The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-09
ASSURING FUTURE
FDlsAblEO BOYS
BYv|CT9RIl LOAN
CLEANING UP HUMAN WAoTA0E
or. WAR Is FINEST RECLAIM
TON WORK UNDERTAKEN.
U B IS GRATEFUL
Schools and Workshops Arc Being
Pounded in Various Parts -
Our Country.

Az Johnny comes marching home
again from the wars he finds . crate
full nation. that is preparing to look
after his future In every possible and
reasonable way. Some nave said that
Republics are ungrateful,"- but Amer
Tea has eve been ~ungrateful to tho
men who have fought her battles. Nor
Will she be this time.
Detailed plans have been made to
~rehabilitate the wounded man, the man
Who. following other wars, has become
Z charge upon the government d
beggar on the streets. This time. fol-
lowing this war, these men are to be
given q chance for an education, d
. re-education. 30 that they may live
as they . fought. as self-respecting
American citizens.
Schools and workshops r being
founded in various parts Of the coun-
try. Most of these institutions are
already busy and have been for
months. They started on their worK
almost as soon as the first ship load
OF wounded came back from the front.
Blind men are being taught various
trades. Men who have lost limbs are
being educated to take their old Jobs
back q to take others that they a
handle as well as q sound and whole
That Is another and a very vital
eas for the fifth Liberty Loan.
These men fought a good fight. They
were injured in the service of the
nation. No one held back when we
-~.> -nl-f~- ~~~n- S1~ - Anh<iro loo~
for the funds that were to be used in
beating the Hun. Now the govern
ment needs money to clear up and
smooth away the wreckage and the
wastage Of the war. Also for reclama-
ton work. Rehabilltating the wounded
man IL reclamation work of the very
finest sort. It is retaining men who
might otherwise be war waste.
There will be men with but one leg
driving tractors on the corn belt farma
this summer. They have been taught
in the governments vocational schools
for the wounded. Other men have
been placed at the work benches
where they feared they might nevel
be able to sit again. The funds O.
the nation paid for this. Hundreds Of
men have been given courses in book
keeping. typewriting and commercia
and clerical work n are able to TAXI
care OF themselves in the future.
All this will lessen the pension roll.
Of the future. It will make your taxel
lighter in the days to come. 1t will
make It possible for your children ant
your children's children to get on il
life without q part Of the great burdel
Of war.
The government very properly Il
charging up the nj of these school
and the pay OF the men while they Az
in those schools t the general cos
Of the war. II wants to pay of tn
burden rs nearly a. possible now. +,
do this taxation and bond issues az,
being levied and doated. Tho Victor,
Liberty Loan Is to be used In thi
and other undertakings for placing tn
country in . position to set on Wit
its future.
;. Subscriptions to this Dan will he'll,
make smooth the road Of the future
It will enable the government to 8
forward with the task OF making tn
soldier into civilians with the leas
possible trouble. In this way It Is Jus
: as important Is any Of the loans tha
have gone before. It is the loan thu
. helps to clinch Belgium.