Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-20


 Washington, Sept. 1s-President Hard I ing vetoed the soldiers; bonus bill today. | | informing congress in a written message that while he was in accord with ''the avowed purpose" of the measure, he did not subscribe to its proyGions.
 The executives action was regarded generally in Washington as making i'm l possible a bonus for the World war vet erans. At least for some time to come, as | it appeared to be almost certain that the veto would be sustained by the senate. A 1 vote in the hous. was planned for tomor- TOW, with senate action to Follow later in kthe day or Thursday
 Mir Harding set forth number of req sons for returning the bill to the house without his approval. These included:
 Failure of congress to provide means of financing.
 That inevitably the bonus would mean increased taxation.
 That the legislation would wipe out everything thus far accomplished to rs duce government expenditures wherever possible.
 That peace bestowal on the ex-service l men was "a perversion of public funds and suggested that future defense is to be inspired by compensation rather than consciousness of duty. to flag and coun- try"
 of the public debt for distribution among less than .5.00o.O0O of 110.eoo.0oo people
 would undermine confidence on which the
 nations credit was builded and "estab- fish the precedent of distributing public
 funds whenever the proposal and the numbers affected make 1t seem politically appealing to do soi
 That the s1o.ooo. 100000 of maturing , pu0lic debt in the ne4r six years would . be difficult to meet without adding the ; complication of added borrowings on &C., , count of a. bonus
 , That the adjusted Service certificate , plan of payment, with it's bank and gov ernmsnt loan provisions. vas little less
 tha na certified inability of the govern
 ment to pay and invited "a practice of
 sacrifcisl baretr"2 by the veterans
 That the bonus would not diminfsh the
 later obligation in. the way of pensions to the World war veterans. . Asserting that this obligation would
 cost more billions than venture to sug. l gest, the president declared that "a ra.
 tional financial policy today Is necessary . to make the nation ready for the expen.
 diture which is certain to be required ir l. the coming years"
 
 : the interest on the foreign debt out oi 8 which proponents of the bonus have con l. tended 1t could be paid. He told congres, e that the government was facing defici s of se5o.ooo, 900 during the current fisca s year, and a further deficit for the yea.
 succeeding, even after co,xating upon al e interest collections on foreign indebted D ness which the government is likely {, Ie receive"
 Ie Text of Presidents Message. '-i President Harding's bonus veto mess ls age follows: 's "To the House of Representatives; s. Herewith is returned, without app-o 't val, H. R. 10S74. a bill to provide ad II 5usted compensation for the veterans o lo the World war and for other purpose. 'e With the avowed purpose of the bil
 10 give expression of a nations gratI s-' tude to those who served in its defens = in the World war. I am in accord, bu ''i to its provisions do not subscribe. Tn U United States never will cease to | le grateful, it cannot and never will ceas 70 giving expression to that gratitude. 'n Tn legislating for what Is called nd justed compensation congress failed lc first of all, to provide the revenue fror IT. which the bestowal Is to be paid.
 Moreover, It establishes that yer NoA6C@OAo AGCO0cHl UT CIedllnR a treas D. ury covenant to pay which puts bu,
 den, variously estimated between fou
 and five billions; upon the American pee
 Die not to discharRe an obligatio: .Y which the governnszfA always must par
 but to bestow "a bonus which the SO ca diers themselves. while serving in tn s- World war did not expect. nd Tt is not to be denied that the ns n- ton has certain very binding obligation
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 sacrifices in the World war and wh left the armies injured. disabled or al, ns eased. so that they could not resum ar their places in the normal activities ( H. life. These obligations are being zlat h-I ly and generously met. Perhaps the, 4h are here and there jneffic,encies and 1T D. justices. and some distressing instancs
 of neglect. but they are all unintentior on al, and every energy is being directe u- to their earliest possible. correction. ofl "In meeting this obligation there
 no complaint about the heavy cost. q of the current fiscal year we are expendir ais s51o.ooo,ooo on hospitaiization an r. care of sick and wounded on compeI It's sation and vocational training for fl e. disabled, and for insurance. Th~ n
 ures do not include the more than t35
 o0e.0o0. in process ot expenditure .
 hoSpital construction.
 Ine- estimates Tor the year to folio TT are approximately s470.0oo, 900. and q
 figures may need to be made larE, er Though the peak in hospitalization ma it. have passed. there Is a growth in dom % cilization and the discharge. in full ok our obligations to the diseased disable fly or dependent who have a right to ti he governments care. with insurance-i,. on bility added. will probably reach t ny tai sum in excess of S25.ooo. .oo0.o .oee.
 T recite the figures to remind the co yn gress how. generously and how proper ve it has opened the treasury doors 10 di sr- charge the obligations Of the nation ter those to whom 1t indsputably ow
 compensation and care Though und
 ing gratitude Is the need Of eyeryol who served. 1t Is not to be said that "a, material beEtowal Is an obligation
 those who emerged from the great co
 nict not only unharmed. but physi.all is- mentally and spiritually richer for t IFS great experience. If an obligation we en to- be admitted. 1t would be to char ed the adjusted eompfnsatlonA bill with ! 'or adequacy and stinginess wholly unh is- coming our republic. Such bestowi ,es fr he vvor4f, while rrr,ak ho e~,~~~~...