The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-26
Anf-BOnus Senators Explain Stand

am still confident that the over
whelming majority OF young able
bodied ex-service men will not ask
for this bonus. Incidentally, IL Is
not generally known, but 1t Is fact,
that the law now provides that
every honorably discharged soldier
and sailor (clvil war, Spanish war
and world war; is eligible for mem
bershlp in the national soldiers
homes whenever no becomes unable
to support himself. This privilege and
rlgls covors the entire life or the
veteran. Should he become inca
pacitated, Uncle Sam will take him
in as a member of one his splendid
national homes and shelter him and
care for him the rest of bis life.
From Sen. Oscar w. Underwood OF
Alabama.
I am opposed to paying a bonus
to the soldier. am willing to go
the man who Is disabled, who has
been injured or Is sick. who has suf-
fered, or whose family has suffered
by reason OF his services in the great
war. but ] am not going by my vote
To measure in dollars the services OF
the man who came back sound and
we'll.
In my opinion II we are going TO
measure patriotic services in dol
lars, then the very fabric OF our re-
public in the end will fall. Was II
dollars that held the tattered army
OF Washington together at Valley
Forge? Was It dollars that achieved
our liberty and independence at
Yorktown? Did the soldiers of that
day ever ask for dollar remunera-
tion for the service they rendered
their country 80 we come down
through the war OF 1912, that with
Mexico and the two great contend
ing sides in the war between the
states.
The real question in the decision
II this case is not whether these men
should be paid adequate compensa-
tion. We all know that from a
monetary standpoint they did not
get adequate compensation, but that
many of them suffered great losses.
and IL we are going TO pass this leg
islation in the belief that II Is CIV
/ ing the former service men real
| compensation for what they lost
| the bill Is not a fair one.
II Is not a pleasant task to oppose
| this legislation. But this Ia a time
for plain speaking and In my judg-
ment II the party now In power de-
sires to serve the soldier. to serve
the farmer, to serve the people OF
| the United States. the best action II
can take Ia to endeavor to bring this
country back to n stable condition
of finance and a stable condition OF
business, so that the man who tolls
In the field and In the factory may
have employment and reasonable
remuneration for his work To at
tempt to palliate the present condi-
ton by paying a man a temporary
| bonus does not relieve the situation
and is not for the benefit OF the
country.
As for the proposition to aid vet
Grams 10 acquire farms and homes,
II some provision could be worked
out which the strained condition OF
the treasury could stand up under,
a provision which would aid the
men through loans from the gov
ernment TO acquire their own farms
and own homes, that Is one form OF
help that would be glad to sup
port, OF course, / favor legislation
TO take care of the men who made
the actual sacrifice, the wounded
and the disabled.
From Sen. William r. Borah OF
I am opposed 10 any bill that car
rlos a cash proposition in 1t. And
do agree with, those who urge delay
merely. / see no necessity In appeal
to the expediency OF the hour. II a
real land settlement bill could be
formulated and brought In, SO that
II would be In fact land settle
ment bill, l would suport II. But I
will vote for no so-called adjusted
compensation bill which carries a
cash proposition, even though II also
contains a land settlement provi-
sion, because II involves a principle
| do not care to surrender
For those men who went to war
and never returned In many in
stances left behind them wives and
children or dependent parents,
have the deepest concern and as far
as possible the government should
stand in the place of the dead. And
those who returned shattered in
mind and broken in body, mangled
in limb and afflicted with disease.