Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1922-02-10
IMPOSES BONUS
| NOW TO VETERANS
ApNoIn SEES ONLY MISCHIEF
IN SADDLING MORE TAXES
UPON MASSES

Onnosition to the soldiers bonus
demanded of the nation by Ameri-
can Legion officials Is voiced in
the following article by e. E. Arm
old S214 Lacey street, Spokane,
which is taken from the Spokesman
Review and here reprinted as of in
terest to our readers:
Comrades. much as l may be
damned and condemned by those
who disagree with me, / have pre-
pared my views on the soldier bonus
bill.
X 1.-The soldiers bonus was
first conceived in the mind Of VIM.
R. Hearst, pro-German newspaper
publisher, with a chain Of papers
in this country.
At first | favored the bonus be-
cause l was broke, with family
and over $500 in debt and pick
and shovel job to start with. But
after quiet, calm reasoning in my
own mind as l study the ups and
downs of American business since
the war, | feel we have gone far
enough.
Our need of money Is clear,
but the way to obtain 1t Is the fac
tor Of doubt l, however, feel 1t Is
up to each one of US able-bod1ed
men to work out our own destiny as
our ability may merit.
3.-Our country's need calls for
consideration of all the people. The
people of this nation are for the
most part dependent upon a pay
check for a living and are living
from day to day This means they
must have steady employment or
will suffer under the. conditions
which now exist.
The minute people stop buying
or use up all their credit the fac
tories stop and railroads and ships
lay off crews until buying starts
and there is assurance that capital
invested will not be risked by lay
ing up surplus stocks.
4.-At this time we have q new
and deciding factor in shut downs
through out the country and that
Is taxes. Business men and more
particularly mining men, who have
vast quantities of raw materials and
ores ready to work up. will leave
them lie rather than face the goug-
ing into their incomes.
o'-We ex-service men are today
facing the cold fact that Hugo
Stlnnes may succeed In accomplish
ing what Kig Bill failed to do with
ms army. Hugo SHINES is the Will
nays OF Germany and Is 1t not
barely possible that he may have
paid Mr.. Hearst to start the bonus
propaganda in order that this coun-
try would be thrown back In In
dlstry and commerce and giev Ger
many just the victory which her
army failed to gain?
How Is the bonus to be raisedG
method and Indirect, NO we won't
ieel 1t. I suppose. All. no. my COM
rades, We will fesl It more than we
ever felt taxes before. We are not
IN the mood for taxation: we are
clamoring for lower cost Of living.
we hunt every bargain, buy all tho
specials we can find.
The day is not far distant when.
cecause of the bonus, We will pay
cent or two cents on everything
we buy. with decreasing pay
check. too. This Ia the sales tax
, refer to. One farmer near Spo-
kane that know pays $50 taxes
u DAY and he IL q small farmer. Il
pity the big ones.
stop. look and listen. comrades.
Which would you rather have
comrades. congress pass the bonus
ana boost taxes, or scrap II and
get down to business to readjust
things. 10 business men can slash
red tape and invade foreign lands
WIN salesmen and agents! For
mining men free from income and