Evening star., 1934-01-21
ROOSEVELT SPIKES
REVOLT IN SENATE
Contest Continues, However,
on Veterans Treatment,
Pay Restoration.
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ernment workers pay and also for the
veterans. On the subcommittee. which
is headed by Senator Carter Glass of
Virginia, are six Democrats and three
Republicans. One of the Democrats,
Senator McCarran Of Nevada, has de-
clared himself strongly in favor of the
pay restoration and as intending to vote
for it in committee and in the Senate.
If one of the other Democrats joins
with McCarran and the Republicans. q
majority will favor pay restoration.
Roosevelt Order Studied.
When the subcommittee reports to
the full committee, the second test will
be at hand On the Appropriations
Committee are IA Democrats and nine
Republicans A shift of three Demo-
Gratis to support of pay restoration
would mean favorable report from the
committee, provided all the Republicans
stood pat for more generous treatment
of the Government workers.
Senators are looking carefully into
the executive orders issued by the
President restoring compensation tc
veterans and also providing for hos
pitalization of disease veterans
whether their disabilities be service
connected or not, in cases where the
veteran cannot pay for such care.
There was grave doubt that the ad-
miniStration leaders would have been
able to hold their followers in line for
the House bill provisions as they re-
lated to the veterans, had there been
no concessions made by the President
in these executive orders. The execu-
=, Dy1r H.,
have been in the making for several
months it was said at the White
House, and are in line with the policy
of the President to do full justice to
the veterans.
The Government pay-cut issue. In
some quarters, has been considered a
matter relating only to the seat OF
Government, the District of Columbia
In view of the fact that some 800, ,00C
Government workers of all kinds have
had their pay cut and fewer than 60,
600 are located in the District. the is
sue becomes general and for the entire
country. Furthermore, organized labor
has taken up the cudgels for the Gov
ernment workers. believing net only
that the demands for restoration of pay
are just. but that action by the Gov
ernment will encourage pay restora-
tions to labor generally throughout the
country.
Legion Continues Drive.
The American Legion, through its
national commander Edward A. Hayes
announced last month that it would
continue its legislative campaign fol
further increases to eX-service men.
Hayes said in statement, ACCORDING
to the Associated Press. that the Presi-
dents notifications Of economy act
regulations do not restore to the rolls
single service disabled war veteran
who was put off by operation of the
economy act"
He also asserted that the Presidents S
regulations do not restore any hospital
treatments not heretofore authorized by
administrative instruction.
Senator Reed, Republican. of Penn
sylvania, said the new regulations would
not deter him from pressing for passage
of the four-p0int bill, although he be-
lieved they would be used by some
Senators as IAN excuse" for voting
against new legislation.
He said he and the Legion national
commander would go before the Senate
Appropriations Committee next Wed
nesday to urge the program.
The Pennsylvania Senator said in a
radio speech yesterday that the Presi-
dents new regulations conceded two
points of the Legion's four-point pro-
gram and by implication admitted the
regulations of last Spring were unfair >
In spite of these new regulations,
he added. "the four-point program
ought to be passed so the corrections
could be made by law and so they
could not be changed by administra.
tive regulation
Families Not Aided"
Hayes In his statement said the
economy act of March, 1888. "cut toe
deeply and that a basic law should
contain provisions that payments to
the service disabled must be restored
that this action should not be left tt
mere regulations. with instructions per.
tanning thereto hinging upon the judg.
ment of individuals whose interpreta.
ton since March, 1888, have left thou.
sands of service disabled without de-
served payments"
THE new regulations" Hayes said
provide nothing for widows anc
orphans of World War veterans, dyine
of non-service disability, no matter how
great their need"
Hayes said Gen. Frank T. Hines, ad.
ministrator of veterans affairs, "es-
Inmates that changed regulations restore
S9,250,000 to service disabled World Wal
victims. This action fails to restore
S57,124,00O of the payments made te
such victims prior to March 20, 1888"