The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-04-27
SENATE EPARES TO PUT
THROUGH THE BONUS BILL.

1t is understood that the soldiers
bonus bill as passed by the house is
not acceptable to President Harding
and that the senate viii soon report a
bill which is expected to meet the APP
prevail of the president. AS far as the
house is concerned it seems to be in a
mood to accept anything in the form
of bonus that promises to pacify the
soldier vote so it may be assumed that
whatever the senate does in that di-
rection will be promptly approved in
the other end of the capitol. The pri-
mary and convention season is upon
us and the time for jugglery and cam
outage has expired. The senate bill
will at least make it plain that this
bonus can only be paid by a tax upon
the people. although adopting very
questionable method as a means of OBJ
tanning the cash to meet the initial
payments II should be borne in mind
that cash bonus, or adjusted COM
pensation," as Mr. McNider and those
of the American legion who are push
ing it would have it called. is not i'm
pursuance of any promise made by the |
republican party, nor was bonus even
remotely contemplated by the repre- (
sentatves of the party in the conven- I
ton when the platform was adopted /
upon which President Harding and the |
present congress We're elected. The .
party simply pledged itself to do full
justice to the soldiers of the world
war, just as it had done to the soldiers
of all other wars 1t was the soldier
disabled through wounds and disease.
and the dependents of those who had
lost their lives in the war, TO which the
party pledged generous provision TO
the soldier in robust health. the party
expressed its lasting gratitude and APP
probation. but no one had the temel-
ity to suggest that this high sentiment
should find expression in cold cush
Here is what the republican party
said on this subject in its platform O
adopted two years ago, and it is the e
only pledge that it made:
I'VE hold in imperishable re-
membrance the valor and the pa
triotism of the soldiers and sailors IA
of America who fought in the great d
war for human liberty. and we -,
pledge ourselves TO discharge to
the fullest the obligations which a II
grateful nation justly should full
fill, in appreciation of the services a
rendered by it's defenders on sea II,
and on land
Republicans are not ungrateful
Through their history they have VI
shown their gratitude toward the nc
nations defenders. Liberal leeis- IN
lation for the care Of the disabled mn
and infirm and their dependents ~
has ever marked republican policy
toward the soldier and sailor of all 10y
wars in which our country has par of
tcipated. The present congress tn
has appropriated generously for 10
the disabled of the World war.
The amounts already applied and az
authorized for the fiscal year 1920 be
p for this purpose reached the stu ste
pendous sum of Sl1S0571.S93 wa
This legislation is significant of va
the party's purpose in generously
caring for the MANNED and disa- TOO
bled men of the recent war" bu
1t was the manned and disabled sol the
Ter, just as it has been i'm an wars. rhl
IT which the government is chiefly 81
'ncerned, and no limit will be placed
BON expenditures for his relief The
'orld war veteran who returned home \
has no claim upon his coun-
Y beyond the profound gratitude co
hich every loyal citizen feels for the
eat service he rendered It is this
attitude which has prompted the en- y
tment Of laws which has virtually mo-
ade the veterans of all former wars ma.
preferred class They are given pref of {
ence in appointment TO positions in gre
branches Of the government service. val
ey are immune from certain taxes. Ere
ey are given valuable concession I'M init
r the homestead law. and in many tool
her ways the government has given mes
ngible evidence of its appreciation OF mo,
cir service The soldiers of the int
orld war are entitled to the same and