El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-07
Manned Of
France GetOHt
OzCnNe7GSbaber
The Comback" Printed In
Great American Recon
struction Hospital.
By FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

BY FREDERIC }. HAsKIN.
Washington D. c., Feb. IA
newspaper that prays ror a speedy
end and longs for the day when a
For Rent" sign will be hung on the
editorinchiefs office door is a new
thing in the newspaper game But
The Comeback" the paper published
/ by the wounded soldiers at Walter
Reed military hospital announces
this desire as its editorial policy.
The first Of a chain Of similar
newspapers to be established in the
/ reconstruction hospitals OF the coun-
{ try THE Comeback" will live just as
( long as it is necessary for the gov
{ eminent to support reconstruction
hospital for the men who have made
their sacrifice over there"
The Comeback announces its pur-
pose to carry on for while" the
editorial in the first issue states. If
the advertising and circulation hold
out, we shall be here until the last re-
habilitated soldier has settled down
on one Of secretary Lanes soldier
farms or married a beautiful heiress
whose father dabbled a bit in war
stocks"
Written and printed by the wound
ed men themselves and sold by the
Red Cross nurses who have borne the
burden OF the war with the men, the.
paper tells the story OF the men who
are asking a chance to come back.
Don't COddle Us.
Don't coddle US" is their message
to the too sympathetic public We
have made our sacrifices like men
and now we ask for square deal
and g chance to stand on our own
feet Putting a lily in our hands and
30 ann--aan NJ r-nfwar IN "a a
the place OF the job we need 10 sup
port ourselves and our families
we are not objects Of charity or
pity"
as many responsibilities as ever faced
a newborn newspaper or magazine
The editor, in the first edition, de-
clares that the paper viii have as
many duties TO perform "as soldier
IN France has Coolies
First the little paper IS TO uphold /
the morale OF the wounded men. ex- I
planning the various plans Of the gov !
eminent for their welfare and train I
ing. It Is to keep alive the spirit Of
carry on which upheld these veter- I
ans OF Chateau Thierry. Argonne and /
the Marine, in the midst Of the fight |
ing.
To Cheer the Manned.
Many Of the men come back to the I
hospitals in this country entirely IN I
aware that their Uncle Sam has any
preparations for their futures, be
yOnd the meager pension granted the
veterans Of other wars. DespOndent, .
the men are convinced that their
handicaps in the form Of missing arms I
or legs will bar them forever from
active participation in the affairs Of
the world
To these. The Comeback explains |
that the government has determined I
that from aarrrrar HhnraHa d
shall 80 back into civil life less fit I
to support himself than he was be-
fore he enlisted in the service
You have lost your right arm. Mr.
Machinist," the paper says We'll, ]
your Uncle Sammy has a new arm for D
you that viii enable you TO 80 on
with your trade or enter a new line
Of business. Write TO US and we viii i
tell you all about It"
Issued Solely By Maimed-
From the typesetter's case to the "
imposing stone, and from cub re-
porter 10 editorinchief." the paper de-
clares, every job viii be filled by a
Yank they couldn't kill. The fellow
who wants TO learn Journalism will
have an opportunity TO learn any
phase Of It for which his ability fits
him"
Every man IN the hospital is given 1
a chance to write for his paper. The
wounded soldier lies on his cot and I
writes, usually about his ncighbor or
his nurse. for the men are rather shy
about telling OF their own exploits.
'Bilr' one chap, signing himself
Jim" writes says that he got that
bum leg at Argonne. but we all know
that Il was due to his uncouth disre-
gard for military courtesy. He passed .
Maude, a nigh ranking mule. without
saluting, and aforesaid mule expressed 4
her resentment by properly kicking
Bill IN a perfectly lady ike manneri"
In the next Issue Bill" comes back
with a heated refutation Of this insult.
and furthermore proceeds to explain
"Jim's' missing left arm in an equally
unheroic way.
The editorial desk Of The Come
back is swamped with poetry, like all
other editorial desks.
Unframed writers learning the art I
Of Journalism are not the only writer's
for The Comeback" however. In the
first edition such names as Rupert
Hughes, Gelett Burgess, Harvey
O'Higgins. Montague Glass. Arthur
Somers Roche. Charles Hansen Towne
and others appear, signed TO congrat-
ulatory letters, promising that The
Comeback" viii not be forgotten
There are also cartoons by well known