The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-06
Are They Worth 1t?
A Straight Talk to Soldiers and
Sailors.
Are they worth it,

j
they were worth it,
You were willing enough to let the
Government have so many dollars
each month, taken from your salary
as soldiers or sailors, in order to pay
for Government insurance on your
life, that your folks might be finan-
ciallly protected in case Of your
death.
Yes, you thought they were worth
| it then. Indeed, so many Of you
thought that your folks were worth
| it that the Government promised to
pay the enormous sum of thirty-seven
billion dollars to the folks of the men
who went to fight the country's bat
ties if they should all be killed.
But now the war is over and you
are soon to have an honorable dis
charge.
The question is, do you think they
are worth it now that peace has
come?
Do you think that the homes for
which you fought are still worth pro-
tecting by that same life insurance
payment every month, to the Govern
mant. an your life?
It is very small payment made by
you to protect the folks with good
sized sum in case Of your death.
Are they worth it?
In putting the question to you in
| this way the Government intends no
disrespect.
The fact is that the Government so
greatly respects the sacrifices you
have made for the country and so
greatly respects the spirit of those
folks who let you go that it stands
ready to continue for five years this
same insurance protection for them
Gas agreed at the time you signed the
application if you will continue to
pay each month just about the SAME
amount for life insurance as has hith-
erto been taken out of your pay for
this purpose.
Once more, to be emphatic. The
contract you now have with the Gov
eminent may be kept in force for five
wears after the official termination
of the war at substantially the same
very low rate of premium you agreed
to pay.
But from now on the payment must
be made by you directly and that fact
puts it right up to you, whether or not
1.-THE folks you fought for are worth
your continued protection.
You konw, of course, that if you
fail in your payments your insurance
Is void.
And now If you are in any doubt
about the value Of the contract, ask
vour insurance officer if you can Sc
cure as large a sum of insurance
Through any other channel at any
thing the cost the Government has
provided.
But perhaps vol say that you had
never thought you could afford so
much life insurance in peace times
and quite likely this would be SO un-
der usual conditions and costs, but
the price the Government charges
makes all the difference and you
should consider the question from
that standpoint and--aren't they
worth this larger sum?
The Government believes they are
and that is why it earnestly urges you
to continue to accept the cooperation
10 fUncle Sam in keeping up your con-
tract for the protection of the home
folks.
| But now let us ask another ques-
ton:
Are You Worth It7
Yes, you yourself? The Govern
ment thinks you are, thinks so SO
much that Uncle Sam is ready to stay
lin the life insurance business to serve
lyou, because you 50 splendidly served
him in the day of his peril.
He will say in the life insurance
business so that at any time within
1.-THE five years after the close Of the
war you may have chance to make
la permanent contract with him for .
life insurance policy that will protect
your homefolks whenever you die and
protect you--yes, you--by ordinary
life insurance, unemployment life.
endowment maturing at age of 81,
or some other usual form of insur-
ance. And mind you, you can get this
permanent protection from Uncle
Sam at a rate that will be impossible
elsewhere, and that, too, without a
physical examination.
! So now here is the proposition;
| "a Hn..4inrnd cn,rnrr,r,nnr,t ir,siir-