The New York herald., 1922-02-25
REVOLT In SENATE
"a Members Now OPP
pose Raid as Against
Only Four Two
Weeks Ago.
OTHERS ARE TO JOIN
Wait OH Harding's Reply to
MacNider to Announce
Their Stand.
GLASS DEFIES REPRISAE
Senator Moses Announces He
Must Oppose Bonus on Eco
nomic Grounds.
GLASS DEFIES REPRISAI
BY LOUIS sEIBOLD.


Special Dispatch 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. C.. Feb. "a.
Despite the campaign of coercion
inaugurated by the promoters of tha
SIS, ,00O, 100000 bonus raid on the ma.
tional finances and business of the
country, obstacles apparently insur.
were raised against 1t to-
day.
Every development in the attempt
to fout public opinion pointed to the
triumph of that public opinion. The
outstanding events were as follows:
The subcommittee of Republican
members of the House Ways and
Means Committee confessed inabil.
ity to suggest any plan for raising
the money to pay the bonus and
will so report to the full committee
on Tuesday next.
Senator Moses (Rep, N. H).
who had promised to support the
bonus. announced in speech TO
his associates that he couldn't go
forward with it in the present con-
dition of the country.
Senator Carter Glass fDem..
Va.) In a letter to an ex-seryice
man who had threatened him With
political reprisals, declared that he
had not been sent to the Senate ito
act as sounding board for any
class of citizens which may assert
or imagine that IL constitutes a
majority Of the people of Virginia"
and that he would not vote for the
bonus bill because "in my judg.
ment it would be ruinous to the
country"
Senator Ernst (Rep.. KyD an
nounced that he would oppose IL
because he believes "a vast num-
Der OF ex-service men are opposed
to It," and for the fl .ther reason
that the country is not in posi-
tion to stand further financial bur.
dens.
A referendum vote Of the Cham
Der OF Commerce of the United
States. the completion of which
was announced to-day, commits
that organization definitely in OPP
position to bonus for ex-service
A. AL. - nf fna
being 72 per cent. against the
bonus.
Admission Causes Sensation.
The admission of the Republican
subcommittee of the Ways and
Means Committee of the House that
Il cannot find any method for raising
the money to finance the bonus
caused a sensation. and proved most
disconcerting to bonus advocates. 1t
was I'm direct conflict with the OPP
timistic statements repeatedly made
by Chairman Fordney that method
for financing the raid would be de-
vised and that bonus bill will be
reported to the House within ten
days. That was two weeks ago.
The flop OF Mr.. Fordney and his
Republican associates therefore was
interpreted to mean that no further
effort would be made to suggest q
specific plan for raising revenues
needed TO finance the bonus raid.
The subcommittee quickly disposed
OF the sales tax plan for financing tho
raid. The vote against II was seven &c
two, Mr.. Fordney himself beine
recorded in the negative. The two
friendly votes were cast by Bacharact
OF New Jersey and Longworth of Ohio
MIR. Fordney reported the decision OF
the subcommittee to all Of the Repub.
lican members OF the main body this
afternoon. which after discussing vari.
GUS rational and bizarre schemes al.
journed until next week without con.
clusion.
Graduated Insurance pIan.
One feature of the discussion indl.
Gated considerable support for th'
project TO drop the cash bonus pay.
ments feature and center on the grad
uated insurance plan. but no vote was
taken.
Both the subcommittee and the fui
Ways and Means Committee threshet
over most OF the plans that alread,
have hccn thrown into tho scrap heap
vi.a one OF two wildcat" prop3 ais