Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-03
Returned Soldier Pleads For The
Men Still In the American Service

war and returning to Gods coun'
try"
Longs to Get Home.
He is thinking of home and dream
ing Of home, talking of home and his
greatest longing is to see the land of
the free and the home of the brave
for which he has worked. fought and
suffered SO long and faithfully. Now
as never before he believes in his
own heart that his welcome back will
be warm and that his government
will not be fogetful of the sacrifices
that it was his privilege to make.
Neither is he thinking nor discussing
the league of nations" | seriously
doubt, unless conditions are changed
in the army, if one soldier out of ev-
cry twenty thousand has even read
or seen in print the proposed articles
of this league. His chief concern at
the present time is when do we
eat?" and when do we sail for home,
He is willing to let the president
and congress handle the big league.
The Monroe doctrine immigration
and labor question vitality concern
him at present only as his own labor
status is preserved when he returns
and knows that he can earn a living
for himself and those depending
upon his efforts
Praise for Red Cross.
The main stay and constant, true
and tried friend of the enlisted man
in France has been the Red Cross. an
organization created and supported
by the people of the United States
with such auXiliaries as the Salvation
Army and Knights of Columbus, both
of which were untiring and unselfish
in their efforts to make the burden
of the private soldier as light as pos
sible. The Red GROSS is still doing
splendid wolt in assisting discharged
men without means, to get transpor-
tation and meals to places where they
can secure employment. This branch
of the government service which was
created solely to assist in finding
these soldiers employment whereby
they can be given work and earn a
support. viii be discontinued No per-
son claiming to possess any degree Of
intelligence or sence of fairness can
feel anything but righteous indigna-
ton that congress would decline 20
continue an appropriation for the con-
tinuance of the U. S. employment
service bureau.
Work and Pshtino Huns.
These men who have known moth
ing but work, hard fighting, suffering
and death are entitled to have good
positions, if obtanab!e. They return
to you better men and will make cit
iZcnship who will take keen and
manly interest in the conduct and
welfare of the state and nation for
which they have been striving. Why
does congress wish to abolish this aid
/ to good citizenship? | dare say that
few of your readers really understand
t the situation and condition at the
present time of the soldier who has
been honorably discharged from the
United States army. 1t is simply this,
IL is a fact known to all overseas men
that Canada, England, Australia and
other allied nations make certain al
lowance to their discharged soldiers
giving them the uniform they have on
and bonus of 500 to $3.50. as small
! start. our men coming from overseas
firmly believe that they will be an
lowed to retain the uniform which
they wear and a small bonus given
with which to replace civilian cloth
ing, that a majority gave away to the
salvation Army and other charitable
institutions when entering the service,
but am ashamed to ~ay they will
have a great surprise awaiting them
on their return. -sfss s.ss
IL honorable discharge will be