The Mankato free press., 1922-03-24
SOLDIERS BONUSS
BRITAIN TROUBLE
ENGLAND HAS MORE STEwS
THAN OTHER COUNTRIES
India Is Causing No End Of
Fretting On Part Of English
Statesmen; Members Of Inner
Circle Are Not Enjoying Life
To the Full; David Lloyd
George Has His Mind occu-
pied With Difficulties.


Look at the headlines in your
people are interested in three big
things. Each Of these things Is
happening on a different continent.
They are:
ONE: India's struggle for free
dom. That's in Asia.
TWO: Trouble inthe British gov
ernmenS. That's in Europe.
THREE: A bonus or grant OF
money for United States soldiers.
That's in America: .
India is long way from the
United States-on the other side of
the world. But we are interested
in what happens there because 1t
will affect the British Empire, one
of the worlds great powers.
India Wants Freedom
India is one third as big as the
United States, but has almost three
times as many people. These peo-
pie are of many different races and
many different religions and do not
agree.
people of India have not been able
to rule themselves. Since l1of-
165 years ago, Great Britain has
A native of India, called Mohan-
das Karamchand Gandhi (pro-
nounced Moe hahn das Ka- rahm- :
chahnd Grandee), believes India
should be free, and since the World
War ended Dandhi has become a
very powerful man. Today he is
the leader of all the nationalists,
or natives OF India who believe they
should be free:
GanSSi and his followers are angry.
The British fear they will start .
revolution to put the British out OF
India. ~
Trouble in India is making
trouble for the British government
at home in England.
David Lloyd George has been
urirne minister or chief executive or
the British government since 1915.
He is head of the British cabinet.
British Government Troubles
Now one member of the cablnet
has quit. He is Edwin >. MonIagu'
secretary for India: ...
Montagu resigned because of a
disagreement in policy with British
official in India. This has weaken
ed Lloyd Georges cabinet.
LLOYD George became prime
fsirister in 1916 because several
ncIitical parties banded together
and formed what is called coali-
tion TO support him. y
Now some of the political parties
thpt Joined the coalition are threat
ening to leave II.
II they did, it would mean tnat
Lloyd George would nave 70 reslgn
and a new cabinet. or government
would take the place of the one ne
formed. ...
When the United States was in
the World War thousands OF sold :
iers. sailors and marines served
their country and received $50 q
month as pay while other men al
home made much more money.
The Soldiers Bonus
Many peo- believe the govern
ing soldiers a grant OF land or
money. Such a grant would be
called adjusted compensation OF
President Harding wants 10 pay
the bonus and raise the money Dy
means Of sales tax. Congress Il
opposed to a sales tax.
sales tax is tax charged
whenever one person sells some
thing to someone else-WheneEeL
thing is turned over" as mercn-
INNS. when the manufactursr
seils his product to the wholesaler
= small tax would be paid; when
the wholesaler passed it on. an.
other tax would be paid and SO on
until 1t reached the consumer.
OF course. the tax might not be
levied on every turnover put onIs
or certain ones, the law wouio
specify, =, mss
the bonus bill and give soialeisS =,
sailors and marines land at once Il
they want it
But il the soldiers want money
under this plan, they would ne
eiven certificates for the amoun'
5ue them which would be paid iat.
er. when the government mas tne