The New York herald., 1922-07-03
PROTESTS POURING IN
Persons in All Parts of the
Country Forward Their
Views to Washington.


the Senate from citizens living in all
parts OF the country.
| The effect Of the North Dakota de-
cision and the downpour OF protests
against the enterprise which cost Mr.
McCum5er his seat In the Senate has
been instantaneous and decisive. There
appears to be little doubt in the minds
of Senators who permitted themselves
to be coerced by the politicians in the
American Legion that the McCumber
bill will be dropped or stripped of most
of the provisions demanded by bonus
claimants.
| Bonus Senator'S admit that the Nc
Cumber project has lost a great many
friends since the defeat OF its most in
| fiuential sponsor who defied Presiden-
tial judgment and the advice of party
| leaders by insisting on the immediate
passage of his bill.
| Senators who expressed a desire to
go on record 'in favor of the bonus
principle" now appear to be looking
for a loophole to get out from under it,
Two or three of them are known to be
at work amending the McCumber
| scheme, so as to preserve the form
osition.
They are proceeding on the theory
that the politicians in the American
Legion will take anything they can get
in the way of bonus rather than fol-
low the advice of President Harding
and postpone agitation of the project
until the country Is in better condition
to stand further financial strain with
out imposing greater burdens OF taxa
tion of the people.
Talk of Modification.
| One thing has been fully established
by the defeat of Mr.. McCumbe- The
bill which bears his name stands little
| Il any chance of getting through the
Senate in its present form. Bonus
| Senators whose only concern is to win
| as many soldier votes as possible believe
| they can win sufficient support of "a
modified plan" which will not cost The
Government any considerable amount of
money at present or impose further
| taxes on the people.
| The new plan will probably preserve
| the insurance certificate feature without
negotiable value until the date of ma
| turty. Supporters Of the modified"
scheme assert that If this is done 'he
President may be induced to accept it.
While admitting that it will be nothing
less than passing the buck" on to .he
tax payers 90 years hence, the advo-
Gates of the modified" McCumber plan
hold the view that tie President will
approve II.
There is nothing to justify such
optimism in the attitude of the Presi-
dent He is Known to be still firm In his
conviction that the only acceptable way
\ to finance the bonus scheme now would
| he x.ytt III taX a
of postponing consideration of the
bonus legislation.
Democratic supporters OF the bonus
who assert a great shrinkage of en-
| thusiasm on the part of the Republican
| Senators since the defeat OF Mr.. McCum-
| Der may make an attempt tomorrow
| to force the Senate to go on record for
or against the bonus scheme. Senators
Harrison, Walsh and Ashurst said to-
day they would make an attemp: to
bring the bonus before The Senate with
out further delay.
II favorable opening Is provided to-
morrow they will propose to set aside
| the tariff and move to the consideration
Of the bonus bill Republican leaders
are prepared for such move and are
confident they will be able to defeat 1t
and keep the bonus where it Is for the
next month.
Many Protests Received.
Evidence that the people have not
changed their opinion of the bonus
scheme is provided in the letters and
kilograms that urge Senators represent
ing their respective States to prevent its
passage. Some of the most interesting
of these protests received during the
! past week are as follows:
From farmer in North Dakota: II
wrote Senator McCumber two months
ago that il he tried to put any more
taxes on us to pay for bonus he'd be
beaten Enough said"
From an ex-service man In Calfor-
MIA: II am an eX-service man, but my
/ time in the military service was patri-
| otic and not monetary, and was given
| for what my country decided was a
question OF right Personally 1 cannot
conceive any man placing a monetary
value on patriotism and man who
does so certainly cannot be true
blooded American"
| From a veteran in California There
is no demand for soldiers bonus
among the rank and file of the people.
! II Is looked upon by most of the people
as an attempt OF the ex-solders to ex-
ercise political duress upon Congress
II the bonus is just now, why was no
/ bonus given 10 the veterans OF tne
| Spanish American war and the Philip
| pine insurrection?"
From a group OF twenty-five voters in
Pennsylvania: THE undersigned voters
wish to add our protest to the majority
a. sensible people in the country who
| re opposed to the bonus for able bodied
cx-service men. We shall watcli the
| votes in Congress in this BILL and the
way you vote will influence our votes for
| Senator next fall"
From woman citizen in Ohio .
please use your influence in the follow
| ing way: Take better care of our in
tured soldiers In the late war and give
| tire we'll soldiers no bonus but see that
| they have work"
| From n citizen of Maine = II have
! talked with many men who were in the
| army and have yet to find a single in
| dlvidual who wants the bonus. L. Con-
Hress enacts such legislation Il will be
ths greatest political blunder of this
generation. am relying on you- OPP
posing such a course"
From a citizen in Maryland: "why
formulate bonus legislation? Let's take
care OF the crippled and wounded l.ber-
| ely. Nothing to the others. Honor
able men. as the majority Of the soldiers
ere. do not want gratuities."
| From an ex-service man I'm New Jer-
sey: II am a member of the American
| Legion hut 7 wish 10 record Y,,v anna