Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-02-23
TIPS ABOUT HARDING AND AD-
MINISTRATION

tically expedient, if not necessary, to
provide a bonus for the soldiers. A
week ago he was hct-foot for it. I'm
mediately there appeared on the bulle-
tin boards in the stockholders board
rooms in all the cities brief wires
from the Wall Street section telling
now the great money interests were
getting together to prevent it, on the
the ground that it would necessitate
laying an additional burden of taxa
ton or the issuing Of more bonds.
Then paid advertisements appeared
n the Washington papers against the
bonus proposition. Immediately there
after the President came forth with
a statement that would not favor eth
er additional taxes or a bond issue
for the purpose, whereupon the metro
politan press expressed the view that
his meant an end to the bonus, as
here was no other way lefS to raise
Ihe money.
But at this juncture Mr.. Byrnes OF
south Carolina, comes forward with a
proposition that should appeal to the
President and everyone else. 1t is
simply this: The Republican leaders
figure that it will take 1857 100000
per year to pay the proposed bonus.
chairman Madden Of the Appropria-
ions Committee says the Administra-
llon through the new Budget system,
nas saved 1857, 100000 by cutting ap-
preparations. If this is true, the prob
lem is solved and everyone should be
nappy. For it remains to be seen if
the Administration can locate that
$357 100000 with sufficient definite
ness to lay hold of it and use it for
the bonus. But right there is where
the difficulty will begin. Of course
there are at least one hundred Repub-
licans who would have thought of
using this money if they really be-
lieved it had been saved, but it is like
trying to pay the grocery bill with
money that you found in a dream.
These great savings are fictitious;
they result from'a Juggling Of figures
and remind one Of the prestidigitator
who takes rabbit after rabbit from a
hat which never contained one. The
President makes savings OF millions
upon millions in the columns Of the
newspapers while quietly sending up
to the Appropriations Committee re-
quests for the passage of more def
cheney bills for tfice as many millions
as those saved" Anoter year of
such economy will force new bond
issue.
Will Rogers, the gentle comedian
whose jokes have no sting, has felt the
displeasure of the White House. 1t is
getting to be pretty we'll understood
in Washington, where political gossip
is as nectar and ambrosia to the peo-
pie, that the Hardings are very tnL
skinned, but on the other hand they
delight to entertain at the White HOUSE
that Forbes person who has been pub
fishing articles about the home life OF
the President.
Washington is agitated today over
the question OF what has happened
to that great warrior, Senator Borah.
1t is recorded that Saul of Tarsus was
journeying down the dusty road from
Damascus to Jerusalem when a great
light struck him. Here is Borah's
message to the head of the Wilson
Foundation: Difference Of view on
some questions of method has not, l
trust, blinded me in the least to the
great policies and principles urged
and advocated by ex-President Will
son in looking to better and more
peaceful world"
The Philadelphia Records story Of
the Presidents displeasure toward
Will Rogers is very choice picture
of human nature in high places. 1t is
worth reproducing in full:
The Harding Administration has
served notice on stage people that it
doesn't like to be the butt of their
jokes.
This is the Interpretation placed on
incidents CT the past week when Will
Rogers, cowboy actor, screen star and
headliner Of Ziegfeld's Frolic, came
under the displeasure of the White
House after he had perpetrated sew
eral of his best jokes at the expense
Of Harding and his Disagreement
Conference" as the comedian terms it,
Rogers cause tickets to his perfor-
nance to be sent to the President, but
they were returned with thanks"
When a Congressman friend of Rog-
ers asked for tickets to the Whit,
House Reception for the actor he was
told that they were sorry, but it can't
be arranged"
The final chapter in the affair local
ly was written Saturday night, when
Rogers, in replying to one of numer-