The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-30

the Committee on Finance will look
with favor on this proposition, but the
immediate as well as the vital question
now, to my mind, is what time pay
ments under the act can be bes un.
"This is simply my own personal
view. cannot speak for the commit
| tee"
The Five-Fold bill, as it passed the
House, contained five optional fea-
lures, namely: % Adjusted service
pay" at the rate of $1.25 a day for
foreign service, or $1.O0 q day for
home service; (2) adjusted service
certificate" of face value equal to am
cunt Of service pay otherwise due plus
40 per cent, and bearing Az per cent
interest; 60 vocational training aid"
total amount not to exceed 14O per
cent of service pay; (4) farm or home
aid" to aid the veteran in purchasing
a home up to the amount of service
pay due plus 40 per cent; 60 Gland
settlement aid" which would give the
veteran certain specified aid in set
Ting upon certain contemplated pro-
jects of the government under this
act.
As it was estimated that great
majority of the veterans would choose
the cash-payment plan the other plans
were made more attractive in hope
that many would avail themselves of
one of the latter options.
1t seems barely possible that the
cash-payment plan may be eliminated
in the Senate or that payment under
that option be deferred until 1922, or
lat ~ %ko ~,
on the Treasury. Then, too, it is quite
likely that the President would veto
this bill if it contained provision for
the immediate payment Of sum as
large as would be required to pay a
bonus to even a majority of service
men. However if the other features
Of the bill are made available upon the
passage of the act and the cash bonus
payments deferred for period Of two
years or SO the average service man
would probably select one Of the other
options offered.
1t is estimated that $500, OOO, 900
would be required to pay the cash
bonus under the provisions of the pres
ent act. Senators assert that this
amount could only be raised through a
bond issue and generally agree that
such course might prove disasterous
at this time.
However,, the committee has evinced
great interest in hearing the veterans
side Of the question and seem willing
to meet him half way. Mr.. H. H.
Raege, of the Legislative Committee,
on Friday seemed we'll satisfied with
the progress made and said that he
%~ %kD
ate shortly after Christmas. Whether
the bill would be amended in regards
to the cash feature he was uncertain
but expressed the belief that it would
not be materially changed
From Senator McCumber's state
ment it is fair to assume that he will
support and reasonable proposition
agreed upon and as Senator Gronna
sometime previously took a decided
stand in favor of compensation act
North Dakota veterans will be we'll
when the bill comes before
the Senate.
DR.. E. F. Ladd, senator-elect from
North Dakota, spent Thursday and
Friday in Washington enroute home
from business trip to New York
City. DR.. Ladd paid brief visit to
the Capitol on Thursday.
About the Capitol it is rumored that
H. D. Macarthur, secretary for Con-
gresham John NJ Baer, will act as
secretary for Mr.. Ladd when the lat
ter takes his seat in the upper house,
as Mr.. Baer will retire from public
life at the expiration Of the present
congress. This has not been confirm
ed, however, and from Fargo comes
the report that Walter Liggett, who is
also here, will land the job.