Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-06-27 | Page 13 | Ex-Soldiers Oppose Bonus

ex-soldiers-opposebd;:us Storm of Protest Is Heard, Senator Smoot Says Tha e-nerVlca men are opponed to the boou leglt'atlon pasaed by tho last er on green, judging from tho number of oioaltNin letters received by myaeif and other senators,' sena-tors,' Senator Heed Mnmot. I'ttth's aenior senator, deelared Frldity in Idtacuairing bonus Iralnlstlon. Hna- tor Bmoot arrived here lata Thurs day afternoon from Washington, Washing-ton, D. C. , "Hince the bonua bill waa paseed over the preeldenl'a veto.': Menalnr Smoot aald, "senators hsva heen completely awiunped with letters urging opposition to the bill. Undoubtedly Un-doubtedly It haa been a victory for Prealdent Coolldge." Senator Smoot commented briefly brief-ly upon the McNary-Haiigen farm relief bill, atating that the farmers were not united in eupimrt of the bill. "One Influential farm lesdar In ths middle ststes appeared before be-fore the senate and declared thnt If lha bill waa paaeed It would throw the auniort of the farmeta with tho DemrHTatla party In the coming presidential elections," he said. Discussing tha set of congrsss designating Brrce canyon aa a national park. Senator Smoot declared de-clared that the Union Paciflo eye-tem eye-tem would have tha same concession conces-sion privileges In His park sa conceaalon Interests have la Tel- lowstona national park. Under the new law the Union I'aclflc aystcm. aa well aa the elate of 1 luh. will donate land lo the government a n.l In turn the government will sovenf . and regulate the park almllarly to Ita administration uf all other national na-tional park systems.