New Britain herald., 1924-05-16
THI, BONifS VETO.

THE BONits VETO. Viewing the situation as impartially ; as it Is possible to do, without con sidering previous statements by Pres!- dent Coolidge, the veto Of the bonus was to be expected. Practically all the the people in this part of the country expected to see a New Englander car ry out the creed of New England. It is a working community and a saN- ing community. Personally the Presi- dent when a private citizen praeticed what he preached. He saved. In his position now as Chief Executive he IS doing the same thing for the country as far as he is able, Sympathi2e as we may with the descendants of the veterans of the Civil War, we realize a veto of the Burson bill was justified, on the ground that adequate care had been taken of them.
 But now comes the bonus bill. The American Legion, supposedly repre- sentative of a great many of eN-serN- ice men, has given its stamp of ap- proyal to the bill which President Coolidge has just vetoed, That has been the attitude which great many friends or the former service men could not understand, To descend from the sublime to the ridiculous it reminds one Of tho actor who rushcs forward and cries out, "She asked for bread and the curtain came down with roll" Personally WIG cannot see what good the bill as vetoed would do to the ex-serviceman, and we can see plainly that it would be a great benefit to money lenders and insur- ance companies. Nevertheless if was given the stamp of approval by one Of the big ex-serlieemen's organi2a- tions. Iths better than nothing. Prob ably approval Of it was given bccaus' it was the only hope.
 The Herald has been consistently and earnestly in favor Of granting every help possible to the oX-seryice- man. Some Of them have been physically disabled; some or them have been disabled in ways which il is impossible 10 characterize. We have had earnest hopes that some way might be found not only to restore Inc disabled to physical health as far as possible but also to place once again the apparently healthy in the posi- ton they occupied before they were called to their duty Of serving the country.
 There is no scntimentality about this stand. The soldiers memorials q over the country, and the cnthu. siasm which accompanies their erec. ton takes care Of this aspect. It il now practical matter. For aevcra years certain of the boys have strug gled along trying 10 get back into th, positions which they occupied whei they were called 10 sail away. We di, not want the boys 10 receive a prom ise of heaven. We wanted them [, have something with which thel could travel 10 the iob they knca wa waiting them or 10 make a paymen on the plot Of ground they had aclect cd as tho host place for their littl cottage. In other words, We hope, they would receive somcthini tangible. which. in few munfhs would place them in approzimatcl the position they would have been il had they not spent those wrok, months or gears across ,the sra. W were never enthusiastic about th bonus bill as vetoed. It seams would benefit two riasses CT peopl primarily: inc money lenders and th insurance companies. and yct f ma sority of The cx-eerytremrn wanted il it should have been passed and ap proved by inc President. His teto characteristic 1f Him. bat Hc are so1 T. for # as sn indication of lack ( stmpnhy and unders' audiuG of th situation in ahich. probably. msIor ity uf the tN-sers fcymen are placed.
 President C0oidEe's yeto of fh Burson bill has becn sus;ainrd Ths would have cost the country sSa.uHu sfs annually. He had twO good req sons for That veto; that tho 8rpent ents of the Civil War veterans Ina been aefuaiiy provided for and tar We c0Hld not well afford noN 10 ad to our fax burden. He has now v. toed the bonus big. IT n had bee the sort Of bill that would have give fhe relief that is needed individual by those who served So veil. our q
 Buncia;ioh of the action would Fa- been unqualified
 The Herald sees tlat eventually fl
 boys who served ia the World N