Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26
Country Reveals Conflict
AS to Finances of Bonus Bill

gested by the Wheeling InteIigencer and
the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. The
Meridian Star lis glad to see the veter-
ans get a break " and offers the COM
ment, Everybody, seemingly, has reap
ed some benefit from the great world
madness save the boys who barred their
breasts to sacrifice and death" The
Allentown Morning Call holds that the
measure is better than existing relief
and is expected to take care of the most
needy cases" The Lynchburg News de-
clares that hosts of the men to whom
the obligation is due are in sore need of
money with which to support themselves
and their families"
Quoting the Presidents objections to
aid for those who can by their own
efforts support themselves" and to max
ing available the largest part of the
huge sum for those who are not in dis
tress," the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot con-
cludes that las statements of principle
and fact, those objections are unanswer-
able" The Hartford Times holds that
the great vote for the measure docs not
reflect the public judgment" and that lit
cannot be beneficial in any quarter"
The Richmond News Leader calls it
economic folly: the Birmingham
News, opening the Treasury to de-
mands that 1t could not bear without
SANAChACAy oC14OuS CCIlS6QueuCeS 10 the
country" The News speaks of the merit
in Owen D. Young's proposed restriction
to those in need.
Provision should be made for larger
leans TO veterans in distress; but there
Is no need to make additional loans
available to all who might care to have
them regardless of necessity," saws the
Kansas CifU rxrIai
Times remarks: THE old song used to
be. Uncle Sam is rich enough to give us
all farm Certainly he must be rich
enough today to give us all a pension"
But the Times adds, I'VE are apparent
ly in for a rude awakening from these
golden dreams, but till now Congress
seems to believe that it still has the
Midas touch"
That political considerations and vote
getting or fear of votes governed the
action by Congress is the Contention of
the Akron Beacon Journal the New
York World and the Chattanooga Times.
The Jersey City journal AYERS that
MeSSrS. Hoover and Mellon are fighting
"a powerful combination of politicians
who are afraid to vote against anything
the organized veterans stand for" The
Hartford Courant calls the measure
wholly political" and the New York
GOob oOS6colS, against LnlS
olrect impact Of minority strength the
Senate used to have barrier through
the election of Senators by the State
Legislatures but the railroaded
vote for this disastrous pension raid
shows that Senators can scuttle as
rapidly as Representatives.
Congress need not expect the coun-
try to believe even majority Of the
House or Senate thinks this is sound or
del -
evening News, with the conclusion,
Let 1t take its orderly course, so that
those who are determined to surrender
10 the veterans may have no excuse
When the country voices its feeling"
The MorgantoWn Dominion News feels
tnat the worst part of it is that there
is no way OF telling which of the Repre-
sentatives voted yes sincerely The
measure is condemned by the st. Paul
Pioneer Press, the Springfield Mass
Union, the Providence Bulletin and the
South Bend Tribune
Most of it will be spent within a
year or two" maintains the Charleston
Is. CD Evening Post, land then the
veterans will be back for more in one
form or another All the safeguards
against tremendous pension burden
Wnlcn were erected at the beginning of
the World War have gone for naught.
The country will be paying pensions for
the World War to the end of the CEN
fury in which it was fought-if another
and another war leave anything with
which to pay them"
The Dayton Daily News agrees that
doubtless history will repeat itself time
after time as new demands arise" As
to the economic effects, it is recognized
by the Davenport Democrat, the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer, the indianapolis
Star and Rock Island Argus that there
are uncertainties and differences of
opinion as to the working out of the
financial features
What the economic reactions will
be" states the Fort Worth Record-Tele-
gram, will come to the public sooner
or later. But the political reactions are
already arrived. If the measure accom-
dishes nothing else, it demonstrates the
total diSorganization of the two political
parties. Whatever the vet
erans' loan bill does TO the economics
OF the country, the fact of it's having
been the rock upon which party politics
split for reassembly on the two sides of
The prohibition question next year
makes 1t the beginning Of q new epoch.
There are no political parties in ex-
stence in the United States today"
Hope that, in the distribution of the
bonus, claims will be limited to those
who are in need Of the money, notwith-
standing the obligation of the country
10 those who fought in the war, is
voiced by the San Bernardino Sun and
he Cleveland News The Memphis
Commercial Appeal advises that "those
n the o-borrowing group continue to
lee the advarata 60 Of 1ot ainipn thar