The border vidette., 1922-04-08
CARL HAYDEN'S SPEECH FOR
 VETERANS.

I
 der consideration in the House
 of Representatives Congress man
 Carl Hayden said:
 Mr. Speaker, 1 want to briefly 1 discuss that part Of the minority
 report submitted by the Repub- 1 lican mem berS of the com mittee
 on ways and means, because the
 chief objection which they mah e
 to this bill is the controlling req
 son why I shall vote in favor of it's passage. These gentlemen say that the land settlement pro.
 visions Of the bill:
 Establishes an expensive ma chinery management, CfferS un- told opportunity for useless eX penditure. ard under the guise of veteran aid, permits. among
 other things, the board to lay out town sites and build un-
 limited high ways. The so call
 ed reclamation feature is dan
 gerous at best and of itself
 should be a st t1icient reason for
 the rejection of any bill carrying
 it even though the measure were
 in all other respects unobjec-
 tionable.
 In another paragral h Of this report these gentlemen say:
 Enactment of this bill would be directly contrary to the advice of the executive. It is true that the president opposes the pass age of this bill unless it includes a sales tax as a means of raising the money to meet the cash pay ments when due. These gentle men evidently propose to follow Mr. Harding's advice only when he happens to agree with them, which is convenient but most in consistent. A little over three months ago, in an address to the Congress, the president said:
 After each war, until the last, the government has been en abled to give homes to it's re turned soldiers and a large part 1 of our settlement and develop | ment has attended this generous provisions of land for the na- tion's defenders.
 There is yet unreServed ap | proximately 2OO,OOO,OOO acres in l the public domain, 10000, ,OOO | acres of which are known to be | susceptible Of reclamation and l made fit for homes by provision of irrigation.
 Contemplating the inevitable | and desirable increase Of popula- 1 tion, there is another phase of 1 reclamation fulr worthy of con- sidera tion. There are 79,OOO,CCO | acres of swamp and cut over lands which may be reclaimed and made as valuable as any farm lands we possess.
 Home making is one of the greater benefits which govern nent can bestow. Measures are pending embOdying this sound policy to which we may well adhere. It is easily possible to make available permanent homes which will provide, in turn, for American families, without injurious competition with esta blished activities, or on wealth already ac luired.
 These words from the presi lent in his message of December can not be construed in any other manner than a complete md unqualified endorsement of he land settlement features Of his bill. The plan for the es d ablishment of veteran settle. nent projects for the reciama- ion of lands by irrigation, drain lge, or other manner or method" literally and specifically carries ,ut the recon thus 7 made by the executive, and his Idvice should be needed by those FhO are so prompt to quote him 1 'n other occasions and for other l purposes.
 There are gentlemen who re CT with approval to the result if the referendum taken by the { hamber of commerce of the Un- ted States which disclosed that yer two thirds of the votes cast . were against bonus Legislation, z whether paid in cash immediate f y or with payment deferred ( trough the use of certificates, { ut they are careful to tell but i alf the truth. At that same { which was complet i d on February 21, the following WaS hrniffn6 fn tho