The Washington times., 1922-08-29
50 VOTES
PLEDGED
AGAINST
MEASURE
capper, in Last-Minute Plan,
Urges Profiteers Be Made
to Pay Cost.

The soldiers bonus bill will be
passed by the Senate within
forty-eight hours, its sponsors
predicted today. It may be
passed today, but this was un-
certain because of the executive
demand that Congress speed in
dustrial legislation needed to
cope with the strikes.
Only Thirty Votes Against 1t.
As nearly as Senate leaders could
estimate, about thirty votes will
be cast against the measure. Then
Will begin battle to secure enough
votes to pass the measure over a
Presidential veto, IL President Hard
ing carries out his prsviously an.
nounced intention OF vetoins It..
Whether enough votes can be
mustered to pass IL over q veto Is
uncertain, 1t appeared today. The
issue may hinge on one or two
votes.
The adjusted compensation bill
provides five alternative means OF
helping former soldiers and sail
ors. II offers no help to those
dishonorably discharged, nor those
who protested service as conscien-
tious objectors.
The first plan, adjusted services
pay" provides payment Of q sum
not exceeding $50 on the basis or
$1.25 per day for overseas service,
or 81 per day for home service for
each day served in excess Of sixty
days between the declaration OF
war and July /. 1913.
Details OF Second Plan.
The second plan. adjusted serv.,
ice certificates" provides that to
each applicant the Secretary Of the
Treasury is required to issue an
adjusted service certificate. the
face value Of which shall be the
amount accruing to the applicant
reckoned at $1.25 for overseas serv-
ice or 81 for home service for
each day in excess Of sixty days
Of duty between April Is. 1917 and
July !, 1919, but not exceeding
f625 for overseas and $500 for
homo service. plus rs per cent OF
such amount, plus ~ per cent
interest for 20 years, the total
amount estimated at 3.o15 times
the adjusted service credit. Rights
on adjusted service certificates
shall take effect October 1, pay.
able September 80. 1912. Prior to
, September 30, 1925, loans may be
made by banks on these certificates
up to SO per cent Of the adjusted
service credit, plus interest at ~
per cent. Banks are not allowed
to charge no more than Q per
cent interest. After the date named,
loans may be made through the
postal service from the Federal
| Treasury direct. Default in pay.
ments for a year shall forfeit the
certificate.
Vocational Training Aid.
The third plan, vocational train.
ing" provides that any veteran may
choose to take an allowance OF
| $1.75 for a course in vocational
training. II the amount paid for
this course is less than 14ol per
cent of the adjusted service credit
he shall receive the difference In
money.
The fourth plan, farm or home
aid" entities any veteran to the
amount Of his adjusted service
credit, plus rs per cent for the
purchase or improvement Of q city
or suburban home or farm.
| The fifth plan, land settlement
aid," provides the choice Of settle!'
ment by veterans on public lands
under an elaborate system Of soldier
settlement and land development.
Capper Assails Profiteers.
Senator Capper today struck hard
at the war profiteers and million.
iares, the thousands made wealthy
by cost.plus contracts by staying at
home" who he accused of being the
chief opponents of legislation In.
tended to have the Government d:s-
charge, cheerfully and promptly q
debt Of honor to the men who served
and sacrificed at the front"
"Profiteering during the war pro-
duced one American millionaire for
every three American soldiers killed
in France" Capper said. II would
like to see the Government recover
the hundreds OF millions Of dollars
stolen from the Treasury by .he
crooks and grafters who profiteered
lin war contracts. and then use 'he
money to pay the soldiers bonus"
There's another way we can raise
I,h. v,,onav" Gamer continued. LET