The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-20
LETTERS TO 1rlHuE EDITOR

docrn', always tell everybody what
he thinks Of things. but for rome
reason he told me.
Paced Actual Hunger
When he enlisted he was told his
wife would receive her allowance In
half monthly payments. They were
trying. an all young couples should.
10 make permanent home In this
great land of liberty and justice
They made their payments when
they fell due. and worked very hard
TO Improve their property 80 II,
would become a productive and hsb.
table place as soon a. possible. D-
pending on the truth and reliability
OF the promise made them. they paid
up all their bills before he Was
called out and had only "A narrow
margin 81 reserve to tide over tili
the allowance should arrive.
That was Last summer. and the
story Of actual hunger. sickness. un.
accustomed hardship. worry and at.
ter encouragement that wan the un-
meritsd experience OF this voiun.
I trrr's wife. would b. worth telling
tho self satisfied people Of Seattle
were II not too good fuel for the
fire Of unrest now burning. not only
among the foreign element. but In
other hearts AZ well
Tho Advice Given Her
This sailors wife was told hers
was an isolated case. She was also
told 81 a very patriotic society
woman who had managed TO have
soldiers wife loso her pension. By
due process OF law. bccs use tho wifi.
had complained about N. treatment
shn was receiving from officialdnfn
I ShS was advised TO diHclalm her
| husband when seeking work. be.
cause people didn't want a married
I woman around II her husband should
wish To visit her. /, was made to
appear a disgusting and diHgracefui
thing tina, Hho should try TO arrange
her plans no he could be free TO soc
her when ut liberty aud her work
was done. Some Of the good people
Of Seattle advised her Go leave tho
/ city while her husband was still In
training at tho u. Of w camp. and
I go elsewhere where Il would bo
easier to make a living
He didn't tell mo all he thought
about the way HIS loyal and trusting
wife had been treated. These men
I that keep quiet and obey orders
when in tho service arc not mecca
sarily mere automatons Incapable
( OF understanding the Outrageous in
] justice that has been heapcd upon
I g. o. L..
Perhaps they may see some rca.
son for other mon ohicctinR 90 the
same sort OF treatment In other
lines OF service TO tho nation. II. as
/ your sailor ssys. 1t is rot tho fault
Z OF the government what can be
/ done to right the wrongs continually
I going on under the authority OF our
good government so long as II H.
I counted diHloynlty and treason for u
woman to protest when her dead sol.
I der husbands children 80 hungry
and cold for lack OF the tardy dole
allowed priynte2
should Clean House
If this woman complains on her
own account she ~ liable tn all sorts
OF trouble from hystcrica, pseudo pa
/ triota who mako a crime OF any
word that sounds like discomfort
/ with tho powers that be | think
myself that the "pinheaded officials"
! who keep the bread from our fam
( HES. while we sacrifice everything
for the nation. should be speedily
dealt with and every provision made
for adequate protection in the fu.
ture.
II we don't like the way Things
are going In Russia. We had better
clean house at home.
\ FRIEND OF THE SAILOR.