The New York herald., 1922-08-26

lation than any other legislation have
known of for a good while.
Il am not finding fault with that
! believe Congress should listen to the
reasons both for and against proposed
legislation, and then use its best and
unbiased judgment. AS. far as prop
aganda against this proposed legislation
is concerned. It has never had par
ticle OF weight with me and has not
row and never shall have. ! made up
my mind that the proposed Legislation
was unwise and unjust long before
any propaganda was inaugurated In its
behalf and still hold to that opinion"
Regarding the charge that thousands
of able bodied service men were out OF
employment. Mr.. Myers said:
Wherever a former service man Is
unable to work he should be cared for
absolutely. I believe that is the policy
of the Government, and I believe the
Government will continue that policy.
But II an ex-scrvice man Is not phys
ically incapacitated. I cannot see, in
surveying the industrial conditions or
the country. any reason for his being
unemployed at some galnful occupa-
ton. There may be isolated instances,
but / do not believe they are general.
Il have always contended, and / con-
tend now. that this country is in no
condition to saddle upon the taxpayers
an additional burden, variously est-
mated from $4,000. 900. 600 to $1,000
100000 / do not believe the business
of the country. which is just emerging
from a long and distressing depression
and from a very stagnating condition. is
in any shape to stand any such added
burden at this time.
II do not believe that the taxpayers
who are already staggering under
enormous burdens of taxation, are in
any condition to take on such additional
burdens. / do not believe that the
reviving business of the country is in
any condition to carry it,
Financing the Bill.
The Montana Senator next directed
his attention to the question. Where Is
the money to come from to finance this
bill?" He said:
1t must come from somewhere. We
cannot get 1t in any way without taking
1t from the pockets of the taxpayers
and without extracting it from the busi-
ness and the production of the country"
lie then pointed out the futility of
the purpose years before any of it Is
collected. and then added
When we collect that money it
should be returned to the taxpayers of
the country. That money belongs to
them. 1t was taken from them, and
when 1t is returned we have no right to
appropriate 1t for any other purpose"
In closing the Montana Senator took
a Ming at organized minorities, saying
that no sooner Is one organized minor
ity placated by Congress than another
springs up to take its place with more
persistent demands
To emphasize the extent to which
raids are planned on the Treasury by
organized minorities. he recalled that
the relatives of victims of the Knicker-
booker Theater are planning to come be-
fore Congress and ask for huge ap-
propriation. He said he could see no
justification for their claims on Con-
gress. although he realized fully the
horrors of the disaster and the distress
Of the relatives of the victims. In his
position on that point he was sustained
by Senator Wadsworth
Senator Bursum (Rep., N. M, while
favoring "a bonus" was not enthusiastic
for the McCumber bill. which he de-
scribed as an "unbusinesslike PROPOSE
ton" He offered an amendment In the
form of a substitute for the McCumber
proposition, which would pay the ex-
service men so per cent. in cash now
and the rest In five years on the basis
of 81 per day for domestic service and
S1.25 for foreign.
Attacks the Methods.