The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-25
Merely Being "Nursed
Along" by Candidates
for Reelection
WON'T PASS SENATE
Tariff Will Be Passed First
and 1t Will Not Be Out
of Way Till November
By BAsCoM N. TIMMoNs
g,-Irs Capital Correspondent.

The only possibility Tor passage
of any law TO pay veterans of the
world war for their service. irre-
spective OF their needs or condi-
lions. lies in the ability OF congress
10 fnd the way 10 finance pay
mrats. The sales tax, thus far the
only way suggested for financing
has been rejected by the house, and
will not find favor In the senate.
And president Harding has said he
will approve no oct for soldier bonus
not automatically financing.
Harding Hasn't Changed.
REGARDLESS OF statements pub
nshed from time to time, indlca-
tive Of President Hardings position,
save that he has not changed his
mind, since almost a year ago he
caused tho original bonus bill TO be
recommitted to the senate finance
committee because drain Of from
gl5OO,O00 TO S5,O00,000 on n trea-
eury already sick. His letter to a
house committee, suggesting a lin
tied sales tax as a means Of bonus
financing. was disregarded and the
y house passed bill directly offensive
10 him. The bill now pending in the
senate IL virtually the bill passed
by the house, though strengthened
by the amendment which carries the
McNary land reclamation scheme.
President Harding has refrained
from exertlon of leadership in con-
gressional affairs. but he did exert
leadership OF strongest kind when he
killed the bonus. Both partisans
and enemies say he would not veto
any bill presented TO him, but there
IS nothing to prevent him appearing
again before the senate IL the condi-
ton demands. and again having the
pending bonus act recommitted.
That such action might be taken
Is more than possible, since there is
authority for the statement that
President Harding resents the inn
putation that he has not the
strength to exercise the veto power.
He IS also resentful of secondhand"
quotations and has endeavored to
steer clear OF being put in position
OF easy-n.indedness. bvt on all oc-
casions where he has referred in any
manner to the bonus he has en-
phasized that his position is ex-
pressed I'm official declarations and
that "he has not changed his mind.'
This would necessarily mean either
a message to the senate to Kill any
bill not carrying finance plans, or
veto. Any intImation that the
president would wigEle and wobble
and yet his very good nature and
Kindness toward newspaper men has
laid him open to assault. 1t can be
authortatively stated that Presi-
Harding has given no bonus ex-
preston 70 anyone not in keeping
with his public statements, and
these mean the pending bill cannot
become law even should II pass the
senate and be agreed 10 by the
house.
Won't Pass Senate.
II Is certain, under any conditions
that may arise, that the pending bill
will not pass the senate, II m fact
any bill can pass. Even bonus sup
porters call the pending measure
nondescript and deceptive. There
are many who believe the original
McCumber bill, carrying direct draft
on the treasury. should be revived,
and there IS n political move afoot,
10 pass a bill which would In fact
= be authorization for payment with
. out providing means of making ap-
propriation. something like the
public building bunk that takes
place I'm congress after congress. But
accepting without question the good
faith OF President Harding, such
maneuvering would not get past first
base. In the first place there viii
be earnest opposition in the senate
10 any form OF bonus and no act
can pass without great delay. Presi-
dent Harding has already exerted
pressure to keep the tariff before
the senate and stop its displace-
ment for bonus consideration. Again.
any non-revenue carrying bonus
would be vetoed by President Hard
ing and to pass a bill over the presi-
dents veto requires more votes than
can be mustered.
Opponents OF the bonus in any
FORM say on test they can produce
y 80 votes in the senate. Twelve mem
! bers OF that body are unalterably
opposed TO it, and will fillbuster
against It II necessary, and among
the - are some OF the strongest
members of the senate. II the tariff
must be enacted before bonus can
be considered, the latter measure
could not be passed before Novem
oer And admitting that II could
ne passed only to meet executive
dlsapproval, there is no earthly
chance that It could be passed over
mat veto by this congress, consid-
erlng only the equation of time.
For this reason the bonus bill IS
not likely to enter into the cam
palsn 70 any degree. House mem
oers, candidates for recollection, will
point 10 their votes to get eX-servlce
men. hut will rather seek to evade
the issue.
!, Pnrtisanship does not enter into
me bonus opposition in the senate
30 much as It does in bonus support
pot In those outspoken against II
0hlv George Wharton Pepper OF
PENNSYLVANIA seeks recollection, and
issues have never counted in Penn
or the other senator's, IL ir
H"r who will fight any bonus
legislation on the motto OF "Don1
pul ne dollar mark on the flag" al
S.e leaders, renowned in debate and
long-distance speaking which
makes filibuster successful. They
%e; James w. Wadsworth, tr., oi
SGeW York, republican: oscar w. I'm
irwood ~ Alabama. democratic
roauer; William II. Rorah OF Idaho
apuoHcan; Carter Glass of Virginia
Wocrat; Francis Il. Warren NJ
RGEoming. republican: william II
ns or Utah, democrat; Knut Mel
sLa OF Minnesota, republican; Johr
carp Williams OF Mississippi, demo
d. Henry T.. Myers OF Montana
so,,.upcrat; Nathaniel B. Dial o.
tsr tn ~ Carolina, democrat; and wal
~ . EDGE Of NaW Jarca.g ranr hi n