The New York herald., 1922-02-14
TEXT OF BORAH'S SPEECH
IN OPPOSING BONUS BILL

who did stay at home but did his duty.
confess / do not see the distinction"
Senator Jones-"Mr. President.
think the Senator does not quite follow
the views which j have been trying to
present. / know that the Senator did
not believe in the legislation which was
passed by the Congress. l did. and II
had my way about 1t it would have
gone very much further ana would
have brought into the service of the
Government at Government pay great
many of those who were permitted to
remain in civil life and draw competi-
tive wages.
But i am calling attention to the
fact that he legislation which we passed
affected 24.000,000 people. and the law
itself applied equally to the 24,000,00O
When we singled out 100000 of them
and put them in a worse position than
the other 10000, 900, submit, there was
a vast difference created and something
which should be recognized. and | am
sorry the Senator from Idaho. will his
great, brilliant learning and power and
talent. is unable to recognize that diff
ference
Borah's Appreciation.
Senator Borah-"Of course l appre-
ciate the Senator's sentiment. but
really consider it a compliment that l
am unable to recognize the difference,
because l think the recognition of it Is
! fishy,' and ! repeat there is not any
thing l could do that ] would not do
for man who has been disabled or the
man who suffered, or the man who has
| lost by his service. but when the other
man comes home just as we'll as he was
| han ha 7
4, in the common citizenship or the
country.
Whatever law applies to him must
apply to all. and whatever law applies
| to all must apply to him. He is part
of the citizenship OF the country ana
he is entitled. in my judgment. to no
| discrimination and no consideration
other than that which applies to the
whole country. OF course when the
war came on the entire country was
called upon to act. and some performed
service here and some performed SER
! vice there, and do not see how l could
| discriminate between the citizens. all
of whom did their duty, and none OF
whom received special consideration.
| So do not think I am entitled to the
sentiment which the Senator has ex-
! pressed.
Just a word more and will con-
clude | read yesterday in the New
York World a statement by a distia-
! gushed divine In New York. who said:
New York is resting over social
volcano and does not seem TO care
! Unemployment is on the Increase.
! Desperation seems TO be the order OF
the day. Thousands of men are turn
ing to crime. Other thousands, for
merly competent and cheerful work
ers, are becoming rapidly unemploya-
BILE. Mass meetings advocating all
sorts of red revolution are becoming
increasingly popular. Madness is In
the air. and yet those in position Of
supposed responsibility are not only
letting the situation develop to
crisis without lifting a hand to inn
! prove it. but they class as anarchists
ard reds any Christian pastor who
sets out to feed the starving or Of
fers the house of God for those
/ freezing nights as shelter to his suf-
ferng children.
! Then he said. further in the inter-
view. that his church is feeding 1,5o0
men and that they are sleeping upon
! the floors of the church night after
| night.