Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-12


49,. cOMrENsAIIoN Fon DEATH
III the state admits an obligation
lto return the capital intact en-
! HANGED IL mus, admit an equal. indeed
an even greater. obligation to return
the man as nearly intact as possible.
I or. II il cannot do this chccrfully. must
n'iisr adeGunte compensation for his
| This can he done exactly: that is HUI
/ manir ana physi..nlly impossible but
] maintain that the state must come
sihlo.
40, ~of course, no man who has snf,
! Tered IN The war can have his $pf-
/ nent. II" matter What they may he.
hut much can he done by act OF parlia-
have SO suffered fesi that ar Viii be
! done which can Complaints Will cease.
! u 81 general way am quite sure that
'hie and as anxious TO help his coin-
Try IN INC p"ac" 70 como as he has
( war. II the nest IL done that can he
! don" complaints Will never reach
inar.iy - matter Of efficient admins
THESE PROBLEMS PRESS
The inheritance Of immediate worl;
/ upon 'hese problems is paramount.
Ever ono admits that after the way
( before tn. war. and everybody talks
about a polly Of reconstruction. ia;
2
/ appeared. Suggestions have been .nul.
/ titudin"us Hon. has been high and
@ ,h fn"iish somS seem "a regard
/ ion. ms sor, Of Aladdin's lnmp which
MAJ be ruhhhed with any desired re-
I doc Ia social reform.
/ III" trouble is that there IS gen
7 cral faiiun to rc.lze shat upon every
/ doc: step Leading To reform. or to cf-
tcctiv" work OF any kind. her. has
I been DEPOSITED the sad debris OF this
H.,
I ~" one ma! enter anywh"rc The u"-
. hris IS tn" Who'll" problem q: the dis
rharyed ANA the dcmohilized
ITS Diet. lis arc infinite in number
] It"rc ,r" N" widows aud tho orph1rs
{ 10 be- cared for SO that they have those
/ 2rnortnni;i"s in life which, they would
( fathers had not answered patriotisrn's
sal Sain iners is n .h% nroh he Of ,hs
/ hut prz%iing problem OF the man un-
settled by his military service. anil
/ after he war cnds.. There is the prob
/ ZEN Of the man who viii find himself
/ The mighty changes which have been
( brought about In industry by tho great,
POLICY OF RECONSTRUCTION
is REAL NEED or HOUR
50. We do not blink II" facts We
"fl a" more 'hn5 what rSniy Is needed
J StFuction, is Indeed. a policy Of resur-
!" hos" who hope for the formation
IN Great Britmtn OF a political party
iyni. Commercially wili r"nresent or at
and soldiers. somewhat as the Rcpuh-
/ li"an PARTY IL said To have represented
hose, OF the soldiers and sailors Of
he American North after the ending
"i ,hs ,iyii Wnr IN tie United States.
,Ihr next general election in Great
tEri'a,n Nil be mere sham fight,
| quickly or slowly, as fate may decree
, In the peace which is now certain will
BE- BEN very it a TssI 1ne: so,o,... .,r
VERY VERY" vocal There will be nj least
, 't;on",'"o % them M and md affiliated with
enfra nchised. and almost every one
a,thei the wife or widow OLA soldier
Thus It is argned that there will he
3. votes. who definitely nav he expected
TO ION smch a movement. even if we
oESe.hhoe AZ those who are not definitely
o. oa me mis-, mighty group. but are in sym
VIII, Unless many signs fail this group
! concrete, >dcmands upon parliamemi
ana Il they are not granted Will ulti-
nately contest the seat OF every mem
| Der who fails to fall in line behind
them.
The spokesme,n OF, the mcvcmcn,
| clentIy nowerfui 10 compel whatever
! Envcrnment may be in power 10 re-
| " ,.fdn me NIL which sacrifice and ser
FORMATION or NEW rtnT,
Il, is unaenian,e M ia, +, ne ~, HE sorsI
ments toward this cnd-for. 1T pres
| ent. they have not been crystaiiiZed
n ,nsI 9ne great whic impnlse-hers are pos
groyth of new party with n result
WHICH nc ,o lies in the lap of the gods.
lack @ ab III means Mmon MoT i,a
members surely would be many who
actually have had much parliamentary
| experience. and many others-mean.
| while with the fighting forces--who are
quite CAPABLE of thinking matters out
MOST COMPI.ICaTED e PtNs nn,Ii.S
.. PROBLEM IN HISTORY
The pensions problem will be far
war. for The simple reason i t that a.
the time of this war outbreak society
| in The past.
:. There is. for example; III. absolute.
| bus incsses wrecked ny the service OF
their heads or employees freely given
at the nations fighting front: This is
| Of the war. through the moratorium
and otherwise. the personal liabilities
a considerable degree by the nation as
a whole. Something surely must he
done about il; and something surely
VIII be done about il.
NO OPPORTUNITY GIVEN
TO STUDY INSURANCE
| britain was plunged suddenly into
! The war and had MOI the chance to
! think things out as carefully as they
| Wee planned in the United states
| For example. we had no opportunity 10
devise plan for life or injury insur-
| Hnce Tor our fighting men. Men main
| tanning for themselves insurance by
The old methods have had to pay from
30 per cent to 100 per cent above the
| prrwar rates, and this has not been
! looked upon by law as Il special liza
bili.y. America had This opportunity
| and made an admirable plan to meet
| this problem. Thus we are con frontcd
| by mighty problem In the mere sup
| port OF the dependents Of the dead and
! front America.
II have merely limited at few of
the great problems which are throng-
believe that II would not be dim-
cult to develop for the mighty mass
| OF voters who especially will he af-
fected by these various problems n
national program which would not be
i mol ~ in