Evening star., 1930-06-26
PRESIDENT VETOES VETERANS MEASURE

step by step, over the entire group of
$4,000.
Added Cost Seen.
THE additional cost upon the oasis
of the first 100, 900 could readily add
another $4,000 900 or 5000 900 900 a
year. If we are going to make cash
allowances to men disabled from sick
ness or accident arising in civil life
now in Government hospitals, together
| with cash allowances to their families,
/ we must consider the fate OF others
in the same class who are SO unfor-
tunate as not to be able to find an
empty bed. There are approximately
10000 such cases Of illness arising from
civil life in the Federal hospitals at
the present time
The medical council of the Veterans
Bureau states that there are at least
$4,000 such cases that will eventually
have right to disqualification IL beds
are available. In addition to hospitals
now building, We should need to eXpend
another $40. 900 900 in construction to
take care OF Sucn further cases, and
then be faced with an annual mainte-
nance cost of about $50 600 900, all in
addition to what we are providing now
To this again must be added the cash
allowance to the further number OF men
for whom we make additional beds
available in hospitals and the allow
ance to their families. which will in IT
self aggregate . further great annual
sum.
1T is disagreeable to point out these
potentialitieS lest 1t be thought that the
Government begrudgeS its veterans. /
am not presenting these reasons In any
such sense, but In order that Congress
and the country may be apprised of the
burden iranOSad
and OF the injustices arising from this
legislation.
Even If were able to overlook these
burdens, for monetary considerations
are. indeed, secondary, I cannot over
look the determinations and injustices
which this legislation creates, together
with its failure to meet the real need
that exists today among our veterans in
fundamental and sound manner"
Garner in Opposition.
Representative John Garner of Texas,
Democratic leader of the House, at
tackled the motion of Mr.. Smell to suS-
pend the rules. He insisted that the
Republicans who have agreed to follow
President Hoover In his veto OF the vet
eranS' bill would regret their decision
in this matter.
The Democratic leader twitted the
Republicans because they were able to
rally only 1855 members to support the
President in his veto. although the Re-
publicans have big majority in the
House. He insisted that it was q mis-
take to undertake the passage of i'm
portant legislation under suspension of
the rules, which would make 1t impos-
Sible to offer amendments or to debate
the legislation for longer than 20 min
uteS on side. He said that the pro-
posed compromise bill for the veterans
was merely the beginning of pension
system for the 100000 men who had
served in the World War.
Mr.. Garner called attention to the
fact that the House had D ptsSed the
Spanish-American veterans pension bill
recently over the Pres dents veto. In
that bill, he said. it was proposed to
give the veterans of the Spanish War an
advantage over the veterans of the
World War, if the compromise bill for
the latter is adopted.
Member Is Heckled.
Representative Simmons Of Nebraska.
Republican, heckled the Democratic
leader, calling attention to the fact that
Mr.. Garner was one of 49 members of
the House who voted against the vet
Grams bill when 1t WAS originally before
the House.
NAT. Garner SAID In reply that he
thought the veterans bill was mis-
take, but that the House would make
q greater mistake to put throuPh leeiS-
lation at this time committing The
country to a pension system for the
World War veterans.
Representative Rankin of MiSSissi mi
author OF the veterans bill. told the
House this Is the last chance to discuss
the BILL Waving his hand at the Re-
publicanS, Mr.. Rankin said:
You are being made goats Of today