The Washington times., 1919-01-09

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L It Is Little Enough
The great problem and great duty before this country
is to the taken into the army and navy
fair opportunity when they leave the service
The millions Of young men were taken away from their
work compelled to give up their positions two million sent
be sent.
Does the nation owe those nothing7
Everybody knows that the end Of Wharf.-The cessation of
.ss the ;SxIg dG%S na 1r closing Of
. Doesn't the nation something to the young men
that taken away from their regular work for the
this country could afford to spend from forty to fifty
billions Of dollars to protect itself in can't afford to
spend little money to give the soldiers and sailors decent
treatment and freedom from worry in peace?
" You hear great deal and very properly, about the
desire Of the Government to protect business men.
= You hear that who had ammunition contracts
actually going on with their the Gov
the stuff Because the Government feels
that it something business that have changed
their plants and adapted themselves to the Governments
needs AND 1T DOES owe them something
You read that regular courts have been established in
s
interrupted they entitled to damages The damages will
be awarded which is only just if the claim is just and in
some cases they will amount to millions for single ind
vidual.
What about the young taken from his work. put
into the army navy then thrown out Of the service? Is
there court where he appear? there no justice to
be dealt out to him?
Has HE claim, simply because he is nothing but a
States it is true but without any factory bank
connected with his name?
This newspaper demands behalf of millions of young
men taken into the army and payy At least the
allow them six months full pay after they return to their
homes while they seek to place themselves in other work
What would all the factories and money, all the law
makers from the President down. have amounted in this
had it not been for the young READY TO FIGHT
60 out into the battlefield and receive the bullets in their
bodies?
How you going to estimate the value of mans
Can the country do less at least than show willingness
to enable those when they dismissed from service
to have to live while they are settling themselves
in some way to make a living?
urge every reader of this newspaper write to his
and to the two Senators from his State AND
Not merely fathers and mothers, brothers. sisters or
wives Of soldiers and sailors interested in this matter
The entire country is interested in it,
To give six months pay to the soldier and sailor leav
ing the service would do than free him from worry
prevent sudden gung of the labor market and give him
opportunity to look about.
- Such minimum justice would protect other workers
from sudden competition by lot of turned out by the
Government in many without dollar in their pockets
We receive today letter typical of many from ths
father Of young soldier The young left Job at
thirty dollars week When he home the job had been
filled After striving and worrying he succeeded in placing
himself at twelve dollars and half week-less than one
half he got before he left his place to the nation
Is that thing to be duplicated and over thousands
Of times? And far worse thousands of those that come
from the service Of their country find themselves unable
even to get the twelve dollars and half week less?
To protect the soldier and sailor against lack of work
for few months that they look about them will pro-
tect than them It will prevent violent disruption of
business by sudden influx OF labor urgently seeking en-
poyment It will protect men and women in the work
that they have For many employers with the best
Intentions would naturally dismiss civilian in order to
make room for q soldier sailor.
This Is not what the soldiers and sailors want Thew
do not want to deprive any of living But
they do want justice They want at least continuation Of
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