The Washington times., 1922-06-17
.[AF0LLETTE1 IN
NEW FIGHT FOR
BONUSPASSACE
Serves Notice He Will Ask Sen.
ate to Place Bill Be-
fore Tariff.
by j. BART CAMPBELL,
international News Service,


Fresh trouble over the soldiers
bonus confronted Administration
leaders today when Senator La
Toilette (Rep.) of Wisconsin
served notice that he would offer
a motion in the Senate to dis
place the tariff for the bonus,
now that Chairman McCumber,
Of the Senate Finance Committee
had agreed not to do so.
Senator La Toilette declared he
certainly would not be bound by
the compromise effected by the
Administration leaders with Nc
Cumber by which the bonus would
be taken up Immediately after the
passage Of the tariff bill and
made the unfinished business" Of
the Senate.
Walsh Assails Quibbling.
La Toilette was said to have rs-
ceived assurances Of support from
not only q number OF his Republi-
can colleagues, but from q large
proportion of the Democratic side,
where Senator Walsh, Of Massachu-
setts was threatening to make Q
similar motion. ~
I'VE have waited and delayed, we
have argued back and forth about
the source from which. to derive the
money to pay the additional com.
pensation due our ex-service men" ="
said La Toilette. "The hour has
struck to stop clubbing and de.
laying about giving them square
deal. '.......
''To postpone the bonus until
after the passage of the tariff bill
simply means further sldestepping
and delay. will not support such
q plan. It Is q palpablo attempt to
trick our ex-sery1ce men again Into
tho belief that they arc really to
be cared for. No one can foretsll
when the tariff will be disposed Of
by the Senate. and no one can
foreteli what will happen TO the
bonus II we walt until the tariff II
passed before takinc 1t up. :
81 dcprccate the term, bonus
do not like the term adjusted com.
pensation.' believe we should
pass A bill to provide q measure
Of just compensation Canada did
not wait two or three years after
the war was over to deal justly by
her soldiers She provided some
measure Of Justice for them at the
outset Of the struggle.
Plans Determined FIGHT.
MY own state voted a bonus to
her soldiers, and had the wisdom to
compel those who proflted from the
war pay that bonus by taking II out
OF the surtaxes on big incomes.
There is no reason why the Federal
Government should not follow the
admirable example OF WISCONSIN"
La Toilette made u plain that he
intended 70 wage q determined fight
TO force Immediate consideration OF
the bonus issue by the Senate II q
majority OF the Republican aide goes
on record at Mondays caucus 20 sus-
tain President Harding In his opposi.
ton to the tariff being sidetrscked
for the bonus, es II In expected 70 DO.
The position taken by La Toilette
was Identical with that assumed by
McCumber before he finally ~orl-
sented to withhold his threatened mo-
tion to set the tariff aside for the
bonus. and, like McCumber. he was
promised ample Democratic support,
with the possibility Of enough Repub-
iican votes 20 force the adoption Of
such q motion.
Senator watson fRep) Of Indiana
assured President Harding In q con-
ference at the White House today
that the McCumber motion 20 take
the bonus up after the tariff would
be approved by the caucus on Mon
day. Y