Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-12
RETURNED SOLDIERS
MAY MAKE, DEMANDS
Member Of Parliament Suggests Possibility of Their
Claiming Unfair Advantages Of
War May Control World.
ny EDWARD MARSHALL.

peace as the Grand Army of the Rcpub-
nc. have controlled the politics Of the
ne studied in Europe now. when the
greatest war in history. engaging
I'm res OF hagnitudc hith"rtp un"
dreamed OF. disciplined: iilicd with the
spirit "f teamwork. imbu"d with
comsciousness OF power, educated in
seif-rclianc. ana in nass-re reliance has
como TO al end
VIII there b. grand army Of tho
Will there he separat. ".rand
army working Independently. in each
"i the nations Of the allies after III"
VIII there be a grand army Of The
soldiers OF Gerrnan>'s defeated hordes'
VIII these vast organizations Of vet
HOGIE MAS nEC0ME
.r, /ritIEND or VETERANS
These possibilities are ZOO great for
discussion IN = single article. but this
famed Tanned as the discharged soldiers
In Tn. economy 4 " t;raa1 mii[fian. 20
hay: ME- Hosge plays an interesting:
n iii AireadT Great Britain mas seen
bodies o: discharged soldiers. Of Which
inc National Federation ~ one. and
IN which the soldiers actually IN Tho
snip Mr.. lioggc was th.. mind most
influential in the early shaping Of this
where the movcIncn, now beginning
may end He is content. meantime 10
Succrr iis growth
SOLDIERS ASSOCIATIONS
m, WILL. RULE HRITtIX
re ~ an nrt,nIs:. -md ::cm IL ca
ptcis nothing but good. although there
are those WHO have ;old him ina, in
america The Veterans cr.au!Iuti0rs
mcre responsible for much pension
SrabSinr and Hu"st ionabl. notifies: he
nelieNeS abso!nteiy that th. nrganiza.
h.oHs VII cpnt'oi the BRITISH nation;
suggested 10 him Of a vas. !ntcrali!nd
o!sanizaiion. planned mon q platform
Wnlch sha!i be designed 10 serve he
pVSrr's OF IN" world ana Dromot. tho
pnb!ic good. 10 insure ia. Sous nf ,hogn
VINO nave been lighting against bar
pari5m IN this war agains, me uc".s-
,o Snl ne rcaiiz"s fully not only the
SUGGESTS DANGER
.., SOLDIERS Nay go WRONG
I'LL, me dang"r We are told" SAID MIR
,S9gec. ms we sat today ~ nay London
Office discussing the whole slbi"ct ..ls
INA! discharged soldiers may declare
ma they have saved the coun,rytand
nec!ar.hS This. demand the right either
70 10y back on their elbows so 10
fpeaN n,i ana do no m5re or to control
AFFECT Their interests. net realizing th,t
n nonhi ,s W ni is bad for other p.opic
view has not gripped the psychoiorv
Oh tnc returning soldier.
-: tain inisch!.fs have been done
mere In britain by thoughtless NUT
ding OF the situation. ''''-
,o,,, am nrepared 10 say that no in
,cHli0hai wrongs have he.li 'nf,fc,rd
nut ! am also prepared to say Thai
so lar too little study has been given
20 Ne aetna situation. and III. 10.
.tn'idilt!cSi Tor good and evil of IN
The one hand fair tretit.nen; for ne
uischatGed soldier. and. on the other.
injustice for him.
Tho FIRST really serious trouble here
IN England was started by the review
OF eNceptions bin, which. though re-
deavored TO send back TO the iirinr
ilne every discharged man who coui1
walk no matter how gailnntiv he Nd
iered Tor the cause during the reriod
81 mis- service.
HEFONE ANY WAN TWICE.
IN my dea iinGs with diSchnrS ed men
earned the absolute injustice Of this
pan. and so started the effcct;vc
slogan: Every fit man once before onv
man twice '"s
DO what we could. my associates
I and myself in opposition 10 what wc
considered this very iicon siderate pIan
M were unable utterly to smash the bill.
Justices OF the planned lcgislat ION
..dh! deserving men. wrinsiu" FROM
me promoters OF the idea many con.
IN certain circumstances vital to
ifn uStiIfoa, INC bull; OF which easily are
nrotnc,nd eh W.. n!scharscd man is now
FAMILIAR WITH PENSION 'o"
...r, EXPERlENCE OF AMERICA
sions for discharged men. The worlds
mos, notanie experience with regard
uni,pe Ghs sfaies has a BEEN that Of the
men discharged from service in he
I Ihn end OF me e., North during and after
periencc have studied carefuliv a eN'
hope. intclligcntIy. anu
wor NY ne, nenen rs mat The American plan
Mci.' 100 inctlcuiouSiy into rho ev
smination Of men for pensions. giving
S'eaaaef n'tention than was NECESSARY
ablemen I' spec Jefa' ds, OF mans dis
ated LOT men who mad lost an arm o,
arms ms, Others for those who had lost
=, leg or legs; even finger or finpnrs
different gradings were ESTABLISHED for
men who had become diseased in vor Jl
T lungs wa aiSec aS With affections of the
Lions OF the kidneys and so on. "''e'''
.,1v ho,;ot hnsT RE DEALT wfrH
cnds we In this country. at any rnta
must nnai , deal with pensions as we would
wnre Nh cnr our capital if the nation
When confronted ny sncn war
pTr,'S do as we d nave confronted, the ma
man: Your money or your ,tfo VERY ,.r;
It, Is my unaltcrable conviction that
,he riskin ~ WI m, it takes the !ax Of
as az, much consideration as the man Of Of
WhG ON II taxes the tax of the riskinrr
III name capital goes into war
i ip'il ne is guaranteed per cent. and
, ms GGarantee and The eventual re-
TURN OF the principal is secured nv III.
Mnoie OF the credit OF the British gov
eminent. This loaned money ncvar
goes PACK on crntch IS 70 the man who
iohns u, II never goes back with val.
fular disease Of the heart I, is n,,ar
anteed financially nj. I" '''
The man. upon the other hand. is
tlnIph ~ a.
with any Of these things. II Disabled
II IS highly, probable that the dis
abiemcnt will be permanent 1T least
in degree. and that he will suffer
all MS life In consequence. Or hc
may be absolutely wiped out to his
own loss and the vast loss of those
! loving him. depending on him for smp-
! port and expecting OF him many years
= OF service: What the nation at pres
cnt says TO him may he expressed by
ina poo that picturesque bit of soldier.
slang built by the british Tommy out
bf his sudden thrust into France
Il "All of this. notwithstanding the
self-evidcnt fact that while Won can