Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-09
MISUSE OF j. s. UNIFORM
BRINGS GENERAL PROTEST
New York Police Department
Launches Campaign Against
Growing EVIL.
WAR DEPARTMENT Co-npERaTEs
General Haan Declares Man III
Soldiers Garb Seeking Aims Or
Scllin. Worthless yrinkcts Cons'i-
tutr> Reflection ON Government.

wASHINGTOH Nov S All the back
ing tina, tho war Departments can HlV'
WIZ b" behind the New YORK 1''N
army or navy who are found selling;
thinss IN public place" Hundreds oc
letters Of protest hiNc reached the
Guys police department. and It ~ n'i-
nounvcd that m". ia uniform VII n"
longer be allowed 10 reddi. or beg
Secretary If War Rak.r, IN i.rter
recently made public. called attention
To this nuisance which has sprurL;
n.y. IN many ~ The larger cities Major
General William G Ham. nov u
charge Of soldier employment for tn,
War Department.. Is determined - ny.
every in"anS poasiO.: 80 uphold the
@"nc'ity OF Ia" armS ana navy uni
forms throughout tie cvuntry Th.r.
src practically no law against such
nuisance. save III isolated coIuinuniti.>
ana Secretary Baker and Genera liam
nope 20 achieve tncir end bv r,'ltr.-
OF the general pubic 10 ccAs. patrO,.-
iEins such offcuGtr
HAN Iasucs Statement
~ Sc,,emeht isSuer tom tho onIco
"ar. General Ham DECLARES
\ man IN uniform seeking aim. or
,.ytnt 10 pecd'e worthless Jrinlcts Or
ooof nls Is a irving wi,n"s. 20 IN.
assumption that he United states ,,n,..
erhinent has neglected Us fighting men
,hs men u aht' for themselves
IN III 'niids Of tho p.opIn ~ No
United Siatcy and ia III. minds o.,
S"n. o! INC discharged soldiers dur
~, ,ts me HIst Jew months after demo
h!iizaiion started there appeared to h,
GROUND FOR The belief that The governs
mem vas :eS!ec,.ng its ex.soIdiers
ms was only apparent. however Tho
Noh6 'eSs desired that the soldiers h..
pr"periy cared for /, created machin-
cry 10 look after disabled -,,.r ~ a., :
IiI,ns the organization ot 'hc Fed
raj s"ard OF Vocational Training and
1pnronriatins corslderahla .;.,r4 ~.
money II has taken some li.,ic ,ir,c
Tor this board to set into orcra,imn'
effective work ~ VI"
..r, 40 for Discharged soidic,..
,.,a, oNcrc,ary of Wa on MS own
Vic. w w. IsanIed in his on.ce q SER
.m.ISted men out Of Jobs mas mt ~, -,
r'*he'c IN touch with .mnloy.rr
% wni,, mas cniist.d the service or IL"
,MS!iarc ORGANIZATIONS. IN. American
,,eRlon and other bodies in asyis,i,,'.
anem 10 get in touch Win cnninyn-u
"i ,o.heT activities anxious L. InoL.
crn-,In~,,o u" welfare ana s.yc them
This bureau. now known a.. .ho
do, ana Information branch. has
- agencies all over The United St,t,s
,,~C INC discharged soldiers AMI :,
~ hnrrsSn' time i may b" SAID maj
tble-hofied service man 81 ..ne :,
'toeS 10 be ,oaf'nE or to b. without
\ dischrrEcd soldier. VIM a,-.r
N public in uniform for ~ "pr,a :
anvrr'ising The Uniform or $3.50, 49,,
''eT ior ADVERTISING himself in nrr,
,,- snhiLect without adeqLutc work una.
~ ms own benefit 4. prdsti,utint, -.
ZOO name OF the service az w.,irj o,,.,,
.prHtn part, and in which lila
> "S'n, r. neonic fee,i a Just ur!de: ''''
i,,r M1RiStrhtc Mcidau. In launch
- -" ork'S campaign has .,d,.;.,i
ns. nG,,i.e 70 hing in all persons NJ"
w..,i n,,.'tnry attire as 4 means o; .lms.
'l. - i'o!n symp- thetic public "a.
ID
."n''nercla'i2"d nc army div, -
81! Inc navy blue by sending on. th.tr
..t men IN Uniform to solic!. .rado
lrFue"' the public 20 RUS. .
- LIE any concern tina, nuts a dol.
'"s q proht from patriotism" na SAYS