Evening Star Newspaper, September 20, 1931, Page 69

Books Features mag’asifie 'WASHINGTON, D. C, SEPTEMBER 20, 19 5 20 PAGES, Bonus Day in the Army BY . GENEVIEVE PARKHURST ¢ gf b i a 2 Strong demands for new bonus legislation already are being made upon Congress by powerful elements among the organizations of war veterans. They seek immediate payment of the full face value of the bonus certificates. The new demands are being made despite the fact that data—collected largely by the veterans’ organizations: themselves—Show that less than one- third of nearly $900,000,000 paid to veterans under the 50 per cent loan low passed last Winter over President Hoover's veto went to unemployed or needy veterans. : . ? How have the bonus loans been spent? How much good have they accorm- Plished? These questions were put by Mrs.. Genevieve Parkhurst to the officers and men of a representative Ariny post. The results of the enlightening survey she conducted are set forth in this interesting article. . . 4 o il e i E i E Fetie I fethily | it L1 s5i il | of the : lus, but because as an economic - re it would fail in its mission of relief. g § ig g OW, listening to the stories that flowed in a constant stream, stories of the misuse of the bonus money by our enlisied men, I saw In them a confirmation of these views. It