Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-10
From Trench to Bread-Line.
Bl REV. FRANK HAMPTON FOX,
Traveller and EsHnyist: Author of "Undcr
Fifteen Flags" etc.

can TA be S snsse Iex, to when mans Gy
foreign and be orcea "Sef s Ra'nE h In
hread.it FOR a hand-ou; to keep from starry
American soldiers will be forced to do THAI Very
thing before spring.
Wren me United States entered the war
" ntI, nd OF men ;nrsM down hsr tools
rnt Of PAL nHy 'Gs msr :i tS'"n in 'ne
'o!Hhtter. WAS inadeHuate 20 NEE; The nations
10 "a" army hundreds OF ,hous: OF youni:
' s vtf 'n ins s Sc sTH good paving pos
,uL ".r: optninE to hem. The soldier Was the
~. t.:n- % imminent peril He mouid have
lsSiia;sti Az ins,an, TO- nswtr Ms ,, mac ts
ihc supreme sacrIce
ms amps ana o * bsc ea "r Created al" rs r s
a demand for labor tina, wages Increased b.
men, 1oi only secured the increase in ~asrs
hack Day repressntnr he increase .yr,, ma,
period OF months shonld be given The workm.r
no thought Of Increased pay: he "ould light
at Cha teau herry and no 0 ONE even ' skras
that he should have time and half for over
AmeTca sho":sa her ss hoa-se when The
tory to wclcosne the iirsi OF ..,e conQnerins
indiertn"c began /" 0 sr+"o Int" into the ' public
mind iricmds and ioc;. commun!;ies continue
hc;"Gs--,sWt the sovrrnmsnt ard the general
crest.
INC disenarsed soldier, instead Of finding hi.
s*ii"d workme,i has round that many en-
powers arc laying of Soldiers who fought
COR :hc Nag in France have trampeA the streets
-! horlelan nd cities for weary weeks seeking
employment and finding none. To add 10 their
pcrpexitN the government has ordered them
10 return their uniforms by certain date.
Thousands OF discharged soldiers Will be UNI
able earn enough to buy civilian suits by the
time the old clothes they w".e while lighting
for the flag mast lie returned
Some government officials TO consider
ii more important TO save Il lot OF second ha nd
clothes than il is TO conserve the brave boys
who them. In this connection however,
ha SDi hat ne Ear Dom me in
an outburst OF generosity has issued order
permitting The discharged soldiers TO retaia
the pocket combs and trench mirrors. largely
given to them by the Red Cross. This is very
maSnanimOus concession. for when the dis
charged soldiers has ha ndeh over his clothes TO
the government and stands naked and SILVER
ing the trench mirror win enable him TO
that his hair is properly coinbcd. lie might
find shelter from the wind behind that
pocket comb.
The other day soldier returned from France
and amazed 20 find l. IS wife working in
factory 10 support herself and baby. Her al
LOT ment had not heel paid in six months. For
fear OF making her soldier nd homesicls
she did not write TO him OF her distress That
justly indignant over this failure OF
the government TO keep faith with him in re-
gard his family. y few cases might be over
looked. but when they aggregate hundreds Of
thousands the bitterness becomes dangerous.
The government may well give bonus OF
is dscha rged. This will equal the in
creased wages paid to Norkmen who remained
al home; but il will keep soldiers from being
compelled stand n the bread-line this WIN
ter--CopyriGht. 1919.