Evening journal., 1922-03-28
NOCONCESSIONS
FOR BONUS BILL
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raid bill and decide what shall be
done with It in addition to drastic
editing and pretty thorough reshaD-
Ing.
Chairman McCumber. Of the COM
mittee. said yesterday 10 the New
York Herald that no attention viii
be paid to demands that the bonus
measure get the right Of way over
pending legislation which is on the
schedule before it. He expressed
the opinion that after the measure
had been taken up the committee
would set aside several days a week
for an indefinite period in which to
hear arguments both for and against
It.
Secretary Mellon and other Of
ficials Of the Treasury Department
whose views and advice were disre-
garded by the Ways and Means
Committee of the House will bo
called upon 10 analyze the pending
bill and probably discuss the finan-
cial phases Of one or two alternate
proposals which are certain to figure
in the discussions OF the subject
The attitude Of the Finance Com
mlttee toward Mr.. Mellon is I'm strik-
ing contrast with that which existed
In the Ways and Means Committee.
The members OF that body openly
derided and scoffed al the state
ments made by Mr. Mellon. Comp
troller Criss.nger and Federal Re-
serve Governor Harding regarding
4 the effect Of the certificate loan
'monstroslty" on the public Treas
ury and business.
The Views Of these officials are
certain 10 receive much greater re-
/ spect than was the case in the
/ House, whore tho sole concern OF
} the members was 10 vote for tho
bonus bill and win the support Of
ex-service men.
Since the passage OF tho bonus
measure I'm the lower house protests
against It have been received by the
Senate Finance Committee, some OF
which have been accompanied by
requests for hearings.
One of the most interesting pro-
tests received during the last day
or two came from the Frank J
Golncamp Post OF the American lie.
gion Of Ohio. The members Of that
organization by unanimous vote de
nounced tho certificate loan bill and
urged tho Senate committee tC
recommend postponement OF bonu'
legislation I'm accordance with the
recommendation OF President Hard
ing.
A member OF the Finance Com
mittee who ls opposed TO the biz
expressed the hope yesterday tha'
other American Legion posts woul,
record themselves In opposition Q,
the bonus bill.
"I believe" he said. that yer,
large percentage OF the members o.
the American Legion resent the az
tempt TO put them in the attitude o
mendicants have received man,
letters from ex-servlce men protest
ing against the latest bonus scheme
hope every man IN the organiza
tion who served the country eithe
at home or abroad will communl
cate his opposition TO the bonu
/ either IN person or by letter to tn
committee
1 THE committee should have IN
' fullest light on the attitude OF tn
! ex-service men themselves regard
; ing the bonus. I know great man,
, OF them resent the attempt Of a fev
r sordid claimants TO put all of tn
ex-service men I'm the humillatinl
position OF seeking pay for some
? thing that can never be appraised oi
money basis. Let such men writ
to their own Senators as WELL
Regarded as Legislative Claptrap.
Senatorial discussion of the bonu
has revolved almost entirely arouni
It's political aspects. The opinion
regarding the certificate loan bill ca,
be put down as wholly unfavorable
Il is regarded as a makeshift. un
workable and a cheap attempt O.
delude the eX-scrvice men. That
will not he reported TO the senat
I'm its present shape is absolutel
certain. Even the most arden
bonus men denounce II as unworth
OF consideration.
Estimates on the period OF time
will take to produce a measure tina
, n0TATNO on TTT