Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-05-16
WHOSE JOB?

,n,Niug is from The Arrow
lhe ,,,,'.,,I newspaper OF the 36th
eau W nublishcd in France:
iyis'on' a great deal Of talk in the
lhV'' .,,,,e. now that the soldiers
ni'tu t.nrning and taking their posi-
4. in ri,il life, as to Just wnat
ou oIJ bo don" in certain cases
houl" m, rob. of men have been
nr'' Yn,urn. or by men who did
I,,,i. I'" ~, aver or who were ineligible
V' wa '"i,.,,, ~rrvice. In many cases
n,,' 'i tnri, are instances where
''.,,l.Nrr. are refusing to give
Pc '."' ir... .A-suldirr the jobs they
II b,lu.r entering the miiitary
"" il some cases they say that
N,u.,i...,. is more efficient than
..-r places they took; in
rr, tnry do not think it
t.r.W out into the streets
.,-., ,.hu came TO their aid
d. '.nur shortage was acute.
3.to.r JOB j. It?
| There is uut on" answer. kight is
',.,I,or.I 10 the man who thinks
.L'. ..r., channel as the soldie:
10, #. u.h one riLht thing to do.
fih.r !. "a giN" the Jobs to whom
L,i.,. the returning soldier.
|; ,,,ti., hates II Quibbler. When
~ ,ia.ue rall of America was
I..rI .A hr-r men quibble? Did
~, ,,ali 30 get assurances that
| ,r ioh- would be waiting for them
'b,, ,lm, nnscathed out of the
~, ru.,..ruus conflict the world
r. seen Did they ask what they
[orld be- rand. or what they would
ru opi ii it, They knew that
key might get out of 1.-THE loss of
Dir limbs. their eyes, or their lives
The American soldier is not ask
" for camuuflaged charity. and he
<ill not accept anything of the kind.
IL is asking for a square deal, and
Z expects 10 get 1t.
The men who threw aside all they
| ad 10 serve their country. left the
korr> of America with the prayerful
bpres,iuns Of the Nations eternal
katitude and debt ringing in their
hrs Those were days when the
/ 3Orld'S inspiration reached its high
h pitch in expressing its gratitude
! lis fighting men. They would nev-
be- forgotten They were told that
key were playing the highest role
Ian is allowed on this earth. Scrip
bral paragraphs extolling the virtue
4 the man who lays down his life for
lis brother. were hurled at them.
lhpy heard ii everywhere. They were
tmOng the immOrtals who would
I on the highest and brightest of
Sankinds honor rolls. When they
Burned. the Western Hemisphere
1ould BIZ theirs and America would
bend the years to come in repaying
hem for their sacrifices. 1t was
irritable barrage of love and affec-
On which was lavished upon them
bring their preparation for the cru
bic.
II added little comfort then, be-
use the men who came to Europe
ID voluntarily faced the cold steel
a well defined ideal. gave up ev-
Iything they had and life with all
promise. 10 fight for something
at made a mere job or their own
frsonal welfare seem insignificant.
any came without great hopes of
turning and some o fthem are now
ilng in Flanders fields" with the
lude wooden crosses pointing heav-
pward, grim. quiet symbol of
feir height of purpose.
Has the Nations idealism had a
FACTION? Have those beautiful phra-
Fs and promises ended in dust like
Pc paper on which they were writ
Fn. Has America already forgot
Fn' Eiav" the men saved democ.
fcy-but lost their jobs? They have
Tldently mad" the world safe for ev-
flves.
sui come reports that men with
pc scars of sacrifice are not wanted
Y some OF the verbal patriots and
pas'wavtrs. The job they are ask
pg ior is not theirs. they are told.
Nt'' whose is il? They came over
.ere to fight for those Jobs and the
llnss they represented; they came
save the things that made such
'ac'lic pursuits possible; they came
Y save those jobs in the broadcast in
frpfe'atlon that can be put on the
'u'u' u the jobs are not theirs,
nose are they? If John Smith had
~. come TO France. where would
nes' same employers be? Would
ne! nave the jobs to offer. or
'Vulo 'hey have their businesses?