Evening star., 1933-05-29
Plan to Oppose Adjournment
Until President Reverses
His Stand.
COMMITTEE CALLING
ON ROOSEVELT TODAY
Will Tell Him Larger Appropria-
ton Is Imperative and
Offer Data.

House Republicans joined with Demo-
Gratis today in the fight against re-
ductions in compensation for disabled
World War veterans.
While a special Democratic commit
tee was preparing to go to the Presi-
dent with warning that a revision is
absolutely imperative six Repub-
Hcan members who served in the war
signed round robin against adjourn
ment until the President has reversed
his position"
The Republican signers were Sena-
tors Reed of Pennsylvania and Steiwer
of Oregon; Representatives Fish of
New York, Swick of Pennsylvania, Boil
ton of Ohio and McGugin of Kansas.
Reports from every section of the
country on the effects of the Presidents
regulations under the authority of the
act Of March 20 show the utter horror
OF this new deal for disabled veterans"
the round robin statement said. "AIl
OF us Republicans who voted broad
powers to the Chief Executive did so
in the sincere belief that marked econo-
mics could be effected without doing
grave injustices to the disabled vet
eran.
However. the regulations under this
authority were so drastic and indefensi-
BILE that every Senator and Representa-
tive In Congress now has scores of sne-
cific cases that unmistakably ino.cate
the effect had been utterly brutal"
Either an increase in veterans allow
ance must be made in the independent
offices bill, which Is expected to be
called up in the Senate this afternoon,
or a new measure revising the regula-
tions ef1ecting veterans pensions will
have to be introduced, Chairman Rob-
ert Crosser of the special Democratic
committee said.
The Ohio Representative made this
statement Immediately at the meeting
OF his committee this morning. The
recommendations to be submitted to the
President were drafted and the group
prepared to call at the White House
shortly after the vote on the gold
standard resolution is taken in the
House. -
May Go Above Figure.
1t Is understood the committee con-
templated recommending to President
Roosevelt an increase of from s6o.ooo,-
600 to $110,000,000 in funds for pen
sions for the combat-wounded. How
ever. it was intimated today the COM
mittee would go above the s110,0cs;-
900 in order to obtain an increase M
the funds now allotted to Spanish
American War veterans.
Crosser would not make public the
amount the committee would recon-
mend until after the call on the Pres
ident.
This will be an entirely friendly
visit with Mr.. Roosevelt" the chairman
stated. We plan to lay the entire case
before him and We have made a ves7
thorough study of the matter during the
short time We have been organized.
THE facts that we have obtained are
amazing and the temper of the ma
jority of the members of my party is in
favor of revision"
Committee Named for One Week.
The committee was named last week
Immediately following the caucus held
by the House Democrats when it became
known that pensions OF combat-wounded
would be reduced SO per cent. The
committee was instructed to lay before
the President recommendations easing
up the regulation affecting veterans au-
thorized in the National economy act.
Meantime, when the House convened
today, CroSSer inserted into the record
statistics submitted to the committee by
the Veterans Administration and never
heretofore made public. The statistics
are a breakdown" of the lump sum
fixed in the independent Offices bill
appropriation for veterans of all wars.
The statement which was discussed
at the meeting of the committee this
morning at which time it was decided
to insert it in the record shows that the
number Of World War veterans drawing
disability will be reduced from $50, ,648
veterans now receiving 21.728,010 to
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