The New York herald., 1922-03-01
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the Ways and Means members to pre-
sent some sort of a measure regardless
OF the substantial value of 1t to the ex-
service men who are seeking gratuities.
Members who have given their pledges
to the bonus propagandists continue TO
urge on Mr.. Fordney and his associates
the necessity of preventing reprisals
threatened by the raiders.
A number of Senators and Representa-
tives who hoped the President would
prove susceptible to the tremendous
pressure brought to bear by the Ameri-
can Legion and other advocates of the
raid expressed great disappointment
when they learned that he will propose
no further suggestions regarding the
financing of it TO supplement those con-
tanned in his letter to Chairman Ford
ney.
The increasing number of Senators
and Representatives who were originally
opposed TO the bonus scheme for eco
nomic as well as moral reasons and
those who have changed their minds re-
garding 1t were encouraged to venture
the prediction tonight that no bill will
be passed by the present session of Con-
gress and that the harassed leaders of
both parties will be compelled to advo-
cate the pigeonholing of all bonus meas
ures for the present session.
The construction placed on the letter
OF the President to Mr.. Fordney by both
supporters and opponents of the bonus
scheme was that he would veto any bill
that did not propose a sales tax as the
method for financing the $4,000, 900, 600
enterprise. @1.N
Switching In Senate.
Since the people OF the country have
expressed their opposition In no un-
mistakable terms and astounding vol
ume there has been a pronounced change
of Senatorial sentiment regarding the
bonus. THE NEW YORK HERALD the
other day printed a list of twenty-four
Senator'S who had notified ex-service
men among their constituents that they
had decided to vote against the raid.
Several OF these Senators, including
Senators Glass of Virginia, Shields OF
Tennessee, Williams of Mississippi ana
Dial of South Carolina, Democrats. and
Nelson Of Minnesota, Borah or Idaho.
Wadsworth of New York and Pepper OF
Pennsylvania, Republicans, rebuked con-
stituents who threatened them with po-
litical reprisals if they did not vote for
the bonus.
The action or THESE senators nus Gu
couraged others. who are ready to~vote
against the imposition of further bond
obligations and taxes on the people OF
the country in the present condition OF
the national finances and agricultural
and Industrial elements. 1ssEts
The announcement that the President
has not revised the opinion expressed in
his letter to Mr. Fordney makes 1t quite
certain that more than dozen Senators
who have declared that they would be
guided by his attitude VIII oppose any
move to override veto.
This Is the situation that colfronts
Mr.. Fordney and his Republican asso-
ciates on the Ways and Means Commit
tee. who were compelled tonight to con-
fess their inability to propose an ac-
ceptable plan for financing the raid.
They will go at 1t again tomorrow
morning with rather less spirit and con-
fidence that they have displayed up to
date despite Mr.. Fordneys vague but
confident prediction that financial
method would be devised and bill put
through the lower house.
Tho growth of sentiment In favor OF
postponement was also noted to-day