Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-26
M'ADOO EXPLAINS
INSURANCE PLAN
OF GOVERNMENT
Every Man Who DonS Uniform
Entitled to $4,000 Protec-
ton for His Family, Secre-
tary Tells Gordon SeIeCtmen

| ATLANTA JOURNAL BUREAU.
Camp Gordon. oct. 24.-"The family of
every man who went down on the Antil-
les will be paid s25 month for the next
twenty years" Secretary McAdoo told
the soldiers at Camp Gordon today, as
he urged every one of them to take ad-
vantage Of the governments offer and
insure himself under Uncle SANS war
insurance plan for his fighting men.
Each one of YOU is insured for $4,000
| today, if you should lose your life"
said the secretary. But il you will
take out insurance before February 10.
1918, you will be protected against either
tn or accident to the sum OF 10000,
which will cost You only $50 a year.
And" he ended. I'VE will make the
kaiser pay for every cent of it.'
Camp Gordon was ready for Atlsnta's
distinguished guest when he reached
here this morning. For the first time
since the camp was opened, evry officer
and man of the Eighty-second division
was drawn up in martial array on the
drill ground.
OLIVE DRAB IN HORSESHOE.
The far-fung line of olive drab was
arranged in the shape of a horseshoe,
with the newly-erected speakers stand in
the neck of the shoe, the negro selectmen
forming one end. There must have been
between 10000 and 5000 men on the
field, and as the string OF automobiles
hove into view along the red hishway
and every man came to attention, they
made a beautiful sight.
Mr.. McAdoo, with the reception. COM
mittee from Atlanta and the members
of his party, had stopped at division
headquarters. where they were Joined
by Major General Eben Swift, and the
members Of his STAFF. All then drove
directly to the drill ground.
Here Mr.. McAdoo, General Swift and
Mayor Gambler mounted the speakers
stand Beside them was Jimmy Hare,
Leslie's famous war photographer, who
began to take snapshots of the secre-
tary of the treasury and the thousands
of upturned soldiers faces, as they
stood there in the bright October sun
shine with a biting wind sweeping
against them from the west.
AS General Swift, with a megaphone.
introduced the secretary, Mr.. McAdoo
motioned 20 the curving line to come
closer and the men crowded around the
little stand until they were packed
dozens deep, a solid mass around the
four figures on the pinnacle.
For twenty minutes Mr.. McAdoo
spoke frequently he was interrupted
with cheers.
WILL MAKE KAISER RUE 1T.
1.-THE kaiser brought America into this
war; he began, "and We are going to
make him rue the day he did it. We
will make him rue the day he destroyed
the Antilles. We will make him feel
the full punch of American bayonets!'
A roar of applause broke forth, and
again a cheer swept the crowd when
1 81 t. rfaIN hon
or to be a selected man as volunteer.
am proud of you and I am proud of
America. Don't you make the mistake
of thinking that America is not behind
YOU The strength of the entire United
states government is squarely behind
every man who wears the Uniform
The troops listened attentively as Mr..
| McAdoo explained the insurance plan of
which he was the father.
when you put on a uniform you
can't buy insurance" he said. THAT is
| great wrong. And because the COM
panies won't sell you insurance the gov
eminent has provided that all of it's SOL
diers shall be well taken care of. that
| every one of them shall be entitled to
| S1O, 900 worth of insurance from the gov
eminent
THE rate of insurance shall be the
actual cost of insurance in peace time.
| From the time you don this uniform you
are entitled to $4,000, which costs you
| $40 year if you are twenty-one years
old. want every man here to take
| advantage of this opportunity. 1t pro-
tects you and yours whether you are
killed or injured. The insurance must
be taken out before February Is, 1918.
The United States government is giving
you the greatest opportunity a country
every gave it's soldiers"
| Toward the close of his speech Mr..
McAdoo made another point that brought
a ringing cheer from the crowd.
1--WE have some traitors in this coun-
! try" he said. bat we will hunt them
out and punish them. While our boys
are facing bullets at the front. We do
not propose to have them attacked from
the rear!'