Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-08-31

purpose of taking charge of a fun
TO establish an educational hospita
service for the perpetual cSre an
treatment OF veterans of the worl'
war
The Maryland Senator's sugges-
ton was based on the assumption
that the majority of the benefciar-
les of the proposed bonus provid-
ed by the McCumber measure would
lcheerfully donate their share of the
public money paid them to the hos
pital fund. Permission was also
given to citizens generally to con-
tribute as generously as they de-
sired TO the establishment Of the
hospital. There were but. three
votes-France. Jones (Wash.) and
Nicholson-in favor of the amend
ment while So were cast against it..
When the Bursum substitute was
taken up Senator Simmons offered
his amendment which the Senate
yesterday tackled on the McCum-
Der bill authorizing the use of the
foreign debt TO pay the bonus, pro-
vision also being made that any def
cit should be made up from any
money remaining in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated" Mr..
Bursum accepted the amendment
and an immediate debate followed.
The hidebound supporters Of the
McCumber proposition. led by the
North Dakota Senator. vigorously
attacked the Bursum proposal.
Senator LenroOt's Charge.
Senator Lenroot charged the
Bursum amendment was in reality a
yelled attack on the bonus PROPOSE
ton and was intended to make GER
tain its rejection by the President.
Senator Bursum heatedly denied
this assertion. He explained his
proposal at length and declared that
the honest way to pay the bonus
was in cash and not by tender of
"pawnbroker" notes. which were
certain to fall into the hands of loan
sharks IL refused at the banks.
In opposing the Bursum plan SEN
ator McCumber openly charged II
was intended to defeat his bill. Il
can see why the enemies OF the
bonus bill will vote for this meas
ure." he said, because this measure
will lead the adjusted compensation
down in such a way as to endanger
its enactment into law. We must
guide this bill through delicate chan
nels II 1t is TO be enacted into law.
We are trying to put It in such shape
that the Executive will have no ex-
cuse for vetoing IL. You must know
the President has clearly indicated
he will veto any measure of the
kind"
After Senator Walsh (Dem.
Mass.) spoke in opposition to the
Bursum amendment and Senator
Gerry (Dem.. r. ID in favor of 1t.
and Senator Williams (Miss.) has
scored all bonus projects. Senator
Pomerene (Ohio), whose position on
the bonus is not yet quite clear, ]
urged the adoption of the Bursum
plan on the ground, that II would
cost only s2,465, OOO.0 900 as against
1000. 900, 900 which Mr.. McCum-
Der estimated his bill would cost.
The Ohio Senator criticised the fea-
ture of the McCumber bill which !
would allow banks to make loans on
the certificates to be awarded the
veterans.
of Certificates.
Under that bill" said Senator
Pomerene, I'VE say to the veterans: |
Here is a piece of paper. Go and
hawk 1t about the banks and see |
whether you can get a loan on It or
not. Is II going to be any credit TO
The United States to have these GER
.ihcates hawked about from one
bank to another? There may be an
we should pass any legislation on
his subject at this time; but having
are going to do so let us
10 It in some form that will COM
port with the dignity and honor of
he country.
Let us a a Government, II neces-
sary, raise these funds. and not ask |
The veterans to go out and raise !
them. l would as soon see every |
bank put up in front Of its door the
.hree balls with which some Of us !
are familiar as to have the veterans
20 around hawking their certificates. |
We say we are doing this for love OF /
he veterans. If we are going to do |
something for him let US do II I'm a |
manly way. II seems to me that |
lmong business men and among
who are supposed to have
'egard for the public treasury and
he taxpayers and a certain regard
or the President we should raise the
money and have done with it."
Senator New then denounced the
attempts of certain Senators to de-
GIVE the veterans into thinking the
money TO pay the bonus could be
'aised without further taxation and
Engaged in a verbal duel with SEN
tie Leader Lodge who thought It
'ould be done or at least Senator
lodge said he thought It could be
lone.
senator Simmons Concurs.
Senator Simmons On. c. oon-