Evening star., 1922-04-02

with me in regard to this matter.
81 am strongly opposed to tho sales
tax as a measure for raising money
TO nay the bonus. l believe the SEN
timent against the sales tax Is as
great in the Senate as IN the House
] see no reason for placing in the
bonus bill a Taxing feature. The
bonus can be paid as are other ap-
propriations, out of the general rev
enues of the government. The meas
ure does not begin 10 operate until
July /. 1928. and by that time il is
likely means will be found to meet
the payments as they come up. Tn
doubtedly. appropriations viii he cut
down still further. and there may be
further revision of The tax laws"
Some Insist on Rewriting.
On the other hand. there are among
the republicans senator's who insist
that the bonus bill must he rewritten
TO very great extent. and that il
must carry provision for raising the
money 10 pay the bonus. even though
that feature would tend to make the
bill unpopular. senator Lodge. re-
publican leader. for instance. is an
advocate of the sales tax 20 pay the
bonus. He has announced he will
vote for the bill Senator Smoot of
Utah. member of the finance commit
tee, fatty says that unless the bonus
bill makes provision for the payment
of the honus he Will not vote for il.
The announced opposition to the
bonus bill includes able senator's
in terms has denounced the proposed
bonus on the floor Of the Senate. is
one Of those who will vote against
it, Senator Wadsworth of New York,
chairman of the military affairs COM
mittee. Senators Moses Of New Hamp-
shire. Du Pont Of Delaware. Pepper
of Pennsylvania. are others who op-
pose the legislation
Scarcely Dozen NO" Votes.
But even among the opposition. it
is learned. the opinion prevails that
" hen show down comes. scarcely
more than dozen Will ne found
voting no.
Senator McCumber of North Dako-
ta chairman of the finance commit
tee. which must handle the bonus bill.
favors the passage of bonus bill
II is his plan TO call the bill up in
committee as the tariff bill has been
reported to the Senate. 1t is expect
ed the tariff bill will be out of COM
mittee during the present week.
There, is not little criticism
among the senators of the feature
of the House bill providing for deyel-
opement of tracts of land upon
which the former service men may
be given the right of entry. Efforts
will be made to have this rewritten.
Wtl toufer With President
Undoubtedly the republican leaders
in the Senate will confer with the
President on the subject of the bonus
bill. and what the chief executive says
will be given due considera ton. The
feeling is. however, that the bonus
matter has advanced to a point whe.e
il must be disposed of without fur
ther postponement. Politics *. a po
tent force nthe bonus Situa tion. The
coming election in November is cast
ing its shadow in advance.
Senator Borah- discussing the mat
ter of the bonus in the Senate not
long since handled this. phase of the
matter without gloves. He said:
"E,erything is obnoxious now
which proposes to raise any more rev
enue And the thing we want 10 do
is conceal if we can the obnoxious
part tof this bonus). 1t is immaterial
SO far as the recovery of the country
is concerned whether we put the tax
in this bill or whether we put ii in
another. 1 am perfectly aware that AS
a political proposition ii is more de-
ssireable to put il in another bill: but
so far as the tax payer is concerned
il does not make any difference what
ever. because we have got to lay the
tax somewhere.