The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-27
Plan
Is Rejected
Legion Heads Hold Out
for Adjusted Compensa-
ton F eaturc In Bonus
Measure.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
lCopysish: Hy The lnic."Sencerl

Washington. April S.--Nccotiatious
between the American Logon ard ttH
senate finance Cou1mjt'c" arc prooe"l.
Ing satisfactorily. but tho reports 90 an
abandonment OF the house bonus h'ii arI
lntruc The suggestion o; Senator
Smoot that az ajd-,.1 inSuranc" r"'"'y
be given as a substitute for adjusted
compensation certificates has he"n i'.
Cllncd by the Legion = WAS NJ
Smoot's own proposal and rC: that e;
the finance committee
We have neither abandoned III
house biz nor agreed up"n any subT;'-
tute." said Senator McCumbe-. "h;:--
man OF the senate finance committee. 70
this correspondent today.
Inquiry a. American Legion hM,T-
quarters disclosed tfe fac' TIA; win
the e1ceptio" Of few rI:uo- h"'aile
there is virtually no change N tNs ?" =
Gcn OF that organization. Nh:"h i NJ
eisttnc that the houSN hill be adup.ed
The Fundamentals - ~" roy I-n.
posal made by the scn2:. france cNr:I-
m!ttes in :>S informal tl,~S VII tNc
American Legion az sTbstart;aIN
these:
First. tho hcuza b,I p-oyrde1 ;na'
eaynents IN cash b" T ads N pr'"Hr"
1922. and The senate ", His % r,Hh" =
tnrce months January. -. I"
this there - TO "hJcc:.ou q ,hc pa7:
of the Legion.
10 Time Limit.
Second. thcrn HaS hocN 4 Suggested
iimi, herc,oro-e on the tine tho solder
could make his Application Cor an" a.
the hVe ways of RECEIVING 4 honu.. and
the senate committee proposes -" en-.
inatiou Of the tine ilmi,. which. ot
course. satisfies ths Legion.
Third. the house eill provided that !:
the number os days a man rervcd en-
TITLES him. a. the rae ~ 8 - si.-a
(dependirS urou overseas du'%D. I"
total Of $50. he shall receive ca$h. t.
senate suggested tha' The ,otaI ~a>&
be raised 10 sIcc. To this raj~e the
Legion does -ot a-reN because tn" "3t-
lay under the house hil! would he about
tlS0oo.oe 900. while II might COST 3ln9.-
cor. 600 under the senate plan. The lie.
kion Is anxious tnat the irnm"di1te caen
eutlay shau not prove an orrharraSs-
ment to the government. and hci'evS,
the housa bill Is tho better
Fourth. the senate corm:t:ee rro
poses also that even II tho total duH
m eI-servicN man amounts TO Slnn or
less ne shall hA privileged To "huaeA
the adjusted certificate p'a1. This i
course does not displsase the American
Legion.
Kopas or Farn Purchase
Fifth. afd IN tho prr~ha=a oS No-1s
would enahls man with sSnn due htri
% get that sum advanced toward =
nncrtgaE TIE Senaie cnrn'n't'"" ST. e
gtsts that s4o0 h. mo limi' a-d 'ha'
the payments he made in ;r~'ai.rrrn.s
ct $2no a wear. hecinrinc IN nma-r. ~;
TIE American Legion f"n.s tN4' the to-
tai amount shou'd l." ADJ a-~"d a. "-"c
70 that II can Re n"-e u=~tr,. aS mar
bones can bc bought ty :hs payr"r,
Of 5000 down.
Sixth. the senate "n-,n,i''~~ has r-r-
posed that as IN i0rHnrj.e i",a-d 'r~
taking OF tho crrt!hcate piaT. - ..sr
cent TO ha added 10 ~" total a'no'r'.t
on tho face OF ,ha ce-'ht"a'es. ,fI- hr-
ing the eauivalcn: ~ &, rs- r~rt in.
t--esi compounded ~ tucrt" -ea-.
But the American Legion cour'"-s win
the suggestion th-' = I" made ~ rer
cert. arguing that This vas tho o-iSiral
percentage in ths iii which va tct'"
reported f1vorah'v hv ~" v"~.,,.
Bnanee comnri't"e and Nhi,A pa. rr
the house year ago
Prefer Ssnh Borrowing.
Seventh. under ,hN ho,lSr t..! $50
lea ns upcn crr;idca'"x v"ri! ho ma
at the banks Tce e~rs'e comm, 'i~~
RcHld permit \ service ma : - hn--"-.
from. tha SoNcrnmsn' - rer ,ort Ns
nrS. wear 90 per cent M .orord ..,a-
and 50 p~r cent Gur"C n" 'n,-i '~t-
increasing ) pnr cent "arh va r.r.l,'
Il natures Th~ borrowers woHld -,
course pay A. pc crrt. ir'r-.%. TO
american Legion hasn' tak"u S'ir, r
this phase OF tho matte iut :; - -.
parent thai royr-rnou' era ~. nS no1i'r'
mean an admin iStratjrn oNoNu>e. n..I
borrowing from ne la Ms w"I,,"'' ,,il
90 tho Kovernnents c".t. o uatv-a.i~
the Legion would pro,ah hir n'sEr~ -.
borrowing to be done through tn" bans.
rs proposer In the house n,ea u~r
While some members "f -" N-r"riHan
Legion who come from InhU"'r;a, rrr.-
fnunitles arc not particulars 'rt"-s>l ~
In land set,lcucn'. there a-s t,ouNarrlS
Of eS-scrvice rncr frnr; n. Nc~, h
want e. TIE American Legion c1r,.r.
hon went on ord ~ favor .. IL.
ways OF cor,rc0satinr. and on" or thH-n
WAS reclamation. so il - dIftj"U'r fn..
the American LEGION !"ader@ /" ar- =
10 eliminate rcclama ion. though =
would not be surprising !: tho sraar"
committee finally did
The Cash Feature.
Tho Legion nas madS i c'ca- - lie
senate finance committee that II vans
20 see made as attractive as pnS<ibic
The productive features o' tho bill ana
Tor this reason recon- mcnds thai homa
and land aid aud the tweuty-ycar r.:-
tAcates be made worth 80 per con: moro
than tho amounts due - certificates ~
credit arc selected = service msn
similarly. the vocational AID piau
embraced IN tho house bill. IS prefer
BY the Legion
As to the francinS - -" cash re ?
pre. Of the hrl. IN" Legion maintains
that Il should not su-Ss>' to conrrss=
the way the r"VoIuA .a"u'G L. iaiSed
The senate committee h." i-'p"sch
tha, amounts oi,a!r"A from fo-.,c:
Nc h.I hD