The New York herald., 1922-06-23
BONUS RAIDERS WAIT
WORD FROM HARDING
Defer 'Picketing' on Learn
ing Leaders Seek White
House Conference.
HOPE TO PASS BUCK
1t Is Believed President Is
Immune From Threat of
the Legion.
TELEGRAMS POURING IN
TELEGRAMs POURING IN
Messages, Almost Identical in
Form, Show Propaganda
Is Well Organized.
sy LOUIS sErBoLn.

| BY LOUIS SEIBOLE.
Special Dispatch to THE NEW YoRK HEnALp.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., June 22.
Senators supporting the bonus raid
made no move to bring it up to-day
despite the insistent demands Of the
politicians in the American Legion
that they do so.
The chief reason for this was their
understanding that the Adminstra-
ton Senators desire to consult Presi-
dent Harding before the next step is
taken.
Under the terms Of the gentle
mems agreement effected between
republican leaders and the bonus SEN
ators on both sides of the chamber
the plans for the bonus champions for
"picketing" the Senate will wait on
the result of this conference
! Back of the scheme. of course, is
the ambition to pass the buck" up to
the White House. Whether the Presi-
dent will fall In with such plan re-
mains to be seen. The advocates of 1t
on the Republican side believe the
President Is immune from the political
threats Of the officials of the Ameri-
can Legion, while individual Senator'S
are exposed to coercion.
L. SnnRht.
At any rate an effort will be made
in the next two or three days to OBJ
tain from the President a definite
statement of his views on the bonus
as applying to the immediate situation.
| There appears to lurk in the minds of
Republican Senator's who insist upon
incorrectly interpreting the Presidents
rather clear statements on the subject,
the belief that when the complexities
of the legislative situation are ex-
planned to him he will come to their
relief.
What they mean by this is they
hope to convince the President that
the bonus Is a sort of Damocletian
sword which menaces the entire legis-
lative program. None of the leaders
of the Presidents party in the Senate
appears to be willing to take the re-
sponsibility of attempting to speak for
him without direct authority.
So many members Of both houses
have advanced conflicting opinions re-
garding the Presidents attitude that
nothing short of an authoritative
statement or a personal letter from
him will be accepted as conclusive by
legislators who persist in expressing
doubt as to his views.
Veto Awaits Measure.
The bonus Senators in both parties
who to-day refrained from entering
on the second phase Of the contro-
versy expect the Administration"
Senators will have some word to COM
municate from the President within
the next two or three days. II 1t fails
to come they undoubtedly will proceed
with their plan of trying TO shove the
tariff out of the way of the bonus
early next week.
There is no valid reason why the
Senator's on either side OF the bonus
proposition should expect any further
illumination Of the Presidents position.
Three-fourths OF them are absolutely
convinced a veto awaits any bill that
fails to meet the suggestions made by
the President in his letter to Mr.
Fordney that II either be financed with
sales tax or postponed 1t is the
other fourth that for obyious reasons,
dictated by political timidity, which
persists in addressing frenziea appeals
for help to the White House.
The determination Of the bonus ad-
vocates to ignore the starchless resolu-
ton adopted by the Senate to go ahead
with the tariff was most pronounced
The only reason a move was not made
in this direction was that several
Democratic leaders desired to fire a
broadside or two at the Fordney-Mc-
Cumber tariff measure.
Much Orntory Provoked.
During the agitation over the bonus
which kept the temper OF Senator's on
edge tho first part OF the week. the
tariff bill. while really the order Of
business, was forgotten. BY common
consent most OF the session to-day
was devoted to the tariff, although n
| Wlue range Oh bupJeCts WHICH ndu
nothing TO do with It naturally pro-
voked a lot of oratory.
Inquiry among the bonus leaders
showed they were merely waiting for
the Administration" Senators to make
move in the direction OF the White
House before proceeding with their
demand that the bonus be taken up.
Their decision to do so was some
what strengthened by the launching
of a new drive on the part OF the poll
ticians in the American Legion.
Hundreds OF kilograms and letters
which bore the impress OF systematic
acceleration have been pouring in on
Senators for week. The letters and
kilograms we're almost identical in
form thereby revealing the fine art OF
thoroughly organized propaganda. The
tone of most of the letters and telc-
grams reflected disapproval OF the
Presidents course in asserting his
leadership to the extent of suggesting
that other legislative ventures be kept
out Of the way of the tariff.
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| Found colufnns OF to-day's New York Herald.