Evening star., 1932-04-07

| Measures in Congress which would
provide for further cash payments to
World War veterans are condemned by
the press, which finds merit In the
statement from President Hoover that
the financial condition of the country
| would be affected by such legislation.
1t is pointed out that the Legion, in
convention, has opposed these measures
! There is only one answer to the
cash-the- bonus demand" says the
Schenectady Gazette. The country
hasn't the money and hasn't the credit
to borrow it safely" The Rock Island
Argus voices the warning: IF we cor
rectfy sense the sentiment of the people,
| the next election viii demonstrate that
the people will estimate the worth Of q
Congressman in proportion to his atti-
| tude on public expenditures and his
record in the matter of attempting to
| balance the Nations budget" The Gin
cinnati Times-Star AYERS: However
fearful legislators may be Of the sup
| posed strength of bloc, and however
eager to win its favor, the people are
conscious of new burdens ahead, and
in no mood to countenance prodigal
courses"
"A bill authorizing payment would
call for the expenditure of about two
and a quarter billions by the Treasury"
says the Lincoln State Journal, with
the conclusion that "in opposing it, the
President has the welfare of the coun-
try as a whole at heart"
THE attitude of the President should
bring encouragement to the saner ele-
ment of the American people," in the
opinion of the Roanoke World-News,
which states further: ITO any one who
has studied the increasing cost Of gov
eminent, especially in America, and Is
at all acquainted with the supreme
necessity of balancing the national bud
get In times like the present, agitation
for cash by body Of men who once
dared the Hindenburg line is incompre-
hensible''
The very persons who would profit
from bonus payments" advises the Biz
mingham Age-Herald, would enjoy
only a temporary profit Fiat money
works TO substantial good. An unbal-
anced budget works the most substan-
tial harm. In q little whiie, everything
begins to cave in. We have only to
remember what happened In England
and France to become painfully aware
Of the fact that Congress is playing
with fire The veriest economic tyro
must concede that the cost of initiation
or of en- increasing deficit would be
incalculable, resulting in irremediable
injury to the Nation
Here is an excellent chance for the
war veterans to show their patriotism"
thinks the Yakima Morning Herald,
proposing that through their organi-
cations they indicate clearly that they
90 not want the bonus, and the Treas
ury would be saved the possibility of
terrific strain" The Boise Idaho States
man quotes the President on the duty
of sustaining the credit of the Nation,
and continues: 1T Is heartening to re-
call in this connection that although
there may be many American Legion
men, who, as individuals, are desirous
introduced, the American Legion as an
official body last September, in its ma
tional convention, went on record by q
vote of 902 to 507 against pressing
demand for complete redemption for
the time being. The action was taken
after President Hoover had personally
appeared and outlined to the veterans
the inevitable consequences Of such leg
islation
Similarly pointing to the vote Of the
Legion in convention, the Milwaukee
journal declares that IF Congress has
20 raise more money, 1t will be ON the
basis of meeting need and not OF msk-
ing any other kind Of gratuity." The
Journal also contends: The American
Legion, we think, prasped just this nit
uation when at Detroit last Fall 1t
voted 902 to 507 against asking fur
ther bonus q. this time. For the IN
jured. the si6~and the crippled among
Yeteranx the widow and the orphans Of