Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-13
President Performs s'Thank-
less Task" Made Impera-
tive by Finances
HE CITES FIGURES
Prudence Sounds Warming He Says
Conforms to Dawes Committee
Twenty Two Minutes to Read


ir1g a thankless task that the national
condition made ;innperative, President
Harding appeared in the Un'ted' States
Senate this afternoon and earnestly
aequested that body to defer acton
on the proposed Veterans Adjusted
Compensation i3ill.
Immediately upon his retirement
from the chamber, Senator Penrose,
chairman of the Finance Committee,
moved that rthe bill he recommitted to
that committee and promised tina: its
future would be given serious cons$d-
eratson-
Tliereupon the Democratic minority
oeg&l verbaIl assault, which will con-
tinue perhaps until Thursday when
THE molten will come to a vote. 1t is
believed that 1T will prevail.
MIR. Harding did not deny the gov
erment's obligations to the millions
eff veterans who rallied to its defense
| in the World War. And he did en-
phasize the necessity for prompt ac-
tllon In providing fully for the dis
aib1ed and THE needy among the vet
Grams and their depenidahts'.
But The made it plain 70 the Con-
grIess although he was addressing the
members of the Senate alone, that
contemplating the tremendous .liar3il-
| ity which this government never will
shrtk, j should he remiss IN my duty
Iif l failed TO ask Congressrto pause.
ait this particular time, ratiTer than
break down cur Treasury from which
SO much is Hster on to be expected.
The Presidents message stressed
the difference In attitude en- the part
eff the administration in distinguish
ING between the Obligation due fhe
able-bcdied survivors of the World
War and the disabled and needy. Mr..
Ha,dinlg cite figures to show wha+; was
being done for the disabled amd the
daperdsrRs arnf set forth that these
activities were to mount to the sum
off 1853, 100000 year. or nrcue than
the total cost of the Federal Govern-
ment for many years after the Civil
War. But IN tine conclusion elf his adj
dress, he reminded Congress that
"the Reorganization eft The war risk
and vocatscnsl training, new pen.7$rly
wcrIld ha:5em the discharge cf our
w;Ifrtg obligations Ito the disisibSed sol
cters.n
The President asserted in his ref-
crence to THE amounts expended for
the care off the disabled and the de-
penCerNs that "tThesc figures suggest
rp:sther neglect rIor fngratitude." At
another point I'M his address, which
in am equxA measure with its message
IT, tire Ccrguess was a message TO the
yeHerars cf THE Wot.ld Wan. he Stated
gravely that to enact the measure at
ttI1s thine would graveay imperl the.
courIary ard SO that the. service men
1nseAt .ur5derstand the gravity m a,
srti'l mere personal mariner, he added:
,"MSrte, this mtcnacing effort to ex-
rsnd t*.lions IN glratitTes will imperia
cur capacity to discharge our first CD
/ ,,::rek,lon to those we must not fad to
efh" And later HE nlaGe THE Main
,taIlenrenI!, "We have never neglected
arid never will neglect the dependent
sdltf3er."
1t was Significant that almost I'm
| nsed]ately aifter the delivery cf THE adj
crress, which was Ihafled by Senator
Joseph T. Robinson, of Arkansas. a
Democrat as "the obsequies of the
Scl5;fr Bonus bin for this and several
Congresses the Subcommittee of the
Finance Ccnl1,lsftee, which haf unhier
consideration the mees EoiIl, agreed to
repent this favorsb!y to the FEance
Committee # the. Senate today: