Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-22
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Especial Correspondence to Press)

Returned Soldiers to Organize.
CaleXico, March 22.-To conform
with a movement that is national in
its scope-that of organizing a So
ciety of veterans of the great
worlds ward-the service men in
and about the Calexico district will
be called upon to assemble on a date
and at a place which will be an
nounced later.
This new society will be composed
Of those men who responded to the
call Of their country to serve in the
army, navy, marine corps and such
national organization may declare
eligible for membership.
The purposes for which the veter
ans OF the world war will organize will
no doubt he the same as those OF
the Grand Army of the Republic ano
kindred organizations.
The men Of the present war, re
turning to their homes, find, as did
those who responded in the days OF
81, that their places have been filled
by coffee-coolers, etc, who Will be
found pulling every wire and putting
up every possible argument against
surrendering their new found jobs
to their rightful owners. As the men
of 81 organized and made their just
demands, so will the men of II anG
Is,
It would not be surprising to hear
q few demands being made, in the
very near future, of many mer
holding positions Of public trust IL
the national, state, county and mu-
nicipal governments, to resign the
same, in order to make way for those
full pursuits, efficiently, out stand
ready to go again on just such a mis-
sion whence they recently returned
if their nation requires it. While
such a demand would be, without
doubt, a great surprise to many o.
the peanut politicians holding down
said positions. However, it will not
be necessary TO make such request
of any of those good, honest-to-good-
ness Americans who, on account OF
age CT infirmities. were unable tc
serve their nation in any other ca
racity, but the man who has been re.
Gently appointed to fill any position
in lieu cf the regularly-elected oc
cupant or appointee, and especiall!
those who are filling those places
made vacant through the former hold
er having responded to the call OF
his country. should not hesitate about
resgning his place, but should CON
slider himself an usurper so long az
he continues to hold the same.
The average men VINO has servec
IN the present war is confronted witt
enc great question, and that is: Wh(
are the disbdrsers? He cannot pici
. a paper. but what he reads abou
the many great things that are Il
be done for him, yet in the mean
time he is compelled to walk the
streets, in many cases penniless, Job
less and discouraged 1t is to eliml
nate these very disagreeabie features
20 aid in finding suitable employment
10 furnish necessary information con.
cerning their rights and to provide
the necessary means whereby the mar
who makes the sacrifice can cope wit
the coffee-cooler and Stacker. SoOl
these men will organize and in OF
ganizing they will net be caterers I
every panut politician who iris :
lcok big to thm, out, lik tn G. 4
t., will loom up as a great night
mare on the political horizon to NJ
Politicians, and Ike the G. a. Z.
viii surely be the recipients OF n'
small amount CT catering from Nj
Politician.
As organization is bound to conc
sooner or later and, as press dis.
patches Of recent date state that eGn-
eral PcIzhinG Post Ne. has beer
organized at Washington, b. c., thl
good people Of the Imperial Vale.
can look forward with great pride tc
the many posts which will be organ
lied in their valley.