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Show BOND PLAN FOR f BONUS DISLIKED I j Harding Will Insist on Definite Def-inite and Certain Sources of I?ycvenue WASHINGTON, Feb 8 Funds for gH 1 he would : through taxation under present plans I of th majority rrtembci of the houi JOE ind meat ccordlnt; , to infoi m ition .; en t day afterethose 'members had discussed ''e whole I bonus situation in executlv ' session I It wan stated that it was not the pur- pose to depend upon any p.irt of th'- interest or principal of the foreign EAGEF l oll DE4 SIOK WASHINGTON, Feb 8 Word went oul rrom White House Tuesday S .that President Harding was strongly 'H opposed to the writing Into the sol- iIH dler 1... .nii-i bill of 0 provision for th CT j u . of the refunded foreign bonds In r u helping finance the adjusted compen- i.itieti program Confidence was ex- slW pr ! thai no such provision would Jiw be Include 1 In the measure, j The ir'"Mi nt. was represented as A itil.-.n,' the view that since the re- M . MM jpleto when the bonus bill was passed fl It would be unwise to depend upon 1)1 the foreign bonds as a source of rev- 1H enue to meet compensation payments. In his talks with congressional lead- III ers he Is understood to have Insisted ill that the bonus legislation provide defi- .sJsl 1 i certain revenui 1 lurces. rgS 1 MM. Us WORRIED, 9lm The problem of financing the bonus iwH Is giving congressional leaders n" Hjfl ni With the house f 1 " and means committee hearings ended illlir mlttee and the senate finance commi'- j'iii tee plan to attack that problem soon. rntflt 1 'ne difficulty In connection with the Bnl'i rti iftlng of ih- bill, II Is explained. Is 1 the lack of definite information as to ID ( J the coat of carrying out the "five way" Will" plan This will depend upon the num- BFUll l r of foimer s-rlce men who choose I u the various plans, if all take cash I,-' the cost would be approximately $1,- Rlljl i 500.000.000 within two and one-half Dili rears Th ba la on which tir- com- ; mltteemen will work in solving tha Kir financing problem probably will be IBjf' that fifty per cent of the men will Bh v .take cash. Hjlul I Sinee the cash payments would be BN la! distributed over more than two years. Hi With each quartrly payment during Rllir that period equalling one-tenth of the WLl Se total to be paid each applicant, many R1! membe-N ol congress believe a larg if , majority ot tho men will elect one 01 ssn'k the other four plans, insumnee. voca- SBtiiS tlonal training, land settlement and BITI home aid Officials of the American v Ph 1 Legion who have appear. 1 1.. 1, J house committee also share this view. If'jfl CHOICE OF BEXK1TTS. I'fll Fiscal officers of tho army, navy. Hfll and marine corps have submitted es- UHi tlmated to tho comnltteo that the to- ffflfi tal cost of the bonus would be approx- sbhibbiI imately $2,500,000,000. This Is on the BH basis that GO per cent of the men who Hi served with the army and "G per cent KsBBs! of those serving with the navy and snHa marine orpa will tal:.- - 1 n I'B and marine corps officers told the ffxifl commltteo today that tho 75 per cent Wlill figure was arrived at on the theory. Inl that men who served at sea were les- HnSi tied to the land than those who serv - Bfrfl ed in the army. Kill LONDON. Feb. 8 (By The Asso- BjMM 1 Press.) Negotiations for fund- ln' the British debts to the 1'nlted W states will commence about the end &L of February. It Is anticipated in offi- clal quarters today. ?c3teb5 Belief was expressed that President Harding will immediately take steps to M constitute the financial commission B tor the alli-d debt tunding bill, as i isr Is believed that there ls a keen de- BMkM sire in America as well as here to BB com to grips with 'he question Hj lt is expected the British govern- " V ment soon will receive an Invitation 1 fr n the t nlted Stat.-s to send ex- JH perts to Wu.shlng ,vo cO Inaugurate W 'B conversations. f g |