The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16
SOLDIER Bonus LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

has been found unconstitutional opinion by Justice A.
Galen.
In the opinion delivered by Justice Gaen it seems that
the people of State have right boys service
rendered other right compensate the soldier boys
Tor gngup good positions selling
pss at big loss or almost giving them away running many
young mans start while others remained home
benefit Of what they 10000 monares were made
the United States while they went through descrbabe hor
rors and many made the supreme sacrifice
1t from this that Congress is the only
BODY that can compensate the soldier boys the way
And Congress does not fit to reward lads for the
noes they made to make the world safe for democracy then the
bOysw receive compensation the State right
money for that purpose
The bonus question is not new one as several states all
ready have passed bonus laws any
them being declared unconstitutional Justice
ring to decision made the bonus law other states which
now in full force and effect said Decisions from number
states nave been by us considered and reviewed uphOg cash
bonus under somewhat SIMILAR CONSTITUTIONAL LINdTTA
TIONS TO OUR OWN, BUT WE CANNOT AND DO NOT
AGREE TO THE REASONING OR APPLICABILITY THEREOF
TO OUR CONSTITUTION. Rather impeed to follow and
apply the very plain mandates of Constitutional limitations
According to the above, the Justices of Montana
agree with Justices other States the question
Another rather extraordinary feature of this
TACT that Justice Gaen lays special emphasis the that
is an eserce and Of sympathy with the soldier
boys We are not able figure out what this has with the
decision OF the Supreme Court the Soldiers Law
IS an effort to bring less hard feelings toward himself
ing most unpopular decision.
The voice Of the people spoke instance When the
boys went nothing too good for the boys
was theirs when they returned The people the
OF Montana did not forget this and they wanted the
boys as much as in their power do It idle
words they spoke when the boys marched away do battle
foreign ground and many of whom they never
turn But after the boys had gone through hell fire.
the horrors Of modern warfare and had home many
broken down IN health jobs gone sweethearts married parents
dead and others walked the streets hitting the
large cities and Congress had passed law President
ng acting advice from Wall Street. vetoed the
bill which would have given the soldiers country small re-
ward for the things which they had DONE
Now comes the decision from State Supreme Court
which says that the people after voting give boys
who took part in the big World bonus have no right to
use their money in this way
So there are the representatives the people in Con
gess bonus law for the soldiers and the President vetoe
It, the people of the state want their boys and by
direct vote law for that purpose Supreme Court
says it cannot be done.
1t has always been American maxim that the people
rule but 1t begins look though the idea rather hazy
When people go to the ballot and majority Of voters
cast their ballot for certain law it would there ever
was law, that that should be one
What could be conclusive settling question than
direct vote Of the people?
We do not know whether the Soldier Law Const
uona not but do know that when the citizens the State
Montana show that they want certain measure enacted into
law by direct majority VOTE then should made into law
this cannot be done under the present Constitution then it is
time to change the Constitution. Constitutional Convention
could remedy such defect this.
In the meantime hope that something may be done to
rewards our heroes who stood ready to supreme sacrifice
for our country and for flag.
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