The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-13


 ITO enroll as members into q, per- manent, nationwide organization all honorably discharged soldiers sailors and marines as well as those still in the service.
 "To unite with them all public spirited men and women who desire to show their practical appreciation for their services and who desire to promote and foster the safety and moral educational and political we'll being of the Republic.
 ITO inspire through power of this membership, intelligent patriotic zeal and activity in support of the Demo- cratic American Institutions.
 ITO offer a medium for expressions of the desires and wishes of the ser vice men to represent them in any measure or movement which would be mutually beneficial to them ana to the nation md to aid them as in dviduals in t--1e Of need. distress or trouble.
 ITO secure, as far as practicable, for every man who has rislled his ali for America, suitable and rerluner- ative employment, with the OppOr- tunity for advancement in personal freedom of thought and actions.
 '"To advocate the erection and maintenance of permanent meeting places. club houses and local organ izations for service men so that a higher al.- more servtceable appveeta- ton of American advantages and principles can be established and the responsi bility of the indiyidul for safeguarding and perpetuaAng them can he DromulEated.'
 An association with these princi- pies must necessarily have the back ing of business interests in each community. Tho-efOT 1t cau he easily seen that all manufactures in terested in the welfare of the soldier will have an opportunity to show this in a financial way. It is proposed to form an advisory committee com posed of leaders of local industry. This follows closely along the lines of endeavor as suggested by MT. De Yer H. Warner in his exclusive in terview appearing in yesterdays is- sue of The Farmer. Sergeant Mitchell will In the near future call on heads of local manufacturing con- cerns and banks in an effort to inter- est them in the organization.
 The facts which will be presented d to the people by the soldiers working on behalf of the association will in- cIude the following.
 That thousands of the boys dis charged from service gave up jobs that are not open to them now.
 That many of the boys who act uauy faced death in the trenches are in actual want because of false pride or lack of knowIed5e, or fear of red tape, or unwillingness to tell thei; troubles to strange social workers.
 That after the association ha: provided for the pressing needs of the men. it is their purpose to give then an opportunity for advancement mentally, morally. physically and fin ancialIy so that they shall prove { power for good in the community"
 General Leonard A. Wood in a re cent address in N1w York, made z plea for sympathetic treatment of re turned soldiers:
 He spoke as follows:
 'T want to call your very serious attention to one thing, and that | the care of the men that are comins back from overseas. About 4,0O0, coo men have gone overseas or gont into training camps at home, ana Cess the dead, about 100000 the same men are coming back. TherT i7 TO distinction betwe~o these men The man from the training camp 1! entitled to just as much attention to just as much credit. as the mar from overseas.
 The streets of your city, th' streets of St. Louis, the streets O Kansas City. of Chicago, are full O men without places to sleep, with out food. without occupation- They are wearing the uniform of ou country which is as sacred as ou1 flag. They have been crusaders il the holy war. They have done ther part of 1t splendidly well. The! have died in large numbers; thos' left are coming home.
 '-The most difficult part of it i n0~- ra~e. IL ts the period of reor- ganization. These men are mostl, beyond our control They hav' taken their discharge. Some o1 them have wasted their money Thousands of them have beer drugged and robbed. We are or ~a1i1iu1 fu fha WeSt in fha hfS