The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-03-29
DECLARE BONUS BILL
INSULT TO ALL VETERANS
Minority Report, Headed BY kitchin,
Bitterly Assails Republicans and
Ambassador Harvey.

Bitterly Assails Republicans and
Ambassador Harvey.
Washington. March Another at
tack on the ronus bill was made today
in Il minority report from ways and
means committee members, Rcpresen-
tative Kitchen, North Carolina, the
Democratic leader, and Oldlield. Ar
kansas; Crisp, Georgia; Carew, New
York and Tague. Massachusetts, all
Democrats. They characterized the
certificate bank loan plan as a
due rbill-rain- -checlilto- borrow money
bonus mode of payment" and declared
that it was AN insult to every World
War veteran and a shameful discredit
70 Congress and the nation"
Insisting that the bonus be paid
out of taxes levied upon the big in
comes of millionaires and multi-mil-
lionaires" and "the constituencies, cX-
cessive profits Of the big monopolistic
corporations the minority charged
that President Harding and Secretary
Mellon boldly offer a bribe to the
World War veterans to espouse the
cause Of the money power in their eff
forts to establish as a part of our
revenue system the vicious policy of
a general sales tax"
They offer bonus in considera-
tion OF the veteran and his friends
favoring sales tax" said the report
They vigorously fight a bonus with
out sales tax, in the hope that the
brave boys will be tempted to ylelu
and be willing to help the President
and Mr.. Mellon and the money power
to drive the first effective wedge un-
, der the established policy of the in
come tax, founded upon the principle
, OF ability to pay"
The report said the proposition in
| the bill for bank loans was absolute
| ly "a gold brick" in view of the atti-
tude of the comptroller of the cur
rency and added:
! SO we are presented with the
shameful spectacle OF the party that
aborted the war. divided our country's
war associates, disgraccd the peace
deluded the people, deceived the vet
eran, deserted the wounded, relieved
the profteer, reduced the millionaires
income tax, repealed the excess profits
tan on the protiteers, and which still
MAINTAINS blasphcmous, bibulous
boot llcker at the Court of st. James
to nesmirch with his drunken banuuet
Dabbie the high war purposes of tho
American people, and the inspiration
or the American soldiers, now offer
ing to redeem its reckless camDaipn
pledges with an l. O. L. designated n
certificate which the administration
has in advance of its issue natly i'm
peached and discreditcd."
WIN the veteran and his needs the
Republlcans have revealed their in
competence, the report continued.
They start and stop" it said.
They arc for this today, and for that
tomorrow. They potter around in
darkness, they tumble, thcy nun
Incapable of dealing fairly with the
economic situation, they have directly
brought upon the American people the
worst depression that ever came upo,
them. Equally incapable of dealing
win me war veteran situation, they
s'u'ter and stagger. Blind, they wan
der around. They pick it up and nut
1t down. Their last condition is
worse than tho first
Washington, March 20.-Balked IN
their desire 10 get the measure nm TO-
oav under suspension of the rules
Republican House leaders in charge
OF the compromise soldiers bonus bill
sun were determined tonight to mt
me measure through this week. Their
expressed intention was to call it up
Thursday. under a suspension of the
rules if possible; otherwise under q
special rule which probably would
shut out amendments.
Before the House met TODAY the
whole situation was laid before Presi-
dent Harding at the White House by |
committee OF House leaders, but the
executive declined to make any recon-