The New York herald., 1922-06-05
MOVIES TO. ESCORT
SENATE BONUS BILL
If
Possibly a Band Will Mark
Progress of Measure Out
of Committee.
PROTESTS POURING IN
Former Soldiers Declare
Opposition to Raid Upon
Treasury.
M'CUMBER is CONFIDENT
Undeterred by Chances Of
i Filibuster and Threats
of Democrats.
M'CUMBER is CONFIDENT

Epecidl Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c.. June 4.
The Solemn ceremony of present
ing the McCumber bonus bill to the
Senate is scheduled for tomorrow or
Tuesday The promoters of the en-
terprise to raid the Treasury to the
tune of $4,000, ,O00,00 for the benefit
of ablebodied ex-service men predict
that its reception will be of the most
cordial character.
Escorted by such of the members
of the American Legion as care to be
identified with the project. Mr.. Nc
Cumber's pet measure (Which weighs
from the Senate Finance Committee
room to the doors of the Senate cham
ber by husky gentlemen in uniform
possibly by a band and complete
staff of movie operators.
Whether the rules of the Senate will
be changed to permit participants in the
Impressive demonstration to enter the
sacred portals Of the Senate has not
been finally determined. Senators seek
ing reelection are unanimously in favor
of the innovation. They admit the bonus
bill has been drawn to please only the
seekers for Government cash among the
ex-service men, even If 1t is dsapproved
by President Harding.
Wherefore. the bonus Senators argue,
inasmuch as the measure Is designed to
benefit about per cent of the people.
tot Of hot cl,A NIL
have the fullest privileges in engineer
ing the passage of the measure.
Sees Easy Sailing.
Chairman McCumber said to-day his
bill would have comparatively easy sail
ing through the Senate rapids. He will
not press ii for immediate vote, he in
timated. Mr. McCumber thinks that
after Senator's who share the unfavor-
able opinion of the bonus held by Presi-
dent Harding, Secretary Mellon, more
than third of the Senate and prob
ably majority of the taxpayers look
his offering over they will have a bet
ter opinion of it.
For that reason he will permit the
Senate TO digest the scheme to load
further taxes on the country before he
asks unanimous consent to take 1t up
place the tariff. The real reason. how
ever. is that Mr.. McCumber has been
blunty informed by Senator'S opposed
TO The bonus that they will vigorously
object to any gesture intended to
progress the measure out of it's order.
He also knows that the first move
he makes in this direction Will precipi-
tate a filibuster that may lead to the
wrecking of the whole administrative
raf-nu hn hn lo1
to make some move however. is con-
ceded by Senators on both sides of the
controversy
If he fails the Democratic minority,
whose ambition is to put the Republi-
can Administration "in a hole" by COM
pelling it to add to the burdens of tax
payers. will do so.
BilI's Fate Due Soon.
The impression prevails in the Sem
ate that the next ten days will settle
the fate of the bonus. If Mr.. Nc
Cumber should succeed, through some
legislative device not yet proposed In
getting his bill UP. there probably will
be votes enough to put II through and
Cend it to the President where a veto
awaits II.
Opposition to the scheme has grown
go rapidly among Senators that the pre-
iictions of the bonus claimants regard
ing the prospective lineup on it have
been radically revised.
Mr.. McCumber and his bonus associ-
ates declared two months ago that "the
bonus bill will be put through in ten
4ays with not more than eight or ten
eotes against It," The opposition of the
president and the people, as reflected by
<he results of the Pennsylvania Oregon.
Indiana and Illinois primaries. mas
~rung from the bonus Senators the adj
mission that there may be between 90
and 80 votes against it."
Personal comments of several Sena-
tors who hitherto have held neutral
position indicate that an impressive adj
'dtion to the opposition will be developed
on the test Many Senators so far have
resisted efforts to induce them to de-
clare themselves.
Meantime Americans. writing to their
Senators, express the livelicst opposition
to the bonus in any form and particu-
larly to the McCumber bill. Most of
these correspondents ask that their
names be withheld in order TO protect
them from cocrcive methods resorted TO
by bonus claimants.
Some Sample Protests.
Some of the most interesting OF the
protests received last week follow
From a resident Of New York: Re
gardnR the bonus bill the writer re-
spectfully refers you to the editorial coll
umns of THE NEW YORK HERALD, as fol-
lows: II the protests OF the American
people cannot beat the bonus in the
Congress the votes of the American peo-
pie can beat the Congress that jams IL
through We have In our family four
teen Republican votes. all os which are
against the bonus bill. In the event the
bonus bill is passed these fourteen
are going to try hard to corvilce four
teen times fourteen. The country at
large does not believe in the bonus bill.
We are tired OF taxation anc class legis-
lation."
From a resident of New Jersey: "The
irclosed editorial from THE NEW York
HERALD is too true to be disrcgarded
and / am sending 1t to you. Those who
through soldiers bonus certainly have
10 claim for favorable consideration of
voting taxpayers, and my belief Is they
VIII be quickly eliminated from the Of
fees they now disgrace. hope that
you have success in your efforts to pre-
vent the passage of this unwise bonus
legislation"
From a resident Of Michigan: "I do
not belong to your party, nor your state,
but l should like to extend my sincere
congratulations to you on the stand YOU
have taken against the bonus bill and
to tell you II there is any possible way