The New York herald., 1922-04-23

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should be too brave and noble to wish to
commercialize patriotism"
Considered Bad Taste.
DR.. Kate Walter Barrett. State Presi-
dent American Legion Auxiliary and
president National Council for Women
II believe in proper recognition Of our
boys, but this scramble for a bonus is
being very poorly managed. consider
It very bad taste for the soldiers to be
acting as they are in an effort to get
bonus from the already tax burdened
people"
Mrs. ]. b. Fisher. Pennsylvania: II am
very much opposed to bonus for the
soldiers at this time because the poor
people would have to pay for It,. I don't
think 1t is right, either. to pay men Tor
defending their own homes and coun-
try"
Mrs. Giilett. Wyoming: II am very
much opposed to bonus for the sol
diers. A lot Of people who are enthusi-
astic about 1t now will not be SO when
they have to pay taxes for it. They just
don't realize what they are standing for.
I know the women Of Wyoming pretty
we'll and I think most Of them are OPP
posed to it,
Mrs. william CummIns. former Presi-
dent General, New York: my sons
served in the war and all Of them are
opposed to bonus. think patriotism
cannot be measured In dollars and cents.
but II soldiers really think otherwise ~
should be given to them"
Mrs. q. L. H. Anderson. Texas: II
bonus bill is going to be passed 1t shouid
be better managed than the present one.
The country bad better give the money
to the sick and wounded who need it
Mrs. May ". Prathy. MARYLAND
am bitterly opposed to bonus. | was
hostess during the war at a club ana
registered over 1900 soldiers in one
year Most of them are against
bonus. I had many cousins ana one
brother in the war. and not one OF
them wants bonus"
Mrs. Thomas Kite, former Vice Presi-
dent General, Cincinnati-"I am very
much against the bonus except for the
disabled and for those families whose
men lost their lives. But help should
be hurried to the hurt"
Soldiers Country Also.
Mrs. James w. Caperton, Richmond,
Ky.-"This Is the soldiers country as
we'll as any one else's. He sprang into
the breach when his country needed
him and he only did his duty. | be-
lieve in pensions for the disabled and
bereaved. but emphaticalIy not the
bonus"
Mrs. Belle G. Brown. Boston-"rhe
people who would get it would not use
1t properly. I am against it,"
Mrs Henry H. Hall, Winchester, Ky,
TT means only heavy taxation for
all the boys, thereby lessening the bene-
fits. 1t would also encourage thrift
lessness. The wounded should be fully
compensated"
Mrs. Buel, Connecticut elected vice
president-general yesterday-"I am very
proud that ) come from State with
Representatives in Congress.
They acted as they felt the majority OF
their constituents wanted them to. !
think most of the Connecticut Daugh-
ters are against bonus BILL H
Mrs. Mcclure. Georgia, elected vice
general yesterday-"I am very
much opposed to a bonus bill. have
a son who fought with the colors. and
he feels the same way. The only ones
that want it are the ones that don't de-
serve it. Even the poor uneducated
negroes understand the harm 1t would
do and are. against it,"
Mrs. Warren Williams, Illinois-'The
bonus bill is great injustice to the sol
diers and the country. 1t won't do the
soldiers any good, and 1t will do the
people lot of HARM"
People Generally Against Bonus.
Mrs. II. d. Hooker, Connecticut-"I
am very strongly against bonus bill. /
y knc frAv
and j find the people all over the coun-
try overwhelmingly against this at
tempt to commercialize patriotism and
wreck the country by passing bonus
bill.''
Mrs. A. Birney. Washington. d. c.
"a bonus should be given TO only those
who suffered and not the others"
Mrs. Benjamin Hobson Frayser. Rich
mond. var am against the bonus. II
would be taxing the country dreadfully
70 give money to many who do not need
it and should not have 1t. What Is done
should be done for the sick ana
wounded, who deserve it,
Miss Effie Epler. State Librarian.
Jacksonville. Ill-"If made a law the
bonus bill should be so framed as not
to embarrass the public treasury at the
time Of payment. From what | under
stand of the state of the Federal
finances this is going ito prove most
difficult task"
Mrs. Olaf Otto, Savannah. CAT am
very much opposed to the passage of a
general soldiers bonus because IL a
man willingly Joined the army to serve
his country and was impelled to fight
from purely patriotic motives 1t would
be offensive to offer that man cash as
compensation for his service
Mrs. T. d. Chenault. President
General. Lexington, Ky. = The bonus
bill would Strike a very hard blow at
the nations farmers. For that reason
am opposed to 1t strongly. because
my home is on a farm. So are many of
my friends and neighbors."
Mrs. ]. X. Smith, st. Paul = "Thc
boEus bill ought TO pass. The nation
owes to every man who served during
the whr. It is little in proportion TO
the sacrifice made by the boys"
Fundamentally Wrong.
Daughters who asked that their names
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