The New York herald., 1922-02-20
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EX-Seryice Men Demand
Cash and Now Accuse
Their Leaders of
Making Deal.
PROTESTS POURING IN
Rural Districts Join De-
.mand to Kill Move to
Pay Gratuity.
NEW HOUSE BILL COMING
Legion Men Begin to Realize
They Were Being Mislcd-
Division Grows Wider.
BY LOUIS sEIBoLD.

ny LOIls SGIbOLD
Special Dispatch 70 TIE New York IIErsrb-
New York Herald Bureap.a
Washington. ID. G.. Feb. ~.
Suspicion, deception and division
are becoming the outstanding fea-
lures Of the contest between the or
ganized bonus propagandists and the
overwhelming opposing sentiments
of the people Of the country.
Prospective beneficiaries 81 the
raid planned by the professional pro-
moters of the bonus are rapidly he
coming suspicious of not only their
leaders but Of the sincerity of Con-
gress. The suggestion thai the spot
cash feature Of the scheme be
dropped is not finding favor with ths
eX-service men.
They are beginning to make it ex-
tremely plain that they prefer cash
to prospective insurance benefits not
maturing for twenty years. Demands
that their leaders insist on the cash
are beginning to pour in on the pro-
fessional promoters of tie bonus raid
as we'll as on members OF Congress.
Charges of deception accompany
many Of the protests from the ex-
service men against insurance COM
! pensation. Many OF the advocates oe
the cash scheme are beginning to ac-
cuse their leaders of making deal-
with members of Congress who are
seeking political support for their re-
spective candidates. to let the latter
down easy.
Political Deals CHARGED.
Some OF the ex-service men who
! have aided in the promotion Of tho
bonus raid do not hesitate to assert
that their leaders have entered into
deals with members of Congress that
will defeat the ambition of the Vase
majority Of claimants who demand
| cash instead of insurance, regardless
of the source of it or the effect on
the Government finances and fhs
economic welfare of the country.
The division in the ranks of tho
ex-service men themselves over tho
merits and desirability OF the bonus
scheme further contributes to tha
difficulties confronting the profess
sional propagandists working for it
and their supporters in the two
houses of Congress. The protests of
the wounded. sick and helpless vic
tins of the war against the passage
OF the raid bill until the Government
has performed its duty in caring for
them has greatly disconnected the
promoters OF the scheme tc compen-
safe the physically capable with pres
ents of cash.
! Combined with the protests OF men
who would benefit from the latter plan
! but who view IL with dissavor. the
pathetic appeal of sick and wounded
soldiers is exercising pronounced in
fluence over the minds OF Senators
! and Representatives who were not
aroused by the gravity OF the situa-
tion until their attention was called 10
IL by THE NEW YoEH HERALD
The effect OF the crossfire between
the various groups which have de-
vcloped during the last week is pro-
nounced and unmistakable. The dif-
I fercnces OF opinion as to the least oh
! iectionshc method for financing the
bonus raid has provided situation
totally unexpected 10 the bonus propa-
gandsts, who expected clear and calm
sailing. IL has forced the admission
/ from the most ardent of the raiders.
both in and out of Congress, that tho
chances for putting II over, are daily
growing less favorable.
bonus Leaders In Rad Fix.
The manifest unpopularity OF Presi-
dent Harding's suggestion that a sales
tax on products be adopted has left
the leaders OF tho bonus fight in mid
Congressional channel without having
accomplished anything also Il has
caused many Senators and Reprcsen-
tatiyes who had pledged their support
10 tho bonus raid 10 change their
minds
Just what plan will finally hs
adopted by the harassed members OF
Congress and the noisy minority or
professional eX-service propagandists
is matter OF conjecture. One guess
Is as good as another. There is -.
the slightest doubt thnt
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