The New York herald., 1922-06-22
Raid Advocates Try by Agi-
tatiOn to Force President
to Surrender.
TO USE SHIPPING SYSTEM
Democrats to Prod McCumber
and Carry Fight to the
White House.
By LOUIS sEIBOLE.
Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c.. June 81.

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Washington, ID. c., June Il.
Senators for and against the bonus
raid were divided in opinion to-day as
to the time and force Of the next move
to force it through the Senate.
In consolidating the fruits of the
victory achieved yesterday in keeping
the tariff at the head OF the Senate
calendar, Administration Senators
were uncertain as to tie actual value
OF it. The net results Of the first open
scrimmage to jam through the bonus
measure was that the Senate voted to
keep on talking about the tariff--until
the bonus Senator'S got ready FOR an
other attempt to shove It aside.
The spectacular and at times emo
tional debate therefore did not estab-
lish anything beyond tie fact that a
large majority Of the Republican
Senators will support President Har-
ding's ventures in the line Of party
leadership.
Credit Given to President.
Whatever real substance was car
ried with the decision of the Senate
to follow the Presidents suggestion
went to him. This fact is admitted
not only by Republican but by Dem
ocratic Senators who are actively pre-
pairing to return to the bonus fray on
the slightest provocation regardless of
conference resolutions or Senate de-
cisions
The power OF the President to con-
troll the best interests of the bonus,
the tariff and the merchant marine
legislation is conceded by Democratic
as well as Republican Senators. In
their judgment, he, and he alone. can
clear up the mud6Ie in legislation.
Under present conditions the three
important measures named. which
must be settled ono way or the other
before adjournment OF Congress, have
become tangled in an irritating barbed
wire controversy which infiicts new
wounds every time move is made.
The Republican Senators who adopt
ed the Presidents suggestion that the
| tariff be Kept ahead OF the bonus
frankly express the opinion that It Is
in his power TO solve most of the leg
islative problems. There Is little ques-
ton that they would welcome further
suggestions In the same line that NAV
come from tae White House because
of the certainty that the legislative
leaders themselves cannot effect any
permanent Improvement In the situa-
| ton.
Feeling out the President.
The promoters Of the bonus under
stand this fact as clearly as Senator
Lodge and The majority Of his party
associates who have rallied 10 the sup.
port of the Presidents position in the
tariff and bonus matters. Therefore
they will undoubtedly press their
scheme to bring up the bonus every
day or two until a more definite state.
ment OF the Presidents views is ac.
cepted by the Administration Senators
as the signal fer putting an end to the
controversy by returning It to tht
| Finance Committee or sending /,
through the senate without furthe,
delay.
Whatever the outcome of tie bonus
highland there will probably be none
for some time under existing condi-
tions-lt is manifestly the purpose of
the bonus Senators who attach un-
warranted Importance to the votes OF
soldiers demanding cash for patriot.
ism to Smoke out the President >
The sponsors for this scheme. who con.
stitute almost one-half of the Senate
membership. counting the Republican
as we'll as Democratic Senators IN
favor of the bonus. admit that it Is moi
within the power of the Administra
ton leaders to affect a final decision
without instructions or suggestions
from the White House.
TIE sortie In the Senate YESTERDAY
Enthusiastically developed the fact tina,
as between the President and the
bonus the majority of Republican
Senators will declare for the former
regardless of the promises OF reward
or threats OF punishment by mer.
cenary claimants for bonus cash
Popular primary tests OF soldier sup
port have proved the bonus of doubt.
ful value in efYecting political results
Political Hysteria's Eject.
Senators who still appear to be suf.
fering from an aggravated form OF
political hysteria over the bonus bill
concede this fact. Their conviction
however does not encourage them &c
follow the example of less tlmid asso.
ciates who have properly appraised
the sentimental. patriotic. materia
and political value of tie bonus a,
negligible.
The one thought uppermost in the
minds OF Senators in the variou.
| groups Is to get the bonus out Of this
way. They see little chance of doing
so as long as present conditions exist
BY common consent most OF then
agree that IL 1t Is to be removed as d
legislative device for log rolling, sol
speeches. recrimination, filibusterina
and endless controversy IL will bt
through the fundamentally of ttt
White House and not because of the
influence of party leadership on either
side.
AS long as tie lines remain as al
present the bonus will continue to be
used as a parliamentary bludgeon ID
hold up the tariff. the shipping bill OF
any other number on the Adminietra.