Evening journal., 1919-01-07
AFTER THE cLARK-DENr-KIrcnN TYPE.


vry HAT is going TO take place in American politics In
w the next two years is limited at in the cogent re-
marks OF a patient at Debarkaton Hospital No. B. In New
York This soldier has Just returned on one Of the hos
pita ships and his views may be taken representa-
tive Of the sentiments Of the other 100000 who
with him in France
Organization or no organization. I'll tell you one
hine declares this Pershng Crusader "there some
birds on the top of the heap that are gon' to be
treated awful rough when get back into civilian
clothes There's lot Of Representatives in Congress
that goin' to represent somebody besides the
onal association Of old ladies' male and female. or else
they're goin to work at some other job"
The country may rest assured that this soldier does
not include in the national association Of old ladies'"
the party that contributed Of It's member In Congress
to the fighting force OF the nation and that nsstent
in and Of season. for adequate equipment in
aircraft tanks poison etc, for the men at
The front.
When ne spoke however he did have In mind the
officials the capital who have been responsible for
providing soft berhs in Washington for physically
nt TO Tight and whose places could have been nlled
well. by with slight disqualincatons for military
service He and his comrades know what political party
responsible for the important deficiencies material
referred ponedy the report Of General Pershng
He IS aware that "our entry into the war found us with
few OF the auxaes necessary FOR its conduct in the
modern sense" and he and his 100000 fellows know
that although war had been conducted "n the modern
sense" for two years before entry into IT, moth
ing had done in this country because II was neces-
sary to elect President the slogan "He kept out
OF war"
1t will not be many days before he and his comrades
will have formed organization in this country.
to the Grand Army 1t viii be the nucleous which
every officer and soldier win join when he gets back
home and within year the most powerful influence on
the political life Of the United States in existence will
have become actuality.
new broom sweeps clean. This veterans organi-
zation will be not only but strong and nlled with
vlrlity that will brook opposition to its program
It's first duty will be to conduct government house
cleaning, the like OF which thoroughness and des-
patch has not been before The bumptous officials
at Washington who have managed the war according TO
the political expedency of the moment secure in the
knowledge thar they 5000 miles removed from the
who made to suffer the results Of their in
competency viii be made TO walk the plank and dsap-
pear into the Oblivion from which they emerged
The 100000 voters who will be restored to the coun-
try In the next year VIII come surcharged with emo
ons that military discipline has compelled them to sup
press. But discharge from the service carries with it
the privilege to vent their feelings they please The
result will be such overturnng the party response
bic for the conduct Of the war; that return to power
again In this country will not be possible while the vet
erans Of the Great War their children are alive to
prevent 10.