Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-21
Current Events
Discussion for Children that
VIII Appear Every Tuesday
In the Perth Amboy
Evening News

Look at the headlines In you.
Newspaper tonight. You'll seA tnat
people are interested In three big
thinRs. Each OF these things 10 hap
pening on . different continent.
They are:
TWO: Trouble in the British gov
eminent, That's in Europe.
THREE: A bonus or grant OF
money for United States soldiers.
That's in America.
India Wants Freedom
India IL q long way from the
United States-on the other ! OF
the world. But interested In what
happens there because 1t will anec
the British empire, one Of the worries
great powers.
United States. but has almost
three times as many people. These
neople are of many different races
and many different religions and DO
not agree.
Because Of this disagreement the
people of India have not been able
to rule themselves. Since 1757-l65
years ago, Great Britain a ruled
90
A native of India, called Mohandas
Karamchand Gandhi pronounced
Moe-hahn-das Ka-rahm-chahnd
Ghandee) believes India should be
free, and since the World War ended
Gandhi has become a very powerful!
man. Today he is the leader OF an
the nationalists, or natives OF Inoia
who believe they should be free.
Now the British have arrested
Gandhi and his followers are angry.
The British fear they will start a
revolution to put the British out OF
India.
British Governments Troubles
Trouble in India is making trouble
for the British government at nome
in England.
David Lloyd George has been the
prime minister or chief executive OF
the British government since 1915.
He is head Of the British caDinet.
Now one member Of the cabinet
has quit. He Is Edwin s. Montagu'
secretary for India.
Montagu resigned because OF a
disagreement in policy with British
officials in India. This has weakened
Lloyd Georges cabinet.
Lloyd George became prime min
ister in 1916 because several political
parties banded together and formed
what is called a coalition to support
him.
Now some of the political parties
that Joined the coalition are threat
ening to leave 1t.
II they did. it would mean that
Lloyd George would have to resign
and a new cabinet or government
would take the place of the one ne
formed.
The Soldiers Bonus
When the United States was in
the World War thousands of sol
diers, sailors and marines served.
their country and received $50 a
month as pay while other men NJ
home made much o money.
Many people believe the gov
eminent should make this up by
giving soldiers a grant OF land or
money. Such a grant would be
called adjusted compensation or =
bonus.
President Harding wants to pay
the bonus ana raise the money py
mean of a sales tax. Congress IS
opposed to a sales tax.
"A sales tax is a tax charged
whenever one person sells something
to someone else-whenever a thing
is turned over" as merchants say.
Thus, when the manufacturer sells
his product to the wholesaler a small
tax would be paid: when the whole
saler passed it ON. another tax would
be paid and so on until 1t reached
the consumer.
OF course, the tax might not be
levied on every turnover but only on
certain ones, the law would specify.
Congress now is planning to pass
the bonus bill and give soldiers.
sailors and marines land at once II
they want It.
But II the soldiers want money,
under this plan, they would be given
certificates for the amount due them
which would be paid later, when the
government has the money.