Evening star., 1932-04-15
BANKHEAD BACKS
BONUS PAYMENT
Announces Position After
Hearing Farm Group Head
Ask Passage.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Bankhead of Alabama,
one of the Democratic leaders, told
newspaper men today he would support
the Patman bill to issue $4,000, ,o00. 900
of currency to pay the bonus If the
measure came to the House floor.
Bankhead was the first of those high
in House party councils to record him
self in favor of it. Both House Leader
Rainey and Senate Leader Robinson
have joined the administration in op-
posing it.
The Alabaman made the statement
after listening to the numerous argu-
ments of supporters before the Ways
and Means Committee, among them
John A Simpson, president of the Ma
tional Farmers Union.
Need New Crop of Money"
"This country needs a new crop of
money" Simpson told the committee.
Representative Cochran, Democrat,
Missouri, who appeared with numerous
advocates of the Patman bill, urged
legalization of beer under a tax to pay
the bonus.
While awaiting his turn to testify
before the House Ways and Means
Committee, Simpson told newspaper
men he was "l0C per cent behind the
bonus payment"
At that moment, Representative Con-
don. Democrat, Rhode Island, was tell
ing the committee that the American
Legion convention lodged" the bonus
! issue and that the great majority OF
| the rank ard file of the Legion are
behind the payment.
Cochran's statement was brief and
! simply urged consideration OF his bill
| to accomplish this.
Police in Room.
Simpson then was called AS he testi-
| fed. Uniform policemen Strolled about
| the committee room. Yesterday they
we're called by Acting Chairman Crisp
| to maintain order when delegation de-
| manded a hearing out of regular order
This country needs a new crop Of
! money" Simpson said. This bill pro-
vides one of the best crops of money we
! could have, because the bankers could
not control it"
| Simpson was the first of the national
| farm leaders to indorse the bonus pay
ment.
Il don't care if it means making those
who made money while the boys were
in France pay taxes to pay our debts,
ne said. The farmers union is for 1t.
Simpson was loudly applauded.
Representative SWank Democrat
oklahoma approved the Patman bill
for issuing Treasury notes to pay the
| bonus, as did L. s. Ray, legislative
spokesman for the Veterans of Foreign
| Wars
The thirty-second national encamp-
ment of the Veterans Of Foreign Wars
unanimously favored full payment Of
the bonus" Ray said.
The national commander of. this
group. Darold De Coe, already had testi-
fed for full payment.
York Telegram Read
Ray read telegram from Sergt. Alvir
c. York, the choice Of Marshall Focf
as the greatest" of World War heroes
My stand on the bonus is wei
known" Yorks message said. Il favol
its immediate payment now"
Thomas Kirby, spokesman for the
Disabled American Veterans of thu
World War, asked immediate cashinG
of these certificates"
This statement is intended to pu
squarely on record the Disabled Ameri
can Veterans in favor of the Patmar
bill" Kirby said
Kirby said a questionnaire last Jul,
showed that one out of every four dis
abled veterans, able TO work, were ou
of jobs and could not get work.
Representative Hastings, Democrat, o
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