The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
VETERANS INDORSE
SALES TAX PROPOSAL
In Resolution to President,
Organization Approves
Plan to Raise Bonus.
WOULD EXEMPT FOODS
Cincinnati Convention For
wards Thanks to Harding
for Interest in Welfare.
WOULD EXEMPT FOODS

A report on the meeting In Gin
cinnati last December of the
Council Of Administration has been
received by National Capital Post
III, OF the Veterans OF Foreign
Wars.
Some development at the council
meeting which brought 1t into ma
tional prominence follow:
President Warren @. Harding
selected the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars as a mouthpiece through
which to speak to the former serv-
Ice men Of America; the American
Book Company offered to cooper
ate with the ". =. w. in its
campaign to purge school histories
Of mis-statements; Charles r.
Forbes, director Of the Veterans
Bureau, appeared at the meeting
as the personal representative Of
President Harding.
Some idea of the meetings. I'm
portance in the eyes Of the Presi-
dent may be cleaned from the fact
that he held a lengthy telephone
conversation with Colonel Forbes
relative to the message which he
wished the colonel to deliver to
the national officers and that he
voluntarily selected the ". f.. w.
as the medium for establishing per
sonal contact with the veterans Of
America.
SALES TAX URGED.
The President particularly urged
that the sales tax be adopted as
the means Of raising revenue with
which to pay a. bonus to all ex-
service men Of the world war and
In accordance with his request the
following telegram was despatched
to the White House:
The department commanders IN
session with the National Council
of Administration Of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars OF the United
States at Cincinnati assure you of
their deep and sincere appreciation
for your courtesy in having Colonel
Forbes address US on the work Of
the United States Veterans Bureau
and particularly for the message
which he brought to US from you
regarding your preference for the
sales tax as a means Of raising
the finance for an adjusted com
pensation bill. With your sugges-
ton in mind we have adopted the
following resolution which we trust
viii meet your entire approval:
Whereas four. years have elapsed
since the signing of the aTInistfce.
during which period the ex-service
men OF the United States have per-
sistently petitioned the Federal
Government to grant them adjusted
compensation, and, whereas the
principal OF adjusted compensation
has been approved by every State
in which 1t has been submitted to
q vote Of the people and by the
Congress Of the United States, and.
principle of adjusted compensation
bill adopted by the last Congress
grounds that It failed to provide
revenue and
ENDORSE TAX PLAN.
Whereas the President has ex-
pressed q preference for the Sales
Tax as the means Of raising the
necessary revenues therefore be 1t
resolved by the department com
manders Of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars meeting with the National
Council of Administration in ses-
sion in Cincinnati, December II,
1922, that we do hereby endorse
the Sales Tax plan with food stuffs
exempted as means of raising the
necessary revenue to finance an
adjusted compensation bill and
Resolved that the comma nder-in-
chief Of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars be requested to appoint a COM
mittee to wait upon the President
to request his cooperation in draft
ing an adjusted compensation bill
which would meet with his approval
and
Resolved that the Legislative
committee Of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars be instructed to pre-
pare bill In accordance with the
Presidents suggestion and have the
same presented to the Congress OF
the United States.
AT this time we again offer our
sincere cooperation in all matters
pertaining to the relief Of ex-service
men,"
This is moro forceful reiter-
alton Of the expressed intention OF
the Veterans of Foreign Wars to
recognize and support existing
agencies for the relief and rehabili.
tation Of former service men and
should result in vast deal Of good
for not. only disabled fighters but
the veteran population of the coun'
try as well.