New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
Many Firms Forget
Promises to Pay
the Militia.
GOTH RACES AT
CITY AND STATE
Auxiliary Gets Many Pitt
full Appeals-75 Women
Already Beg for Help.

War is showing its ugly reverse to
New York. While guardsmen are
spceded cheering on their way, ana
other guardsmen protest at the delay
which holds them in camp, want and
povertv stalk the families left behind.
Employers who in the first flush OF
enthusiasm promised full pay to the
absent soldiers. already wax forgettul.
Others refuse to aid.
The city and state are said 10 be
among those who have delayed helping
the families OF militiamen. Civil ser
vice employees in the Fighting 69th'
the regiment W hich for days has been
clsmoring for orders which would
send them on active service, have
learned that their families have not
received ? cent.
A large number OF the members OF
the 69th are men whose occupations
have not permitted them 10 lay BY any
considerable savings on which their
families can now draw. The very ex-
istence OF those dear 20 them depends
on the honesty and promptness with
which employers promises arc kept.
Chaplain Duffy, OF the regiment IS
coming to New York to see what can
he dtxe about it. What is true OF the
69th is true in even greater measure
Of some Of the regiments counted more
fortunate in beng sent earlier to the
border.
Family Head, IL, Asks Aid.
Loretta is twelve years old and has
the cares Of family of seven small
brothers and sisters and a mother,
whose pride and patriotism have sealed
her lips. Since Lorettas father, ser
geant in the 18th Regiment, was called
TO the colors Loretta has worried
nightly. From these lines which she
penned 20 Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
head OF the Active Service Auxiliary Of
the National Guard, Loretta's anguish
Of mind can be pictured;
Dear Mrs Vanderbilt:
81 take a great liberty in writing you
these lines, but ! must do something 70
get help for my poor mother. ! want
10 ask YOU to please do something for
us. AS my papa has gone 10 Mexico
with his regiment, the 18th National
Guard. and for the last week he had TO
stav at the armory and got no pay.
am the oldest. so you see mamma mas
no support while papa is away. She is
sickly and can't 90 out herself, and that
* whv | am writing as | don't know
how TO 60 TO the regiment to speak Tor
US.
Papa Is sergeant. but he has been
in the 18th for eleven years and has
enlisted over. Mamma IS proud 10 think
papa wants to fight for his country, as
some people say II IS shame that
man with a family Of little ones should
GO. but mamma thinks IT IS an honor 70
do II. but she thinks We should be able
10 get something until papa can send
US something II papa has made ms
family an excuse to stay home | think
mamma and US children would not love
him any more for not fighting for his
country. LURE a
MANY a Loretta was left behind when
tho cheering citizen soldiers set out
for Mexico. the auxiliary is learning.
In many cases. the employer OF the
cuardsmen came 10 the assistance OF
The families. In others the employers
wer. unable 10 do II. In still others
some Of them doubtless with no Lor-
eta 70 chronicle the tragedy the en-
nloyers simply refused 10 help.
Wife Did Husbands Work.
one Of the watchers on the border
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