Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-03
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when this country called some mil
Hons Of fits young men. and. for that
matter, some almost d middle life. %
give up business. to give up home and
10 give up aif prospects OF the future
and ofFer their lives on the battlefield
TO save the rest OF US from being over
run By German barbarism, no man who
was called to the colors stopped 10
consider his future when the war was
over. Nevertheless, the country placed
itself under moral obligation 10 these
men and their families to see that they
should not suffer financially BY reason
az their sacrifice
We owe 1t nov 10 the men who were
called to this great work to zee that
they have consideration which the ma
tlon can OFFER ID overcoming the loss
Of business or The loss Of health And
the families 81 iheye who died ii camp
Or on the battlefield should moi be per-
mitted to suffer b. reason Of the loss Of
their support = nation y too rich
10 be niggardiy Our accumulation Of
wealth should prrse curse to US If
va do not deal Nth the utmost lib
srality with the ksn who were called
into the army. and with the families Of
those who died were permanently
inyniided.
The government Is proposing to
train the manned to be sels-supporting
II Is taking the men who have been
blinded and educating them to do GER
tain manual labor. But among these
blinded and MANNED men were many
who had never done manual labor.
They were men Of education and OF
business affairs TO put them down to
the dull drudgery OF making baskets
Of kindred work as means OF sup
pOrt would be serious rejection upon
the honor o. the American people The
government should give them every
opportunity for education and for
training for some work which would
keep them from idleness, not so much
Tor the money which they would make
out Of Il, but for certain degree OF IN
dependence which, comes with EN-
ployment Hut nosnan moi aceustorn-
ed 10 that kind " work should be
made dependent upon 1t through the
failure OF the government to abundant
" care for him.
Every MANNED soldier should be
made independent Tor life through the
aetion 81 the COVE nment, without re-
gard TO how great asy be the cost He
should be given asch educational OBJ
pOrtanity as he Il aires 10 nj him for
any employment b any work which
appeals to him te should Be made
Independent Of tk grind of poverty
and enabled to Iis4 hi comfort.
The families tIAt we're dependent
upon these permit GENTLY invaIided or
manned men or uapn those who died
in camp or on th battlefelds should
likewise be made independent BY an
income for life Which would 1t least
enable them 10 TIRE ID comfort 4
pension 81 $40 ID $40 i month to d
mother Or / wife soldier who died
for his country d, d upon whom she
was dependent Isl 5icayunish and be-
meath the honor the people 81 this
country.
The insurance. an devised by the
treasury departmel was wise move.
but It should not ii: regarded as ii any
respect whatever II full duty 81 the
government The isxtmum insurance
e SO. 900 on d soE9 Jer's life win give
70 the beneficiary ls9she way in which
the government nsY Il about s57 a
month for twenty Sears That helps.
but II Is very siasil sum compared
with the value 81 taaa mans lite even
from the financial standpti int to those
dependent upon hsaa IN well-ord-
cred family, alatg one member be-
comes permanently lnyalided the other
members regard it as their privilege
and duty 10 make the sick one COM
Portable through life. The American
people should regard themselves as q
part Of one great family and every
invalid asgdier should be treated ID the
same way
The nation Is very wisely planning
the building 81 highways and the
drainage Of land and seeking 10 turn
thousands Of soldiers TO farm life
None Of this work should be done 81
even for moment considered from
the standpoint of being done BY the
soldiers as soldiers III any Of the
army men want to take up the outdoor
lie Of road building and reclamation
work. they should be given the Op.
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