Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-11 | Page 14 | Poll Hints Veterans' Bonus Cash Payment due in '36

Poll PoU Hints Veterans Veterans' Bonus r Cash Payment Due Duer in 36 f WASHINGTON ASHINGTON V Dec 11 UP The UP-The The veterans veterans' bonus center of controversy in four administrations and vetoed by four presidents appeared on the basis of a United Press poll of congress today to toe be e headed for cash payment during the new year r-A r A preferential order of busIness busIness' In the senate the bonus Issue will be revived soon after congress meets January 3 3 Overwhelming sentiment senti senU- sentiment ment for payment was shown in answers of ot congressmen and senators senators sen sen- senators to the question Will vm you ou vote ote to pay the bonus The voting was so heavily in favor that it appeared likely that veterans veterans' forces would have have- strength to override override override over over- ride a presidential veto Efforts of ot two wo large veterans' veterans or or- the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Vars to settle on a bill suitable to both were expected by capital observers to prove successful The administrations administration's attitude to toward toward toward to- to ward revival of tho the bonus has not been clearly presented yet Veterans Veterans' Veterans Veterans' Veterans Veterans' Vet Vet- erans' erans organizations expect the administration administration administration ad ad- ministration to attempt to arouse public antipathy toward the bonus by emphasizing claims new taxes would be necessary if the adjusted service certificates were to be re redeemed redeemed re- re deemed in cash The Tho issue may be tied In with economy efforts and presented as a burden which could not be properly fitted into the governments government's budget On the contrary there was some iome reason to believe that treasury officials officials dials recognizing the power of the bonus drive had worked out a plan for meeting the drain If it necessary The approximate value of ot the adjusted adjusted ad ad- service certificates at maturity maturity ma ma- would be Loans have been made to holders of ot tho the certificates amounting to more than Reports from Canton China are that the Queen of the Bias Bay Pirates who planned many of ot the he most daring piracies on the China Chinn coast in recent years must spend the rest of her life in prison