Evening star., 1919-04-27
YANKS NOT ANGRY
At NEW DRY LAW
Representative Smith of
Idaho Says He Found Allies
Grateful for u. S. Aid.
TO REWARD VETERANS

Promise Of their active interest in
seeing that legislation is passed to
make each returning soldier COM
fortably selfsupporting and to assure
to each the grateful appreciation OF
the American people for their self
sacrifices in the war for freedom is
made by group of congressman who
have just returned on the Leviathan
from a Eve weeks tour of France,
Belgium and England
That league Of nations pact will
be agreed upon which will have the
approval of the Senate and the sup
port of the American people is the
opinion of Representative Addison T.
Smith of Idaho. He also states that
any resentment over the prohibition
amendment and that he hopes the
league OF nations will make universal
military training and a large stand
ing army unnecessary.
In addition the party that returned
to Washington yesterday in addition
to Repres. naive Smith. were Repre-
sentatives William R Green of Iowa,
Burton l. French Of Idaho and Hat
ton w. Summer Of Texas.
Representative Smith is enthusi- =
astic in regard to the debt of graft
tude which the American people owe
their soldiers.
THE hardships endured and the
sacrifices made by our boys in the
trenches excites the admiration of
every patriot" he said. II am most
heartily in favor of the greatest lib
erality in legislation providing sub
stantial recognition of the splendid
Every returning soldier must be pro-
yided with employment. and legisla-
tion must be enacted which will af-
ford him an opportunity to get a
home on the land if he desires it,
and such other recognition as a CRATE
full country can bestow.
Heard Thanks for Americans.
TT was most gratifying to hear
on every hand. from people in and
out of the armies of the allied ma
tions. the most complimentary ref
erences to the valor and bravery of
our troops, and expressions OF graft
tude to America for the men and
money contributed, which made pos
sible the winning of the war, and
without which the Germans would
certainly have been victorious.
After tour of the war-worn coun-
tries OF Europe I have been most pro-
foundly impressed by the courage and
splendid spirit exhibited by the SOL
fortitude displayed by those who have
lost members of their family, and in
many instances their homes
The death Of millions of men and
the destruction of hundreds of cities
and town and the devastation of hun.
in tho - ost terrible war in the worlds
history should impe1 the civilized ma.
ttons OF the earth to enter into some
agreement which will make war i'm
possible in the future, and 1t Is de.
voutly hoped that the peace commits
eSff In Do IL
such a plan.
Finds Little Wet Sentiment.
The effort which is being made by
certain interests to excite antagonism
to national prohibition on the part OF
our returning soldiers is making but
little headway. 1 have conversed with
hundreds Of our boys in France and
on the transport. where there were
l2,o90 officers and enlisted men, and
less than a dozen have expressed
any resentment because of national
prohibition legislation.
No army in the worlds history has
been imbued with higher ideals than
our own, and certainly there has been
less fntemperance and immortality
among our men than in the army Of
thoss my OF NJ the ,.a allied ne countries; Even
OF drinking indicate their Willingness
to acquiesce cheerfully in the ma aior-
lty opinion of their countrymen, as
expressed through the legislatures
and Congress.
Our boys in France are being re-
turned as rapidly as ships can be
found to carry them. am advised
that by July 1 practically all of the
soldiers, excepting those in the
army OF occupation, and those whose
presence is required to look after the
disposition Of property owned by our
government, will have been returned.
Every possible provision is being
made for the care OF the injured and
wounded and those who are suffering
from shell shock. resulting in many
instances in mental alteration. on
the Leviathan there were ninety
mental cases. about $50 suffering from
tuberculosis, two of whom died on
the way over, and about 1000 wound
ed"