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Show vv NOW FAVORS THE BONUS. 1 Talking of ex-servlesi aen, Colonel C. R. Forbes, director of Ihe veteran? bureau at Washington, declared that President Harding would support a bonus for ex service men. provided a feasible means of financing the bonur can be found. This is a change of front as the pres ident, when he vetoed the bonus bill said tho services rendered during the war should be placed on a higher plane than that of monetary compensation compen-sation But the president is acting wisely in recognizing the claims of the ex-service ex-service men. Ho sees the necessity of meeting their demands, yet he knows the difficulty of financing a plan as extensive as that presented to him last summer, and, no doubt, he-has he-has been instrumental in suggesting the sales tax advocated by Senator Smoot of Utah. |