Show PATMAN HITS COMPROMISE ON VET BONUS Texan Asserts House Will Till Stand by y His Measure l B By ny Associated Pres WASHINGTON April 18 18 Representative Patman of Texas whose bill to pay the bonus with new currency already has passed the house appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap today to be the most bitter opponent of 01 the compromise bonus bill Dill offered yesterday by Senator Harrison D. D Miss The Texan lashed out harder than other critics at the proposal of the Mississippian who predicts his plan Will wm gain President Roosevelt's approval ap ap- ap- ap pro vaL Ex service Ex-service men would rather lose Jose the bonus battle than accept the compromise com corn promise Patman contended He cou- cou pied aled this with a prediction that the house douse would stand by his bill Hostile to Bill BUI Advocates es of cash payment were generally hostile to the Harrison measure which would offer oller the veterans vet erans crans negotiable bonds in ir il exchange for their bonus certificates But most of them withheld comment pend pend- ing ng further study of ot the bill or pro pro- teased essed to see some good in it The Harrison bill is a step in the right direction but only a step said saida a statement issued by James E. E Van VanZandt VanZandt VanZandt Zandt commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars tars As it stands the measure would rail fall far short of wh what t world word war var veterans veterans vet vet- erans consider an equitable settlement settlement settle settle- ment of their adjusted service pay The V V. F F. W. W leader reiterated support support support sup sup- port of the Patman measure Frank N N. Belgrano national com corn mander of the American Legion ina in ina a statement at Columbia S. S C. C said the he Legion would insist that any bonus bill passed by con congress ress must provide for full cash payment To Protest It Belgrano now on a speaking tour of North and South Carolina said saidie he ie and other Legion officials would appear before the s senate nate finance committee com corn at Washington next week to protest any sort rort of compromise He indicated the new Harrison adjusted ad ad- lusted compensation bill would not be acceptable to the Legion Experts who aided in drafting the Harrison bill explained meanwhile that under its terms a veteran holding a bonus certificate which would mature mature mature ma ma- ture under the present law at 1000 in 1945 either cither could exchange it for negotiable able bonds for which he could obtain in cash or hold the certificate for 10 years and collect 1115 |