The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-03-30
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

BY j. f.. Jones,
There is a conspicuous lack of
starch in the congressional support of
the soldiers bonus. In fact the sold
iers' bonus has become a sort of
ghost that jumps out from dark cor
ners on black nights and scares GER
tain congressman out Of their boots.
President Harding insists that the
only way to get the money" for the
bonus is by r~e-enacting the sales tax.
congressman have lived through the
sales tax period, and most of them
seem TO think that the country would
have TO be chloroformed TO stand for
IL again.
The American legion is pressing its
campaign for the bonus, and Com
mauder MacNider is insistent on
speedy action. Congress is pretty well
divided between those who believe in
the bonus and want TO pass it and
those who do not believe in it and
rant il killed. Class three is likewise
numerous, and il consists OF congress
-su whose districts are close and who
are ~iLling 10 do the popular thing"
On the soldiers bonus, or any other
old hing that viii make them
vgcsz
Tie president insists that IL con
g-esS zassss tie bonus bill hat it
zzsE proTit= The money 20 pay for it.
&c Ear sTe-T proposal 10 raise this
- -~sE $500 is1n-
pruvz1 .-Cu liz White house. Con-
grass IS IKE Ire nan who mortgaged
ITS house hid land his crop AID ma
eaiasr-. ms livestock and household
.ur1itzzra. AMI -aen was prevented
ar1n 2lactng MS VIE and children
IN .zG-gE THAI q The .I we are
lu.F congress- a -EE1-g t1e ex-Seryice
zan- TT wl1ch -1e legion replies:
You ara -aIk1ag sE-E IL congress
wanted 10 laTa A 31L&c1 10 fight with
-t1s HONE Womb ae -zssed Z q week.
y9z can In ne Safe Thing in this
11xTEz narrar' Strange differences
II 7gsnfoa Ike this z-e -o8 unusual In
Washington
4 -zIzzx anr 1a nssr-s1 that the
sr1zyessEzsa VIM fse EcookE when
svner rhs 1Ezls ~ negI-1Gr=d are all
.zrov al 1EIe le1saia1.c- Far from
nj TIE rsrT Edrt -1aE I1sy are un-
sasra4s rssssita N az e The opposing
Earcss eszzEre-1ng -lef- Erzence upon
thsrz me opposition u the soldiers
0orsrgz ia tremendous TIE greatest
argument Of this gpCcasth91 IL that
taxes are too hlga- Thousands Of
people who ara tn the nzffst of fIgur.
ing out their income taxes are drop
ping their problems long enough To
write their congressman 10 denat.d
fact a majority Of the people out,
aide Of those who will derive benefit
from the bonus are opposing the legis-
sa1fon. The willy-nilly congressman
figure out that some Of these oppon-
asr1s OF the measure will forgive him
~ be votes for the bonus, but that the
ex4ervice men neyer will. And SO
"wflly-nilly" is apt to be found with
eas supporter who is for the bonus
seezzse he believes In IL. The power
~ sas two elements is almost-but
4 qssss--enough to put through a
acfssss Nh. However. the big but"
IL saswsset-"But. where is the
money ses3fng from?" All other as
sst,4 Aa,yfsas been pledged, the bonus
-s,,nosssesss E&gs suggested the pro-
Asasts ks9ep sAs foreign debts. But"
sv,,,gs ts,eeas Sss Indeed shadowy mil
littis. sad " As gssy doubtful whether
sl.ey could ~ Gsp~sded upon for 30
s,asA 4 r,.srpose 80 y s0nus.
r~s,wssansatGys MesAsii is the Re-
,ssAssesu lasdar ~ ms aersse and Rep
rsseusrssye Fordn@y ~ chairman OF
49, sAss r,earis committee. They
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s,,ssax ~ stat brsnef ~ congress.
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