The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-08
Tulsa, NlOY 7


Editor World. | have read win interest an"
4, good deal Of feeling, perhaps, the expressions
of the public mind pro and con- relative to the
so-Callcd soldier bonus
No writer need worry about bonus spo'llns
the boys Tho military training giy"n thcm was
not Of a nature conducive 10 pc'unE or sp"ilnE
~, chud +" so lot the puhlic mind he al perfect
rcst on the subject Those who see tit to speak
In a deprccatng way Of the soldier. the KHAKI
or the organization n" roprcsenis' offers an IN
suit to the flag for witch he fought Tor the
prluciplcs our flag stands for are Identical with
and those upheld by the American legion
II am rightly Informed tand think /
ann, Tho majority ot our cN-so'diers and legion
men, are not asking the government tor Sitl
Of any sort They are not IN ihat class OF
"the give me bunch Ocavc that to the strikelSp
What they do ask and what they have every
right to expect from the government ana
should come without a dissenting voice, ls log
lsintion providing for loan, to be used to buy
a home, or purchase land, with a Just rate of in
t,rcst "a componsato tho government and maxi
Ing II a long time loan. to he used wherever
the soldier desires without forcing him to HE
to reclaimed lands of the swamps and everglades
citizens can do as much for our boys as we are
doing fo rforegn countries, who cannot yet pay
even the interest on our millions ut dollars of
loans, and remember the soldiers bought bonds
toward these loans same as we.
Mr.. Knocker the American legion and the
man who is afraid u viii spoil tho morale Of our
cN service men to get this bonus who and
whore ever you are. let me say 10 YOU, have no
fear. and this relief is most certainly due these
boys and il ought to be q good generous one
cas- much as the conscientious uhjoctors got
any ,ya,D Remember there is , deem and
lasting obligation, Mir Citizen. on our part to
these American boys who went into the service
OF their country, not for any compensation, for
with the allotment for ihcn homo folks, Liberty
bonds and government insurance taken out think
YOU the $50 per month would look like very
big compcnstton' Not S., ihc man AZ home.
though many OF thcm Of military aEc-drew
princcly salaries and had his choice Of the big
jobs.
Let mo remind You it was tho fellow i'm khaki
tho soldier. who made safe your business Nnd
mine here I'm the states while he faced every do
vice OF torture and death that tho iicndiSh mind
NJ the hun. with years Of German hultur, could
nNcnt lying In mud, nth and vCrmin the
bat'lefolds, across the seas, with no thought Of
purhl hut his duty to his country and his loved
ones shame ON tho American citizen who would
accuse those mon OF playing politics to obtain
or force this paltry bonus
Tho fact OF the matter Is, he has seen too
much politics played To want TO he in the
game, but this money needed Tor the logisla-
ton could come from the is 600 or 10000 mil
nonaires that tho war has made in this country.
As am American mother who has done her "hit''
over here, and whose only son did his pit
over there | feel that America can not do
too much Tor her sons who came back, and
many who never went across, too. and for those
for moment pay tribute in memory honor
to those who gave their am and made the SUI
premc sacrifice for duty and country
Come good people, get awake. see that this
legislation and the bonus" too comes through.
put this over and lot it be unanimous. too. Give
II some space in the good papers of our country.
and boost for tho American legion. Now, an
making no mistake when YOU are backing them.
and the American mothers are with YOU strong.
Sapupa, May g.