New Britain herald., 1924-06-13
PRESIDENT STARTS
 MOVE FOR PAYING
Issues Orders to Begin Bonus
 Activity at Once

Washington, June 1S.-Directions
 for administration of the bonus law,
 despite the fault of congress to ap-
 propriate funds for the purpose were
 given by President Coolidge. in orders
 to the government head affected.
 Director Hines of the Veterans
 Bureau was instructed to apportion
 his appropriation for salaries and eX-
 penses during the fiscal year 1925, so
 as to make available for the first six
 months commencing July l amounts
 for the administration of the law to
 be used by the war and navy depart
 ments.
 In letter today to Secretary Weeks
 recalling that the bonus became a law
 over his protest, the president said:
 T am not willing, however, to let
 the administration of this law remain
 practically in abeyance until congress
 again convenes simply because I
 would be justified under existing con- ditions in so doing"
 He added that the law, in his opin- ion. imposed certain obligations upon the executive branch of the govern Sment which do not permit of delay In performance"
 If this law is to be carried into ef- feet" the letter continued, ''so as to permit of the cash payments being made within a reasonable time after March l, 1925, as contemplated by it, and if the other provisions of the law are to be given reasonably prompt ad- ministratiye action, it is essential that the application forms and instructions pertaining thereto be placed in the hands of the veterans and dependents without delay.
 Arrangements have previously been made for the printing of these forms and they are now ready for dis tribution. It is equally as essential that when the completed applications are received from the beneficiaries of the law they may be given the admin { ntrative action which the law pre- scribes. Otherwise your department 1 will become the storehouse of millions | Of applications which can receive lit- | tle or no attention until congress con yenes next December and makes an | application of the funds necessary to give them administrative action. The same situation, though to a modified | degree. will obtain in the navy de- partment.
 faction has already been taken 10 E1re you sufficient additional person. nel with which to distribute the ap- plication and instrultion forms and 10 meet the administrative action which will be required on the completed ap- plications which may be received from the beneficiarles of the law dur ing the remainder of this fiscal year.
 This leaves for consideration the matter of meeting the administrative requirements of the law for the first six months of the next fiscal year which involves not only your depart ment but tho navy department and tho United States Veterans Bureau. To meet this requirement. I am to- day instructing the director of the Veterans Bureau to apportion his ap- propriation for salaries and expenses and his appropriation for printing and binding. fiscal year 1925, so as to make available for the six months July 1, 1921. the follow us hhiVhliNs lDT lHt Ol The World war adjusted compensation let, namely, War department. salaries md expenses si,S0o,0O0; and print Ing and binding si4 900; Navy de- partment, salaries and expenses. s2b0,- poo; and printing and binding s7.5oO.
 Your acquisition for personnel, supplies and equipment and printing ! Ind binding. win he forwarded to the C iirector Of the United States Veterans z Bureau, who will honor them to the | 'xtent Of the amount herein mention ( Id. It is my desire that your requi- ! 'itions be kept to 6 minimum consis- I ent with efficient and proper admin V stration and that so far as possible ! our requirements for supplies and | 'ouipment be obtained from the sur- [ ,lus stocks of the general supply conn nittee. and from any available war i department stocks. am today ad- fl 'ising the secretary Of the navy of , he arrangements set forth in this let- t er." "a