Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-02-13
One Year Extra Pay Plan.
National Headquarters.


The first and original plan started to
benefit the men of the service. Now sew
eral other plans have been started that
seem to be only for the purpose of keep.
ing the men from getting the full IL
months extra pay. The plan was start
ed soon after the armistice was signed.
If Congress will let the public vote on the
plan, the taxpayers and men of the serv-
ice will both be satisfied.
The plan is to put bill through Con-
gress whereby every man in the service,
regulars, reserves, ETC., shall receive IL
months extra pay, whether they went
abroad or not. Those staying in the
service will receive it as well as those be-
ing discharged.
Our motto: Justice to those who stood
by the flag"
The men of the service have worked
in the various camps for one dollar per
day, while the civilians at their side re-
ceived as much as 10 and Is dollars per
day, the civilian going home at night and
the service man standing by night and
day.
Dear Sir: Do you know that the ma
jority of the men that joined the service
this year at Norfolk gave up po..tions
paying them around $3.50 per month and
some as much as $500 per month? Com
pare that with $50 per month.
This is a moral issue. The men of the
service worked or fought night and day
for whatever the government chose to
pay them; they did not strike, neither
did they get 10 per cent plus. They only
obeyed orders. The only record we have
of whole company disobeying orders
was that one of our companies were
charging the Huns and the officer gave
orders to halt, but they captured several
German dugouts before obeying him.
At public mass meeting held in the
Armory hall the plan was discussed and
voted on. Every one present voted to
request Congress to enact law in &C
cordance with the plan.
Some people oppose the plan because
will cost the government three billion
dollars, saying that we are not able to
stand it. Sucn statements are an insult
to the flag, for our experts tell us that
it would have cost us over rs billion dol
lars per year to have carried the war or
several years longer and they furthel
state that we could have financed it for ;
number of years under our same libert.
bond plan. Now, taxes, don't faint, TO
our generation could pay the three billion
off by an averaged increased tax of jus
I one dollar per year for each person o
. the United States Our great countr.
is not bankrupt; no far from it. A vas
amount of the money we have borrowe,
has been invested in permanent improve
ments and bonds of our allies and shout
we be disposed to do so we can collec
the balance from Germany. Our govern
ment is better off financially than an
government or institution in che worl
today.
Others oppose it, saying that it woul
put too much money in the hands of tn
, irresponsible. Well, when you hear
! man talking like that he either does nc
! know what class of men are in the sery
J ice or he is one of those kind of me
} that asked every one of his friends t
! sign his or his sons exemption car
while your boy or brother was going t
the front to defend humanity.
There is no charity in this plan.
will only give the men what they hav
y earned thrice and very small porto
s of what they deserve. How much woul
4 we have had if it had not been for tn
; men of the service?
Would it be giving our service men
fair deal to only give them one mont
bonus when their commercial competitor
u have saved few thousand dollars for
rainy day, while the gates of our nation;
Il treasury were swung wide open fror
\ necessity?
II Norfolk, Va U. S. A.