Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-08

ME- administration has an
nounced its intention of push
ing through an adjusted
compensation" measure, In
lieu Of soldiers bonus" bill. at the
present session of Congress. The
White House let it be known to party
leaders that the titular head of the
republican party believes the time
has come for putting through some
such measure to satisfy the boys
who were in service during the war
and their friends.
House Leader Mondell. after con-
ference at the White House, an
nounced the party policy when he
said in the House: Il think it is
now generally understood that We
shall proceed to the early considera-
tion of and in due time in this ses-
sion enact an adjusted compensation
act for veterans Of the world war"
The next questions that interest
the ex-service men and their friends
both in Congress and outsde-which
means the whole American people
are when and in what form. Rep
Mondelrs announced cal
culation that the present session can
clean up its program and adjourn
sine die by June l indicates that the
former service men may feel rea-
sonably certain that this matter will
be decided before June 1. The ad-
come out of the House ways and
means committee. to which q couple
of hundred measures, proposing vari-
Gus benefactions and various ways OF
raising the money to pay the bonus
or adjusted compensation. have been
referred. Chairman Fordney has an
nounced on the floor that this COM
mittee can have bill out and passed
by the House by March l. The best
guess of other members of the ways
and means committee and Of House
leaders is that the bill expressing
the nations intent to compensate
the former service men in some wa!
or another will be through the House
by the middle Of March. il not sooner
Members of the ways and mean!
committee say that there has beer
absolutely no mention of the So
called SOLDIERS bonus" bill or the
adjusted compensation" bill thus fal
in the committee, and therefore il
cannot be said accurately what thu
sentiment or intent of the commit
tee is. ...... .....
=, 3 .asss4s Ta,r
II can be positively stated tina
when the measure comes up for con
sideration. both in the committee ant
in the House. two lines OF argument
will be stressed. one laying emphasi:
on the desirability of some sort o.
insistence that the bill shall not pas!
without carrying with it provision
for raising the funds to pay the
bonus or adjusted compensation. Thi!
is shown in the attitude of the mos
active members of the committee. a,
well as Of the members of Congress!
who are insistently urging for actor
to benefit the former service men.
It seems also to be the best judg
ment Of members Of the committe,
that the provision for paying what
ever benefaction Is decided upoI
should be through levying a sale!
tax.
Representative John @. Tilson o
Connecticut says: II expect we will
pass the adjusted compensation meas
ure before long. Personally. I will
stand firmly for doing this honestly
We must not pass an adjusted com
pensation measure and then run ava,
from the duty OF providing q wa.
to meet this new government obliga
ton. Carried right along with tn
decision to pay an adjusted coapen
sation must be specific provision TO
providing the money to pay 1
through q tax Of some sort.
Representative Tlson says that hi
owen best judgment, after looking tn
situation over Thoroughly and afte
close study, is that there must be som
form of sales tax. He does not be
lieve that this can be done without en-
countering grave difficulties in gettinI
such a measure through Congress. bu
he believes it the best way to meet
diff1cult situation,
Mr.. Tilson is oneAof those who is con
WINGED that the insurance feature shout
be emphasized-for the best interest
of the ex-service men themselves an
Tor the federal government to meet tn
obligations. IF We make the insuranc
feature attractive it should. not take
very large amount to carry out the In
tent of the measure" Representativ
Tilson explains. There ought to b
some feature of this sort worked up 8
that the federal Treasury will not b
called upon to pay out a big amour
all at one slap.
"One of the worst features Of leg;sl
ton along this line would be the i'm
mediate payment of large amount Il
cash." Representative Tilson believes
and he says this is his opinion con
sidering the men themselves as well a
tao financial affairs of the fedora
government and the tax burden for til
people. IAN insurance provision woul
be far better for the ex-sefvice me
than to give them a cash hand-out whic
would soon be spent and then the me
would be no better OF than before" h
said. n .x.m
When the ways and means commute
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