Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-16
NAMED SOLDIERS WILL BE
 CARED FOR BY GOVERNMENT
Arrangements Complete To Pay All Bills Including Living Expenses While Teaching Men Vacations
 For Self Support

Thousands of American soldiers, so maimed in the fighting in France as to be unable to return to their old employment, have lost arms or legs or suffered the impairment of eye sight or other faculties, are unaware that the American government has made every provision for their com plete rehabilitation in life
 Many of the wounded will be able to go back to their old jobs as Uncle Sam's greatest anxiety is to find and tell those who can not that he will train them for new vacations, pay all the bills including the living expenses and also assist any dependents of the soldier while he is being refitted for civilian usefulness. It is a matter of paramount importance to the nation and the soldier alike and accordingly the program provided by Congress is the most liberal adopted by any nation in the war.
 At least 10000 disabled fighters are entitled to the benefits offered by the Federal Board for Vocational Education and so we'll started is the work that more than 500 have actual ly begun the re-education that will give them new trades and professions fitted to their handicaps.
 It is the hope of the Federal Board that no disabled soldier or sailor will fail to avail himself of the services to which he is entitled because he did not know of them. To this end the country is being combed from coast to coast to locate any who do not understand that new, start in life that will make his self-support- ing and independent is his for the ask ing.
 Is Not Charity
 "It is not charity" declared Presi- dent Wilson in letter to Dr. c. A. Prosser, director of the Federal Board. "It is merely the payment of draft of money which the United States of America accepted when it selected these men, and took in their health and strength to fight the battles of the nation. They have fought the good fight: they have kept the faith; and they have won. Now we keep faith with them, and every citizen lis endorsed on the general obligation The act of Congress under which the Fedearal Board carries on the work is known as the Vocational Re
 publio servants
 ''Victim of Spite.'
 "The National Security League which did more than any single agen' cy in the United States to prepare the country for defense, to insure the training of officers, the increase o our armed forces, the maintenance of morale, in upholding the dignity and honor of America, cannot bt made the victim of the spite and an ger of those whom it was necessar! to goad to action, and who became self-appointed judges of it's sincerit. and honor.
 "The attack of the committee wa based upon a chart, published month before the election, which for accu racy in recording votes is unassailed The votes selected were, when made most accurate illustrations of men tai bent. explainable possibly il |. some instances by party control, bu none the less evidences which re main as the records of congress
 made public in good faith, and with
 in the rights of every citizen or asso citation of citizens. Even the admis
 sion of the chart as evidence was or !posed in the committee, although tn attack was based upon it."