New-York tribune., 1922-03-14
Plan to Adopt
Bonus Without
Debate Fails
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lCnntinund fom DrQe onal

tax collector and add his indignation
to that Of the soldier.
"Whcn the American Legion asked
for adjusted conversation and left 10
Congress the hnal selection Of Il plan
it did not follow that any and every
plan would receive its indOrsement.
As member of the American legion
/ am not bound to support any Kind Of
bill that nine members Of Congress
may write. IF tho Legion camps will
gecurc copy Of the pending measure.
read and study it. am sure they Wi!
oppose it
"Tbc tired nerves Of tho members
Of the committee must nave broken
under the strain Of guessing and pro
duced an imagination which caused
them to believe that both The soldier
and the taxpayer were lacking in that
first quality Of citizenship common
scnso."
Representative Troadwsy. cf Nassa-
chusctts. said that unless sales tax
was provided if would bc futile TO pass
= bonus bill. Tho demand at this time.
ne said was for less taxation. Tic said
The communication received from Sec
rotary Mellon showed that the new
sug3cstions wcrc quito a unsatisfac-
tory as tho old ones, and hc admitted
the soundncss Of the arguments I'D
vanced against the present measure.
Since the scheme had been proved 20
be unaound financially. he aid. the
Strong advocates Of the bonus ought TO
be satisfied and cease their efforts.
Iepreeea ativc Frnar's lcttcr TO Soc
retarY Mellon. that memoer oG the
committee explained. was "withoct a.
suning t. sDoa4. or Mr. For8ney or
for tho committee, but rather TO vojrc
2 protest against criticism By your
self. Crissneer and other nigh official
against the committee. against Con
9rcss and against soldiers' bonus"
1t said i'm part:
Congress has constitutional rights
and sponsibilities that cannot prop
crly be assumed by others nor avoided
by those selected by the people for leg
islativc duties; that should bo con
coded. Congress took from their homes.
jobs and schools 100000 mon and
boys and sent theie 50 war to fight fo5
tie rest Of us At 5 day. most Of
which munitccnt sum went for 4 Hot
ncnts and insurance. More tnan 800
600 Of these mon and boys are 0ow ro-
ported to be without iobs, and some or
them were standing this morn.ng he-
fore the public employment Offices on
Pennsylvania Avenue within one block
Of the Treasury Building.
During the war Treasury records
arc said to show that mllionaires VINO
STAYED at home doubled IN num Der ard
that fortunes werc made b. many Il ofs-
sands OF others. These f9cte confront
Congress. and W know that you have
repeatedly and publicly Expressed your
opposition 20 any soldiers bonus l.g
islAtion. on have f0rtncr sad that
30 bonus should nc paid except through
tahcs, and YOU reiterete that in your
letter to-day You have oh biected he
fore the committee - any Inheritance
ard gift taXcs or to the re-enactuent of
tic excess profits "a You fsve SIG
gcsted taxes 10 which pe finally teuts.-
lively agreed, only 10 be advised that
the Pres dent. whom you sec frequent
ly. would veto a bill if ACCOMPANIED
by such taxes.
You nave left Congress bus ore a.
Tentative enactment OF 4 genera sales
taX. This tax repeated'y n1s been de-
feated by Congress during the Sixty
seventh session This ;ax. you ADM.
viii require thousands of new en-
ployees and also presents many difhcui-
ties of administrations If adopted il
will eventually snift ono billion dollars
or moro in income taxes nov paid hv