Evening journal., 1922-08-26
Senator Who Faced Guns
in France Fights Bonus

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to I'LL the vacancy caused by tn
death of Senator Crow. as also Re
publican nominee for a full Senat
term, caused a genuine sensauo
among his colleagues but consterna
tion among the American Legioi
politicians packing the galleries, b
making as clean cut a job of hi
maiden efforts as has been witness
ed in the Senate in many years.
The boyish Pennsylvania, VIII
participated in some of the mos
spectacular engagements in France
not only expressed his determination
to vote again the bonus bill. but de
clared he would sustain the vet
of the McCumber measure, whicl
every member of the Senate nov
knows waits IL at the White House
VIII Not Pass the Buck.
In closing his address TO the Sen
ate Major Reed, who is one of the
nine Senators to serve either IN the
civil, Spanish or world
war, declared with ringing emphasis:
II am not willing. in army slang,
to pass the buck TO the President,
therefore I shall vote against this
bill now"
In thus defining his position,
which squarely refutes the claim Of
the politicians in the American Le-
gion that Major Reed was pledged"
to vote for the bonus raid. the wiry
and athletic Pennsylvania Senator
sounded a call TO arms that is like
~ TO attract recruits to the oppos-
ing forces from unexpected quarters.
The fact that Major Reed. whose
distinguished services in the war
won for him generous praise from
the soldiers with whom he served.
was convinced of the disaster that
would follow the imposition of fur
ther taxes made a tremendous i'm
preston on Senators who still hold
neutral position on the bonus con-
troversy.
Major Reed is one OF eight Sena-
tors with military records TO align
themselves squarely against the
payment of Government cash TO vet
Grams OF the world war. The other
eight Senators, alongside of whom
he courageously took his stand to-
day, are Senators Nelson and War
rem who served in the civil war,
and New. Frelinghuysen. Wads-
worth, Edge and Newberry, who
in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war. The only other Senator
who saw service in the world war
is Senator Davis Elkins, of West
Virginia. He declared himself for
the bonus before he went to Eu-
rope. where he Is at present.
Startles the Raiders
The acquisition Of Senator Reed to
the opposing bonus forces, while not
unexpected. startled the pro-
moters OF the bonus raid who
had his support. The four min
ute speech in which he defined
his position was delivered with quiet
determination and with clear and
concise enunclation. He was warmly
congratulated for his courage in
breaking through the more or less
Senatorial custom which
ordains that a baby" Senator shall
sit at the feet of his more exper-
fenced colleagues for a couple OF,
years before rising his voice except
TO respond to his name. The young
Senator from Pennsylvania would
have been generously
If the rules of the Cham
bdr did not look upon such express
ION of approval as an offense merit
ing punishment.
The attack OF the Pennsylvania
Senator on the bonus was only one
Of the several Jolts administered
% the supporters of that enterprise. |
Of scarcely secondary Importance
vas the direct information brought !
rom the White House by member
II the Senate that the President has |
lot been swervdd by the intensive
legion propaganda from his origl- |
lal position that no further tax
,urden should be imposed upon the |
leople of the country at this time. |
rhe source Of the information was
" so convincing a character that
wen Mr.. McCumber and the other |
,onus Senators accepted It as con-
'lusive evidence that veto awaits
he bonus bill at the White House.
President VIII Wait.
Direct inquiry at the White House /
rought an authoritative statement
hat "the President will reserve his
omment on-the bonus bill until lat
r." In this connection il developed
uring the informal discussions of
he bonus around the Senate cloak
ooms this afternoon that two lists
I Senators have been prepared and
ent to the President regarding the
lineup OF the Senate on the
ote by which the measure will be
riginally put through and on the
lternative proposition relating 10
he treatment of an executive veto.
With the addition OF Senator Reed
,day the first list indicated that
lirty-three Senators would vote
gainst the passage of the McCum-
er bill.
The second list disclosed the fact
lat the Senators. who will not vote
,r its original passage. will take
le view that by doing so they have
ouidated their individual pledges
nd will vote 10 sustain the Presi-
ential disapproval of it. The two
SITS have been checked and recheck-
1 and there appears to be not the
ightest room for doubt that Presi-
ential veto will be sustained and
10 bonus bill will fail to become a
wv.
The names OF several Senators,
no will vote against the original
assage of the bonus measure and
lose who will support the Presi-
ents action on 1t. are withheld by
,opaet in order to protect them