Evening star., 1932-06-17
Galleries damned, Thousands
OF Comrades Mill About
Steps and Plaza Seeking
Chance to Hear Speeches.
FIELD KITCHENS BANNED
FROM PLAZA BY POLICE
Efforts to Induce Veterans to
Leave Fail as Brookhart and
Robinson Begin Talks in Favor
of Paying Them $2,4O0, 900, 900
Compensation.

With the galleries packed by
war veterans and several thousand
more massed outside, the Senate
today pressed toward a vote on
the $4,000, 900, 900 bonus bill which
leaders predicted faced certain
defeat.
AS many as could jam into the
galleries did SO when the doors
were opened two hours before the
Senate met at II am. Meanwhile.
the others milled around outside
listening to a few speeches and
otherwise Willing away the time
pending a vote.
Leaders of the former service
men counseled against any dis
turbance. Extra police were sta
toned at the Capitol to take care
of any emergency which might
develop.
brO0knart Opens Debate.
Senator Brookhart Republican,
Iowa., an advocate of cash payment of
the bonus, took the floor at the start
of discussion.
The bonus army might as well as
semble here as any where" Brookhart
said. They have no jobs. I can see
no reason why 10000, 100000 or 5oo,-
600 shouldn't assemble here"
AS the Iowan proceeded with his ad-
dress the veterans in the galleries
leaned forward intently. They main
tanned perfect order.
On the floor the customary noises
were absent. Members-regardless of
their views on the questionApaid close
attention.
On each Senator's desk lay the report
OF the Finance Committee, which con-
tended currency imitation would be dis
astrous to the country and that the
veterans were no worse off than other
citizens.
AS they took their seats to respond
to the quorum call almost every Senator
glanced up at the crowded galleries.
Sees Agriculture Aid.
"The Government of the United
States has done much for everybody
but the common people" Brookhart
continued.
This bill will raise commodity prices
and will help agriculture" he said.
The bonus bill is not only in the in
terest of the soldiers themselves but
the great agricultural interests, the
seven or eight million unemployed, and
1t Is sound business
1T is the only patriotic course this
country can take under the flag these
men followed"
Senator Robinson, Republican. In
diana, followed Brookhart with the as
serticn, Il fear for this legislation-fear
for it because it is fundamentally right"
If it is right to be thoroughly CRATE
full to those who have defended the
country in its time of peril, now that
they are needy and hungry, then it
should pass" he asserted.
Il do not like the word bonus con-
nected with this measure" Robinson
continued 1T is debt-a debt which
has been acknowledged. I want this
country ever to be able to defend itself
but first of all and foremost I am
anxious that those who come after us
shall know that we have properly cared
for those who defended this country
in time of peril.
"A country which does not deal fairly
with those who defended it in time of
peril is not worthy of being defended"
Wilson Reference Causes Dispxte.
A sharp dispute over a reference by
Robinson to President Wilson flared for
a moment when the Indianian was in
terrupted by Senator Trammell Demo-
craft, Florida.
Robinson had reminded the Senate
that Wilson was reelected in 1916 on
platform. He kept us out of war;" and
within few months war was declared.
Trammell declared Robinson had not
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