Evening journal., 1922-09-20

rangements for three or four at
sent Senators who favor the schema
The presence of opposing Senator
precludes the negotiation OF sue
parliamentary balancing The vot
by which the tariff was passed yes
terday afternoon disclosed the pres
ence of only seventy-one Senators
Pairing arrangements accounted 70
a total OF ninety-two. the remaining
four absentees being supporters o
the bonus. on these figures thirty
one negative votes will be all tina
are necessary TO bury the bonus
scheme in the present session.
Tho tone OF the Presidents veto
m essage holds out no encourage
ment to the sponsors OF tho scheme
to raid the Treasury In the future
Leaders OF the two houses who
carefully studied the clearout and
significant language of the .Presi-
dent in dealing with this phase OF
the bonus agitation expressed the
opinion that IT will be some time
before q similar raid is projected by
the mercenary soldier element sup
ported by candidates for Congress
whose interest is solely political.
Presidents Final Stroke
No period OF the Presidents strik-
ing message leaves a deeper i'm
preston than his closing statement:
The ex-soldiers who served so gal
lantly in war and who are to be so
conspicuous in the progress OF the
republic in the half century before
us must know that nations can
only survive where taxation is re-
strained from the limits OF oppres-
sion, where the public treasury is
locked against class legislation, but
ever open TO public necessity and
prepared to meet all essential obli-
cations. Such a policy makes a
better country for which 10 fight or
to have fought. and affords surer
abiding place in which TO live and
attain.
The declaration was properly In
terpreted as indicating the final
of the President that
national security would not In the
future justify a repitition of the
projected raid so decislvely rebuked
In these well chosen words.
1t would not be entirely accurate
o say the Presidents veto message |
accompanying the bonus bin was
Unexpected in character. 1t would !
30 far more truthful TO assert that |
he whole tone OF Mr. Hardings
Message was most disappointing 10 |
he supporters of the bonus raid and |
lgreeably comforting to those who |
rave opposed It from its conception.
Expectation and Apprehension.
Congressional leaders who were
o some extent prepared for the We
O were quite certain that the Pres
dent would hold out some encour-
cement to justify future ventures
n the same line. Senators and
Representatives who have been OPP
iosed to the scheme from the start
we're apprehensive that he might do
o.
Perhaps the most gratifying COM
nents by members Of the two
iouses on both sides OF the argu-
lent related TO the unwavering note
{ hnslity in the Presidents declar-
ration that political schemes to
onfer Government gratuities on
ex-service men are
atriotically unsound and econom-
ally disastrous. In taking this
osition the President. according to
9th bonus and anti-bonus Con-
has effectively closed
very door against enterprises pro-
osing bonuses and other forms OF
Iovernment gratuities TO any group
T class asserting special privileges.
The Presidents message, which is
ertain to add greatly to his reputa-
ion as wise administrator and
steward of the AFFAIRS
Z Government. provoked the Nmost
ronounced pessimlsm among the
onus supporters who have chung TO
ie idea that he could be swept from
Is moorings by the shifting winds of
olitical expediency.
residents Firmness Shown.
Congressional critics who have
eld this idea TO date now know that
r. Harding can not only reach
ACE uttlCAniA NhA AtAll oAHRRAN - NAAA
9TH courage and intelligence. The
Oldest and Unconditional terms with
hlch he disposed of every argument
-ged in favor of the bonus was ad
lifted and praised by some of the
sgruntled Senators to be practical
unanswerable. His tribute TO the
en- who served under the American
lg on French battlehelds was
,uched in terms which reflected the
sepest sympathy and loftiest patri-
ic Impulse.
Even the Senator'S and members
no hoped for approval OF the bonus
heme admitted that his recital OF
e economic difficulties confronting
e Government was most logical and
,nvincing. His dlsapproval OF the
measure for eco
,nTfc reasons confirmed previous
iticisms made OF the enterprise hS
,cretary OF the Treasury Mellon.
he President clearly revealed his
,nviction that as a government in
rument the bonus bill was wholly
adequate in that it failed 10 pro-
de or even suggest a source OF rev.
iue without compelling the imposi-
on OF tremendous burdens of taxa
on on the people for many years to
,me.
Senators and Representatives who
ave counted on the bonus scheme
help them win recollection to their
ats did not. OF course, ike Mr.
message disapp -oving OF
Yet IL was significant that their
lverse comments. privately ex-
were predicated solely on
,litical grounds. None OF them