Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-03-19
THIRD OF DEAD
STAY in FRANCE
Secretary Baker Says 25,000
viii Remain annd $4,000
Be Returned.
BONUS CAUSES ANOTHER ROW
House Committee Told That Members
of Congress Will Support Meas
ure to Get Soldier Vote-Ford-
ney Resents Statement.

Washington, March 15.-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
informed Chairman Wadsworth Of the
senate military comittee.
The secretary, who wrote in re-
Spouse to a senate resolution, esti-
mated the cost of returning the dead
and concentrating the bodies remain
ing in cemeteries overseas at $30,00O,-
600.
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 III 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-
moval for year.
Evacuation of bodies in England is
progressing, he added, while in Italy
all 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, a former lieutenant colonel in
the inspector generals department, de-
clared before the house ways and
means committee, which is holding
hearings on relief legislation
81 consider that an insult to mem
bers of congress" declared Chairman
Fordney.
Il didn't mean it as an insult, but it
is true" Keech replied.
Members of congress are Influenced
by the viii 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 $780,
100000 of the public money to be
elected to congress-" declared Chair
man Fordney.
Representative Henry T. Rainey
(Dem.) of Illinois told Keecn he did
not consider his remark an insult, and
that he would appeal to the committee
to overrule Chairman Fordney's effort
to suppress freedom of speech among
witnesses.
What was your salary before and
after the WARP" asked Representative
Frear (Rep) of Wisconsin, after the
wrangle had subsidized
81 don't wish to give that" Keeeh
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
do the people who live in New York;"
"From conditions in New York I
would say that bonus is not desired
or needed by the average discharged
soldier" Keech replied
Mr.. Keech quoted statments from
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:
1T is common report that the Cana
dian soldiers had big time. But 1t.
is impossible for any man TO say that
all of the half million Canadian SOL
diers 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 raxes be-
come high and such an additional tax
would be harmful said he.