Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-06-07
|RA|NEY OPPOSES
C0NNALLY CHANGES
Warns of Presidential Veto
if Independent Offices Bill
Is Amended.


Radio Forum, arranged by The Star
and broadcast over coast-to-coast net
work of the National Broadcasting Co.
Rainey's discussion of the veterans
legislation situation came in the course
of recital of the program which Con-
sress has carried out since March 4,
and of those things which are 10 De
done before adjournment.
Disclaiming any idea OF acting as
Spokesman for the White House, speak
er Rainey said the Connally amend
lment would eliminate saving OF Sl70,-
600 600 and that he did not believe it
possible 1.-The President will willingly
permit this very large amount of money
to be lost from his economy program. y
He spoke of the liberalized regulations
issued yesterday by Mr.. Roosevelt and
said it was hoped to adjust differences
on the Hill.
Rainey said the entire presidential
program embraced in 10 bills, all OF
which had passed the House, but that
authorizing the Executive to effect
reciprocal tariffs. He forecast quick
action on this.
I'VE cannot hurry too much national
recovery" he said, "but it will come and
it is coming"
The text of Speaker Rainey's speech
follows:
"The first session of the Seventy
third Congress is approaching its close.
THE economy bill, which was among
the first measures passed, has been
challenged by the Connally amendment
to the independent Offices appropria-
ton bill. This amendment, In its pres
ent form, If it should be enacted into
law, will mean a loss of $170 ,000. goo
in the economies we thought we had
accomplished, and the budget will
again be out Of balance. II 1t Is
adopted by the House and becomes a
law it will be necessary for Congress
to remain in session and by new taxes
meet the deficit this amendment will
create. It is hardly possible, however,
that the President will willingly per-
init this very large amount Of money
to be lost from his economy program,
and, while I have no authority from
| the President to make the statement.
| I have no doubt whatever that the bill
| will be vetoed If the Connally amend
ment in its present form remains in
the bill, and do not think the bill
will pass over the veto OF the Presl-
dent We are anxious, however. to
avoid this situation, and the Demo-
| cratic Steering Committee of the House
New Regulations in Effect.
To-day the new regulations were Is
sued by the President. They have to
do with the compensation allowances
for the veterans OF the World War
and the Spanish American War. The
executive order was signed this after
noon, and the new regulations are now
in effect. The regulations were made
| r tLn Drn~fdonf'c ORIGINAL Hi-
rection that the tentative regulations
heretofore suggested be carefully re-
! viewed and amended. Some Of the
cuts in compensation Of service-con-
nected veterans were deeper than were
intended, and today 1t seems that new
taxes may be avoided, and that the
movement upward Of prices may not
be interfered with by large additional
taxes
1.-THE new regulations are more lib
eral even than the Connally amend
ment. Under them no directly service
connected veteran will be reduced in
his compensation by more than Is per
cent, and the average reductions Will
approximate 10 per cent, and this reg
ulation applies to Spanish-American
War veterans, World War veterans and
peace-time veterans who have incurred
disability while with an expedition
airy force engaged in campaign or
expedition, such as Nicaragua, China,
Russia or Haiti Under this regulation
service connected Spanish American
War veterans, and some even OF the
peace-time veterans, will receive pay
ments very substantially in excess OF
those which they were receiving prior
to the passage Of the economy act.
| Some Allowances Increased.
ST might suggest that with reference
to World War veterans, under the new
regulations promulgated today by the
President, those who are suffering from
injuries and are receiving $3.50 per
month for the loss of both hands or
both feet, or one hand and one foot,
or in any case where the veteran is SO
helpless as to require the aid Of an
| other, and In the case Of the more Sc
verely injured the Presidents new reg
uIations increase the allowance under
existing law from $3.50 per month to
SITS.
Spanish American War veterans
who are over 81 years of age, and who
served 80 days or more, even II their
disabilities are not service connected
are increased from Sc to SIS pei
month, and in the case of either World
War or Spanish American War veter-
ans those who are permanently and
totally disabled have their compensa-
ton increased from $40 to $50 per
month.
Burial and funeral expenses are also
liberalized under the new regulations.
Pensions continue to be paid to
children Of deceased veterans up to the
age Of 10 years and, in the event OF a
child being in an approved school or
college. the pension may continue Tor
an additional period until the compile
ton of the course, but not beyond the
age Of 81 years.
The regulations also contain a pro-
vision exempting from the prohibition
against payment of pensions to Federal
employees, the widows of deceased vet
Grams and those veterans whose pay
is $50 per month or less.
Under the regulations today pro-
mulgated the reasons for the Connally
amendment. which appealed to those
who are supporting it. are largely elm
mated. and it Is to be hoped that such
action can now be taken in conference
as will make unnecessary additlona
large amounts of taxes.
Nation Is Obligated.
THE Nation is obligated to take carr
of its disabled veterans whose disabili-
ties can be traced to the service. Tit
obligation does not exist as to thos'
who are suffering with non-service con-
nected disabilities. Members are today
being deluged with kilograms urgini
members to support the President
program and with kilograms urgini
them to support the Connally amend
ment. The Connally amendment is no
| a part of the Presidents program, ant
is not recognized as such, but it is Il
be hoped that the proponents Of thu
so-called Connally amendment will b.
| willing now to agree to continue thei
| support of the Presidents program il