The New York herald., 1922-06-15
VIII Extend Cooperation.

Other Senators who are either for
the bonus or have not finally reached
a decision have taken their stand
along, with Senators Curtis and Wat
son and indicated their purpose to CO.
operate with more than twenty Re-
publicans who are unalterably opposed
to IL.
The situation is admittedly most en-
barrassing to Mr.. McCumber and those
Republican Senators who reflect a
frenZied tendency to subordinate every
consideration to their zeal In working
TO bring about the immediate passage
Of the bonus enterprise. Apparently
the advice of the President regarding
the bonus and the mounting opposi-
ton to II in the Senate and throughout
the country have nc served to miti-
gate the intensity of their quest for
the support of the soldier voters de-
manding it,
The club spirit" which Is always
invoked in individual Senatorial emer-
gencies. is reflected in every argument
advanced by Republican bonus Sena-
tors for an early decision. Senator
Frederick Hale of Maine is counted as
"a friend" by the bonus advocates. He
has run true to form by evading d.
rect expression. but Is eager to have
the support Of citizens both for and
against the bonus in the primary con-
tests next week.
Mr.. Hale has considerable opposi-
ton. Some of his Senatorial friends,
realizing that he is entitled to help
under the unwritten code of the Sem
al ha1faxa ha 80
bill now would help him. There are
others who are in the dark as to Mr..
Hale's actual views on the bonus-if
he has any-who contend that his
policy Of lodging the issue will win
him a great many more votes from
Citizens who are against IL.
McCumber's stfn Fight.
The importance Of the bonus TO
Chairman McCumber is vital and
pressing. The North Dakota Senator
has permitted himself to be deluded
by the idea that the bonus claimants
in his State actually control his po-
litical destinies. Mr.. McCumber has
stiff fight on his hands Even his
friends admit It. The North Dakota
primaries are scheduled for two weeks
from to-day. Hence his manifest anx-
iety to shove the tariff or any other
measure aside and give preference to
the bonus bill.
A count of noses in the Senate justi-
fies his momentary decision to force
the fighting to bring up the bonus.
The fact that he will be compelled to
depend upon as many Democratic as
Republican votes TO put IL through
is not in his opinion. nearly so i'm
portant as the contamination of his
hopes.
Whether he will agree to call off his
present plan for immediate action on
the bonus after he has conferred with
Mr.. Lodge depends on two things. One
is the final attitude Of Republican
Senators on whose help he is now
depending. The other is the Demo-
cratic program, which contcmplates
move TO bring up the bonus bill If Mr..
McCumber fails to do so within the
next two or three days
The Democratic position is that II
the Republicans do not soon move in
the matter the agreement for a ten
day truce will be terminated and a
motion made from the minority side to
force the fighting Most of Mr.. Nc
cumber's perturbation is caused by
the Democratic threat as the fulfill
merit of II would operate TO his per-
sonal disadvantage in the North Da-
kota primaries,