Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-19
OUTLINES REASONS.

Abuse OF Public Credit. !.
Mr.. Harding told congress on the
proposed service certificates substitute,
ed for the original cash payment,
would constitute borrowing on the
nations credit just as truly as though
the loans were made by direct gov
ernment borrowing. He added that
this involves a, dangerous abuse of
public credit.
/ The executive declared that it was
essential ito remember that a more
service men," would not diminish the
later obligation which the veterans
Contributed to the rolls of the aged,
INDECENT and dependent" This obli-
cation, he said, would "cost more bill
lions than I venture to suggest" ~
In the house where the leaders say
more than the necessary two-thfrds
will vote to pass the bill over the
presidents veto. a roll cal; was post
poned until tomorrow noon, on the
motion Of Representative Mondell, Of
Wyoming, the Republican leader.
The Presidents Message.
Washington, Sept. 19.-President
Harding's bonus veto message, follows:
20 ITO the, House Of Representations,
~, ~ '.Herewith.sis returned without. .ap-
proval H. r.. 's1O,S S74, a bill to provide
adjusted compensation for the veter-
ans OF the world war and for other
purposes sga ......
with the avowed purpose of the
bill. to give expression of nations
gratitude to those who served in it's i,ts
+aecdS st.tstb siss propasions \ d6t not
subscribe. The United States never
will cease to be grateful. It cannot
and never will cease giving express
sion Of that gratitude.
"In legislating for what is called
adjusted compensation, CONGRESS
failed, first of all. to provide the feve-
nue. from which the bestowal Is to be
very dangerous precedent Of creating
a treasury covenant to pay which puts
a burden varipusly estimated between
four and five billions. upon the Am
erican peo2iz, not to discharge an
obligation, which the government al
ways must pay, but to show bonus
which the soldiers themselves while
pect. - 4.
Binding Obligation. =
1T is not to be denied that the ma
ton has certain very binding obi.
cations to those Of its defenders who
made real sacrifices in the world WAL
and who left the armies injured, dis.
, abled or diseased sd that they could
not resume their places in the norma
activities of life. These obligations
are being gladly and generously met
Perhaps there are here and there
inef1ciencies and injustice and some
distressing instances of neglect, bu'
they are all unintentional and every
energy is being directed to theil
earliest possible correction.
Caring for Disabled Men.
SIN meeting this obligation there i!
no complaint about the heavy cost
In the current fiscal year we are ex
pending $510.000,000 on hospitaliza
ton and care of sick and wounded
on compensation and y vocationa
training for the disabled and for in
surance. The figures do not Include
the more than $35 100000 in process
Of expenditure on hospital construc
tior. ~ :. ~
low are approximately s47o,oo0.oo'
and the figures may need to be mad
larger. Though the peak in 'hospi
| talization may have passed, there is |
growth In domicilazation and the dis
charge in full Of our obligations. t
the diseased, disabled or dependen
! s.3uoWuIeAo8 Qua o. luSIl eABu Qua
care, with insurance liabilities adde'
/ will probably reach a total sum- II
excess Of $26 900 100000.
~. 998, 600 Vets enrolled.
More than $4,000 veterans ar
now enrolled in some Of the 445 .dif
! ferent courses in vocational training
Fifty-four Thousand Of them are Il
schools or colleges, more than $500
are in Industrial establishments an
ia few more than 5000 are beln
trained in schools operated by tn
4 veterans bureau. 10. S3 s$5
4 approximately nineteen thousan
have completed their courses an
4 have employment in all cases wher
4 they desire 1t, and $1,000 have de
\. ferred for the present time their &C
! ceptances of training. The numbe
4 eligible under the law may reac
!; close to 100000 and facilities I, wi
4 continue, to he afforded. unmindfui. q
"a the necessary cost, until every obliEa
a ton is fulfilled.
j 1.-TWO hundred and seyenty-si
thousand patients have been hospital
). ized. more than q Quar:er 3of a mi
i lion discharged and, z5,678 patient
,iisare in our hospitals today
Insurance Paid.
-Four hundred and sixteen thou
sand awards Of compensation hay
{ been made on account OF death <
! disability And :4so, 0oo, 900 have bee
paid to disabled mensor their depend
|, ent relatives. One hundred aid se,
i. .enty-fve thousand disabled exeter,
!, Lice men are now receiving cbynpey
sation along with medical or lfospit,
4 care where needed and a quarter !,
q million checks 90 @out monthly
distributing the eight milo doll1