New-York tribune., 1922-03-20
House Leaders. Unable to
Obtain Audience Yes
!erelay, bui McIIcn Is
Given a Full Hearing
President Expected
To Clarity Views
Bill AssaiIed in Minority
Report; Ira de Cham
bers Also Denounce 1t


" AS HIM lON, March ~ he
Fordney MondelI adherenta who
were bent ON pushing the soldiers
bonus bill through the House to-mor-
row under the gag" rule were
blocked in their plan for show
down tonight with the President or
The bonus wrangle. Failing to see
Mr.. Harding to-day. delegation Of
about a dozen prominent members
will go to the White House at 9:30
o'clock tomorrow morning. The
success Of the movement to send the
bill to the Senate as now drawn
hinges entirely, il is admitted by al.
on the outcome Of the conference.
Majority Leader Mondell's failure
to present his problem to the Execu-
tive was due, it was officially stated.
to the press of previous engagements
made By the President. Secretary
Mellon. who is unalterably opposed
to enactment Of the legislation a.
this time, however, was closeted WITH
Mir. Harding for more than an hour
this afternoon He later refused r
discuss his conference.
Sees Dawes and Forbes
President Harding returned 70 ,hs
White House soon after O'Clock this
afternoon. The Treasury Secretary ar
rived an hour and d half later. Tie
only other White House callers wer.
several officials. including Director Of
the Budget Dawes and Director OF the
Veterans Bureau Forbes. connected
with the governments program OF hos
pitalization and care Of the disabled
soldiers. They held joint session to
night.
In some quarters the list Of rhose
who saw the President today is re-
garded as Of real significance. The
interpret it as indicating that Nj. Har-
ding IS preparing to put a compeue
end TO the conflicting opinions Of nj.
attitude toward the present certificate
plan bill that persist despite his re-
peated declarations 10. either 2 sale.
taN or postponement Of the whole oues
tlon. II is believed ny many tha. ae
VIII present to the House delegation
complete and detailed statement Of HI
position. oac0ed ND b. the need L.
round opt the governments obligations
70 the disabled veterans and bald ex
planat1on OF the important bearing the
passage OF the bonus measure would
have on the Federal finances.
The President is assured OF bus
morning to-lporrow. for in addition =
recelvlng the House element backing tn.
ays and Means Committee': plan t.
call the bill up for cons liberation when
that body meets at noon 4 is unde,
stood Speaker Gillett. Nho has dc
clared he will prevent l.. will visit to-
Executive Mansion before the time -
take up the gavel.
Gllletf Firm in Stand
the breach between the Sneahc. and
the majority leade. aas not been No.
rowed IN the slightest, it Was declared
oo-hight. tiose 41iends OF Mr.. Giliet-
were emphat'" IN saying tonight tha.
ne will not recognize Chairman Forf-
ney under &c suspension at the mic,
unless tn ne develops to-morro
lne some Indication that the Presider.
"llI no. oppose the plan should If n.
laTore0 ~ tie majority of the Hous.
There VIII be with Mr.. Monde1l ani
Chairman tordnev tomorrow no~nir.,
CHAIRMAN Campbell of the Rules Com
M zee. Representatives Lonrworth. q
O7io' and Greene. Of Iowa. of the Wa.
and Meas Committee; Reprscntat:ya
ToHncr. o. iowa. chairman Of Tho i,1"f,fe -.
pu9i'can conference: Representation
fess chairman of the Republican Con
gresslonai Committee: KeDresanta+i,-.
James K. Mann, of Illinois. and nrob
m several others. Nh MondeM ssia
tonight:
The President had arranged some
engagements for to-day before asked
lor conference. Personally don.
Know OF amy reason Why the Prcsi6cnt
should oppose this bll He has no
sald anNthlng about its present form"
Minority Report offered
Representatives Treadway. OF Mass4
chusetts. and Tilson. of Connecticus.
both Republican members OF the Ways
and Means Committee, submitted to
night minority report opposing tie
passage OF the committees bill The.
declared their belief that the bill. i
enacted into law. would dc more harm
to the people of the country, the vet
Grams themselves and their families in
clIded, than it would do good to the
individual beneficiaries"
The report sets forth ten distinct
reasons why the bill should not be
passed. Summarized, they are:
u The bill does not differentiate be
tween the ablcbodicd and the sick and
wounded veterans, and. in effect. dis
eliminates against those who are
pressed financially as compared with
their more fortunate comrades
"2. The adjusted service certificate
places an artificial interest rate on the
accumulation. naming IL per cent, =
rate of interest higher than any gov
ernment loan except in time of war
Had this rate been made ( per cent in
stead of = there would have been a
saving to the government in the twenty
years of more than s4l2 ,229 600, pro-
vlded all the veterans accepted this
plan.
Condemned as g.<rsornd
"3. The method under whca The vet
cram can obtain y loan Nali9g TIE fre>.