The New York herald., 1922-06-19
COUNTRY Is STIRRED
AGAINST THE BONUS
Civil War Veterans Join in De-
nOuncing Payment for
Patriotism.
FARMERS IN OPPOSITION
Father of Two Sons Who Were
in World War Also
Protests.
FARMERS IN OPPOSITION
Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK KEaALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
washington. ID. c., June 18. \


the issue in the Senate. citizens continue
to reflect lively interest In the matter.
Senator's who favor the bonus and
those against It. and third group still
adhering to a neutral position, are not
permitted to doubt the attitude of their
constituents regarding II. This attitude
is generally antagonistic to the proposal
to tax further the country for the benc-
fit of able bodied ex-service men.
Most of the petitions received in favor
systematic propaganda conducted un-
der the auspices of political leaders of
the American Lest0n. who pretend to
represent all the npeunbers Of that or
ganization.
The protests against the bonus come
from every variety of citizens and re-
fleet a wide range Of patriotic as well
as economic reasons for opposing It.
tests are withholding the names of the
authors in order to save them from per-
secution at the hands OF professional
bonus claimants.
Some of the Protests.
Many of the protests contain edito-
rails and news articles from THE New
YORK HERALD Some Of the most inter-
esting received last week follow:
From an ex-service man in Pennsyl-
vania: 'You are to be congratulated
on your stand against the bonus. 1t is
regrettable that we have no more men
with backbone enough to eliminate poll
tics from this question. / am an ex-
service man. but my service was pat
riotic and not monetary. Any man who
tries to place a monetary value on pat
riotism cannot be a true blooded Amer
ican."
From a resident Of Colorado: THE
NEW YORK HERALD has very forcefully
condemned the bonus editorially. and
as think it expresses the sentiments
Of the people generally am taking the
liberty Of sending extracts to you for
your information"
From a resident of Connecticut: "As
former publisher of Eperybodps Mag
dsine who did his part fo- the common
good in exposing corruption In that
epoch when frenzied fnanciers held
sway trust that your condemnation
Of the bonus will be the means Of kill
ing that asinine conception OF weak
and brain fuddled politicians. The
prayers of all sensible American citizens
are with yoi in your courageous Tight
| against the bonus"
| From a resident of Connecticut: "As
| you are against the bonus am taking
| the liberty of addressing my protest to
IJyouss1 IfnIe take property belonging to
another and give 1t to a third person /
am stealing. Why does not that rule
also apply to Congress?''
| From a resident Of Maine: "I am
citizen of Maine. am enclosing an ex-
tract from THE NEW York HERALD
which I think expresses the sentiments
of the people. You are making great
mistake, Senator by not voicing your op-
position to this bonus proposition"
From n Civil War Veteran.
From a veteran of the civil war IN
the Soldiers Home at Washington: "Is
patriotism a mere name. a mere COM
mercial chattel to be priced ip the mar
| ket? Is the American soldier a mer-
cenary? Senator. does not your con-
science bother you because of your at
| tempt to blotch the name OF the best
soldiers on the globe by tipping them for
their service? These boys who served in
France are of too high quality to hold
ur the country with demand for gratuf-
| ties"
From an ex-service man in Georgia
CAS- an American citizen and veteran
| of the world war I want to protest with
all my heart against any plan that would
place my service to my country on a
cash basis"
From a farmer in Indiana: "The re-
| cent action of the Fayette County Farm
ers Federation in unanimously resolv-
| ing against the bonus prominently calls
attention to the general attitude of the
| farmers toward this proposition. IT will
be found that not merely Is the farmer
opposed to the bonus, but nearly all are
| ready to express themselves radically
and emphatically against measuring the
LOYALTY of the soldier boy in dollars and
cents"
From a resident Of Kentucky: There
! Ia really no argument for a bonus at
this time. It is a cheap. unpatriotic
grade of politics that demands 1t. The
disabled soldier of the world war Is
being taken care OF better. more prompt
Iy. than soldiers of previous wars"
From a clergyman in Massachusetts
"As a clergyman who had two sons In
the late war want to commend you
/
Words fail me to express the contempt
which stirs my soul as / think of the
mercenary spirit which has supplanted
the spirit of patriotism In the hearts OF
the officers OF the American Legion"
From a civil war veteran In New
4 york: "As civil war veteran / pro-
test against the passage of the bonus
hiu and ] know many soldiers of the
late war who are also opposed to It.
II will, I believe. prove a boomerang
for the Republican party as purely
poIIticaI measure. as everybody knows
il is
From 100 citizens In Michigan: Every
patriotic citizen who volunteered his
services in the world war must feel un-
/. Justly humiliated by the attempt being
made by Congress to measure patriotism
with a cash bonus. Loyal patriotism to
our country cannot be bought with
sordld gold and must not be thus in
suited and degraded. The undersigned
citizens most earnestly protest against
the bonus measure"
From a veteran of the civil war in
Michigan: 'T served nearly four years
in the civil war. was desperately sick
and wounded In battle. / witnessed
Lees surrender and took part In the
grand review Above all / love my
country and do not like TO see hei
! t., Her ~