Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-21
THE CAUSE OF THE ALARM

In ANOTHER column Is an article b,
Secretary Carter Glass. OF the Trcas-
ary department In which he seems
greatly alarmed over what appears to
him 10 be a wide spread and RAPIDLY
growing apathy towards the Victory
boan 10 be placed In April.
Tho journal could not print all the
free copy OF this kind received from
Mr. Glass this week. were Il TO devote
ffs entire space TO that purpose. Mr..
Glass. through II all. IL fra1ticaiiyI
pleading with the newspapers TO stirl
Up the public 20 stop It's stampede.
IL Nr. Glass has sensed things Alright
and has not become unduly alarmed
over the situation. then there must
be some great underlying and far
reaching cause for the situation.
When the arnistice was sigaed and
every body felt that the war was over
there was no limit 20 the public feeling
OF gratitude towards the soldiers who
had won the fight. America was then
and is now willing to place it's graft
ttude to the soldiers In n substantial
and concrete form. Had the admins
tration announced that u proposed
giving each soldier years pay, a new
suit OF civilian clothes and a new I'm
form. every body would have yelled
their approval But the administra-
ton goes TO haggliag as to whether II !
will strip the soldier OF his uniform on
giving him his discharge, and leave ,
him naked or whether II VIII loan him g
clothes 10 come home in. or give him d
his old uniform: whether II would give Il
him q bonus OF one. two or three /,
months pay. or none at all. SO IL hasl q
done nothing for the soldier. II has inl L
thousands OF instances failed TO pay II
him what Il owed him. II has failed tol @
pay Ais allowance TO his family. II has
Fsiied 20 care for the wounded and has :,
saused untold suffering and anguish .,
md Inconvenience TO the fishtingl
men and their families. while doingl =,
hese sGlass II has given 100 shckersl -
4 the Laaveaworth ponitentary an ;e
onorable discharge. full pay for their m
lme. a new suit OF ciothes and trans an
ortation home. This act OF itself was vi
q Insult 10 every loyal citizen and an DO
special affront 10 every man In un-
orm. This soiicitude for these slack IN
rs and convicted traitors and the lack W
Z soIcitude for the fighting men has y
ut damper on public enthusiasm -,
wards putting up further funds to be =,
sed in paying shckers. he
IL MIR. Glass can induce the Prcsi-
INT and Secretary OF War to get
srap en- themselves from now on
I'd show a disposition TO treat the
,idsera with at least the same degree fal
consideration as II has these slack via
=, there win be no difficulty In In gof
icing the public 70 step up and buy .rn ~,
,nds to the limit for that purpose. -" ~
ner;ra has no desire 10 be niggardiy
III It's Soldiers, nor TO coddle and pct !"
bunch OF traitors and sIackers Let -
; War department adopt policy es
It will send every discharged soldier rem
me feeling that his services and sac ma,
Icea have been duly appreciated. the
IN an assurance that he Is not to be- and
ne AN object OF charity and It VIII brui
be necessary for the newspapers to vers
4 the cymbals and tooi the horns DO
make q loud noise in order TO ar Thin
Il the public 20 the coming loan me