The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-09-19
MAINTAINS
No PROVISION
FOR REVENUE
Total Cost of Measure Placed
BY Treasury at Four
WITH SPIRIT OF BILL
Declares Congress Failed to
Provide Funds With Which
To Meet Compensation
lRx the Associated Pressl


(By the Associated Press)
Washington, Sept. 19.-The SOL
diers bonus bill was vetoed today
by President Harding.
In returning the measure to
congress without his approval, the
executive in message to the
House, declared that he was in ac-
cord with the avowed purposes of
the bill, but that he could not sub
scribe to it's provisions.
Outlining the reasons for his
veto the President said that con-
gress had failed, first of all, to
provide the revenue from which the
bestowal was to be paid. He add
ed that the ultimate cost could
not be estimated definitely, but
that the treasury figured the total
at $750,000,000 for the first four
years with final charge in excess
of $4,O0O,000,O00.
Mr.. Harding told congress on
the proposed service certificates
substituted for the original cash
payment, would constitute borrow
ing on the nations credit just as
truly as though the loans were
made by direct government borrow
ing. He added that this involves
a dangerous absue of public credit.
The executive declared that it
was essential ito remember that
a more than $4,000, 100000 pledge to
able service men," would not di-
the later obligation which
the veterans contributed to the
"roles Of the aged, INDECENT and
dependent. "This obligation, he
said, would "cost more billions than
venture to suggest"
In the House where the leaders
say more than the necessary two
thirds will vote to pass the bill over
the Presidents veto roll call was
postponed until tomorrow noon on
the motion Of Representative Mon
dell, of Wyoming, the republican
leader.
ut is not to be denied that the
nation has certain very binding OBJ
legations to those of its defenders
who made real sacrifices in the
world war and who left the armies
injured, disabled or diseased so
that they could not resume their
places in the normal activities Of
life. These obligations are being
gladly and generously met. Per-
haps there are here and there in
and injustices and some
instances of neglect but
they are all unintentional, and
every energy is being directed to
their earliest possible correction.
No Complaint
I'm meeting this obligation there
Is no complaint about the heavy
cost. In the current fiscal year We
are expending $51O,OO0,0O0 on
disqualification and care of sick and
wounded, on compensation and vo-
cational training for the disabled,
and for insurance. The figures do
not include the more than $25,O0O,-
900 in process of expenditure on
hospital construction.
"The estimates for the year to
follow are approximately $470,OO0,-
900 and the figures may need, to be
made larger. Though the peak in
disqualification may have passed,
there is a growth in domicilization
and the discharge in full of our OBJ
legations to the diseased, disabled
or dependent who have right to
the governments care, with insur-
ance liability added, will probably
reach a total sum in excess of
$25, 100000.
$4,000 Enrolled
more than $4,000 veterans are
now enrolled in some of the 445 diff
ferent courses in vocational train
ing. Fifty-four thousand Of them
are in schools or colleges, more
than $4,000 are in industrial estab-
lishments and few more than g.
900 are being trained in schools op-
Grated by the veterans bureau.
approximately nineteen thou
sand have completed their courses
and have employment in all cases
where they desire it, and $4,000
have deferred for the present time
their acceptance of training. The
eligible under the law may
reach close to 100000 and facilities
will continue to be afforded, un-
mindful of the necessary cost, un-
til every obligation is fulfilled.
1.-TWO hundred and seventy-six
thousand patients have been hos
more than quarter Of a
million discharged and 25,67S patti
ents are in our hospital today.
-Four hundred and sixteen thou
sand awards Of compensation have
been made on account of death or
and $4SO.OOO,OOO have
been paid to disabled men or their
dependent relatives. One hundred
and seventy-five thousand disabled
eX-service men are now receiving
compensation along with medical
or hospital care where needed and
a quarter of a million checks go
out monthly in distributing the
eight million dollar payment on
obligations. -"
Suggested Sales Tax
when the bill was under con-
sideration in the House I express
ed the conviction that anv grant of
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