The New York herald., 1922-07-02

| tfle SStldte nave iuftneT Su1ppeu llc
measure of most of the provisions ar
rogantly demanded by officials of the
American Legion. 1t is not improbable
that before the bill comes into the
open Senate further revisions designed
to make it appear less offensive to the
taxpayers of the country win be made.
Senator's Change Views.
Several Senators who were willing
to vote for "a bonus bill" have served
notice on the more ardent supporters
of the scheme that they will not vote
| for the McCumber measure. Most of
the Senators of this state of mind
withheld their statements until the
eided.
Mr.. McCumber's defeat already vir-
tually has eliminated him as the most
| important factor in the bonus situa-
ton. Whether he will keep up his
enthusiasm for it is doubtful. In any
event an entirely new proposal is ex-
| pected to be presented when the next
attempt is made to resurrect the Nc
Cumber bill. That measure which
certainly would have met with veto
at the White House. already is re-
garded as good as dead"
Bonus Senators in both parties who
still suffer from the delusion that the
politicians in the American Legion
can control their individual destinies
undoubtedly will make an attempt to
carry through their program of pass
ing bonus bill. The chances are they
| will not insist upon the McCumber
scheme. AS there are almost as many
| bonus plans ready to crop out Of the
Senatorial incubator as there are
members of that. body it would be
idle to speculate as to the exact char
acter of the scheme behind which the
majority of bonus Senators will
| line up.
| The next move to shove the tariff
aside and take up the bonus probably
will come from the Democratic side
Of the chamber, which still holds to
the belief 1t will be good party strategy
to force the Republican majority to
load the taxpayers of the country
with an additional $4,000, 900, 900 to
pay for-the bonus.
Such a move will be more important
as developing the scope Of the scheme
| which will be substituted for the Nc
Cumber bill than in determining the
final fate of It,
Under existing conditions the Re
publican majority will be able to head
off any attempt to bring up the bonus
for some time. Frequent gestures
will be made in this direction. but it Is
improbable that any Of them will sue
ceed. 1t is quite certain that Mr.. Nc
Cumber will display much more in
terest in defending his tariff measure
than in the promotion of the bonus.
In the debate to-day the defeated
North Dakota Senator announced thai
he would close his labors "still f1ghtins
the battles of the farmers" He sale
nothing about the bonus. Senator
Underwood, one of the Democratic
opponents Of both the tariff and bonu.
measures, chided the Republican
bonus Senators for failing to adop
the suggestion made by Presiden
Harding regarding 1t.
Some time ago when a bonus bill
was proposed in Congress and thu
President suggested that a sales tas
be levied on the American people I,
pay for it, he said. "the Republican
party and the Senator from Nortl
Dakota, who is the leader of his part.
on issues of taxation, declined to adop
the sales tax to pay the soldiers bonus
Although a portion Of the sales ia,
would have fallen upon the poor.
larger portion would have fallen o.
the rich and well-to-do. who spend tn
most money"
Republican leaders In and out o
, Congress, who view the bonus irritan
as of collateral Importance, are no
, particularly pleased over the propose
substitution of Mr.. Frazier for Mr.. Nc
Cumber. The veteran North Dakot
Senator. who suffered humiliation a
the peak of his career was regarde
as regular" in all things except tn
. bonus. He usually was easy t.
, handle" and clung closely to part
traditions and doctrines.
Mr.. Frazier is catalogued as bein
decidedly irregular" He is credite
, with being more radical that Mr.. l.
Toilette; Mr. BroolShart, nominate
J in Iowa; Mr.. Ladd, the Nom Partisa-
: League Senator from North Dakota
, Mr.. Norris, the Nebraska Liberal, o
Mr.. Capper, the multimillionaire leade
of the agricultural bloc, all of whom
] now a.e generally referred to a
! Hearst Republicans"
> The platform on which Mr.. Frazie
made his bid for support in the Nortl
, Dakota primaries reflected pro
, nounced degree of Socialism, witt
, certain Soviet tendencies. strongl
J favored with agrarian novelties. Fl
. is in favor of exempting farm i'm
: provements from taxation, of sim
I plified court procedures" the guaran
tee of bank deposits. State owne
banks, hail insurance" redistributio
of taxes in accordance with privilege
, enjoyed and ability to pay, and the re
: call of public officials.
Mr.. Frazier himself was recalled a
! Governor OF North Dakota, yet tn
Q same influences which removed hir
supported him for the Senatorshi
Y against Mr.. McCumber.
: Mr.. Frazier Is dirt farmer" 1
q every sense of the word. II his poll
e cies should prevail the farmer woul
h dictate the policies of the Governmen
: and enjoy the greater part of tn
I benefits.
s. Republican leaders OF the regular
! type manifest little enthusiasm owe
D the prospective entry of Mr.. F'razie
$ into the Senate. The fact is a grea
J. many of them would like to see hir