New-York tribune., 1922-08-15
Poll Shows Veto
Will Not Defeat
Bonus i'm Senate
pilI Sure TO Become Law
Ia Spite of Presidents
Action, as Opposition Is
Shown to Have Dwindled
Burah Calls Ii Shameless
Mahoan Delivers Sharp At
tack ON Proposed Grant
at Time of Great Unrest

Sscs Tse Ty<Sane's Washington sareow
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.--Senators
opposed to the bonus bill, after can
vsss Of the situation to-day, came to
the conclusion that if the President
should veto the bill it would be passed
by the Senate over his veto.
This means that in all probability
the bonus bill will be enacted into law.
Unless there is marked shift in the
st,ation there seems now no way of
blocking 1t.
II has all along been apparent that
the House would pass the bonus bill
evsy a veto. In the Senate the oppo-
ne,ts Of the bill have hoped to be able
IA suster at least thirty-three Sena-
a.ors who would stand by veto.
So careful canvass has been made by
nasors Underwood, Borah and others
opposed to the bonus measure. The
most they can muster who will vote to
sustain a veto is thirty. On q basis
of full Senate of ninety-six Senators
sixty-four, or two-thirds vote, will
pass the bill regardless of the veto.
the veto would be necessary to sustain
the President.
Forces Have Dwindled
Under present conditions the oppo-
nents of the bill say thirty is the
utmost strength they can muster.
Earlier in the situation they believed
they would be able to marshal force
Of thirty-three or thirty-four.
H. Al
port for the bonus measure has
greatly encouraged its supporters.
They purpose to demand enforcement
OF the letter of the agreement under
which the bonus measure is to be taken
passed and made a special order to
the exclusion of other business. Un-
der this arrangement .he bonus meas
ure will be the order of business next
week, as the tariff bill is slated to
pass next Saturday.
Senate leaders have been talking of
trying to arrive at a compromise with
President Harding over the bonus and
pssch UP a measure which he would not
seto. They have not effected anything
in this direction thus far.
Borah Sees 1t as Shameless
Senator Borah to-day gave out a
sharp statement against the bonus bill
He called attention to the disturbing
sfect on the country of the railroad
md coal strikes, said the coming win
b,was certain to be one which would
rythe patiepce and patriotism of the
aople and for Congress deliberately
b impose an added indebtedness Of
foar to FIVE billion dollars was "a reck-
less and shameless disregard of those
interests which we are here to protect"
Senator Borah said:
This week will dispose of the tariff
bill in the Senate. We are informed
that the next bill to be taken up and
rushed through is the bonus bill. It
seems incredible in view of the busi-
ness and industrial conditions of the
country that such program would be
considered by men charged with the
responsibility of directing public af-
fairs in a crisis like that which con-
fronts US at this particular time. The
situation in the industrial world is very
much more serious, more discouraging,
than when the President came before
Congress in July, 1921, and asked that
the bill, for economic and financial rea-
sons, be postponed.
by reason of the transportation and
sne coal situation conditions have been
aggravated almost to a point of dis
aster. The situation startles any one
who stops to think about it and who
SHOWS the real situation. The outlook
Tor the settlement of these matters is
not very encouraging. But if they
were settled this week, still the dam
age the injury to business and the
disturbing effect upon business would
be very great
me coming winter at the very best
Is 70 try the patience and the courage
ahu a,ha,s she patriotism of our people-the
%nole industrial world, capital and
labor alike. Nothing can prevent heavy
losses to the farmers, fruit growers
ana potato growers of the West by
reason Of the difficulty superimposed
IN getting cars to move their crops.
as..,sliy such crops as fruit and