Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-14
KANSAS To VOTE
. IN november ON
SOLDIER BONUS
Legion Has Begun a Cam
paign OF Education to kc-
quaint Voters With Pro-
visions of the Measure.
tny The Asesr,r'ea press. j

Topeka, Kansas, Aug. 13.-Slmul
ltaneous with the beginning of pub
lieation of the proposed soldiers
bonus compensation law for this
state in more than 800 Kansas
newspapers, the state compensation
committee of the American Legion
has begun its campaign of educa-
tion to acquaint the voters with the
provisions and merits of the pend
ing feature. z This announcement
was made here by Donald II. Nc
Ivor, executive head of the COM
mittee.
The former service mems COM
'pensation measure passed the last
state legislature, but because it
would incur q debt of more than
81, 100000, it will be put before a
referendum of the people on Nov
ember at the general election. If
approved, 1t will come up before the
1928 legislature for final action be-
fore becoming effective, MclVor eX-
planned.
This law, if passed, will provide
81 day for all men who served
with the United States armies dur
ing the World War and who were
residents of Kansas at the time of
their enlistment or induction.
The law provides for a bond issue
to cover this soldiers bonus. These
bends, it is also stipulated, shall be
retired at the rate of million dol
lars annually for twenty-five years.
The state tax commission, Mr.. Nc
Ivor said today, has figured tina:
the acreage cost to the tax payer
for payment of this debt to the
states defenders will amount to less
than 80 cents per year for eacn
$1,000 Of assessed property valu-
alton.
ut will be remembered, the
compensation committee head add
ed. that in 1921 the average for
all taxes in Kansas was approx
mately $4,000 per $1,000 of as
sessed valuation. The compensa-
ton measure would mean that an
average of 80 cents only would be
added to that figure. 1t will also
be recalled that Kansas is free
from any Indebtedness and there
fore more able to pay compensa-
tion than most of the other states
which have already done So"
He called attention TO the states
which have so far voted cash COM
pensation for World War veterans.
naming Michigan. New Hampshire,
ONO, SoutheDakota, Maine, Mime
sofa, New Jersey. Oregon, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Missouri, North Da-
kota, Rhode Island, Washington
and Wisconsin. At this time, he
said, Iowa Florida, Illinois, In
diana, Kansas. Maryland, Montana,
and Pennsylvania have put up to
voters the question of state pay
ment of compensation. "In all
Mclvor added, forty states have
passed some kind of beneficial vet
eran legislation"
THE objector who says the fed
eral government alone must adjust
the compensation of our former
soldiers" he continued, "also loses
sight of the fact that Kansas as
well as every other state in the
Union has paid it's soldiers for serv-
ice in the past, in addition to regu-
lar government pay"
The American Legion of Kansas,
ne said, Is committed to support
this measure because of the over
sentiment among former
service men favoring its passage.
A referendum conducted by the
state executive committee of the
Legion on February 13, 1921, on
TINS question indicated this over
whelming majority for the bonus
and the Legion has placed
user actively behind the mill.
More than $4,000 men of Kansas
entered the World War, It is shown
by figures at Legion hearquarters.
or this number 64,15O enlisted In
me army. 10,260 in the navy. 1900
N the marine corps. and 5000 In
the officers personnel