Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-12
HARDING WILL URGE
 BONUS DISAPPOINTMENT

Washington, July 11.-President Hard ing plans to appear before the senate tomorrow and ask for temporary post ponement of the soldier bonus bill.
 Plans for the presidents address to the senate were discussed late today by the executive with Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, republican leader, and Senator Curtis, of Kansas, republican whip. It is understood that the bonus bill will be the only subject touched upon in the address and that suggestions for a joint address to the congress or the transmission only of a message have been abandoned.
 The president, it was said, had ex- petced to address the senate today, but was prevented by pressure of other bus mess. He is now expected to speak in the senate chamber tomorrow afternoon. but if delayed further, it is expected that he will do so not later than We'd nesday.
 It will be the second time President Harding has addressed the senate, the hrst time being immediately after he was lnaugurated when he presented in person his cabinet nominations at an executive section. He has addressed one joint session of congress, when he read his message at the opening of the | special session.
 Decision to address the senate on the bonus bill at the earliest opportunity was reached by president in conference with the republican leaders at the White House while the sena.e was de. bating the measure. Senators Lodge and Curtis were said to have given min assurances that a motion to re-commi- the bonus bill would be ado 3tcc:. At tn, conference the entire legislative situa. ton fO hao
 When the senate resumed considera ton of the soldier bonus bi.l today Sen ator Norris, republican, Nebraska, intro duced an amendment, "d rectirg' the secretary of tie treasury to collect in terest due on allied deb-s, tine fund t, be set aside to pay the bills expense.
 Senator Reed. suggested that Euro bean nations apply towarl their debts
 money they now are spending III fight over there.'
 Since this great league of nation came along,' said Senator Norris, "th European nations have spent more i, warfare and in attempting to subdu rebellious peoples than would pay all tn interest they owe.''
 Senator Watson objected to the pro vision of the Norris amendment direct ing the secretary of the treasury to col lect the interest due on foreign loans explaining that the provision might h akin to the impossible.
 Senator Wadsworth described as 't grave mistake" the institution of tb system whereby men in service durin the World war were compelled to tur, over portion of their pay as allot ments to their dependents To rectif that mistake he proposed that the gov ernment return to the men the none, | .11 said he had be [ advised this woul amount to about three hundred and lift, million dollars and would benefit thos most needing a bonus.
 Deslgnation of the pending bill as A, adjusted compensation measure he de seflbed as misnomer, because, he said. would distribute cash jndiscriminatsl and without regard to need.
 Payment of an indiscriminate casl bonus, he said. would be creating a ore cedent which will plague our descend ants.'
 Plans to delay consideration of the bo nus measure were attacked by the legis lat1ve committee of the American Legio in statement tonight. It referred t the letter of Secretary Mellon urgin that consideration be deferred as "intel lectua4y dishonest, economically unwaI ranted and politically ludicroua."
 Postponement, it added, lis merel a subterfuge, a play. for time, throue which it's enemies hope ultimately to dc feat the measure"
 The statement asserted that the bi
 IS measure of elemental justice" an will mot affect disastrously or eve harmfully the finances of the coun r, but will rather add to the nations eco, omic power by placing hundreds , thousands of bread-wineErS back on the feet'i