The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-26
SO[OIERBONUS
PROBLEM NOW
POLITICAL ONE
Farm Blcc Presses Its
War on Sales
1 Tax
By CARL u. GROAT.
NJ cd Press Stnf correspondent.


WAsHIN ton. Feb. 25-
The bonus question tonight had
resolved itself into "A political
problem how 90 get the soldiers
Vofea-arcording ia pro-bonus ard
pro-nalru tax men. There was q
further indication of this IN let
ter sent by Representative Farr
and 80 other farmers bloc Nom
lers 60 Chairman Fordncy. Of the
ways and means committee.
This letter. advocating paying
the bonus with proceeds Of eN-
p.cied British war debt bonds,
,nles tax would do some sweep
INK here next fall" Just as that
iFsu, swept the conservaIN"
party out of power last December
In canada
Further. II approved bonds not
merely because they will remove
"a grossly unjust proposal tthe
taxi. but because they Will pre-
vent political ovcrturning ot CON
Ere-s'
Frankly After Votes.
Many men engaged In trying 20
shape up bonus have said quite
frankly the past week that they
are after the soldier vote" They
make no secret OF the fact that
they oppose any plan excluding
tho cash bonus on fho ground that
b fails to meet american Legion
idens'' and that consequently. they
would lose the soldier vote"
The farm bloc letter, wbii" pro-
Tossing to he no threat, Is only
one of series of incidents in
! tended to scare bonus advocates
\ ,say from The sales tax u H. held
Il lr.N. H.H a. Lea
4 si NO.. that a sales tax would put
|, many representatives in an cm-
L hnrras-iur situation and would
4 mean thor defeat II they vo'cd
II a. At the same time vote
against tho bonus would KIN thcm.
they have said.
And that h. the answer behind
the latest swl'ch against the sales
tax. according 10 the men In the
movement.
such is tho atmosphere sur
rounding the bonus tie propo-
rents have now reached the stage
! whore they are figuring on a hill
' without specific means uf rails
! ing fhe money Instead they
would simply give an authoriEn-
I ton To- tho treasury 90 nay the
\ honus out Of available funds there
or from proceeds uf available Sc
\ curities tmoan.ng British bonds
) when they comol
= The lettcr argued that the salcF
tnN would make soldiers them
n selves helm 20 pay and would De
slow in coming into effect com
4 pnred TO the bonds,
\ 4 oT 4 Poll Against Bonus.
The bonus says the leiter.
Z should be passed without any Oh
|noxious tax and should be passed
without delay
An analysis of the United states
rhambcr q Commerce bonus poll
shows hig majority against any
cash bonus. despite the American
h Legion campaigns for u. In the
/ a. only Vermont and Mississippi
.oted FOR the bonus. while In the
Fwr-i such states as Texas. Utah,
Idaho. Montana and
California b " e Il maloritic-
Figalnst the bonus
n The re@rendum Of the United
LsinteS Chnmhcr Of Commerce ON
n "a. adjusted compensation hill II
IN flat failure from their point OF
n low and u victory for the cN-
III ffyice men" John Thomas Tuy
fAi Vice chairman ~ the Ameri-
Itin Legion executive committee.
aN tonight.
II "Enemirs Of the bin have been
1 nnd of saying that the Legion
N membership does favor adjusted
Compensation although repeated
n plls show that 30 out ~ 100 l.o-
ion members ana other veterans
N ndorred fhe hill"