Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-05-16

before he reaches a decision on thu
pending bill"
Mr.. Smoot said he emphasized the
fact that under his plan there wa'
no loan provision. so that one of the
strong objections to the McCumbeI
plans has been eliminated.
Il am unalterably opposed to the
McCumber bill" said Senator Smoot'
and / shall vote against 1t should II
come before the Senate. Further
more, l am opposed to substituting
the bonus bill for the tariff bill to
insure its early passage. In my
opinion II would be more beneficial
TO the service men to have the tariff
bill passed at an early date than to
have a bonus bill. IL we pass the
tariff bill business undoubtedly will
be revived, so that all eX-service men
can get employment 1t is more i'm
portant TO them now TO get Job
than to get a bonus.
Shoots Idea of Bonus.
/ MY idea of bonus Is TO give the
boys an insurance policy to mature
in twenty years so that II will be of
some service to them at that age In
life when they will need It most.
Should they die before it natures
then their heirs are entitled to the
benefits.
There is no real need for a bonus
for the eX-service men, as the able
bodied ones can now earn a living.
while the Government Is tsking good
90 o
hence conditions may be entirely
different. At any rate. the s1.75O
the average sum of the policies
would come in handy for the men
in middle life"
The data which Senator Smoot
left with the President showed that
the cost of his plan would average
from s33,000.000 to $50, 900, 900 per
annum for the twenty years to main !
tain the premiums and to pay the ,
death benefits At maturity a large
sum gould be needed to redeem the /
policies, but he thinks the finances /
Of the country at that time would be /
in such shape that It would not
prove TO be any great hardship.
Most OF the bonus Senators are
very much dissatisfied with I h
handling of the measure by Senator
They feel that he has
been jockeyed into a position that
will require a higher degree OF
strategy than he has displayed in
his management OF the tariff and
bonus bills. Some OF his friendly
critics assert that he should have
the bonus bill to the Senate
without waiting for the approval of
he President.
Would Fight Sidetracking.
If he had done so, they say, the
ariff bill could have been set aside
ind the bonus bill damned through
With as many Democratic as Repub-
lean votes. The President and
,ther leaders OF the party. however, .
nave frowned upon the plan to side
rack the tariff bill for any purpose
Until 1t has been finally disposed OF.
Ind any move In this direction will
meet with a great deal more opposl-
ion than would have been the case
4 month ago.
The Senate Finance Committee
has had the bonus bill in It's posses
sion for fifty-four yads, and II is still
In the same legislative position as at
the start. Mr.. McCumber's state
ment that the bonus bill can be
passed in two or three days" is not
borne out by existing conditions.
The opponents of the bonus have
notified the Senator that they will
avail themselves OF their Senatorial
10 discuss the matter
without limitation as TO time.
Senator Wadsworth. IN. ". sized
Up the situation by saying II am
ure there VIII be considerable CON
ersation regarding the bonus before
reaches a Vote; there may be
iany weeks of IT,"