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Show . STORM OF PROTEST FOLLOWS ATTACK ILEGI'SB Would Tax Rich to Provide Sums for Veterans of World War 'LIP APPRECIATION NOT ENOUGH," IS CLAIM Witness Points Out Members of Congress Received Back Pay for War Duty WASHINGTON. March 3. Another i: I row occurred today at hearings he-I he-I lore tho house ways and means corn-' miltee on soldier relief measures. It came when Edward H. Hale, representing represent-ing veterans of foreign wars, told the Icommitteo that statements made yes-Iterday yes-Iterday by Franklin d'Olier, commander of the American Legion, were "erroneous "errone-ous and should be contradicted." A .storm of protest resulted, but Chairman Fordney restored quiet by warning that unless 'order ' could by maintained 'swe .will quit, these hear-lings."." hear-lings."." Wrangling Follows. v After Tlve mTnules of wrangling auiong members. Chairman Fordney ruled that witnesses should not crii!-l iCize other organizations. ; Hale urged relief lo discharged service serv-ice men at the rate of $30 a month instead of $50 with an additional grant i of 100 to those who served overseas. jHe also favored passage of the Morgan j bill . which would give service men the option of selecting homes. "How could the money be raised for this bonus?" asked Representative KH-chin. KH-chin. Democrat. North Carolina. "There is a public debt of twenty-six billion j dollars now." J Will Tax Wealth. I "Our plan," said Hale, "would be to jlax all incomes above $50,000 at the rate of 2 per cent, graduating that un-i un-i til seven per cent would be charged on incomes above $1,000,000. This would provide $200,000,000. according j to the internal revenue bureau." tf'Some of the alleged economies practiced by this congress are a crime.' the witness said. . Hale said "lip appreciation" and nothing more had been extended to discharged soldiers. Members of congress received back pay when they were discharged from the army and returned to the house, ho said, adding that others were equally equal-ly as deserving as ex-soldier congressmen. congress-men. Views to be Heard. Views of ex-service men on pending soldier legislation will be heard by'lH.e houso ways 'and means committee if it takes two months, the committee has announced. This decision was' reached yesterday after tho first pub-, lie hearing of the committee during which charges that the bills being de-jslgned de-jslgned for the-relief of former service men had been sent to the emmittoe to be pigeon-holed until after the November No-vember election. Assistance for every ex-service man is being sought by American Leglou representative, but they object to the term of government bonus. |