Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-06
SOLDIER BONUS
BILL TO HOUSE
this week
Full Committee Will Take up
This Measure To-
morrow
4 PLANS OUTLINED
Adjusted Service Certificate Plan
Meets Approval of Those Fayoring
Army Bonus.

Washington, March 6.-With oppo-
sition in most quarters largely dissi-
pared by the new soldier bonus plan,
the legislation to adjust the compen-
sation of the men who fought for the
United States in the great war is
scheduled to reach the calendar of the
House of Representatives this week.
Formal action on the bill framed
bv Republican members of the House
Wavs and Means Committee will be
taken by the full committee with the
Democrats participating for the first
time tomorrow. The intention is to
report the bill to the House at once,
but to delay pressing 1t for passage
probably for another week.
Comparatively little criticism has
developed against the new adjusted
service certificate plan among mem
bers of Congress who are favorable
to bonus legislation. Such attacks as
have thus far been launched against
the new plan are from those who are
opposed to any bonus legislation what
ever.
The opposition to a sales tax ena-
mated chiefly from members of Con-
ercss favorable to bonus legislation.
This opposition was sufficient to cause
the Ways and Means Committee to
abandon all attempts to report a bill
imposing new taxes The Republicans
favorable to some kind of bonus legis-
iation. who fought the proposed tax,
are inclined to the belief that the
present scheme offers the most feasible
solution of the troublesome yprobem.
Attacks, which will be made on the
bill, will be based chiefly. on the. fact
THAR blIe' ultimate financial ssRtden:to
the government has been increased by
as much as 81 900, 0,00n, 900 un-
der the modified scheme. Members OF
CoAgress will; be accused of shifting
the4f burden. ,of a future generation
While !eettii9s credit from their CON
stituents for a soldiers bonus which
does not levy any additional taxes on
tie public:
4 III .fsply to this criticism members
OF the Ways and Means Committee
declare that Congress owes an obllga-
ton to the former service men which
must be discharged at once, and the
Treasury will be much better able to
hear. the financial burden at future
date, than at present.
:t:While admitting the present plan
may mean an ultimate increase in the
cost to the govrnmcnt. they point out
that this is not certainty, and that
recent expressions OF opinion by Dfli-
cials of the American Legion have in
dicated that an overwhelming major
ity of the former service men would
have elected to take the certificate
form of compensation in preference TO
a cash bonus under any clrcumstan-
ceS.
Under the bill as approved unani-
mously by Republican members or the
Ways and Means Committee, vet
eran who is entitled to receive less
than $50 in adjusted service may re-
ceive cash. Veterans in this class IN
cIude those of the rank Of captain and
lower grades. who served III the army,
navy, or Marine Grips, more than 60
DAYS and not more than 10 days. The
basic adjusted service pay Is 81 per
dav of home service and $1.23 per dav
of overseas service in excess OF 90
days.
Veterans entitled to more than $50
may choose between four forms o.
compensation, as follows:
/. An adjusAd service certificate.
on which loan up to 30 Der cent OF
the face value may be obtained from
national or State bank Immediately.
?. Vocational training aid.
3. Farm or home I'D.
i. Land settlement aid.