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Slandcrous Fnlschoods Nailed

SiuHucrOuS fulSCnOotlS Na1icu
Virginia did not make her quota for the
MO more slanderous falsehood ever was
" uttered. and only the scurrilous Chi
cago Tribune, which never loses an oppor-
tunity TO Willy the South, could have been
it's author. Virginia was the first State in
the Union to get its quota into camp on
the first call under the selective draft.
There n controversy with the State Of
Washington over the honor, but Virginia s
claims, made by Governor Stuart. were we'll
substantiated. Each and every call for
troops was promptly and fully answered
Occasionally. when drafts of specialists
such as judges of pine lumber or automo-
bile mechanics. were made, there may have
been shortage, but such adjustments
were made in every State. In the last call
under the selective draft all orders were
out. every drafted man had been notified
trains were ready, but because OF the near
ness of Camp Lee they were not ordered to
cntrain until November > and 13. and on
November II the armistice was signed.
1T was a Virginia Congressman. Hay. who
ior S s.r ionsnI very impGrtamt measure OF
True, in part. but Mr.. Hay, who is not
now in office. opposed certain features OF
national preparedness before America en-
tered the war; not because he represented
the sentiment OF Virginia but because of
his position as chairman of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee.
-, vas virE!nia cope ere who opposed
awarded environments and other pork out o,
all proportion"
Another falsehood from the whole cloth
Sites for environments were selected by the
War Department for reasons of climate and
convenience to the ports. Naturally. Nir-
ginia congressman urged Virginia's advan-
no ri bot ;l,,-
OF such bargaining is UNANIMOUSLY untrue.
1T was in Virginia that soldiers We're put
10 worE az state road ma sing. and when
aress. the Virginia ConEressmcn voted against
Still another Islander. No doubt soldiers
NJ Camps Lee Humphreys, Stuart and Hill,
and at the Marine Corps Training School
were put to work building roads in these
camps and on their approaches to railways
1t always has been done, since the Roman
lesons made their own roads, and in the
making Of war doubtless it always will he
Generally, labor battalions were used for
this purpose and were relieved from drill
ing and other duties.
And Virginia Democracy is no, for the
bonus"
No. emphatically no. Virginia Democracy
stands for justice 10 the soldiers. for every
possible aid 10 those who need it, II recog-
nizes their loyalty and their sacrifices. but
II Is una!teraoly opposed TO the proposed
raid on the Treasury. Virginia soldiers
themselves are opposed TO it, And Virginia
Democracy stands for more than that 1t
stands for square deal for all who CON
tributed in any way to the success Of the
war. 1t demands that Washington elim-
nate It's miles OF red tape and do justice
10 those business men and corporations who
gave their services and advanced their
funds and now find their accounts going
through the decentralization office" with
faint hope Of ultimate settlement Virginia
Democracy stands for justice TO all alike
with special favors TO none. not even 10
soldiers Above all, it resents such SLAM
ders coming from the pro-German city OF
Chicago.
And Virginia had no disloyal Mayors
elected b. the votes OF pro-Germans