Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-12
Governor Davis Informed of
Plan Under Way to Create
Sentiment Favoring Such a
Move.
BOND FOR EVERY MONTH
This Is General Plan Proposed
By Fair Play" Issue to be
Two Billion Dollars; Men
Short on Funds.

Governor Davis has been advised of
O plan under way to create sentiment
for two billion bond issue to rcim-
burse soldiers and sailors for the time
they spent in the service by giving
them a $50 bond for every month
served. The proposal comes from an
organization known as Fair Play" 1t
is outlined as follows:
The plan in brief proposes that
each soldier and sailor shall be
credited with something like the full
commercial value of the time he has
served, and that the difference still
due him after allowance is made for
the $24 net per month that he has re-
ceiyed (his insurance premium should
never have been charged against HIND
be paid to him in the form of Victory
bonds, which would require Il $50
bond for each month served. The plan
does not contemplate any attempt to
pay the soldiers and sailors for their
patriotism. or the hazards they have
faced or stood ready to face-thesc
things cannot be paid in money-but
contends that we should pay each and
every man who served for his time.
SPECIAL BOND ISSUE.
1.-THE young manhood OF the country
have given forty million months Of
their time, practically for nothing.
That is why they are flat in pocket
book, and handicapped when they re-
turn to compete in commercial and
Industrial life with those who remain
ed at home and chased profits and ac-
cumulated reserves.
who viii contend that the work
which the soldier and sailor boys per-
formed was less important than that
performed by the Stay-at- homes in
winning the war? Then Is not the
soldier or sailor when he returns en-
titled, to find himself in just as good
financial condition as the necessary
war workers, such us miners, railroad
men, munition workers shipyard en-
ployes, etc? The only way this can be
done, and the only equitable solution
or the discharged soldier and sailor
question, is to pay those boys for the
forty million months OF time they
have given
THE plan that we are proposing is,
q special soldiers ana sailors Vic
tory bond issue to be authorized by
congress in the amount of $2,00O,OO0,-
600. This issue would not have to be
absorbed by the public; it would simp-
ly be passed out to the soldiers and
sailors at the rate of a $50 bond Tor
each month served. Then the victors
will also own some Victory bonds; and
five or ten years hence when it comes
time for Uncle Sam to pay for the
cost of the war; the soldier and sailor
boys as we'll as the civilians who re-
manned OF home will have bonds to
present for payment. Otherwise the
soldier and sailor will merely have the
opportunity to participate in future
heavy taxation necessary to pay BACK
the twenty-five or thirty billion sdol-
lars of !ibertybonds and w. S. S. now
outstanding among the stay-at homes
I'VE believe it is of the greatest
importance to yourself that You care
fully read the plan as outlined in THE
enclosed circular letter. Note particu
larry that the plan proposes that each
soldier and sailor who would accept
the benefits hereunder would be re-
uuired to give a signed release to the
government forever disaVowinE any
service mot disability pension claim
The plan proposes, in brief, fun pay
now when the boys need this credi,
and can use it to good advantage
Nothing in after years. S5,JOO,OoO,OoN
IS the staggering total of Mexican
Civil and Spanish war pension claims
paid to date, and the end is not yet
The plan we propose would cost two
billion dollars, but every penny OF /
is due the soldiers and sailors for the
time they have given. But, two bill
lion dollars will be true economy. L
this is not done nothing can preven
such a pension orgy in coming years
as congress has never yet witnessed.