The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
The Nation and the Bonus.

| Politics, That's all,
Generally speaking the majority
of the nations's press appears thus
to dismiss passage through the
house of representatives of the re-
vised soldiers bonus bill.
| The comments would seem worth
studying. The east, speaking in
newspapers that have voiced their
opposition to any bonus proposition
ever since it first was suggested,
repeats the arguments now so IA
miliar. The legislation in newspa-
pers from that region, seems to be
treated almost entirely from the
economic viewpoint. But as the is
sue travels toward the setting sun
there is suggested further consid-
GRAFTON of the measure from the
material standpoint, and, rather
more emphatically, from the view
of the men affected.
| The eastern viewpoint may be
summed up in the declarations.
first, of the Philadelphia Public
/ Ledger Qnd), which saw the pas
sage enveloped in "snarling,
swapping, resentful buzzing like
hornets nest" procedure in which
the panic stricken and almost
/ whimpering house acted to show
| that their hearts were right toward
the soldier boys" second, of the
New York Herald, which believes
that these representatives of yours
have sold out for their own politi-
cal interests" third, of the New
York Evening Post, Und.), which
characterizes the measure as "a
body blow at the budget system;
| fourth, of the New York Tribune,
(Rep), which characterizes the
action as more bonus hipprodrom-
ing" and, fifth, of the Socialistic
New York Call. which believes the
motives of the house to be "a po-
home districts"
Chicago, however, views the sit
uation differently. The Daily
News, Qnd.), labels the house bill
! a happy go lucky" proposition and
calls attention to the fact that the
advocates of the bonus had all the
better of the argument. This pa
per believes that the senate can be
depended on to amend it along the
right lines and concludes by the
statement that Substantial pro-
vision for the bonus should be
made by the levying of small pro-
duction or sales tax. Then it could
stand on its own feet and honestly
pay its way" And the Chicago
/ Tribune Qnd. Rep, rises to re-
mark that I'VE do not know that
the house bill is the best bill pos
sible. 1t at beast shows good faith
; of the government toward it's de-
| tenders. 1t is reasonable to de-
mand that the senate shall not now
repudiate such evidences of good
faith
Not in Good Faith.
| 1.-THE competition for the ex-ser-
! vice mems votes was non-partisan
and enthusiastic in the opinion of
the Knoxville. Tenn, Sentinel Und
DEM land party lines were brok-
en- down and obliterated' This
contention also is endorsed by the
Nashville, Tenn, Banner UndD =,
| which further suggests that its
passage takes away from the
minority party the measure as a
campaign issue. leaving both
parties committed to it, while the
Syracuse Herald, QndD, is con-
WINGED that 1.-The great majority of
| the service men not only under
stand, but resent, measure that
was never conceivably pressed to
passage in good faith
The South Bend, Ind, Tribune,
Qnd. Rep, takes square issue
! with most of the allegations of bad
| faith in connection with the pas
sage of the bill. People who find
fault with the representatives for
passing the bill" it says, would
not want the government to turn
deaf ear to the pleas of the vet
, Grams. The bill may not be a good
one, but when it comes to the SEN
ate it will be much improved and
probably will not cause so much