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...Pension Demand. After 1925, War veterans became disabled and destitute in civil life but could receive no aid from the Government because the period of presumption had run against them. As their numbers grew, politicians became interested in them. Demand for an oldfashioned pension system which would care for these disabled in civil as well as military life arose. Last April the House in a reckless mood passed a bill to advance the date of presumption of World War disability to Jan. 1, 1930 (TIME, May 5). Fortnight ago the Senate passed (66-to-6) the same bill over...
...found he was dealing with politicians whose minds were riveted on the soldier vote in their States this year. Frank was his statement: "I know the Senate will not adjourn until this bill is passed and you could not drive the House out of Washington until it provides pension legislation...
...Just Bad Legislation." President Hoover was thoroughly aroused against the pension measure. His objection was not so much to the shift from compensation to pensions as it was to the discriminating way in which Congress proposed the change. His displeasure was unmasked when at a press conference he denounced the measure as "just bad legislation...
...Soldiers. With a veto certain. Speaker Longworth began to scurry about the House corridors lining up Republican votes to sustain it. Said he to one and all: "There are more taxpayers than soldiers.'' Representative Johnson, chairman of the House Veterans' Committee, hastily whipped together a substitute pension bill which Speaker Longworth said would be passed "within an hour." Declared the House Republican leaders jointly: "There will be no adjournment of the Congress until final enactment of veterans' legislation...
...Repugnant Task." Next day President Hoover returned the first pension bill to the House without his approval. Said he in his veto message...