Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-22

WASHINGTON, May 20.-Govern'
ment machinery was in motion TO-
day to administer the soldier bonus
/ law, finally enacted yesterday when
the senate followed in the footsteps
of the house and repassed the bill
over President Coolidge's veto.
While the five-year fight for the
bonus has been increasing in intens-
ity during the last two years, con-
siderable preliminary preparation mas
been made by the departments az
fected to carry out the provisions OF
such bill.
Director Hines, Of the Veterans
bureau, which will have direct con-
troll over administration Of the law,
declared today the bureau was ready
to handle it's share of the work.
The law. which applies to more
than 1000, 900 world war veterans
and their dependents, provides Tor
cash payments to veterans not en-
titled to more than $50 in adjusted
service credit and paid-up 2o-year
endowment insurance policies 10
others. The insurance policies VIII
not be issued before next January
/. while the cash payments fal Que
after next March !.
President Coolidges veto was over
ridden yesterday by the senate, 59
to 26, after one Of his biggest con-
tests with the legislative branch or
the government. His supporters
lacked two votes of the one-thlrd
necessary to sustain I. veto. Inc
house had overridden the veto by
a margin Of 81 votes over the re-
quired two-thirds majority.
Contributing to defeat of the veto
were several Republican leaders, in
Guiding Senator Lodge, Massachu'
setts, the floor leader, and Senator
Curtis, Kansas, whip and assistant
Leader, who also sponsored the Dill
/ in the senate. Thirty Republicans,
I27 Democrats and the two farmer
labor senators, voted against the
/ Veto while seventeen Republicans
land nine Democrats gave 1t sup
port.
Both the army and navy depart
ments will be required to pass on the
yplications of veterans for the
bonus, which must be filed before
January I, 1928.
Cabinet Discusses Plans
Steps for carrying out the pro-
visions of the act were considered at
+ todays cabinet meeting, and Secre-
tary Weeks reported that 1t would
he necessary to, add at once about d
Thousand employees to the staff OF ms
department. More will be required
later.
The preparation Of millions of ap..
plication blanks, to be distributed
throughout the country for the con-
venience of war veterans, already
has begun, the plan being to send
out first those destined for remote
<parts of the country so that in
general way applications will be
available simultaneously in all sec
Xtions.
The nucleus of the wartime or
3ganiZation of the Red Cross will be
hut in motion to help the veterans
Obtain their compensation. AT the
request of the war department. ma
tional headquarters of the Red Cross
9ann9Gnced today, instructions have
gepe> to the various divisions and
chapters to be ready to assist in dis
1ributing blank forms and seeing
that they are properly filled out.
Approximately 100000 blanks will
pa sent to the various divisions.
BY means of the Red Cross, it was
said, the huge task would be con-
siderably simplified and The work
NeXpedited.
Millions Eligible
1t is estimated that 3,0SS,2S3 vet
Grams will be entitled 10 insurance
policies, and that ,5SS will be
paid cash of $500 or less. The bill
alIo provides for payment to de-
pendents of deceased veterans of the
amount of adjusted service compen-
sation to which they would be en-
titled.
Adjusted service compensation is
figured on the basis of a 81 a day
for home service and $1.25 a day for
overseas service. The first sixty
Adays cannot be counted. Also a
{aHaximum of 500 days would be al
: flowed.
All veterans UP to and including
= the rank OF captain in the army
and marine corps and lieutenants in