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Show CASH BONUS PLAN FAVORED Referendum Laws Adopted by New York, New Jersey, Washington and South Dakota. Four more states adopted referendum referen-dum laws providing for the payment of n cash bonus to veterans of the World war at the elections on November Novem-ber 2, following a well organized campaign cam-paign by American Legion posts and various civic organizations. The states were: New York, $10 a month, 5250 maximum; New Jersey, $10 a month, $100 maximum; Washington, $15 n month for service up to November 11, 1010, nnd South Dakota, $15 a month. Twelve states, which supplied 1,000,-000 1,000,-000 men to the army, have now granted grant-ed the cash compensation. In addition addi-tion to the four named above, the cash bonus states are: Massachusetts, $100, plus $10 a month to January IS? 1018; Vermont, $10 a month, maximum of 12 months; New Hampshire, $100; Minnesota, $15 a month, maximum of $100; .Wisconsin. $10 a month, minimum mini-mum of $50; miotic Island, $100; North Dakota, $25 n month, and Maine, $100. In New York the bonus rode to vie-ory vie-ory by n majority of more than a nllllon; the vote In Washington was hree to one In Its favor, while In New ersey and South Dakotn the Legion-mires Legion-mires were successful by large mar-lus. mar-lus. National olllclals of the Legion con-end con-end that the bonus referendums show oncluslvely that the people of the 'tilted States favor compensation foi service men nnd tlley propose to re louble their efforts to obtain the pas-age pas-age of the Legion's fourfold nation I bonus law In the next congress. |