soldiers themselves. and that the
Republican leaders were framing the
legislation In such manner that they
could go to the soldiers and say they
had given them sl.25 a day for every day
of service in return for vote this fall.
The charges brought as bitter replies
from Representative Campbell, of Kan
sas. who jirnped TO his feet and his face
white with fury. yelled that he called
Rainev to order and he would not permit
the members to be insultcd. RaIncy re-
piled that he did not wish to insult any
one. but that he would state the facts
and permit the people to Judge.
Not little apprehension is felt IN
the House over the financial situation IN
which the country finds itself and though
II is believed in other than n campaign
wear. that the bonus legislation would he
de.isively defeated the coming campaign
has complete charge of the policies to be
pursued.
The opinion is growing that if re-
cess is to be taken in juno, that no bonus
legislation can be enacted by both houses.
Raneys most cutting attack was when
he said the Republicans were trying to
buy votes OF the soldiers by paying them
81 % day for their services in the war.
Referring to the plans to pass the Bonus
Bill without amendment or debate on
MAY I; and the call issued for Republicans
to return to Washington to put It through,
he added:
''On behalf of these young men | re-
pudiatc this insult by the Republican
majority of this House. | deny that by
mean. little tactics as that on the part of
the Republican majority the great body
OF the American soldiers can be so foolish
" misled.
''In times of danger, such as this, the
cloven hoof appears as it always has and
always viii appear. To the soldiers would
say, the Republican Party is offering YOU
$l.25 q day for your votes this fall.