The New York herald., 1922-03-20
BONUS LEADERS FAIL
IN A new EFFORT TO
STAMPEDE HARDING
President Declines to Meet
Them Until He COnfers
With Treasury Men.
SENDS FOR MELLON
Then Goes Over Situation
With Budget Director and
Veterans Bureau Chief.
RAIDERS HOPES DROP
Executive to Meet Advocates
of Raid This Morning and
See Speaker.
RAIDERS HOPES DROP
By LOUIS sEIBoaD.


New York Herald Bureau
Washington. ID. C.. March 10.
President Harding found plans for
bonus raid on the public Treasury
and business of the country quite as
disturbing on his return from Florida
this afternoon as when he left Wash
ington eleven days ago.
Within ten minutes after III lad
reached the White House fir and
evidence that the tumult Owe sris.
existed reached him. This war Il
the form OF request fror the a8-
jority leaders of the House s9r sn -
terview to discuss the battla scarues
"morfstrosity," as critics nave da.
scribed the certificate loan Bin, which
is scheduled to pass the loS house
during the coming week.
The President replied, indiNaftA.
his readiness to receive the ecmUfe
tee at $3.50 o'clock to-morr r4ors.
ing. The only engagements ,hst tAe
President permitted to breslt III ia
his practice of observing the sbhatR
were presumably connected vth tha
Congressional disturbance over ths
bonus.
Mellon Sees Prcxiacrs
Secretary Mellon, who dur0s f0a
Presidents absence bluntly informed
the House Ways and Means Catlmit.
tee of his disapproval of the $40
100000 certificate loan projec sfelt
an hour with the President auine
the afternoon.
This evening the Presiden coos
ferred with Col Forbes, the a 1f
the Veterans Relief Bureau, ,kcn
has administered the dsbursem rt
81 500, 100000 for the relief q
manned. sick and helpless victims OF
the war.
Gen. Dawes, the Supervisor of tho
Budget, also participated in the eve
ming conference. which. II is UNDER
stood. was devoted TO discussing plans
for making more liberal provision for
the disabled soldiers.
Secretary Mellon declined to give
any information regarding his confer
ence with the President beyond say
ing that the President had sum-
moned him to discuss public matters
that required immediate attention.
Thorough Discussion Favored.
Mr. Mondell and the other House
leaders said this evening they would
invite thorough discussion Of the
bonus situation. They will attempt to
obtain from the President a recon-
sideration. or at least modification. OF
his last official utterances on the
bonus scheme in which he recon-
mended the adoption OF the sales tax
t. finance II or the postponement OF
ali legislation relating TO tho matter.
Failing it, that, they will invite fur
ther suggestions as TO the most ac-
ceptable manner. il there is any. for
financing the raid.
The fact that the President did not
regarl the Congressional phase OF the
bonus dispute Of sufficient Importance
TO Justify Sabbath conference was
naturally interpreted TO mean that he
still adheres to his previous decisions
regarding Il. Another circumstance
that increased the anxiety OF the
harassed bonus representatives -
that the President plans to talk with
Speaker Gillett before he meets the
delegation from the lower house.
The bonus Congressman who have
tcnacionsly clung TO the idea that tho
President could BE induced to change
his mind admitted his declination 70
receive the Republican leaders to-day.
was not a particularly good augury.
Prepared for Adverse Decision.
The fact Is most or them are pre-
pared for an adverse decision regard
ing the request OF the majority Lead
ers. who still persist in their declara--
ton that the certificate loan bill VIII
be passed during the coming week re-
gardless OF it's ultimate fate in the
Senate or at the White House.
Most or the bonus leaders will be
surprlsed IL the President indicates the
slightest departure from his policy or
dealing with troublesome situations.
In other words, they expect he will
tell NIr. MondeH and his associates
that lie has no further suggestions TO
make.
The plan for tanning through
the bin regardless Of the Presidents
\ III cision win be carried out according
\ 10 tile House leaders Before thas
body meets they expect that the situ-
alton win be cleared up one way o.
the other.
They count upon having the Prcsi-
dents reply before Speaker Gillett.
who has become the storm center or
/ the bonus situation nj thc Capitol.
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