The Washington times., 1921-07-12
HARDING F[AYED
FOR ATTEMPTS TO
S|DETRACK BONUS
Senator Pat Harrison Attacks
President in Fiery Speech on
Delay in Soldier Relief
By international News Service.

BY International News Service.
President Harding was attacked In
the Senate yesterday by Senator Fat
Harrison, Democrat of Mississippi, Tor
urging that the Senate defer action
on the soldiers bonus bill until after
tariff and tax legislation has been
disposed of.
''In his speeches during last years
campaign and when and after he as
sumed office, the President pledged
there would be no undue executive
Interference with the legislative
branch" Harrison said. "and yet we
find him coming to the capitol now
and buttonhonng Republican senators
TO induce them to change front on
the soldiers bonus bill and recommii
II to the Senate finance committee.
Democratic senator's were accused
during the Wilson administration OF
being rubber stamps of MIR. Wilson.
Harrison continued. We are not
ashamed of having been rubber
stamps In the enactment Of construc'
tive legislation for the welfare of the
people.
BIG BUSINESS, ANSWER.
why does President Harding come
buttonholing Republican senators In
an attempt to choke off soldiers
bonus and other legislation he and
his friends do not want? | am not
in the Presidents confidence like
some of the Republican leaders who
are now agreeing with tho President
that the soldiers bonus should be
de-tracked and buried I'm the Senate
finance committee, but 1 direct the
attention OF the soldiers OF America
10 the conferences President Hard
ing has held. recently with men like
n A 81. Na a "a L Ar
and other mouthpieces of big bust
ness Perhaps, the answer lies
there"
This is not the first time he has
sought to interfere with the Repub-
lican majority. He had to interfere
when the peace resolution was passed
by the Senate. II was his interfer-
ence that held It up In the House"
Harrison accused the Republican
leaders of the Senate, "at the Presi-
dents behest," OF having KILLED" the
Norris packer control bill so that
the House substitute, written by the
packers themselves" he declared,
could be passed instead. and the Pres
ident saved from having to veto
bill the packers did not want"
CRINGE UNDER PARTY LASH.
And now the President puts his
Harrison said. "and after Senator
Penrose, the chairman OF the Senate
finance committee and other Repub-
lican leaders of the Senate are on rec
ord as urging its immediate passage.
The President asks these Republican
Senators TO reverse themselves after
all but one-Senator Warren OF wy
oming-voted TO make the bonus bill
the unfinished business,
But they will not fool the soldiers
of America. Two years ago the House
first passed the soldiers bonus bill.
Ever since then IL has been knocking
around Congress with Republican Sen.
ators protesting to the American Lee
gion that 1t will be passed soon.
"Oh. II the soldiers OF America
only knew what was going on behind
closed doors and in secrecy at the
White House and in the Republican
cloak rooms OF the Senate they would
not be buncoed for a moment.
EDGE INTERPOSES.
"The senator OF Mississippi was one
Of those who cringed to the Wilson
administration. and joined with those
who sought to sell the independence
and sovereignty of the American peo-
pie abroad" interposed Senator Edge
Republican OF New Jersey. He was
one OF those who cringed behind the
foreign policy OF Mr.. Wilson and was
one of the houthpieces of the re
cent Democratic administration. It
is not surprising that he should find
fault with the efforts Of President
Harding"