East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-01
Senator Borah Opposed to Ac-
tion on Either Measure:
Marine Needs HELM.
NEW TAX is PLANNED
TO MEET PART or BONUS
Plan to Make Non-cash Plan Of
Bonus More Attractive to
the Average Ex-serviceman.

WASHINGTON. March 1.---(u. P,)
No bonus for shipping interests un.
III after the soldiers get their honus,"
opponents of Hardlng's ship subsidy
plan seized as a slogan today. The
sentiment in both congressional hous.
es was that President /. Harding,
through his address yesterday, broke
down much of the long standing oppo-
sltion Of the ship plan. Opponents OF
the subsidy. led by Senator Borah, will
attack the plan on the grounds that
the federal government should not
give money to private interests, whilc
Harding virtually declares that this
Is the last and only chance, to save
the American merchant marine. y NJ
don't think this Is time for either the
bonus or subsidy, Borah says, h.
The subsidy program calls for q d.
version Of customs receipts to u re.
volving fund to be given to ship opc.
rators. This rs direct expenditure
from thelgovernment treasury, as 9TH
erwise these receipts would 60 10 tho
treasury The shipping board will
make efforts to rush the program II
the bill passes so that Is may dispose
OF all its ships. Should the bill pass
skeleton organizations must be MAIN
taincd to administer 1t.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-(U.
P.l--"President Harding ana Chair-
man Lasker of the shipping board, are
In dead earnest about the building up
Of the American merchant marine,""s
Captain Robert Dollar, Pacific coast
shipping nagnate, declared today,
commenting on the possible ship sub
sidy. Captain Dollar said that con-
gress was as yet only 'lukewarn-"
! WASHINGTON. March i.--(U. P.)
"A delay for two years in cash pay
ments Of the soldier bonus was ritual
ly decided upon by republican men,
bcrs OF the house ways and means
committee today.
WASHINGTON, March 1.--(I. n.
s)--A now tax to meet part Of the
soldier bonus payment Is undercon-
sideration by republican members Of
the house ways and means committee.
an amount. IL 1t falls short OF paying.
Is to be taken from the general trea.
sury. II Is understood that President
Harding has made concessions and ID
no longer insisting on his "no sales
tax. no bonus" ultlmatum. but he Is
! steadfast in opposition to the sale OF
British or other foreign bonds to make
the bonus payments. I,
WASHINGTON, March 1(A. p -
The elimination Of the cash feature to
the soldier bonus was virtually agreed
upon today by republican members Of
the house ways and means committee.
Chairman Fnrdney announced that o
special subcommittee Of six had been
named by unanimous agreement to
work out some plan that would not
entail any Jorge drafts on the federal
treasury within the next two years.
Such plan would make 1t unneces.
sary for any Immediately bonus ~
nanelng and would remove the con-
troversv in the house over the bill.
4 Meanwhile President Harding par>
TALLY recommended q proposal by
Representative Fish Of New York, "a
restrict the cash bonus payments to
recipients of vocational training and
disabled and unemployed veterans. ac-
cording to statement by Fish follow
ing the white house conference. i.