Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-21
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Philadelphia, February IS, 1922,

jazz was an abomination.
LAURA II. KELLER.
Ph'ladelphia. February IS, 1922.
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TO the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledoer:
Sir-"M. X. d." in commenting on
the question of soldiers bonus seems
TO have taken a prejudiced attitude.
because he served his country when
others, perhaps more fortunate, re-
manned nt home to earn war wages. md
were not exposed to the horror of mod
ern warfare, 1t is not hard to under.
stand why he is SO emphatic in his dec.
iaratlon for the passage of the bonus
Dill. Obviously, however, he is all
wrong.
Whether or not the ex-soldier is JUS
tihed In demanding n bonus Is n ques.
ton In ethics which 4 will not attempt
to answer. The fact remains that even
II Congress unanimously favored the
bonus the problem of finding the money
remains a vital factor. l don't believe
the bill will be passed, and even IL II
gets through Congress Mr.. Harding will
undoubtedly veto it. When the most
able and intelligent men In the country
are loath to attempt its sponsorship It
Is time to inquire into the justificatlons
lOT IT'S puSSuKe,
If IN. II. D." has followed the pa.
pers he will know that there is no money
in the Treasury available for a soldiers
bonus. How then, and with what is 1t
to be paid? The answer is obvious.
The money must be raised by taxation.
Today this country is slowly emerging
from a period of industrial depression.
Business Is picking up. Every day the
number of unemployed men Is lessened.
The ex- soldiers, us we'll as the rest of
the people in this country. do and will
continue to derive the benefits from bet
ter business. But what will happen II
Congress is compelled to levy taxes on
business? Just ut the time when bust.
ness needs all the encouragement avail
able in order to regain n sound footing.
the Government will have to kick it
back into the mud.
."M. X. d." rather childishly con-
tends that there are thousand differ
ent ways to raise the money without
putting the burden on the public This
serves comment. Any man with COM
it would be for Congress to levy on
business without bringing about cor
responding business decline. No mat
ter how glibly we speak of the public,
the hard fact remains that we are that
public, and certainly we feel the effects
indirectly. which BUSINESS must face di-
rectly. There is no getting away from
the truth. We are link in big cir
Gle and In the end every burden is
shifted onto the general public. another
way Of terming ourselves. Personally l
am in favor Of bonus, but that bonus
must wait until this Government is bet-
ter able to take up the question Sc
riously.
l would advise you, IN. II. d." to
take up the question of your disability
claims with Senator Pepper. l am sure
your claims will receive serious con-
sideration. ''PENN."
Philadelphia. February 10, 1922.
Show BIN She's "Made.up"
To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-We are family Of three and
follow the doings Of Andy and
Uncle BIN every night. We have
come to the decision that Uncle BIN
should be shown the Widow Zandcr's
duplicity. We will never be satisfied
until Mr.. Smith does this. Let the
widow" marry Uncle If you want, but
let him see how "made-up" and ava
ricious she Is. NAN.
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