The Lamar register., 1920-10-20
For President
WARREN G. HARDING
For Vice President
CALVIN COOLIDGE
EX-SERvICE MAN SPEAKS
Is More Interested In Keeping Faith
With His Comrades Than He Is
In the Heart of the World.

Harry C. Schultz, secretary of the
largest Soldier organization in Color
do, who was strong supporter Of Col.
Il. w. Means as candidate for the
United States Senate before the pri-
mary, was in the city last Sunday.
He recently wrote the following let
ter which was published in the Pueblo
Chieftain:
Since Gov. Cox began his campaign
he has constantly alluded to the prom
ises made 10 American service men,
living and dead, in his efforts to justify
the League of Nations. 1t seems he
would have American people to believe
that they are basely failing in their
obligations to their soldier dead unless
they accept the league as it stands.
And now comes Mr.. Wilson with his
appeal for the league, in which he
says: Surely we shall not fail to keep
sacrifice of our incompatible soldiers.
sailors and marines who wait our ver-
dict beneath the sod of France" and
ends up with, "The whole world will
wait for your verdict in November"
As one of those who went, and as
one Of those who paid for his service
to his country with a pair of rotting
lungs, cannot but bitterly resent this
dishonest and willy attempt to senti-
mentalize an appeal to the soldier and
his relatives. 1t smacks far too much
of that other time when Mr.. Wilson
rode into office on the slogan, "He kept
us out of war;" when he knew on elec-
tion day that the United States was
as sure to enter the war as the sun was
to rise. We soldiers, sailors and ma
rines fought for just one reason-be-
cause the citizens and the properties
Of the United States of America were
imposed upon until there could no long
er be any question as to our course.
We are glad we went, and if fate has
decreed that we muct pay the price we
can but accept that decree. II the ne
cessity ever arises again, if the rights
of American citizens are ever again
assailed, we'll go Egain-but I'll be
d-d if we1l ever shoulder q gun
again unless those rights are assailed.
We did not fight to bring the League
Of Nations into existence, nor do We
care to have any political party make
capital out of any allegation that We
did.
1t is well for Mr.. Cox and Mr.. Will
son that the results of the November
election do not rest on the verdict OF
former service men. wonder what the
verdict would be if the 10000 dead who
rest in France could rise and speak.
fully half Of whom died as the result
OF the negligence of Mr.. Wilson and
his associates l wonder what the YER
dict would be of those dead in theAr-
gonne, who died because they had to
charge German machine guns without
artillery support, could speak won
der what the verdict would be if left
to those men who waited for months
on the western front for the sight of
an American airplane that never
came? | wonder what those dead of
the frozen north would say, who were
killed by American-made ammunition
in a country where they had no busi-
ness to be and where they were out
numbered hundred to one?
And Mr.. Wilson appointed man as
secretary of war who twas glad we en-
tered the war unprepared" Now Mr..
Wilson rants about breaking the heart
of the world!
And now comes Governor Cox, who
says he is in hearty accord with Mr..
Wilson! Pm not wondering what the
verdict, which Mr.. Wilson Gays the
world is waiting for. will be. AS far
as the service men are concerned, |
know.
From the service mans point of
view, the indictment against the VIII