The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-23
Tulsa. February 81.
For soldier BONUSES.

Editor world-Piease permit me TO express
myself on the action OF the state legion of Okla
question. There few legionaires who will
commend the spirit Of Mr. Hagan or the post
ot winch ne Is spokesman, for the dog In the
manger" attitude.
The judgment OF Mr. D'oIler. national com
mander of the American Legion, was apparently
FORMED after careful survey OF the conditions
OF our cN-soldiers throughout the land. Ills
scope was wide and he perhaps well knew that
oklahomnns are not i'm the class OF the needv
that this state is perhaps the wealthiest in the
union per capita. But there are many many
states In the east which have a rowing contigent
or men sun parading In uniforms, though a year
past discharged, because of want of the price of
good civilian outfits. This, our Oklahoma bud
dies. nave never imagined They. immersed I'm
OIL fields and wealth. can't zee anything but our
country Waliowing In prosperity and give little
lhought to their poorer buddies.
IL is a safe bet that the American Legion has
q majority of members who were unfortunate 10
unser On thls side when the last shot echoed
across No Mans Land. The reason for This is
that 1t is much more difficult to recruit over
seas veterans, because they are skeptical OF the
real service that the legion can render 10 theu,
These vets contend that eX-Louies LAWYERS and
swivel chair warriors control every post and
sway an opinions their way Tho action ~ SIr
h"sah IN MS denu.Iciation of Mr. DOlier's prS .
posal to give graduated bonus to the vets give
mos % Skeptlcs chance to say Il told you so.''
lhe graduated bonus would benefit mostly the
men who rendered real service and who mnds
,eal sacrifices, both in time and physically Who
would contend that our mon had already been
AIRY compensated when the same 500 was
gwen to the man who worked his discharge after
.mo udNs service ana the man who nut in two
Years as the First division men did2 Womb AR
hngan care to brand Uncle Sam an migrate aftsr
seelhg what Canada and Australia Sgave to ito
men WhlIe the worlds wcalthiest nation aiIows a.,
men 10 continue paying the price of patriotisr, .
yes the men of two years scryirs ,r, I'm
paying the price and will continue this until such
IN 1"lustinent rs D'Olior recommended will he
nnaue' They were the first TO 90 over ana ~
laSt TO be discharged What found .hev - r,nr
, .nem uiseharso That in those two war. laden
years the country was exploited by nroritaors
tnnr neTessltles were sky high and the prof.
Wets' artisans, unions and merchants m com
pIete control Could they step into tho nositIn,.
thoy abandoned and meet those nri"c po',.olS I,'
@pu"'e qua saIaries NO Tor the draft dodgers. slnck
aulN lak'h care OF those lucrative postlops n MI
theN tthe Netsl had the privilege ~ ,,li,, - ~
leIt over flunky Jobs. "''e ""o
yoarI nae os & our men were marking time for two
S"iS ol tnelr careers Inot to put in sob stuff nv
t'callnE those sanguinary scenes enacted on ,b
noo noo''s lIonll our country was Matching out 9o
IVY n.ahd-hew millonaires as u result or tbsir
octopus tendencies Of war conditons ~ ~ lHtu ,
pan OF the new bonus bin to tax mainly th ~, ,'e
war muhouaircS and lesser rich r,en NJ, '~a''Ho ~
vi, suilor none ny this taxation and IN, ,nnps,
VIII NOT oe paid In cash 10 the deser,l,r, ,'atsF
w hat our treasury could hardly immeiiafaf
itcl uhe great lnroads made on IL. Al its 49,,
II VIII mean that much less sunk I'm nork n, "o's' t
me 'houShtless Intervention OF on. stat,,.
49, aSS ..aS nave the effect It desired but IL ,Ton',
nelp lhsuIi more Patriotism into The Lioedino
hearts rent asunder of the men VIII r,, r'r,u'ls
"nT T, Gin t,. nGt nt recognize their own country
LhrV-iNe billions were expended In an,
eighteen months warfare Hous ,nan,, ~ ~ our
Americans vowed that they'd gladly gtye ,iuI u.
many more II our men would only be retnrned
toll of the Argonne drivc2 '"" "Ai We
me many legion posts have ninde thernsar,o.
oruoNluus 10y making resolutions on evo,,' -,
atlair that comes along but vbc, wv, lNuS
tor real service to the DESERVING Iegiao 1, i,d ,
,uito 2r'"nS II seems that our local post vas
] Junction " VI performing It's
Tulsa, February 10 n,v.
! Member OF Douglas County Pos.