Evening star., 1936-01-28

homa, at once took steps to broaden
the bonus application by introducing
a bill authorizing the veterans to use
either their present certificates or the
bonds they receive from them in pay
ing any debts to Government agencies,
including the Farm Credit Admins
tration.
Applications Open.
Assurance came from the Veterans
Administration that World War vet
Grams who had never in the past
applied for the adjusted service GER
tif1cates could still do SO in order to
take advantage Of the bond issue.
Application for the certificate should
be sent to the administration. which
would turn it over to either the War
or Navy Department for certiflcation
of the credit due.
AS the Government agencies turned
to their task, heads Of the three vet
Grams groups which united on the leg
islation issued a joint statement,
signed by Ray Murphy, national COM
mander of the American Legion:
James E. Van Zandt, commander in
chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
and NJ A. Harlan. national COM
mander of the Disabled American Vet
erans
First, they promised another fight"
for "a universal service act, to enact
honest and realistic neutrality laws,
to maintain an adequate national de-
fense." and cheered thus:
I'VE confidently believe that the
enactment of this measure will work
for the good and the prosperity Of
the Nation at large. We believe that
a billion dollars flowing into the chan
nels of trade and commerce over q
short period will promote an upturn
in business that will be felt by the
entire people"
They passed these words out to the
press few minutes after every New
Deal leader in the Senate had num-
bered themselves among the 81 DEM
ocrats and 16 Republicans who voted
immediate payment Of the bonus, an
issue every session of Congress since
1882. Then the veterans heads
trouped over to the White House to
confer with the President At their
departure, the second presidential
statement Of the day was issued.
which read in part:
"The national commanders Of the
three major ex-service organizations
called upon the President today to as
sure him that they would do every
thing in their power to persuade vet
Grams to retain the bonds issued to
them in lieu Of their adjusted service
certificates, unless they expected to
use the cash for some permanently
useful purpose.
"The President, as we'll as the COM
manders Of the ex-service organiza-
tions, feel that the veterans should
consider first Of all the protection Of
their families.
Immediate and urgent need for
funds offers, Of course, a valid rea-
son for cashing the bonds.
I'm the same way the paying of
Of Indebtedness Is wholly reasonable
just as using the cash for something
| of permanent value, such as a new
nome or the definite improvement OF
an existing home, would be reason
| able.
Permanent Value Stressed.
''What the President and the COM
manders were fully agreed on, how
ever, is that every effort should be
made by the veterans, by their organ
izations and by all who have their
welfare at heart, to prevent the frit-
tering away Of cash obtained from
the bonds. Permanent advantage, ~
opposed to wholly temporary pleas
ure. should be the criterion.
Those who keep the bonds or any
part Of them not only can get ready
cash at any time if necessary. but
while they hold these non-transfer-
able bonds they will receive 3 pei
cent interest on the safest imagin-
able investment. They are true thrift
bonds
1.-THE President and the commanders
feel confident that very many veteran,
will keep these Government bonds ir
whole or in part for long-range pro.
lection Of themselves snd their fami-
lies"
The earlier White House press n.
lease read:
"1n view of the tact that Congress