New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Many Left Themselves
Without Any Pay
at All
Some Complain
Of Overpersuasion
War Department Earnestly
Denies That Any Official
Pressure Was Exerted

Jealous Liberty Loan csmpaigners
At Camp Upton, including severai 0i-
seers are just discovering tha' 'heif
-.rsras;ve arguments IN favor OF gen.
srous subscriptions 10 the loan sweep
MANY members of the new Nstiohai
49, 60 far over the top that they are
Aoundering far beyond their
financial depths.
Ths enthusiastic idea was that every
so,dier should pledge half Of his pay
for Liberty bonds, and in the eNei'e-
rent il was forgotten that the men mac
not half Of their pay available for that
rnrnose. 1t is already provided IN the
recn,ations that a soldier with de-
nendents snail receive only half OF ms
nov. the other half is sent direct 10
his family. In addition, there is a COM
~.,,,o~v navment on account OF lnsur-
800 therefore. the enlisted man win
donondents who had pledged half OF ms
nov 20 buy Liberty bonds would hho
himself with his income divided IN TINS
way: por cent
For Liberty bonds ........'.''''' S0 90
Set aside for dependents. ..'',,'' 90 9o
Fer life insurance government" ~
120
Total .......s.'.'' on
Monthly deficit .......' ;'.'';'.,
For personal necessities. less thSh
nothing.
The enlisted man without dependents
;s NOT much better off. 1t is proposed
under regulations yet TO be promui-
GATED. that half of his pay shall be
withheld by the government and de-
posited to his credit at interest, so
that he will have something saved when
the war is over. That is a paternaI
idea. the execution Of which was dele
Gated TO the War Department and the
Treasury Department by Congress. One
theory Of it was that the soldier ought
not TO have too much money TO spend
in France. A great many enlisted men
Of this class also have pledged half OF
their pay for Liberty bonds. Now II
the government should keep the other
half. they would have no money for
themselves at all, not even to buy gov
ernment insurance, which is, theoreti-
cally, compulsory.
There is a good deal Of feeling about
l. among men who did not realize what
they were doing; and also on the part
Of many who feel that they were un-
duly persuaded These ask If soldier
can be expected both 10 fight and to
finance the war.
Those who complain that they were
overpersuaded by the commanding ON
GERS who had charge of the Liberty
Loan point to the organization Of LID.
erty Loan club at the camp, winch helC
out such promises Of advantage 10 bono
buvers that they think anybody might
have been forgiven for venturing be-
yond the limitations of his future IN
come.
Appeals Were Attractive
According to a bulletin posted on the
walls of regimental headquarters, the
club was open to those who subscribed
10 the second Liberty Loan, those who
had made allotments TO dependents anc
those who had actually sent cash to
dependents or had arranged to do sc
regularly.
IL ended with this paragraph:
Members Of the Liberty Loan
Club who are in good standing in the
company will be given all possible
privileges, such as first call on
passes (now restricted to 25 per cent
Of each command), first call on per-
mission TO go with the detail for
early Saturday night trains and first
call on athletic supplies"
Since the privilege Of going home for
the week end and an opportunity to
ind nthnr rnrreafinn than Soldlerln 2