The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-07
THE SOLDIERS, CLAIMS.

lie men WHO SeTFeu III the AuleTl
army, navy and marines are ask
that each man be given $500 by
has been prepared and will bt
ought before congress. There will
much opposition to it and there
1 be great bowls about the extra
yance" of the administration if it is
owed.
rhe American soldiers, sailors and
rines who won the war and saved
world from German domination
not enlist because they hoped to
this $500 bonus. They knew when
BY enlisted that they would be paid
per month. They have no legal
hit to demand more, looking at it
a strictly technical manner.
But there is vast difference be-
cen legality and justice. Chief JUS
e Jay, when defining law, once said
aw is very unjust distribution of
Btice." Perhaps it may not be legal
give these men this money, or that
by have no legal right to demand
but justice says give it to them
d help them to invest it wisely"
This government gave the skilled
brkers in the shipyards, many of
hom went into the yards for the sole
rpose of evading military service,
[S6 per day. 1t gave their helpers
40 per day. 1t gave common labor
$500 per day, and the government
We the soldiers who saved the world,
little less than 81 per day. Both
kre legal" but who will say that
th we're just?
When the railroad employees threat
ed to strike President Wilson took
matter in hand and with the aid
congress passed the Adamson law,
Using railroad wages more than 40
cent. This was probably done
Eally and the railroad men insist |
was just. But it cost the common |
|Dple of the United States, every one
pendent upon the railroads, pref
sum and we got poorer service aft
the Adamson bill was passed than
did before,
There were more than 100000 men
the army when the war closed To
Re each Of these men $500 would
Ian giving the soldiers $780, 100000
a lump sum as a pension, OF bonus.
|aly an enormous sum.
But congress gave the railroad adj
Illustration 81 ,250, 900, 00G for operat-
3 the railroads single year, this be-
: but a portion of the increased
'ges given the railroad employees,
) remainder being made up by in
sased passenger fares and freight
.es, and increased business done by
!. railroads. 1t is estimated the in
sased pay given to railroad en-
yes alone, in single year is more
IN $4,000, 100000. The people stood
this without murmur. VIII they
nplain if the government gives to
soldiers, who risked their lives,
ny of whom are crippled, and who
ed the world from German domina-
a, less than the bonus they gave the
lroad employees in one year?
~ - -
MUST HAVE MORE ROOMS.
The report has gained consider
e circulation in southern Idaho that
scOw is overcrowded and cannot
e care of the students if any more
ne to the University OF Idaho" said
n e. J. Iddings today. This is
lie to curtail the enrolment if al
red to go unrefuted Moscow peo-
must arrange to care for the stu
is of the short course who come
Monday. This is serious mat
and one that cannot be overlook
nor neglected"
ere is a matter of the most vital
ortance to the citizens of Moscow.
wanted the University of Idaho To-
d here and we got it. Now that
have it we must support it and to
BORT it we must have places for
students to live. DR.. Lindley,
a Iddings, Prof. SolIlen, Professor
ION, every member of the faculty
has gone out over the state dur
the past year has invited students
ome. The result is the largest en-
tent in the history Of the school.
,e people have done their part