The New York herald., 1922-03-09
By LOUIS sEIBOLD.

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., March 8.
Despite conclusive evidence that the
vaults OF national banks would be
locked against the bonus raid on the
Treasury and business of the country,
the House leaders purpose to jam it
through.
Republican members of the Ways
and Means Committee already have
agreed upon a plan 10 insure passage
OF the measure. The inspiration Of It
tives. seeking the votes which the
bonus propagandists have promised to
deliver. to get rid of the makeshift in
surance certificate plan as soon as
fate.
The bill will be reported by the
Ways and Means Committee on Satur-
day under a new rule which will be
framed TO shut Off discussion and
thereby perpetuate the secrecy which
characterized it's concoction by Mr..
-Fordney and his Republican associates.
II the new rule can be imposed all
amendments will be excluded BY the
gagging process and debate limited to
forty minutes.
Censured on Every side.
rryI..t.-.. A. L-ordra,, apd tha other
bonus advocates who are being CEN
sured on every side by Republican
leaders for embarrassing their party
can get away with the gag rule"
scheme remains TO be seen. They un-
auestionably feel confident they can
do so, not because the majority OF the
House entertains any convictions in
the matter but simply as matter OF
political expediency.
To permit fun discussion OF the GER
tificate loan plan. which is generally
condemned in every quarter outside
the lower house. might precipitate
condition OF affairs that would jeopar-
dize its present favorable chance OF
getting through.
The bonus members OF Congress. adj
mitting the common sense and logic
of every argument directed against II
from the White House. the Treasury,
the farming, commercial and indus
trial elements of the country which
are supported by the leading men in
the two parties, do not want the bills
defects exposed or their real victims
the bonus claimants-to realize the de-
ception that Is being practiced upon
them.
LeaGue OfftciaI. Included.
The American Legion leaders ap-
parently have agreed 10 be party To-
this deception concocted BY Mr.. Ford
ney and his Republican associates on
the Ways and Means Committee. They
insisted to-day that the bill reported
by Mr.. Fordney is "the FIVE way plan"
which was framed by the legion. The
latest Fordney bill Is nothing OF the
sort
Public opinion. organized by THE
New YORK HERALD. compelled the elm
ination' OF the cash bonus insisted on
by the legion and other bonus propa-
gandists. To show the difference Il j.
only necessary TO cite the fact that tho
cash bonus feature Of the original plan
was open to approximately 100000
ex-service men and would have in
volved an estimated outlay OF Govern
ment cash OF at least $500. 600, 900 for
tho first year.
Popular resentment directed chiefly
against this feature Of the bill corn-
PEELED it's abandonment. Under the
new plan the only veterans entitled q
cash bonus are those who would re-
ceive less than $50 apiece. which would
require an outlay OF Government cash
rot exceeding s1so,000,o0O.
MscNider Back In Capital,
There is little question. however.
that the bonus raiders will accent The
new plan and assert that Il lie : cash
bonus bill." when II Is not. Commander
MacNider. WHO came to Washington
to-day to crack the whip over 'he
bonus members Of the House. sent
word through John Thomas Taylor.
his authorized spokesman. hat ne re-
garded the last edition OF the Fordney