Word: bonus
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Officially the President was there to dedicate a $1,700,000 hospital to treat nervous diseases of War veterans. Actually he was there to serve notice on the American Legion, meeting this week in Miami, that this is no time to revive its campaign for prepayment of the Bonus. Not once during his eight-minute talk did he mention the Bonus by name, but the President made it quite clear that the nation's destitute had first call on the nation's purse. Said he: "The veterans of the World War, today in the prime of life...
Miami, Fla., Oct. 24--A resolution demanding immediate payment of the soldiers' bonus rode swiftly today through the American Legion's powerful legislative committee...
...attack of Mr. Hayes on Pacifism, Radicalism, Communism, and un-Americanism reveals a certain mentality that can be best characterized by one word--limited--which is the same one that best characterizes the Legionnaires view on the bonus question, incidentally. The naive commander who is such an expert at catchwords is wise enough not to attempt to define what is un-Americanism; for it is a word terrible in proportion as it is meaningless. Mr. Hayes deserves notice for attacking the Communist Menace; certainly neither a majority of Americans or Legionnaires desire Communism in this country. The Legionnaires might consent...
Short of milk and weary of bloodletting, Madrid came out into the sun of "The Day of the Race." Strikers trickled back to work. The banks contributed a bonus for the Army. And Premier Lerroux handsomely declared that stories of atrocities by rebels were "exaggerated and unconfirmed...
...voted for: Power Trust investigation (1928), Government operation of Muscle Shoals (1929, 1930, 1933), Hoover Moratorium (1931), Bonus (1932, 1933, 1934), Relief (1932), 2.75% Beer (1932), Copper Tariff (1932), 3.2% Beer (1933), Repeal (1933), Roosevelt Gold Bills (1933, 1934), St. Lawrence Waterway (1934), Cotton Control (1934). Stock Exchange Control (1934), 16-to-1 Silver Amendment (1934)., Overriding Philippine Independence Veto...