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so-called Rankin bill, though pretend
ing to be q compensation measure for
injuries received in the service, Is In
fact liberal pension bill for a COM
paratively small class of disabled vet
Grams who, because they are unable to
the service, are by the proposed law
presumed to have been disabled by rea-
son of their service. To presume that
disability arising IL years after the war
is over Is traceable to war service, is
in most instances a palpable falsehood
on the face of it.
"The proposed substitute bill Is sim
ply the beginning at a somewhat ear
lier date to take care of the disabled
World War veterans on the same basis
that the veterans of other wars have
been taken care Of. The proposed sub
stitute bill takes care of every World
War veteran who has had as much
at IS per cent disability, regardless Of
the origin of the disability"
Rankin Attacks Hoover.
Representative Rankin, author of
the bill now sent to the President, Wig
orously attacked the action of the Re-
publican caucus.
Presidents attempt to browbeat the Re-
ptancan members of the House into
voting to sustain his veto of the veter-
ans relief bill on the fiinsy pretext
that some denatured measure will be
brought forward to try to save the face
Of the administration without giving
relief to the veterans, Is one of the
most high-handed attempts to interfere
with the prerogative of Congress ever
undertaken by any Chief Executive of
this Nation. Mussolini should take no.
tice. If the Republican leadership
succeeds in h2ldtpg members OF the
House togerneT whom they are sup
posed to have bound last night into a
tor will look like a back number"
Outlined Program Made Public.
The conference at which the Repub-
licans drew up their plans last night
was attended by Speaker Longworth
Majority Leader Tilson, Chairman Smell
of the rules committee and Chairman
johnson Of the World War veterans
committee A statement was issued sum-
ming up the program to be followed. II
called for:
Concurrence today in the Senate'l
amendments to the johnson bill;
A vote sustaining the Presidents veto
within an hour after the measure Il
returned to Congress;
Passage soon thereafter Of the Swicl
bill under a suspension of the rules.
The Swick bill Is compromise meas
| ure, similar to that proposed in the
| Senate, by Reed of Pennsylvania, witt
the administrations approval.
johnson estimated 1t would cost from
| 100000 to $5o,000,000 during the
next fiscal year, as compared witt
| under the pending measure. The out
| lay under the latter was the source o.
one of Mr.. Hoover's principal objections
| as he said it threatened a deficit anc
an increased tax rate.
1t was estimated, also, that the Swicl
bill would affect approximately 1,o00,0 00t
veterans, as compared with 0,O0(
under the johnson bill. The PreSiden
had termed the latter discriminatory
and unfair, saying it would not reach
all the veterans entitled to relief.
Mr.. Hoover also objected to the pro-
visions Of the pending measure, which
would extend until 1880 the time limit
in which disabilities evidencing them
selves shall be presumed to have beer
| incurred in the service and subject II
compensation on that basis. The SBicl
| Dill LldkeS no CIlAklBO III O1lC pEcSuIIlp
4 tive clause of the present law, leaving
the limit at 1925. s
The bill provides that any Worlt
War veteran who served 30 days or wa
discharged in less time for disabilit,
incurred in line Of duty, and who suf
fers, now or later, from disabilities o
a permanent character not the resul
! of vicious habits, shall receive O pen
sion of from $40 to $50 a month. TIL
amount would vary In accordance witt
; the degree of disability.
A veteran so helpless Is to requir
the attendance Of another person woull
be granted q maximum pension Of 81