The New York herald., 1922-06-17
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a reasonable time TO show his sincerity
on bonus legislation. If he has yielded
to the Old Guard am extremely sorry.
because l hoped the bonus would not
be made a party measure. Unless
Senator McCumber makes a move to
bring the bonus before the Senate next
we shall force the issue and demand
record vote on the subject. The
Democrats in favor of a bonus have
kept their agrec.nent and we look to
Mr.. McCumber to keep his. We have
doubted the sincerity Of the Republi-
cans in their pretended concern for
the ex-service men and this latest
move gives color to our suspicious"
Democratic bonus Senators were not
alone in voicing suspicion that Mr..
McCumber and some OF his bonus
party associates -7ere not entirely sin
cere with the bonus claimants among
the ex-service n en-. Republican Sem
ators who are opposed to the bonus
(meaning Mr.. McCumber) was double
crossing the soldiers"
In support Of this declaration they
said that If he had carried out his
promise to set ide the tariff for the
bonus he would have received enough
Democratic votes to win.
This charge against the finance
chairman figure actively in the dis
cussions OF the bonus muddle, both in
and out of Congress. 1t prompted off,
cials of the American Legion to rush
reserves to the rescue of the North
Dakota Senator. VINO has hard fight
on his hands for denomination.
To Use. speIibinders.
Political leaders in the Legion in
tend to express their confidence in the
motives Of their most aggressive Sena-
torial champion by sending spellbind-
ers into the Dakota wheat fields to
urge his denomination. They will
placard the State with three sheet
posters urging all their sympatlt tzers
to vote for him. One of the Senator's
adherents declared Tonight: Mac
will need all the votes he can get and
we look to the Legion crowd to give
him at least 10000 a week from next
Wednesday,"
The collapse of the Republican
bonus plan to sidetrack the tariff
created the greatest surprise in polit-
ical and Congressional circles. 1t was
entirely due to the determination of
the majority Of Republican Senators
to uphold the leadership Of the Presi-
dent.
In his conversation with Leader
<x1<~ ,&
the President firmly expressed the
hope that none of the aggressive mi
nority groups in the Senate would be
permitted to prevent the uninterrupted
consideration Of the tariff bill for any
purpose, and that the ship subsidy bill
would be brought into the Senate
after the revenue measure.
The attitude of the President on the
bonus was further emphasized in his
conversation with Senator Lodge. The
President informed the Senate leader
(who is candidate for reelection and
therefore inclined to favor the bonus
bid that his opinion Of the scheme
had not undergone any change since
he communicated it to Chairman Ford
ney.
McCumbcr Is Convinced.
In comforting with his party asso-
ciates. Senator Lodge urged them to
sustain the Presidents position. He
declared the country would not ap-
prove any reflection upon the political
or personal leadership OF the Presi-
dent.
The Senate leader conferred with
Mr.. McCumber several times during
the vexatious day. Mr.. MeCumber at
first was inclined to persist IN his ar
bitrary plan for showing the tariff
aside and bringing the bonus before
the Senate. Mr.. Lodge pointed out to
him that such a move would precipi-
tate a protracted filibuster and further
delay the progress of the tariff, which
the majority of party leaders through
out the country believe should be
passed as soon as possible.
Senator Lodge then turned atten-
ton to his other associates and 1t did
not take him long to discover that the
vast majority of them concurred in
the opinion of the President that the
tariff should be kept before the Senate,
although quite number expressed
the hope the bonus would be brought
up from the rear as soon as possible.
The Democratic bonus Senators
naturally urged Mr.. McCumber and
his Republican ssociates to go ahead
with his scheme Of making motion
to set the tariff aside for the bonus.
Some Of them attempted to negotiate
a deal with the anti-Democratic and
anti Republican bonus Senator's to
limit debate on the measure. They
met with q prompt and scornful re-
fusal.
Reject Every Overture.
The Senators in both parties op-
posed to the bonus found much amuse-
ment in the farcical situation and re-