The Washington times., 1922-05-03
SEEK
CASH PROVISION
FOR BONUS BILL
MacNider Urges Restoration
Of Feature in Measure
Passed by House.

, The bonus bill in the form pass
ed BY the House wIi sdttsfy the
former service nten, provided the
10 per cent increase in the adjusted
certificate provision .is restored, IN
the opinion of Col. Hanford Moo
Nider, national commander Of tho
"A merican Legion, toho predicts
passage Of tho bonus and, defend
ing IL, declares financial interests
and stock gamblers" to be responst-
bic for critictsm that the Uorh Uar
peterans are "commeretahztng
patriotism"
BY HANFORD MACNIDER.
National Commander Of tho American
Legion.
Copyright. Isaa. by Cosmopolitan Nsws
service)
NEW YORK. May SIN this
message to the American people.
through the Cosmopolitan News
Service, I wish to emphasize thai
although the movement for adjusted
compensation legislation for veterans
of the world war did not originate
with the former service men. but
with the Congress. the American
Legion stands sQusrely behind the
compensation principle, and at the
request of the Congress, II drew the
fivefold bill which, slightly modified.
was recently passed by the lower
house of Congress, and Is now before
the Senate.
The compensation bill will shortly
become a law. and / believe that, as
passed by the lower house, II will
meet with the approval of the former
service men, provided the 40 per cont
increase in the adjusted service GER
tificate provision Is restored to tho
bill.
VIII Advise Veterans.
Officials Of the legion will advise
veterans. wherever possible, TO take
advantage of the constructive pro-
visions OF the bill such as home aid.
farm aid, vocational training. and
paid.up insurance, although recog-
nizing the right OF any veteran to
choose the cash option in whatever
form the Congress sees tit to pro-
vide II.
Contrary to statements of oppo-
nents of compensation, its enactment
will be Of the greatest benefit to for
mer service men and their families.
In addition. II will he Il great mental
stimulant to the veteran. II Will
prove to him that the promises made
when he went away were not empty
words, and that the nation u not un-
grateful for the sacrifices he made
so willingly In the time OF his coun-
trys danger.
Bonus Aid to Marriage.
When adjusted compensa ton be.
comes a reality shortly. many handi-
capped veterans will he enabled to
marry and make start toward
bringing up families intense with
American ideals and traditions
When our country is overrun with
noisy advocates OF the gospels OF
their various foreign countries. the
stabilizing OF service men in domestic
life will be Al great steadying .rflu-
ence for AmeriCanism. and an earn
est that in future generations Amer
lea will be kept American.
The veterans have never attempted
to commercialize their patriotism, al
though the financial interests. stock
gamblers, and those who fawn upon
them for favors. are attempting to
make II appear that the veterans.
like the profteers, fought fer money
during the war. All they ask is a
measure OF simple justice. and they
have every confidence that the Con.
gress will follow the wish expressed
many times by the American people.
that this just debt be raid. and paid
now when it will bring a maximum
Of benefit.