Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-10-03

At the present moment. there ar
some twenty bills before the publi
which contain some reference to tn,
soldier An have some descriptiv,
name which would inveigIe the reade
into thinking that the bill was intro
duced with the sole idea OF glvint
, recognition TO the soldier We hay,
heard men In public office deliver
rhetorical 4th OF July addresses hav,
heard them Issue the words OF welcom.
to the audience on Homecoming Day
but thus far we have failed TO receive
that long looked for news which would
inform us OF congressional ass,on &c
give the soldier a NIT
Please give your attention t. the
exact word OF complaint in the above.
The soldier is not flying distress
signal, nor Is he sending out an so :.
for help He does not want charity.
He wants a INT When the Doughboy
plodded along the muddy gray roads
OF France and hailed the passing truck
for ride. he was not asking for
charity; he just wanted lift. To the
Doughboy. 'lft' was any assistance
which he could receive along the way
without its making a hardship Cor the
giter. lie doesn't care to have con-
gress give him the War Department
and all it's appropriations Just because
he was In the army and thus lar the
soldier has refused to enter politics
as class different from all others.
lie has shown several commendable
traits as compared with some OF his
brothers who stayed at home on wages
OF ten dollars day and who now
want the earth and the fullness thereof
Now that he Is homo and In civilian
clothes. In 90 per cent OF the cases we
viii find that he can make the best Of
use OF hft. He should have the
assistance which our government can |
give him without 'charity-a act being |
staged by the tax payers. You have
doubtless found that the soldiers who
received the medals for bravery. are
doing the least talking concerning their
deeds OF valor on the battle field.
He Is just ten times more averse 10
receiveing charity than he is to talking
II his deeds.
Another trait OF the American soldier
he has spent many long hours walking
his post. OF maybe pealing potatoes.
ana ne has done much thinking. His
support VIII be unbiased politically
Many hours. aad sometimes days and
weeks. of the thought process have
given him an insight into human ma
lure. To attempt TO camouflnge q
political measure by putting on rider
which might appeal 10 the soldier for
ne time being. hut al his own ex-
'onse In the ultimate. win never get
q first base. The politician must wake
~ TO the fact that the American
oidier 81 today Is new species of
manhood :
All Allied nations engaged In the war &
With the exception OF the United States ,
ave given their boys NIT. Con
ress is marking time and our Presi-
ent has not publicly expressed him
ELF In the matter. From all indica- !
ions. II looks as tho the soldiers will c
ave to demand the mt How will Ii
hey do itG Very probably through the "
american Legion which holds n Nat c
'ual Assembly az Minneapolis in Nov q
nber q
safe 10 SAY. II this plan Is adopted n
here will be a grand rush on the part \,
many members OF Congress 10 say. a.
Honest. boys, intended 20 do that !
4 the time" :
should the bills now before congress =
J sincere in their motives. they cannot ~
'compilsh lasting result Each bill
designed 10 fit particular locality. e.
immunity OF geographical part OF the al
nited States. The proposition which N
III give lasting results must contain "
tcTnatives which viii give 70 every fe
an who served under V0r fia.s ii
lance TO apply the lift 70 he's own IL
ans Of life. To any OF the proposed II
lis. man can either accept II in 10
tai or reject Il In total II Il soes not 81
In with his vocational plans he
e. not receive the INT The sncrifi- Al
; Of home. education and business In
sde by everyone who entered service wi
titles him to nm resariloas ~ mi
: location. vocation or home ne ~
rive things are "a demand. frss Is m,
'oan Of cash, and second is IN" ,,s- IN
isilion OF land. To the man ia "a b,
&c city engaged In a trade cr al ac
wing any one 81 the manufacture " sol
lustries. a homestead would mean ba
soiutels nothing regardless o. whe ST
q IL WAS section ~ desert land or an
~ acres Under Irrigation A loan ito