The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
The INTERIOR JOURNAL
FOR THE PROTECTION
OF OUR DEFENDERS


The soldiers and sailors civil
rights bill just passed by congress
relieves those who are fighting our
battles for us of the cares that might
destroy their peace of mind had they
been permitted to be charged upon
by all who would profit by their earn
ings. 1t is most liberal bill and
practically frees the country's de-
Tenders from financial cares at home.
Among the provisions Of the bill are
that no law suits can be settled
against soldier in his absence and
if there were any pending against
him when he joined the service they
must be postponed until he can give
them personal attention on his re-
turn. A soldiers wife cannot be
evicted for failure to pay rent where
it does not exceed $50 a month and
if the landlord attempts eviction he
can be heavily fined. If he is buying
home on the installment plan there
can be no foreclosure until court
decides after special investigation
that the circumstances warrant it,
when it may order all payments re-
funded or stay proceedings. Insur-
ance policies can not be invalidated
for non payment of the premium till
one year after the close of the war
and if he fails to pay taxes on his
property the usual penalties will not
be enforced. There are other provis-
ions to safeguard the interests of the
fighting man, all of which will show
him how much his services are appre-
ciated, and which will tend to make
him a better soldier for the cause of
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in every way. No country was ever
so mindful of her defenders welfare
in the training camps, where every
thing is looked after with the
greatest care for the prevention of
disease and the caring for those who
become ill. The boys receive great
deal more medical attention than at
home and it is only in rare instances
when where brutes succeed in be-
coming officers that they are not
given every proper consideration.
The great country is doing nobly by
its brave defenders.
Mrs. Beachamp. the w. C. T. U.
woman, who has done much for pro-
hibition of the whisky traffic, made
a speech in Chicago last week in
which she severely criticized the Red
Cross for encouraging soldiers in the
filthy and disgusting habit of using
tobacco by supplying them with it
Not being a user of the weed and
therefore not competent to judge Of
its solacing and comforting effects,
we are here to say that if the brave
boys do enjoy a smoke or a chew we
want them to have it. If the good
lady does not want to spoil her work
for liquor prohibition she will not
try to start a crusade for the prohi-
bition of tobacco, nor attempt in any
way to discourage the noble efforts
of the Red Cross to add to human
comfort. At present it is almost trea-
sonable to do so.
When State Inspector and EXami-
ner Nat B. Sewell. in response to
resolution asking him if there was
any waste of the public money by
| officials, told the Legislature that it
was the worst waster of money in
the State and that the members
ought to be paid only for the time
they worked, he stirred up hornets
nest which is still swarming around
his head. A resolution to have the
auditor examine his department was
introduced the other day, but even
if adopted it won't scare that compe-
tent official. That his accounts are as
straight as string, no one who
knows him will gainsay.
The bill placing the hotel inspec-
ton, the tuberculosis commission and
the drug and food inspection under
the State Board of Health, which had
already passed the Senate unani-
mously. passed the House II to 16,
and only needs the governors sigma
ture to make it the law In addition
to its many other features, it en-
powers the counties to vote mill on
the 500 to establish and maintain a
county board of health. The bill will,
it is said, put j. N. Mccormack out
of commission, after he has for thir-
ty years dominated the board, sub
ject to much criticism and some
times investigation.