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...ordered to pay $45,000 alimony. All were War veterans with honorable discharge papers, all were jobless. By appropriating rides on freight trains most of them had come from as far as Portland, Ore. They hoped to get to Washington and demand an immediate cash settlement of the Bonus...
...implied, but ever present, has everywhere extorted food and shelter from the communities through which the veterans are passing. As a result of their efforts they are securing a vote in Congress on their pet bill, which calls for payment of $2,400,000,000 in fiat money as bonus; it is not inconceivable that these men may be able to make a raid on the Treasury, in one way or another...
...plan was G. M'.'s famed Employes Savings & Investment Plan (not to be confused with G. M.'s Bonus Plan which has swelled the fortunes of its executives). Last week G. M.'s responsibilities to its stockholders loomed larger than its responsibilities to its workers. "Temporary suspension" of the employe plan was announced. Said Mr. Sloan: "The plan costs the corporation a large sum of money that is not available for this purpose under present conditions of business...
...House, in committee, finally rejected all plans for paying off the Soldier Bonus in cash ($2,400,000,000 in addition to all other billions...
Veterans. Dapper, aggressive John Thomas Taylor of the American Legion and dark, stocky L. S. ("Ted") Ray of the Veterans of Foreign Wars pushed the War widows pension bill through the House last week. But Lobbyist Ray failed to get the Bonus out of committee...